Supporting Thriving Communities
Where you're born shouldn't impact life's outcomes.
But, it does in many parts of North Carolina. Access to quality health care, education, and economic opportunities vary by neighborhood and by county. We believe this is unacceptable.
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 thriving 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 seven rural North Carolina counties.
Local Impact in Forsyth County
We’re working to create an inclusive economy that benefits all residents, leaves no one behind, and improves the quality of life in our own hometown.
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?
Innovative Rural Leadership: Paula Swepson-Avery
Paula Swepson-Avery had spent decades working for Broyhill Furniture in McDowell and Caldwell Counties, one of the most recognizable names…
Dr. Laura Gerald: Keeping our Eyes on the Prize
At the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, we’re committed to investing in impact, supporting thriving communities and thriving residents. As…
“Everything Is Local.” A Regional Funder Hones Its Strategy
“Ultimately, everything is local. By working with the community, we are evolving how we think about partnership and power-sharing,” Dr….
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.