Impact Stories

Stories that show how privately funded research, programs and initiatives are making a difference.

Carolina Stories

Portrait of Robert Laidlaw against a backdrop image of the Old Well.

4 min read

A lifetime of giving back

Charles Hands and two Covenant students sit at a table laughing.

4 min read

A passion for helping others

Pamela Brewington stands in front of the North Carolina Administration Building.

5 min read

No higher calling

Dante Pittman poses outside with hands on hips and whirligigs in the background.

3 min read

Strengthening North Carolina’s local governments

Michelle Itano works with microscopes in her lab.

2 min read

Maestro of microscopy

Richards examining a specimen at Harvard University.

2 min read

Passion for paleontology

Roy Smith and his wife pose in front of a lake alongside a portrait of Roy when he was a college student.

1 min read

A world of possibility and promise

Sarah Hoffman portrait

4 min read

An advocate for mental health

Maribel Borger poses on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill.

3 min read

Helping Others Succeed

Terry Long holds up a petri dish containing small green plants.

1 min read

Farm to lab

Seth Shelden leans against a statue in front of a large building.

3 min read

Humanity is why we do it

Keshav Patel smiles with Polk Place in the background.

3 min read

Going in a new direction