Our Investors
Our programming would not be possible without the support of our funding partners and other 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.
To learn more about investing in the future of rural North Carolina, please contact Jenal Austin, Director of Strategic Partnerships, jaustin@ncruralcenter.org.
- Airbnb
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Asociación de Mexicanos en Carolina del Norte
- Atlantic Telephone Membership Cooperative (ATMC)
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Blueprint NC
- Broadband Catalysts
- Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
- Carolina Complete Health
- Carolina Farm Credit
- CloudWyze
- Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
- Dan Gerlach LLC
- Duke Energy
- Eastern Carolina Broadband
- Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
- ElectriCities of NC
- First Horizon Foundation
- First National Bank
- Five Points Capital
- Google Fiber
- Jordan Lumber & Supply, Inc.
- Martin Marietta
- Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
- Mighty River LLC
- Miller School of Entrepreneurship @ ECU
- Mt. Olive Pickle
- NC Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service
- NC Community Colleges Foundation
- NC Community Foundation
- NC East Alliance
- NC Farm Bureau
- NC Healthcare Association
- NC Humanities Council
- NC IDEA
- NC Rural Health Leadership Alliance
- NC Small Business and Technology Development Center
- NC State Extension
- NC State, Industry Expansion Solutions
- NC State, Institute for Emerging Issues
- NC’s Electric Cooperatives
- North Carolina’s Southeast
- PhRMA
- PNC Bank
- Prospera USA
- Radius Capital Partners
- Randolph Cloud and Associates
- Randolph Communications
- SECU Foundation
- Self-Help Credit Union
- SkyLine/SkyBest
- Smithfield Foods
- South State Bank
- Southwestern Commission
- Star Communications
- State of North Carolina
- The Columbus Foundation – Rosalind and Adam Abram Fund
- The Industrial Commons
- The Wooten Company
- Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub @ UNC Pembroke
- United Community Bank
- United Healthcare
- Vidant Health
- Western Women’s Business Center
- Woodforest National Bank