We work to create the conditions for children and families in Wake County to flourish.

Our mission and vision guide how we work toward that future.

How We Put Our Mission Into Practice

We work to share power, build trust, and support decisions shaped by community knowledge and experience.

We do so by: 

• Using our resources, relationships, and decision-making power to advance racial equity and justice.

• Investing in nonprofits and grassroots organizations. That help make Wake County stronger for all of us.

• Changing how we partner with nonprofits and grassroots organizations. By building trust, sharing decision-making, and offering flexible funding that supports children’s social-emotional health and helps families flourish.

• We work with other funders. Because we can do more together, combining resources, coordinating our efforts, and learning alongside one another as we work toward deeper systems change.

• Sharing what we’re learning with community leaders and partners, and working together so more people have a real say in the decisions that shape our lives.

• Partnering with intermediary The Kaleidoscope Project, which works with children, families, and community leaders to shape and fund projects that support children’s social-emotional health.

Relationships Make Our Mission Possible

Building trust, sharing power, and working together creates more room for all children and families to flourish.