About North Carolina Housing Coalition
To lead a movement to ensure that every North Carolinian has a home in which to live with dignity and opportunity by convening, resourcing, and mobilizing affordable housing professionals, communities impacted by a lack of affordability, and the broader public to pursue policies that improve the supply, quality, and access of affordable housing in North Carolina.
Focus Areas
Affordable housing policy & advocacyHousing counseling and counseling networkResearch & data on housingEnergy efficiency for low-income housingDisaster recoveryHomeownership assistanceCapacity building and training
Who They Fund
low-income householdsrenters at risk of eviction or displacementfirst-time/homebuyers and workforce householdslow-income homeowners
About North Carolina Housing Coalition
North Carolina Housing Coalition Inc concentrates its grantmaking on affordable housing systems in North Carolina, pairing advocacy with practical support for counseling, research, disaster recovery, and housing finance. Across the recent grants list, its largest awards go to local housing and counseling intermediaries that operate at the point where policy meets households, including Prosperity Unlimited Inc in Kannapolis and Reinvestment Partners in Durham. Those grants appear alongside support for community development corporations, housing consultants, and counseling groups in cities such as Greenville, Greensboro, and Shelby, showing a statewide approach that reaches both urban and regional housing organizations. The foundation’s stated purpose is to convene, resource, and mobilize housing professionals, affected communities, and the broader public around policies that improve the supply, quality, and access to affordable housing in North Carolina. Its active programs reinforce that orientation: one recognizes leaders in affordable housing, while another advocates for the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund, a flexible state resource for rental housing, homeownership, supportive housing, rehabilitation, and emergency repairs. The overall pattern is a funder that combines policy infrastructure with direct support for organizations serving low-income households, renters at risk of displacement, first-time buyers, and communities recovering from disaster.
What North Carolina Housing Coalition Funds
Affordable housing policy and statewide advocacy are central to the foundation’s work. It supported Reinvestment Partners in Durham with $144,594 in 2024 and $121,639 in 2023, indicating sustained backing for organizations that can engage in housing systems work over time. Housing counseling is another clear area of support. Consumer Credit Counseling of Green in Greensboro received $110,225 in 2023, $104,682 in 2024, and $106,597 in 2025, while Consumer Credit Counseling Service in Asheville received $56,026 in 2023 and $82,073 in 2025. That pattern points to repeated investment in counseling capacity. The foundation also funds local housing development and related community organizations. Greenville Housing Dev Corporation received $123,806 in 2024 and $104,427 in 2023, and Cleveland County Cdc in Shelby received $71,892 in 2023, $59,488 in 2024, and $53,024 in 2025. In addition, Grounded Solutions Network in Oakland received $63,258 in 2023.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$882K
Total Assets
$977K
Total Revenue
$2M
Total Expenses
$2.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $22K and $59K, with a median of $37K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$37K
75th Percentile
$59K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SAMUEL GUNTER
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