Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
/OVERVIEW: This funder supports health and wellness in North Carolina, but also basic needs in Forsyth County. Funding priorities include diabetes, behavioral health, and access to primary care.
IP TAKE: The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is accessible, in spite of the narrow scope of its grantmaking. Small- and medium-sized organizations and initiatives working to improve health and education in rural parts of of North Caroline stand an excellent chance of gaining this funder’s attention. Information about its two annual grantmaking cycles is released on the trust’s website in May and October, so grantseekers should check in periodically; this funder tends to adjust and refine its goals from year to year.
PROFILE: The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is the legacy of Kate Gertrude Bitting Reynolds. Her husband, William Reynolds, was the brother of R.J. Reynolds, after whose death William became chair of the R.J. Reynold’s Tobacco Company. The trust “works locally and across North Carolina to improve equitable access to opportunity.” According to the founder’s wishes, 75 percent of the Trust’s funding is dedicated to improving health and wellness in North Carolina, and 25 percent is dedicated to improving the quality of life and supporting basic needs in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Since this foundation was established, its assets have grown from $4 million to over $560 million. It has made over $500 million in grants toward improvements in North Carolina. View current financial data here.
Healthy Places NC is a place-based initiative that prioritizes improving health outcomes in “rural and vibrant yet under-resourced counties” of North Carolina. Past areas of interest include access to primary care, community centered prevention, diabetes and behavioral health. The funder set a goal of investing $100 million in 10 to 12 rural counties over 10 to 15 years. The initial counties in focus are Beaufort, Burke, Edgecombe, Nash, Halifax, McDowell and Rockingham. More counties will be added in the years ahead.
The other initiative is called Great Expectations, and it supports programming for children from financially disadvantaged families in Forsyth County. The program’s primary goals are kindergarten readiness and college readiness for all students, but recent funding appears to prioritize early learning, including out-of-school, health, mental health and childcare initiatives.
Overall grants from this funder support programs that benefit people who live at or below 200 percent of the poverty level, the uninsured, and people eligible for Medicaid and the free/reduce lunch program. It awards operating program grants for new programs, expanding existing programs, and short-term bridge funding. Reynolds also awards capital project grants for the construction and renovation of buildings and for equipment purchases. Funding interests extend to capacity building, direct services, grassroots changes, program planning, and technical assistance as well. Typically, general organizing expenses and medical research are not funded. Capital construction grants do not exceed $150,000, and capital equipment grants do not exceed $100,000.
Important Grant Details
After applying for a healthcare grant, grant seekers can expect the process to take about three months. Information about the current funding cycle will be available in May and November. The deadlines are the second Tuesday in August and the second Tuesday in February. Community-based collaborations and programs that integrate both behavioral care and primary care are often given priority.
Grant seekers can keep up with the foundation's activities and interests on its news section.
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