At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation,
our mission is one that’s easy to summarize but can be challenging
to fully communicate. In 2012–2013, we worked, as we do every
year, to improve the health and well-being of all North Carolinians.
Yet how does that translate into reality? What does that really
look like on, say, a Tuesday afternoon in a free clinic in Ashe
County? Improving health and well-being is more than a mission
or a directive. It must be the foundation of our relationships, our
grantmaking and our strategic approach to supporting those who
turn to us to help them fulfill their own missions. Along these lines,
in 2012–2013 we approved 71 new grants supporting the work of
organizations in 53 of North Carolina’s 100 counties. We also made
more than $12.5M in grant payments during the past fiscal year,
fulfilling both new and prior-year commitments.
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