Supporting Thriving Communities
We Support Racial Equity and Justice
To the people experiencing racism and fighting for systems change, we see you, we hear you, and we support you.
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust works locally and statewide to improve equitable access to opportunity.
We focus our grantmaking on achieving long-term, sustainable outcomes to support thriving communities and empower residents. Listening to community, taking actions to foster equity, and shifting systems are integral to all we do.
Our Program Areas
Health Improvement in North Carolina
We support health solutions that lead to increased access to care and equitable health outcomes in areas with great need across the state.
Special Initiative
Healthy Places NC
We work closely with communities to improve health and overall quality of life in ten rural North Carolina counties.
Local Impact in Forsyth County
We’re working with the community to foster an inclusive economy that listens to, empowers, and supports residents who have historically and even intentionally been denied economic opportunities.
Special Initiative
Great Expectations
We work closely 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.
What's New?
Now Is The Time
What if everyone in North Carolina had all they needed to be healthy? What if every child in Forsyth County had the opportunity to achieve their hopes and dreams? We sat down with Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust president Dr. Laura Gerald for a conversation about how the Trust is using the tools of philanthropy to drive toward systems change, and why now is the time for action.
How Philanthropy Can Shift Power and Ignite Change in Rural Communities
Many rural areas have strong agricultural industries, deep manufacturing roots and committed local residents. Yet, people living in these communities…
Career Opportunity: Director of Learning and Impact
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is seeking a Director of Learning and Impact to work at the intersection of strategy, planning, grantmaking…
We were founded to improve North Carolinians’ health and well-being.
A leader ahead of her time, Kate B. Reynolds founded the Trust in 1947. The mission she set then informs our vision of success today.