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Featured NonProfit Happenings

October

Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 5:15–9:00pm – 3rd Annual Taste of Golf — First Tee

Saturday, October 3, 2026 | 9:00am–12:00pm – 2026 Cape Fear Buddy Walk

Saturday, October 10, 2026 | 5:30–9:30pm – LGBTQ Center Second Annual Gala

Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 9:15–11:30am – Wilmington One Million Steps for OCD Walk

Friday, October 23, 2026 | 6PM - Groove and Grub Fundraiser for DREAMS

Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 6:00–9:30pm – 16th Annual YachtVenture

Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 9:00am–3:00pm – 4th Annual Ride for Kindness

Friday, October 30, 2026 | 7:00–10:00pm – Haunted House Car Wash Fundraiser

November

Friday, November 13, 2026 | 6:00–9:00pm – Swinging Into Hope: A 1940s Fundraising Gala

Saturday, November 21, 2026 | 6:30–9:30pm – Blue & White Bash

ILM Nonprofits

Education + Youth Development

Cape Fear Literacy Council
DREAMS Center for Arts Education

Food Security + Hunger Relief

Good Shepherd Center
Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC
Nourish NC

Museums + Historical Societies

Historic Wilmington Foundation
Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity

Housing

Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry

Workforce Development + Economic Mobility

Step Up Wilmington

Animal Welfare

New Hanover Humane Society

Health + Wellness

Lower Cape Fear LifeCare

Community + Philanthropy

Harrelson Center

Environment, Conservation & Sustainability

Cape Fear River Watch
Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center

Veteran + Military Families

Step Up For Soldiers

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