Expanding access to what matters most
We invest in organizations, collaborations, and community solutions that improve access to shelter, food, healthcare and public outdoor spaces
Philanthropy
– built on partnership –
Meaningful change begins with strong relationships.
We build long-term partnerships with nonprofit leaders, community organizations, and collaborators who understand their communities deeply. Together, we identify barriers, strengthen capacity, and invest in practical solutions that can create lasting access and opportunity.
Because sometimes the greatest impact comes not from funding one more program, but from helping a good organization do its work better.
Our Focus
— access creates opportunity —
Strong communities depend on people being able to reach the resources, support, and spaces they need. We focus our work in four areas where greater access can have a meaningful and lasting impact.
Shelter
A foundation for stability.
We invest in organizations and solutions that help individuals and families access safe, stable shelter and housing.
Food
Reliable access to nourishment.
We support organizations making nutritious food available and accessible for people throughout our community.
Healthcare
Better access to essential care.
We invest in solutions that help remove barriers to essential healthcare services for all ages within the community.
Outdoor Access
Connecting with the outdoors.
We support projects that preserve, improve, and expand public access to open spaces, parks, trails, and natural places.
HOW WE WORK
— access in action —
Complex challenges rarely have simple solutions. Our role is not simply to fund good work. It is to help create the conditions where good work can go further.
Relationships First
We start with conversations, not applications.
By listening first, we can better understand the challenge, the organization, and the opportunity before deciding how we may be able to help.
Partnership
We believe philanthropy works best when trust moves in both directions.
Our partners bring expertise, lived experience, and community knowledge. We bring resources, relationships, and a willingness to work alongside them.
Systems Thinking
Sometimes the greatest barrier is not the absence of a program. It is a system that makes access unnecessarily difficult.
We look for opportunities to improve infrastructure, strengthen organizations, connect partners, and make systems work better for the people they serve.
Focused Impact
Our four focus areas keep our work intentional.
We prioritize investments that create meaningful improvements in access while helping strong community organizations build the capacity to sustain their work over time.
FEATURED IMPACT
— access in action —
Every investment begins with a challenge. The most meaningful ones create possibilities far beyond the original grant. See how partnerships throughout our community are improving systems, increasing capacity, and helping more people reach what they need.
Loaves and Fishes
We have supported Loaves and Fishes’ day-to-day work through general operating grants. When we learned that its delivery fleet was aging, we saw a need the organization had not asked us to fund.
Safe Harbor
We provided Safe Harbor with a flexible, no-barrier grant empowering case managers to meet each woman’s unique needs. We also supported its capital project and helped secure a national matching gift to expand its impact.
Triune Mercy Center
We funded a complete renovation, creating a larger commercial bathroom that is easier to clean and can accommodate more guests. It is a practical improvement to a space people rely on every day.
Conserving Carolina
Protecting this land meant securing a lasting home for WORX while opening the surrounding forest to the community. Our gift helped Conserving Carolina close the remaining funding gap and complete the purchase.
Loaves and Fishes
We have supported Loaves and Fishes’ day-to-day work through general operating grants. When we learned that its delivery fleet was aging, we saw a need the organization had not asked us to fund.
Safe Harbor
We provided Safe Harbor with a flexible, no-barrier grant empowering case managers to meet each woman’s unique needs. We also supported its capital project and helped secure a national matching gift to expand its impact.
Triune Mercy Center
We funded a complete renovation, creating a larger commercial bathroom that is easier to clean and can accommodate more guests. It is a practical improvement to a space people rely on every day.
Conserving Carolina
Protecting this land meant securing a lasting home for WORX while opening the surrounding forest to the community. Our gift helped Conserving Carolina close the remaining funding gap and complete the purchase.