Celebrating 20 Years of Nonprofit Investments in Charlotte, BofA Announces Care Ring and Charlotte Community Health Clinic as 2024 Neighborhood Builder Honorees 

Celebrating its 20th year, Bank of America‘s signature Neighborhood Builders® program continues to be one of the nation’s largest philanthropic investments into nonprofit leadership development, while providing unique multiyear flexible grant funding annually to two high-impact nonprofits in nearly 100 communities nationwide. In Charlotte Bank of America has named Care Ring and Charlotte Community Health Clinic as 2024 Neighborhood Builders for their work advancing economic mobility and providing critical health services to those in need. 

Each nonprofit is awarded a $200,000 grant over two years, comprehensive leadership training for each organization’s executive director and an emerging leader, and access to a national network of nonprofit peers. Since the program’s inception in 2004, 34 nonprofits have been selected as Neighborhood Builders in Charlotte, with the bank investing more than $8.4 million in philanthropic capital into these nonprofits.   

“Care Ring and Charlotte Community Health Clinic are addressing the health and medical needs of so many residents in the Charlotte community,” said Kieth Cockrell, president, Bank of America Charlotte. “Our goal for providing flexible funding and leadership training is to recognize the nonprofits for creating real change and help position them for sustainable, long-term success. This year we are celebrating 20 years of strengthening Charlotte nonprofits that provide solutions and promote economic advancement.” 

Care Ring provides health services for the uninsured, underinsured or those lacking access to affordable, high-quality preventive health care. The organization annually serves more than 7,600 people in Mecklenburg County and is a leader in collaborative efforts to improve community health. This new funding will assist Care Ring in their relocation to a large space, expansion of clinical capacity and growth of their critical programs such as maternal-child health and nurse-family partnership.  

Charlotte Community Health Clinic offers high-quality medical, dental, and behavioral health services for kids and adults. With the help of this new grant funding from Bank of America, the clinic will be able to successfully deliver their comprehensive services as they expand to East Charlotte.  Through staff development and strengthening their infrastructure, more patients will benefit. The measurable impact will lead to a greater quality of life and the ability for patients to focus on other economic mobility priorities. 

Neighborhood Builders is part of the bank’s longstanding efforts to build thriving communities by addressing issues fundamental to economic opportunity. Since 2004, Bank of America has invested over $300 million in grants to nearly 1,800 nonprofits and helped more than 3,500 nonprofit leaders strengthen their leadership skills in nearly 100 communities across the U.S. through Neighborhood Builders and Champions. 

Nonprofits are selected by a committee comprised of community leaders and past Neighborhood Builders awardees. The first markets Bank of America launched the Neighborhood Builders program in 2004 were: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Broward, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Hartford, Houston, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Nashville, Newark, New York, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington, DC.