Funding Partners
Heart’s work in Winston-Salem, NC during the 2026/27 school year is made possible
through financial support from the partners listed below, among others. Thank you for
supporting Heart students!
$50,000+
Reynolds American Foundation
The Winston-Salem Foundation
$25,000+
J.H. Walker Legacy Foundation
Richard J. Reynolds III and Marie Mallouk Reynolds Foundation
$10,000+
Black Philanthropy Initiative of Winston-Salem
John and Mary Louise Burress
Carolina Hurricanes
Anna Reilly and Matthew Cullinan
Thomas and Anne Westbrook
$5,000+
Jim and Marianne Bennett
The Budd Group
Jeremy and Hal Burnett
CLA Foundation
Claire and Mike Devon
Duke Energy Foundation
F. Borden Hanes, Jr.
The Kooken Family Foundation
$2,000+
Julie and Michael Baughan
Ann Bennett-Phillips
Front Street Capital
Grace H. Emken Fund
Knollwood Baptist Church
Jeff Moore
Shaun Edward Stewart Fund
$1,000+
Henri Brown
Margery and Andy Brown
Carl Deaton
Encore Bank
Jimmy and Bonnie Flythe
Patrick and Joan Healy
Liz and Keaton Hurt
Robby and Ellis Keifer
Kilpatrick
Reynolda Rotary Club
Rotary Club of Winston-Salem
James Silverio and Sarah Cover
Target
Cynthia and Bill Tessien
Truliant Federal Credit Union
Claire and Randall Tuttle
Twin City Development Foundation
Twin City Kiwanis Club
$500+
Anonymous
Elizabeth and Warren Allen
Janice and Graham Bennett
Garrison Dark
Lee and Gerald Evans
First Bank
Jean and Gerald Fromson
Richard and Tracy Geiger
Martin and Susan Gilmore
Annie and Gordon Jenkins
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Cody and Jordan Ringo
Jannell Rowe
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Simington
United Community Bank
Womble Bond Dickinson
$250+
Anonymous
Whitney and John Baske
Laura and Allan Burrows
David and Lilla Cappellari
Mark and Gina Caudill
Dara and Ragan Folan
Bob and Lisa Gfeller
Patti and George Gillenwater
Jennifer and Paul Grosswald
Jay and Jane Helvey
Chris Nicolas Jones
Rusty and Selena Mau
Tonya Monteiro
Katheryn and Otis Northington
Nancy Pajewski
Piedmont Federal Bank
Jean and Phil Waugh
$100+
Anonymous (2)
Cydney Clifton
Tatiana Costello
Ingram Hedgpeth
Sandy and Ted Irvin
Al and Susan Jones
Griffin Kramer
Lisa Ludwig
Lisa Northrop
Mindy Oakley
Leonard and Pamela Robinett
Sheila Spaar
Marybeth and McLain Wallace
Rachel Wiggins
Gifts were given in honor of the following individuals:
Gray Barbour
Jeremy Burnett
Della Clifton
Gabbi Colvin
Gary, Anna, and Jake Hauser
Oaklawn Avenue Neighbors
Freda Robinson
Robyn Shapllo
Tom Westbrook
Gifts were given in memory of the following individuals:
Marilyn Hedgpeth
The following organizations provide matching gifts and/or volunteer grants:
Jefferies
LPL Financial
New Atlantic Contracting, Inc.
Raytheon Technologies
Reynolds American
RTX
Truist
Volunteer Partners
Thank you to all of our 2025/26 volunteer partners for encouraging their employees and members to become Heart Tutors, helping students build the strong foundation in math and enthusiasm for academics needed for long-term success! For more information on becoming a volunteer partner, reach out to freda.robinson@heartmathtutoring.org.
| Corporations |
| Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist |
| Bank of America |
| Berkshire Hathaway |
| Collins Aerospace |
| Encore Bank |
| First Bank |
| Front Street Capital |
| Landmark Builders |
| Omega Construction |
| Reynolds American |
| Stimmel Associates |
| Truist |
| Universities & Colleges |
| Carolina University |
| Forsyth Technical Community College |
| Salem College & Alumni |
| Wake Forest University & Alumni |
| Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools |
| Winston-Salem State University & Alumni |
| Faith-Based Organizations |
| Centenary United Methodist Church |
| Knollwood Baptist Church |
| Redeemer Presbyterian Church |
| St. Paul’s Episcopal Church |
| Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem |
| Community Organizations |
| Rotary Club of Winston-Salem |
| Salemtowne |
| Women of Action |