Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyWinstonsalem, North Carolina · EIN 58-6038145 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$21.7M
Organizations funded298
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$23.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,000 and $88,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
10% of grants went outside North Carolina.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | 2027 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships. | $1,200,000 |
| Legal Aid of Nc | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support, home defense project, wnc disaster relief | $505,000 |
| University of Nc Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | 2024 non-profit internship program - ncgrowth (intern - michaela miles/uncg); for general operating support for kenan institute's ncgrowth… | $423,927 |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Durham beyond policing project, for general operating support of its north carolina work only, it's our future/el futuro es nuestro… | $420,000 |
| Mdc Inc | Durham, NC | Arpa partnership project: promoting accountable, equitable, and community-driven investments of public funds, investing in leaders of color… | $400,000 |
| Public School Forum of Nc | Raleigh, NC | "2024 non-profit internship program - dudley flood center (intern - darryl joseph/fsu), dudley flood center for educational equity and… | $379,800 |
| Democracy Nc | Morrisville, NC | Carolina youth partnership: youth engagement project, rapid response: nonpartisan voter guide proposal | $350,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | Cypress fund project, north carolina local news lab (nclnl) fund project | $325,000 |
| Blueprint Nc | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| Nc Center for Nonprofit Organizations | Raleigh, NC | Capacity building grants - cms program, for general operating support | $293,549 |
| Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | Arlington, VA | Resourceful communities project | $230,000 |
| Arise Collective | Raleigh, NC | Ipa project | $225,000 |
| Coharie Intra-Tribal Council | Clinton, NC | For general operating support, ipa project | $204,150 |
| Nc Counts Coalition | Raleigh, NC | Employee matching gifts program - joy vermillion heinsohn, general operating support | $200,307 |
| Community Success Initiative | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $200,000 |
| El Centro Hispano | Durham, NC | El colectivo north carolina project, general operating support | $200,000 |
| Forward Justice | Morrisville, NC | For general operating support | $200,000 |
| Institute for Southern Studies | Durham, NC | For general operating support of its north carolina work only | $200,000 |
| Southern Coalition for Social Justice | Durham, NC | For general operating support of its north carolina work only | $200,000 |
| Highland Neighborhood Association | Gastonia, NC | Ipa project | $183,000 |
| We Are Down Home | Greensboro, NC | For general operating support, wnc disaster relief | $180,000 |
| Nc Black Alliance | Raleigh, NC | Youth tickets for international black theatre festival 2024 | $175,000 |
| Beloved Community Center of Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | For general operating support, north carolina - truth, justice, and reconciliation commission initiative | $170,000 |
| Disability Rights Nc | Raleigh, NC | Access the vote north carolina project, general operating support, wnc disaster relief | $165,000 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | For general operating support, wnc disaster relief | $155,000 |
| Community Foundation of Western Nc | Asheville, NC | Wnc disaster relief - hurricane helene | $150,000 |
| Nc Conservation Network | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $150,000 |
| Nc Environmental Justice Network | Rocky Mount, NC | For general operating support | $150,000 |
| Nc Institute of Minority Economic Development | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $150,000 |
| Nc Council of Churches | Raleigh, NC | Farmworker advocacy network project, general operations support | $130,000 |
| Nc A&t State University | Greensboro, NC | For general operating support | $125,800 |
| Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | Regenerative organic agricultural districts (roads) across north carolina project, rural beacon initiative free union farm sustainability… | $120,000 |
| Nc State University | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support for the cefs' north carolina local food council (nclfc), iei's band-nc digital inclusion plan project,… | $120,000 |
| Sound Rivers | New Bern, NC | 2024 non-profit internship program (intern - katrina borgen/unc), waterkeepers carolina project, general support | $114,800 |
| Nc Department of Health and Human Services | Raleigh, NC | Substance use, mental health, and criminal justice: a coalition approach to equitable, evidence-based response project | $110,000 |
| Winston-Salem Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | Black philanthropy initiative project , employee matching gifts program | $106,000 |
| Campaign for Southern Equality | Asheville, NC | For general operating support, southern trans youth emergency project, wnc disaster relief | $105,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Center for criminal justice and professional responsibility's inclusive juries project, for general operating support for the office of the… | $105,000 |
| Nc Housing Coalition | Durham, NC | For general operating support, housing justice now winston-salem project | $105,000 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support, trustee matching gifts program | $100,250 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Nc Legal Foundation | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Asociacin de Mexicanos En Carolina Del Norte | Greenville, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Center for Racial Equity in Education | Charlotte, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Center for Responsible Lending | Durham, NC | Responsible lending in north carolina: protecting economic opportunity for families by eliminating abusive lending practices project | $100,000 |
| Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy | Charlotte, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | College scholarships to students at guilford county schools | $100,000 |
| Education Justice Alliance | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| El Pueblo | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Emancipate Nc | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Enlace Latino Nc | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support of its north carolina work only | $100,000 |
| Innovation Project | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Nc Association of Black Lawyers' Land Loss Prevention Project | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Nc Child | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Nc Climate Justice Collective | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Nc Congress of Latino Organizations | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Nc Early Childhood Foundation | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Nc Early Education Coalition | Chapel Hill, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
| Nc Equal Access to Justice Foundation | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 298 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nc Justice Center | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $2,400,000 |
| Democracy Nc | Morrisville, NC | Carolina youth partnership: youth engagement project, general operating support | $1,250,000 |
| University of Nc Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | For general operating support for kenan institute's ncgrowth program, for general operating support for the school of government's criminal… | $663,259 |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Durham, NC | Durham beyond policing project, for general operating support, it's our future project, north carolina collaborative for strong lantinx… | $650,000 |
| Nc Conservation Network | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $600,000 |
| Southern Coalition for Social Justice | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $600,000 |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | Cypress fund project, north carolina local news lab (nclnl) fund project | $525,000 |
| Legal Aid of Nc | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support, home defense project | $455,000 |
| Forward Justice | Morrisville, NC | For general operating support | $400,000 |
| Nc Black Alliance | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $400,000 |
| Nc Housing Coalition | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $360,000 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | For general operating support of its north carolina programs | $350,000 |
| Public School Forum of Nc | Raleigh, NC | Dudley flood center for educational equity & opportunity's equity framework for change project, general operating support | $350,000 |
| Disability Rights Nc | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| Educationnc | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| El Pueblo | Raleigh, NC | El colectivo north carolina project, general operating support | $300,000 |
| Enlace Latino Nc | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support of its north carolina programs | $300,000 |
| Innovation Project | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| Momsrising Education Fund | Bellevue, WA | For general operating support of its north carolina programs | $300,000 |
| Nc Asian Americans Together | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| Nc Center for Nonprofit Organizations | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| Nc Equal Access to Justice Foundation | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| Planned Parenthood South Atlantic | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| We Are Down Home | Greensboro, NC | For general operating support | $300,000 |
| Croatan Institute | Durham, NC | Rural beacon initiative free union farm sustainability hubs project, soil wealth areas: a place-based model to catalyze capital for… | $290,000 |
| Beloved Community Center of Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | For general operating support | $270,000 |
| El Centro Hispano | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $270,000 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | San Francisco, CA | Lift fund's southern workers opportunity fund project | $270,000 |
| Center for Racial Equity in Education | Charlotte, NC | For general operating support | $250,000 |
| Tryon Palace Foundation | New Bern, NC | Ipa project | $242,680 |
| Carolina Migrant Network | Charlotte, NC | For general operating support | $240,000 |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International-Usa | Pittsboro, NC | For general operating support | $240,000 |
| Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | Arlington, VA | Resourceful communities project | $230,000 |
| Nc Sustainable Energy Association | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $225,000 |
| Sound Rivers | New Bern, NC | For general operating support, waterkeepers carolina project | $220,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Chapel Hill, NC | For general operating support of its north carolina programs | $220,000 |
| Center for Energy Education | Roanoke Rapids, NC | For general operating support | $210,000 |
| Mountain Bizcapital | Asheville, NC | For general operating support | $210,000 |
| Nc Health News | Chapel Hill, NC | For general operating support | $210,000 |
| Pisgah Legal Services | Asheville, NC | For general operating support | $210,000 |
| Pro-Choice Nc Foundation | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $210,000 |
| Village of Wisdom | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $210,000 |
| Asociacin de Mexicanos En Carolina Del Norte | Greenville, NC | For general operating support | $200,000 |
| Center for Responsible Lending | Durham, NC | Responsible lending in north carolina: protecting economic opportunity for families by eliminating abusive lending practices project | $200,000 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | College scholarships to students at guilford county schools | $200,000 |
| Emancipate Nc | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $200,000 |
| Nc Climate Justice Collective | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $200,000 |
| Nc Counts Coalition | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $200,000 |
| Somos Siembra | Greensboro, NC | For general operating support | $200,000 |
| Nc Department of Natural and Cultural Resources | Raleigh, NC | Ipa project | $194,750 |
| Nc State University | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support for the cefs' north carolina local food council (nclfc), iei's band-nc digital inclusion plan project | $190,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | Duke law center for criminal justice and professional responsibility's inclusive juries project, general operating support | $185,000 |
| Appalachian Voices | Boone, NC | For general operating support | $180,000 |
| Conservatives for Criminal Justice Reform | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $180,000 |
| Just Economics | Asheville, NC | For general operating support | $180,000 |
| Nc Coalition to End Homelessness | Raleigh, NC | For general operating support | $180,000 |
| Center for Death Penalty Litigation | Durham, NC | For general operating support | $150,000 |
| Dogwood Alliance | Asheville, NC | For general operating support | $150,000 |
| Down East Partnership for Children | Rocky Mount, NC | For general operating support | $150,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $21,748,494 | 531 |
| 2023 | $24,142,655 | 730 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 22, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202522959349101057
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 58-6038145
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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