The Yadkin Valley Wellness Foundation, established in July 2025 through a $30 million contribution from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, is dedicated to improving health and well-being across the Yadkin Valley region.
We’re engaging our community in defining what wellness truly means — and how we can achieve it, together. Our first grant cycle opens August 1, 2026 and will close on September 15, 2026.
The Yadkin Valley Wellness Foundation was created on July 1, 2025, through the affiliation of Hugh Chatham Health and Atrium Wake Forest Baptist, supported by a $30 million donation from Atrium Health.
Our mission is to strengthen the health and wellness of the Yadkin Valley community through.
The Yadkin Valley Wellness Foundation was created on July 1, 2025, through the affiliation of Hugh Chatham Health and Atrium Wake Forest Baptist, supported by a $30 million donation from Atrium Health.
Our mission is to strengthen the health and wellness of the Yadkin Valley community through.
A healthy and connected region where individuals, families, and communities are socially, mentally, and physically well.
Wellness includes physical health, a healthy mind, a safe environment, strong connections to others, and conditions that allow both individuals and communities to thrive.
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Vice-Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Assistant Secretary & Treasurer
We are committed as an organization to building wellness in our community alongside the members of it. After holding seven Community Engagement Sessions across the Yadkin Valley to listen, we identified these areas of need:
The 2026 grant cycle is the organization’s first. As the organization matures, the amount of funds available for grants, the grant application process, evaluation criteria, required match, and compliance will likely evolve.
To learn more about what we do and do not fund, how we plan to evaluate grant application submissions, and to look at our rubric, please download the file below.
Click the button below and search ‘Yadkin Valley Wellness Foundation’ in the search bar to access our grant portal link.
If you are interested in collaborating with other organizations on potential projects, please see our Organization Collaborations Database.
Draft your grant in a separate document first, then copy and paste it into the grant website.
Please see our Organization Collaborations Database.
Submit the application under one program. Clearly name the partner organization and describe the collaboration within the application narrative, specifically in the Implementation Plan and Collaboration spaces.
Wells Fargo will send a confirmation email once your application is submitted.
The deadline is 11:59 PM on September 15th, and decisions will be made by November 1, 2026.
You must provide details on your Board of Directors. For staff, include paid staff (full-time and part-time) and volunteers.
Enter “N/A” if a section is not applicable.
Mention that you serve more than one county in the Demographics comments section.
Yes, you can include a previous start date; it is suggested that you explain this further in the notes section.
Use the “Other Project Funding” section to explain the match.
You must submit both an annual budget and a project budget, and there is an opportunity to submit other supporting documents.
Debra Romano, CAP – Executive Director and Senior Philanthropic Advisor at Wells Fargo
Phone: 704 374 6375
Cell: 828 772 8348
Email: debraromano@wellsfargo.com
