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Black Mountain - Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund Cashiers Community Fund The Fund For Haywood County Highlands Community Fund The McDowell Endowment The Fund for Mitchell County Rutherford County Endowment Transylvania Endowment The Yancey Fund
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Black Mountain - Swannanoa Valley Endowment Fund Cashiers Community Fund The Fund For Haywood County Highlands Community Fund The McDowell Endowment The Fund for Mitchell County Rutherford County Endowment Transylvania Endowment The Yancey Fund
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Connection & Opportunity

Working with CFWNC

You can be as involved as you chose.

As a fundholder, you have the opportunity to learn about and support focus area grantmaking. Based on your interests and at your request, we can share grant projects for possible co-investment. When a donor partners with us in this way, or "co-invests" in a grant, we are working together to make a difference. 

As a co-investor, you will be updated on the progress of the grants you support and provide end-of-grant reports, photos and often a site visit. 

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About

Bob and Kim Reynolds live on a farm in Candler where they spend time managing their herd of rescue equines, raising cattle, and enjoying their family. Both supported their communities through careers in medicine. The Reynoldses continue that same devotion to community with their giving through CFWNC. Through their donor advised fund, they have been active, generous givers and co-investors over the last ten years.

Photo by Michael Oppenheim.

“We are in awe of the work that CFWNC does to better the lives of people in the region. We don’t feel like clients of CFWNC, but like partners working for the betterment of our community. Our only hope is that more people will join with CFWNC to continue this effort for many, many years to come.”

Kim & Bob Reynolds Fundholders & Co-investors

Achieve Your Charitable Goals

Co-Investing

As a co-investor, you have the opportunity to see your philanthropy at work. In the past four years, co-investors have contributed nearly $1 million annually to support focus area grantmaking. 

Past projects receiving co-investment include expanding access to healthy, local foods for preschools, acquiring and protecting 1,711 acres of land in Rutherford County, and assisting Veterans with housing, medical, dental and other basic needs.

To learn more about co-investment or site visit opportunities, contact Spencer Butler or Angela Farnquist.

Focus Areas
About

In Fall 2023, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project received a grant for “Growing Minds: Preparing Local Food in Underserved Preschools”. More than 2,200 children benefitted from this grant that increased their consumption of fresh foods on a regular basis. Fundholders provided co-investment for sixty percent of this grant. Photo courtesy of Growing Minds.
Learning & Experiences

Events and Site Visits

Fundholders also have the opportunity to attend events and site visits based on their interest areas. In addition to social events, gatherings have focused on education, natural resources, cultural resources and the environment. 

Because schedules prevent some people from attending in-person events, “virtual site visits” are shared to bring fundholders together virtually to tour a nonprofit partner. For the past ten years, TRACTOR has grown with support from CFWNC fundholders, which has significantly increased access to community-grown food in Yancey County by empowering farmers and consumers alike.

TRACTOR Virtual Site Visit
About

Local Cloth launched their Blue Ridge Blankets program with a Cultural Resources focus area grant. The project developed a supply network linking fiber farmers, processors, dyers, and weavers to produce the Blue Ridge Blankets. Fundholders participated in a gathering at Local Cloth in the River Arts District. After hearing from local sheep and alpaca farmers, attendees learned how to felt and dye. 

 <p>Fundholders attended a private screening and discussion of Bringle: A Tale of Two Makers, celebrating the creative lives of potter Cynthia Bringle and weaver Edwina Bringle, world-renowned master craftswomen, educators, influencers, and mentors working and creating in Penland, NC. The film was produced by the Toe River Arts Council. A CFWNC focus area grant supported distribution and marketing.</p>
About

Fundholders attended a private screening and discussion of Bringle: A Tale of Two Makers, celebrating the creative lives of potter Cynthia Bringle and weaver Edwina Bringle, world-renowned master craftswomen, educators, influencers, and mentors working and creating in Penland, NC. The film was produced by the Toe River Arts Council. A CFWNC focus area grant supported distribution and marketing.

Photo by Michael Oppenheim.
<p>Twelve fund advisors joined a tour of the Botanical Gardens of Ashevill led by Bernie Arghiere. The Asheville Botanical Garden is a 10-acre independent, nonprofit botanical garden dedicated to the study and promotion of the native plants and habitats of the Southern Appalachians. Following the tour, participants learned from experts and connected with others. </p>
About

Twelve fund advisors joined a tour of the Botanical Gardens of Ashevill led by Bernie Arghiere. The Asheville Botanical Garden is a 10-acre independent, nonprofit botanical garden dedicated to the study and promotion of the native plants and habitats of the Southern Appalachians. Following the tour, participants learned from experts and connected with others. 

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