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
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Broadband Catalysts
- Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
- Carolina Complete Health
- Carolina Farm Credit
- CloudWyze
- Dan Gerlach LLC
- Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
- ElectriCities of NC
- First National Bank
- Five Points Capital
- FOCUS Broadband
- Hopscotch Health
- Google Fiber
- Jordan Lumber & Supply, Inc.
- Local Government Federal Credit Union
- Lumos Fiber
- Martin Marietta
- Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
- Mighty River LLC
- Miller School of Entrepreneurship @ ECU
- Mt. Olive Pickle
- Mutual of America
- N-Focus
- 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
- PNC Bank
- Prospera USA
- Radius Capital Partners
- Randolph Communications
- SECU Foundation
- Self-Help Credit Union
- SkyLine/SkyBest
- Smithfield Foods
- South State Bank
- Southwestern Commission
- Star Communications
- The Cannon Foundation
- The Columbus Foundation – Rosalind and Adam Abram Fund
- The Industrial Commons
- The Minneapolis Foundation
- The Wooten Company
- Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub @ UNC Pembroke
- United Community Bank
- United Healthcare
- Vidant Health
- We Work For Health NC
- Western Governors University
- Western Women’s Business Center
- Woodforest National Bank