Our Clients

We are proud to have partnered with a wide range of organizations dedicated to advancing community and economic development across rural Appalachia and beyond. Our clients include national and regional foundations, federal and state agencies, financial institutions, networks and backbone organizations, and place-based nonprofits and social enterprises. While contexts and challenges vary, our clients share a commitment to rural community and economic development. We are proud to partner with organizations at different stages of growth and across multiple sectors to support clarity, effectiveness, and lasting impact for rural people and rural places. Below is a selection of organizations we have had the privilege to support.

Client List

ACEnet

Alabama Sustainable Ag Network

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Appalachia Funders Network

Appalachia Regional Food Business Center

Appalachian Citizens Law Center

Appalachian Community Capital

Appalachian Food Summit

Appalachian Regional Commission

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

Appalachian Sustainable Development

Appalshop

ArtPlace America

Aspen Institute

BALLE

Bristol Public Library

Brushy Fork Institute

Burke Development Inc.

Carolina Small Business Development Fund

Carolina Textile District

Center for Rural Entrepreneurship

Central Appalachian Forestry Alliance

Central Appalachian Network

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Coalfield Development Corporation

Community & Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky, University of Kentucky

Community Farm Alliance

The Educational Foundation of America

Poder Emma 3

Ford Foundation

Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation

Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation

Heifer International

Highlander Research & Education Center

HOMES Inc

Housing Development Alliance

The Industrial Commons

Invest Appalachia

Just Transition Fund

The Just Trust

Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust

LOCUS Impact Investing

Mountain Association

McIntosh SEED

Mountain BizWorks

New Roots Community Farm

Partner Community Capital 

People Inc

Opportunity Appalachia

New Opportunity School For Women

Osteopathic Heritage Foundation

The REACH Initiative

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

RUPRI

Rural Action

Rural Resources

Southern Sustainable Ag Working Group

Sustainable Food Lab

Tennesseans for Fair Taxation

Thompson Charitable Foundation 

The Innovate Fund
The One Foundation

Truist Bank CRA / Community Development

West Virginia Community Development Hub

West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition

WNC Communities

WNC Nonprofit Pathways

Woodlands Development & Lending