Purpose

The Friends of Pleasure Island State Parks is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports both parks located on Pleasure Island, Carolina Beach State Park and Fort Fisher State Recreation Area. It serves as a philanthropic and volunteer organization for the maintenance of programs, development of facilities, and promotion of recreational resources; to solicit, hold, and expend funds for such purposes; and to render assistance as requested by the North Carolina Divisions of Parks and Recreation. These purposes are exclusively nonprofit, charitable, educational, environmental, and recreational.