About Chapel Hill Residential Retirement Center
Carol Woods, a nonprofit organization based in Chapel Hill, NC, offers a supportive and collaborative community on our campus that enables older adults to lead enriched and fulfilling lives. Through local outreach and innovative offerings like our Early Acceptance program, we extend our support to the aging population beyond our campus.
Focus Areas
aging servicesworkforce development in agingfood security for older adultsaffordable housing for older adultsresident assistancestaff and workforce developmentcommunity-based grants and partnerships
Who They Fund
low-income seniorsfrail and high-need older adults (PACE-eligible)seniors experiencing homelessness or housing instabilityseniors with intellectual & developmental disabilities
About Chapel Hill Residential Retirement Center
The Chapel Hill Residential Retirement Center Inc. channels most of its giving into older-adult services in Orange County and nearby North Carolina communities, with recurring support for housing, meals, dementia care, and geriatric workforce development. The pattern is visible in its large community gifts and in its institutional partnerships: Orange County North Carolina received $175,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while the Town of Chapel Hill received $100,000 in 2023 and 2024 and $125,000 in 2025. Beyond broad community support, the foundation backs specific senior-service providers that address daily needs. Charles House Association in Chapel Hill received $75,600 in 2025 for below-market rents for a senior day care center, and Pee Wee Homes received $60,000 in 2025 for affordable housing for seniors. The grantmaking also reaches services for older adults with higher needs, including support for seniors with intellectual and developmental disabilities, food-insecure seniors, and caregivers of people living with dementia. Its work is local by design, and the recent record shows sustained funding to organizations serving Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Carrboro, and surrounding counties.
What Chapel Hill Residential Retirement Center Funds
Affordable housing for older adults is a recurring theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $60,000 to Pee Wee Homes in Chapel Hill for affordable housing for seniors, and in 2024 it gave $50,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Orange County for support housing for seniors. Food security is another clear priority: Meals on Wheels of Orange County NC received $50,000 in 2024 for meals for food-insecure seniors, and Chapel Hill Carrboro Meals on Wheels received $50,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. The foundation also funds aging-related health services, including $75,000 to Local Start Dental in Cary in 2024 for geriatric dental care for low-income seniors. Workforce development appears in grants such as $50,000 to UNC School of Medicine in 2025 for geriatric medicine workforce development and $30,000 to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in 2023 to promote careers in aging services.
How Chapel Hill Residential Retirement Center Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster around $25,000, with a first quartile of $15,000 and a third quartile of $50,000. The recent record also includes larger recurring community grants at $175,000, $125,000, and $100,000 levels, showing that the foundation uses both moderate program grants and major institutional support. The same recipients appear across multiple years, including Orange County North Carolina, the Town of Chapel Hill, Pee Wee Homes, Charles House, Local Start Dental, UNC School of Medicine Department of Medicine, and Hope Renovations, indicating ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The active programs described are all invitation-based rather than unsolicited.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$846K
Total Assets
$127.8M
Total Revenue
$40.6M
Total Expenses
$36M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 98% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARIANNE RATCLIFFE
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