Funding search · EIN 586038145 · Winstonsalem, NC

Z Smith Reynolds Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,025
grants reported
$65.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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4 grants matching “signed · $4.8M

  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2024 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per nov 2023 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment scheduled for 7/1/24 six months early on 12/18/23. Wfu letter signed p read all
  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2025 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per nov 2023 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment for 2025 early on 12/18/23. Wfu letter signed per pcs 12/18/23

  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2026 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per nov 2023 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment for 2026 early on 12/18/23. Wfu letter signed per pcs 12/18/23

  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022

    Annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per 11/10/22 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment scheduled for 7/1/23 six months early on 12/16/22. Wfu letter signed per pc read all

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Wake Forest University9 grants · $9.1M
  • Democracy Nc5 grants · $1.5M
  • Legal Aid of Nc5 grants · $1.3M
  • Mdc7 grants · $1.0M
  • Blueprint Nc4 grants · $901,500
  • Southern Vision Alliance9 grants · $888,200
  • Nc Justice Center3 grants · $875,000
  • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill17 grants · $808,645
  • Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation4 grants · $740,000
  • Nc Center for Nonprofit Organizations5 grants · $721,965

Giving over time

$20.1M
2022
$23.3M
2023
$21.7M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,025 grants.

  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024

    2027 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.

  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2026 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per nov 2023 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment for 2026 early on 12/18/23. Wfu letter signed per pcs 12/18/23

  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2025 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per nov 2023 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment for 2025 early on 12/18/23. Wfu letter signed per pcs 12/18/23

  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2024 annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per nov 2023 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment scheduled for 7/1/24 six months early on 12/18/23. Wfu letter signed p read all
  • $1.2M

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022

    Annual grant, under 1990 contract, for general support, faculty development, and scholarships.per 11/10/22 agreement, zsr to make fixed payment scheduled for 7/1/23 six months early on 12/16/22. Wfu letter signed per pc read all
  • $854,678

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022

    Campaign for wfu. For scholarships: joseph g. Gordon, nsr, nc middle income residents, annual awards to faculty members, reynolds professors supplements, and special undergraduate programs and needs. Grant of 3% of inco read all
  • $800,000

    Nc Justice Center · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $747,332

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2026 campaign for wfu. For scholarships: joseph g. Gordon, nsr, nc middle income residents, annual awards to faculty members, reynolds professors supplements, and special undergraduate programs and needs. Grant of 3% of read all
  • $747,332

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2024 campaign for wfu. For scholarships: joseph g. Gordon, nsr, nc middle income residents, annual awards to faculty members, reynolds professors supplements, and special undergraduate programs and needs. Grant of 3% of read all
  • $747,332

    Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    2025 campaign for wfu. For scholarships: joseph g. Gordon, nsr, nc middle income residents, annual awards to faculty members, reynolds professors supplements, and special undergraduate programs and needs. Grant of 3% of read all
  • $505,000

    Legal Aid of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support, home defense project, wnc disaster relief

  • $500,000

    Sit-in Movement · Greensboro, NC · 2022

    World heritage expansion and property acquisition & protection project

  • $423,927

    University of Nc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    2024 non-profit internship program - ncgrowth (intern - michaela miles/uncg); for general operating support for kenan institute's ncgrowth program, the carolina college advising corps' summer training and professional d read all
  • $420,000

    Southern Vision Alliance · Durham, NC · 2024

    Durham beyond policing project, for general operating support of its north carolina work only, it's our future/el futuro es nuestro project, north carolina collaborative for strong latinx communities (nccslc) project, r read all
  • $400,000

    Mdc · Durham, NC · 2024

    Arpa partnership project: promoting accountable, equitable, and community-driven investments of public funds, investing in leaders of color institute

  • $400,000

    Democracy Nc · Morrisville, NC · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $400,000

    Democracy Nc · Morrisville, NC · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $379,800

    Public School Forum of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    "2024 non-profit internship program - dudley flood center (intern - darryl joseph/fsu), dudley flood center for educational equity and opportunity project, public schools matter campaign, general operating support

  • $355,000

    Legal Aid of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Home defense project

  • $355,000

    Legal Aid of Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Home defense project

  • $350,000

    Democracy Nc · Morrisville, NC · 2024

    Carolina youth partnership: youth engagement project, rapid response: nonpartisan voter guide proposal

  • $325,000

    Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2024

    Cypress fund project, north carolina local news lab (nclnl) fund project

  • $300,000

    Blueprint Nc · Durham, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $300,000

    Blueprint Nc · Durham, NC · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $300,000

    Democracy Nc · Morrisville, NC · 2023

    Renewal - carolina youth partnership project

  • $300,000

    Blueprint Nc · Durham, NC · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $293,549

    Nc Center for Nonprofit Organizations · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Capacity building grants - cms program, for general operating support

  • $250,000

    Nc Zoological Society · Asheboro, NC · 2022

    Asian expansion at the north carolina zoo project

  • $230,000

    Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Resourceful communities project

  • $230,000

    Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Resourceful communities project

  • $230,000

    Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Resourceful communities project

  • $225,216

    Nc Center for Nonprofit Organizations · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Center managed solutions/capacity building grants

  • $225,000

    Arise Collective · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Ipa project

  • $204,150

    Coharie Intra-Tribal Council · Clinton, NC · 2024

    For general operating support, ipa project

  • $200,307

    Nc Counts Coalition · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Employee matching gifts program - joy vermillion heinsohn, general operating support

  • $200,000

    Community Success Initiative · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $200,000

    El Centro Hispano · Durham, NC · 2024

    El colectivo north carolina project, general operating support

  • $200,000

    Forward Justice · Morrisville, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $200,000

    Institute for Southern Studies · Durham, NC · 2024

    For general operating support of its north carolina work only

  • $200,000

    Southern Coalition for Social Justice · Durham, NC · 2024

    For general operating support of its north carolina work only

  • $200,000

    Forward Justice · Morrisville, NC · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $200,000

    Nc Institute of Minority Economic Development · Durham, NC · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $200,000

    Neighborhood Funders Group · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Amplify fund project to support its grantmaking and convening activities in eastern north carolina

  • $200,000

    Southern Coalition for Social Justice · Durham, NC · 2023

    For general operating support of its north carolina work only

  • $200,000

    Winston-Salemforsyth County Schools · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    Upgrades and improvements at rj reynolds memorial auditorium

  • $200,000

    Forward Justice · Durham, NC · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $200,000

    Mdc · Durham, NC · 2022

    Capacity for implementation of the american rescue plan act (arpa) advocacy and equity collaborative project

  • $200,000

    Nc Institute of Minority Economic Development · Durham, NC · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $200,000

    Neighborhood Funders Group · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Amplify fund project to support its grantmaking and convening activities in eastern north carolina

  • $200,000

    Southern Coalition for Social Justice · Durham, NC · 2022

    For general operating support of its north carolina work only

  • $183,000

    Highland Neighborhood Association · Gastonia, NC · 2024

    Ipa project

  • $180,000

    We Are Down Home · Greensboro, NC · 2024

    For general operating support, wnc disaster relief

  • $175,000

    Nc Black Alliance · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Youth tickets for international black theatre festival 2024

  • $170,000

    Beloved Community Center of Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024

    For general operating support, north carolina - truth, justice, and reconciliation commission initiative

  • $165,000

    Disability Rights Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Access the vote north carolina project, general operating support, wnc disaster relief

  • $162,500

    Nc Conservation Network · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $155,000

    Common Cause Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    For general operating support, wnc disaster relief

  • $150,000

    Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Wnc disaster relief - hurricane helene

  • $150,000

    Nc Conservation Network · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $150,000

    Nc Environmental Justice Network · Rocky Mount, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $150,000

    Nc Institute of Minority Economic Development · Durham, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $150,000

    Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023

    Renewal - north carolina collaborative for strong latinx communities project

  • $150,000

    Nc Conservation Network · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $150,000

    Nc Environmental Justice Network · Rocky Mount, NC · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $150,000

    Carteret Community College · Morehead City, NC · 2022

    Eastern carteret county collaborative project

  • $150,000

    Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022

    North carolina funders' collaborative for strong latinx communities project

  • $150,000

    Eagle Market Streets Development · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Racial justice coalition project

  • $150,000

    Gaston Family Health Services · Gastonia, NC · 2022

    Healthy gaston/highlands collaborative project

  • $150,000

    Health Education Foundation of Eastern Nc · Rocky Mount, NC · 2022

    Edgecombe county resilience collaborative project

  • $150,000

    Nc Environmental Justice Network · Rocky Mount, NC · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $150,000

    West Side Clt · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    Collaborative problem-solving project

  • $135,000

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    For general operating support of its north carolina work only

  • $130,000

    Nc Council of Churches · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Farmworker advocacy network project, general operations support

  • $125,800

    Nc a&T State University · Greensboro, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $125,800

    Nc a&T State University · Greensboro, NC · 2023

    Executive director position for the hbcu equity data consortium

  • $125,000

    Hoke County Schools · Raeford, NC · 2023

    Leandro litigation project

  • $125,000

    Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023

    Renewal - cypress fund's funding to win collaborative for north carolina project

  • $125,000

    Shift Education · Greensboro, NC · 2023

    College scholarships to students at guilford county schools (maurice green honorarium)

  • $125,000

    Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022

    Cypress fund's funding to win collaborative for north carolina project

  • $120,000

    Croatan Institute · Durham, NC · 2024

    Regenerative organic agricultural districts (roads) across north carolina project, rural beacon initiative free union farm sustainability hubs project

  • $120,000

    Nc State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support for the cefs' north carolina local food council (nclfc), iei's band-nc digital inclusion plan project, institute for emerging issues' policy innovation leaders of tomorrow (pilot 21) projec read all
  • $118,750

    Environmental Defense Fund · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    For general operating support of its north carolina work only

  • $114,800

    Sound Rivers · New Bern, NC · 2024

    2024 non-profit internship program (intern - katrina borgen/unc), waterkeepers carolina project, general support

  • $110,000

    Nc Department of Health and Human Services · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Substance use, mental health, and criminal justice: a coalition approach to equitable, evidence-based response project

  • $106,000

    Winston-Salem Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024

    Black philanthropy initiative project , employee matching gifts program

  • $105,000

    Campaign for Southern Equality · Asheville, NC · 2024

    For general operating support, southern trans youth emergency project, wnc disaster relief

  • $105,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024

    Center for criminal justice and professional responsibility's inclusive juries project, for general operating support for the office of the provost's north carolina leadership forum (nclf)

  • $105,000

    Nc Housing Coalition · Durham, NC · 2024

    For general operating support, housing justice now winston-salem project

  • $105,000

    Piedmont Mediation Center · Statesville, NC · 2023

    Renewal - restoring youth coalition of north carolina project

  • $100,250

    Planned Parenthood South Atlantic · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support, trustee matching gifts program

  • $100,000

    American Civil Liberties Union of Nc Legal Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $100,000

    Asociacin De Mexicanos En Carolina Del Norte · Greenville, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $100,000

    Center for Racial Equity in Education · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $100,000

    Center for Responsible Lending · Durham, NC · 2024

    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 · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $100,000

    Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2024

    College scholarships to students at guilford county schools

  • $100,000

    Education Justice Alliance · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $100,000

    Educationnc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $100,000

    El Pueblo · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

  • $100,000

    Emancipate Nc · Durham, NC · 2024

    For general operating support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.