Mary Moorman Holmes joined Cumberland Community Foundation as Executive Director in 1997. A native of Fayetteville, NC, Mary received her Master’s in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill and her undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University.
Mary frequently presents on planned giving and endowment building for nonprofits in eastern NC and the Council on Foundations. She chaired the statewide association of community foundations in NC in 2006/2007 and 2012/2013 and remains an active member.
Mary has served on many boards at the state and local level, including NC Network of Grantmakers, the NC Center for Nonprofits, Center for Self-Help, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Fayetteville/Cumberland Chamber of Commerce, Museum of Cape Fear Historical Complex Foundation, Kanuga Endowment, and other organizations and projects that improve the quality of life in North Carolina. She is a 1997/1999 Fellow of the William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations and a 2001 Hull Leadership Fellow of the Southeastern Council on Foundations. She is the 2001 recipient of the ATHENA Award of the Fayetteville/Cumberland Chamber of Commerce.