Funding Adventures for Students
Since 2019, the N.C. Youth Outdoor Engagement Commission has been working to provide young North Carolinians opportunities for outdoor adventure and learning.
You can make a tax-deductible contribution directly to the North Carolina Youth Outdoor Engagement Trust Fund.
Your Donation at Work
Our GO Grants and Trailblazers Club Grants have provided funding and impacted students across North Carolina, providing life-changing outdoor learning experiences and the construction of outdoor learning structures, including agricultural facilities, archery ranges, fishing docks, and educational nature trails.
The Outdoor Patch program incentivizes young North Carolinians to engage in outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, horseback riding, hiking, and camping. With free patches for those aged 18 and under, this program rewards learning new outdoor skills and encourages young North Carolinians to try out new activities.
To learn more about our work and its impact, please review our annual reports here
270,000+
STUDENTS IMPACTED
1,193
GRANTS AWARDED
98
COUNTIES SERVED
$7,150,540+
AWARDED TO SCHOOLS & NONPROFITS
Honorariums and Memorials
If you are interested in contributing through an honorarium, memorial, or designating the North Youth Outdoor Engagement Fund as a beneficiary of a bequest through your will or living trust, please contact Layne Randolph at layne.randolph@nc.gov
Friends and Partnerships
In our efforts to expand access to outdoor learning experiences for young North Carolinians, we partner with state agencies, nonprofits, and businesses. To discuss partnering with us, please contact Layne Randolph at layne.randolph@nc.gov
