Supporting Thriving Communities
Our Commitment to Racial Equity
We work to ensure every resident has the support they need to thrive, regardless of the color of their skin, their income, and where they live.
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust works for equitable access to quality health care, education, and economic opportunity for every resident of Forsyth County and across North Carolina.
We focus our grantmaking on achieving long-term, sustainable outcomes to support thriving communities and empower residents. Listening to community, taking actions to foster racial equity, and shifting systems are integral to all we do.
Our Program Areas
Health Improvement in North Carolina
We invest in solutions that improve health for residents of North Carolina. We support equitable access to care, work to build equitable health systems, and invest in rural health solutions.
Healthy Places NC
We invest in the power and capacity of rural residents to address the health issues impacting their communities and to advocate for systems change at the local, regional, and state level.
Local Impact in Forsyth County
We work to improve the quality of life in Forsyth County—our own backyard. We foster the development of an inclusive economy that supports residents who have historically been denied economic opportunities.
Special Initiative
Great Expectations
We work with the community to ensure children in Forsyth County enter kindergarten ready to learn and leave set for success.
What We Fund
Find out what we support and how to apply for funding.
Funding Opportunities
The timing of our cycles has changed from fixed to rolling. Find out what we’re funding now.
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Supporting Immigrant Communities
At the Trust, our mission is to improve the health and quality of life of North Carolinians experiencing poverty, and we know the biggest disparities in health, education and economic outcomes exist by race and place. Every person deserves just and fair treatment and access to opportunity. However, this is not the reality for many immigrant communities, especially in today’s landscape.
NC Organization Applies COVID-era Lessons to Helene Relief
Lessons learned during the COVID pandemic have proven crucial to one organization responding to Hurricane Helene.
Centro Unido – which serves the Spanish-speaking population in McDowell County – stepped up its services during the pandemic to provide testing, vaccine clinics, and easy-to-understand information.
GE Highlight: Partnership for Prosperity
As we reach the end of our 10-year special initiative, Great Expectations, we thank all of our partners working to…
We were founded to improve North Carolinians’ health and well-being.
Kate B. Reynolds founded the Trust in 1947. The mission she set then informs our vision of success today.