The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has selected the recipients of its Fall 2013 grant awards. On November 15, Trustees voted to approve 85 grants totaling $6.7 million to organizations in 30 North Carolina counties.
The Foundation has two grant cycles per year; one in the Spring and one in the Fall. It currently has 380 active grants. For a complete listing of grants by year, click here.
Organizations awarded grants in the Fall 2013 cycle are listed below in alphabetical order by focus area.
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
Appalachian Grown: Growing the Regional Food Economy for All
Carolina Common Enterprise
For general operating support
Chatham Community Development Corporation
For general operating support
East Market Street Development Corporation
Minority Entrepreneurship Program
Farmer Foodshare, Inc.
POP System Expansion and Development Project
Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail
Trail Towns for North Carolina's Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte Foundation
For general operating support
Latino Community Development Center
Affordable Housing Capacity Building Project
Latino Community Development Center
Immigrant Integration Project
Legal Aid of NC-Raleigh
Home Defense Project
Mountain Area Information Network
For general operating support
National Association For Latino Community Asset Builders
Capacity Building for North Carolina Latino-serving Nonprofit Asset-Building Organizations
Natural Capital Investment Fund, Inc.
For general operating support
NC Association of Black Lawyers' Land Loss Prevention Project
For general operating support
NC Community Development Initiative
For general operating support
Southwestern NC Resource Conservation & Development Council
Building a Community Alliance for the Smoky Mountain Ag Dev. Center at Whittier
Valdese Economic Development Investment Corporation
For general operating support
ENVIRONMENT
American Rivers
For general operating support
Appalachian State University
Department of Technology and Environmental Design: Enhancing Market Structure for Energy Efficient and Sustainable Buildings
Better World Fund
Engaging North Carolina Agriculture and Forest Sector Leaders on Climate Change Challenges
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Community Leadership and Innovation in Land and Water Conservation
Carolina Thread Trail
Economic Impact Project
Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Inc.
Safe Urban Waters
Clean Water for NC
For general operating support
Conservation Fund
Resourceful Communities Program: Increasing Sustainable Triple Bottom Line Impact
Dan River Basin Association
For general operating support
Ellerbee Creek Watershed Association
For general operating support
Environmental Federation of NC d/b/a Earth Share of NC
For general operating support
Foothills Conservancy of NC, Inc.
The Catawba Basin Water Protection Initiative
Haw River Assembly, Inc.
For general operating support
Haywood Waterways Association, Inc.
For general operating support
Isothermal Planning and Development Commission
WNC Environmental Justice Data Scan and Action Planning
Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation and Dev. Council
Ivy River Watershed Protection
Neuse River Foundation, Inc.
For general operating support
Pamlico-Tar River Foundation, Inc.
Waterkeepers Carolina: In Defense of North Carolina's Clean Water
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
Blue Ridge Forever
Sustain Charlotte
For general operating support
Trout Unlimited National Office
For general operating support
Wilderness Society
Building a New Constituency for Western North Carolina's National Forests for the 21st Century
Winyah Rivers Foundation, Inc.
For general operating support
Yadkin Riverkeeper Inc.
For general operating support
MISCELLANEOUS
Children and Family Resource Center of Henderson County
United Agenda for Children: 5 Promises
Community Services of Swain, Inc.
Swain Heritage Crafts Evaluation and Development Project
Council for Children's Rights, Inc.
The Larry King Center
Durham At Risk Youth Collaborative
Preparing Early Childhood Educators to Manage Mental Health Issues in Daycare Settings
NC Community Health Center Association
Building Capacity for Engagement in Low-income Communities
PUBLIC EDUCATION
Asheville City Schools
Marketing Matters: Engaging Our Community with Research-based Messaging
Development Foundation of the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Inc.
NCCAT's Beginning Teachers Sustainability Project
NC Justice Center
Education Reporting
NC Middle School Association, Inc.
Middle School Transformation Project
NC New Schools Project, Inc.
North Carolina Center for Educational Leadership
Person County Schools
National Training Network Partnership with Middle Grades Math
SOCIAL JUSTICE & EQUITY
Action for Children North Carolina
For general operating support
Carolina Justice Policy Center
For general operating support
Catawba County Hispanic Ministry
For general operating support
Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Inc.
Public Education and Information Project
Centro de Enlace, Inc.
For general operating support
Centro Internacional de Raleigh, Inc.
For general operating support
Coalición Latinoamericana
For general operating support
Community Success Initiative, Inc.
For general operating support
Concerned Citizens of Tillery
Cultural Awareness Events
Durham County Cooperative Extension
Parents Leading the Way: Strengthening Latino Parent Leadership and Advocacy in Our Public Schools
El Pueblo, Inc.
For general operating support
Mano al Hermano
For general operating support
NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
For general operating support
NC Center on Actual Innocence
For general operating support
NC Latino Coalition
For general operating support
Rape Crisis Volunteers of Cumberland County
Collaborating with the Military
Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help (REACH)
Blacks and Browns
Shelter Home of Caldwell County
Child Advocacy Program
University of NC-Chapel Hill
Institute for the Study of the Americas: Building Integrated Communities
STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY
Action Institute NC
For general operating support
Blueprint NC
For general operating support
City of Asheville
Building Neighborhood Capacity and Leadership Across Race and Class
Center for Participatory Change, Inc.
For general operating support
Common Cause Education Fund
For general operating support
Democracy NC
For general operating support
HOPE (Helping Organize People Effectively)
For general operating support
Institute of Political Leadership, Inc.
For general operating support
MomsRising Education Fund
For general operating support of its NC work
NC Center for Voter Education
For general operating support
NC Public Interest Research Group Education Fund
Reclaiming Our Democracy
Orange County Justice United in Community Effort Incorporated
For general operating support
Triangle Congregations, Associations and Neighborhoods
For general operating support
Working Films, Inc.
Reel Engagement in North Carolina