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
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Broadband Catalysts
- Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
- Carolina Complete Health
- Carolina Farm Credit
- Civic Federal Credit Union
- CloudWyze
- Dan Gerlach LLC
- Duke Energy
- ECC Technologies
- ECU Health
- ElectriCities of NC
- First National Bank
- FOCUS Broadband
- Google Fiber
- GRAIL
- Institute for Emerging Issues
- Jordan Lumber & Supply, Inc.
- Local Government Federal Credit Union
- Lumos Fiber
- Martin Marietta
- Miller School of Entrepreneurship @ ECU
- Mt. Olive Pickle
- Mutual of America
- NC Community Colleges Foundation
- NC Community Foundation
- N.C. Department of Transportation, Office of Civil Rights
- NC East Alliance
- NC Farm Bureau
- NC Healthcare Association
- 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
- Pinnacle Financial Partners
- PNC Bank
- Prospera USA
- Randolph Communications
- SECU Foundation
- Self-Help Credit Union
- SkyLine/SkyBest
- Smithfield Foods
- SouthState Bank
- Star Communications
- The Cannon Foundation
- The Industrial Commons
- The Wooten Company
- Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub @ UNC Pembroke
- United Bank
- United Healthcare
- Woodforest National Bank