Who We Are: Our Partners & Funders
We value our partners, funders and friends and welcome this opportunity to connect you to our community.
Organization
- AdvantageWest
- AT&T Foundation
- Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
- The Beattie Foundation
- Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
- The Cannon Foundation
- Cherokee Preservation Foundation
- Community Foundation of WNC
- The Conservation Fund
- M.S. Covington Foundation
- Nathan Cummings Foundation
- The Duke Endowment
- EnergyXChange
- The Ford Foundation
- GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
- Golden LEAF Foundation
- W.T. Grant Foundation
- J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
- Jackson County Green Energy Park
- The Kenan Institute for Ethics
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Mountain BizWorks
- Mountain Housing Opportunities
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation
- NC Center for Nonprofits
- NC Community Development Initiative
- NC Rural Center
- Pew Charitable Trusts
- Pew Partnership for Civic Change
- Philip Morris Foundation
- Southern Highland Craft Guild
- Tides Foundation
- The Warner Foundation
- Western North Carolina Nonprofit Pathways
- The Windgate Charitable Foundation
- Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
- NC Folklife Institute
Business
Education
- Appalachian State University
- Haywood Community College
- Institute of Government
- NC Arboretum
- NC Arts Council
- North Carolina State University
- Penland School of Crafts
- University of North Carolina at Asheville
- Western Carolina University
- Warren Wilson College
- John C. Campbell Folk School
- The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design
Government
- Appalachian Regional Commission
- Buncombe County
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Endowment for the Arts
- NC Department of Commerce
- NC Department of Cultural Resources
- NC Dept. of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
- NC Department of Transportation
- NC Department of Travel & Tourism
- NC Division of Community Assistance
- NC Division of Forest Resources
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- USDA Forest Service
- The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area




