INVESTORS

Our Investors

Our programming would not be possible without the support of funding partners and key stakeholders across North Carolina and beyond; we are truly grateful for their investment in our efforts. The partners below are critical to our work to provide leadership training programs, expand engagement opportunities, empower small businesses, and advocate for policy changes that improve rural communities. The list below represents donors who invested in our efforts during our 2022 fiscal year (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022).

$1,000,000+

$250,000+

$100,000+

$25,000+

Jordan Lumber & Supply, Inc.
Truist Bank

$10,000+

First National Bank (FNB)
Institute for Emerging Issues at NC State (IEI)
Martin Marietta Materials
NC Electric Cooperatives
South State Bank

$5,000+

Dan Gerlach (household)
Dan Gerlach LLC
NC Healthcare Association
Vidant Health

$2,500+

Airbnb
BlueCross and BlueShield of NC
BlueCross and BlueShield of NC Foundation
Carolina Farm Credit
FOCUS Broadband
Hopscotch Health
Miller School of Entrepreneurship at ECU
Mutual of America
NC State Extension
Pfizer
PNC Bank
SkyLine/SkyBest
The Industrial Commons
The Wooten Company
Wake County Government

$1,000+

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Cemala Foundation
Chris Parrish
ElectiCities of NC
Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation (FHLI)
Grant Godwin
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU)
Lumos Fiber
M. Durwood Stephenson
Mark Molitor
NC Community Colleges Foundation
NC Community Foundation
NC Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC)
Nelle Hotchkiss
N-Focus, Inc.
Patrick Woodie
Phil and Sarah Marion
PhRMA, Randolph Cloud & Associates, We Work for Health
Prospera USA
Randolph Communications
Self-Help Credit Union
Star Communications
Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub @ UNCP
Western Governors University

$500+

Alan Rice
Jean Gross and Donald Miller
Joe Stanley
John Coggin
Men and Women United for Youth and Families
Miles and Lora Stocker
Mt. Olive Pickle
Randolph Keaton
Thomas Lambeth
United Community Bank

$250+

Alice Schenall
Bob Saunders
Brenda Berg
Casey Cooper
Franklin Roberts
Gil Wise
Jeffrey Ballard
Jenny Grant
Jonathan Halsey
José Alvarez
Juvencio Rocha-Peralta
Kelly King
Lynne Garrison
Mike Hawkins
Principled Technologies
Town of Sandyfield

To learn more about investing in the future of rural North Carolina, please contact Jenal Austin, Director of Strategic Partnerships, [email protected].