List of recipients, programs, and uses to which the Foundation does not make grants

The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation makes grants to 501(c)3, tax-exempt organizations whose programs specifically benefit the lives of North Carolinians. All grant funds must be expended for the benefit of North Carolinians. Please refer to the individual program area descriptions located on this website to learn about the specific goals, objectives and results sought through the Foundation’s grantmaking.

The Foundation, with rare exception, does not make grants to the following:

 

Recipients

Athletic teams
Civic clubs
Day care centers
Fraternal organizations or groups
Individuals
Non tax-exempt organizations
Parent-teacher associations or similar groups
Private K-12 schools
Single-site private business ventures
Single-site public schools
Volunteer fire departments or emergency
medical service organizations

Programs

Adoption and foster care
After-school
Animal species preservation or rehabilitation
Arts
Crisis intervention
Greenways
Health care (physical and mental health)
Historic preservation
Homeless shelters
Plant species preservation
Scholarships
Senior citizen services
Social/human direct services
Substance abuse treatment
Transitional housing
Treatment or rehabilitation
Workforce Development

Uses

Academic research
Athletic events
Building projects or renovations, including construction materials and labor costs
Capital campaigns
Computer hardware or software purchase (where it is the principal purpose of the grant)
Conferences, seminars, or symposiums
Endowment funds
Equipment or furniture purchases
Fundraising events
Initiative promoting religious education or doctrine
Land purchases
Medical research
Payment of debts
Salaries for personnel or other general operating expenses in public schools