The Reynolds Foundation appears to make relatively large, project-focused grants to regional community institutions in western North Carolina and nearby areas, prioritizing capital improvements and program expansion for schools, children's residential services, health-support facilities, and local place-making. They fund K–12 school projects and educational outreach (including environmental education), child welfare/residential care providers, and community infrastructure such as hospital hospitality spaces and public art/placemaking installations. Grants are targeted and tangible — often earmarked for specific facilities or named projects — rather than broad general operating portfolios.
Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 gives project-focused grants that often attach to a specific building, campaign, or piece of community infrastructure. In the recent record, that pattern shows up in a $200,000 award to Blowing Rock School PTO Inc Attn Stacy Everett for its capital effort, followed by six-figure commitments for the Mobile Soils Classroom at Wilkes Soil & Water Conservation District, The Peter Oliver Pavilion at Creative Corridors Coalition, and Hope of the Horizons at Horizons Residential Care Center. The foundation’s work reaches schools, child-focused residential care, hospital hospitality spaces, and public-facing placemaking projects, with a clear emphasis on tangible improvements rather than broad unrestricted support. The grants also show steady support for educational and youth-serving organizations in northwestern and western North Carolina. Crossnore Communities for Children received $100,000 for Anderson Academy, while Imprints Cares, Muse Winston-Salem, and Crosby Scholars Community Partnership each appear with education-related or capital purposes. Across the portfolio, the foundation uses grant dollars for renovations, construction, equipment, and named campaigns, which suggests a preference for defined projects that are easy to identify and complete.
In K–12 and student-support work, the foundation backed Blowing Rock School PTO Inc with $200,000 for its promotion and protection effort, and Crosby Scholars Community Partnership with $50,000 for Crosby Scholars Junior. It also supported The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with $30,000 for an alternative police initiative. Child welfare and residential care are another visible area. Crossnore Communities for Children received $100,000 for Anderson Academy, and Horizons Residential Care Center received $100,000 for Hope of the Horizons. Health and family support appear in grants such as $100,000 to Hospital Hospitality House of Ws for a bathroom renovation, $85,000 to United Way of Iredell County for family mental health and, and $75,000 to Trellis Supportive Care for its campaign. The foundation also funds housing and community stability, including $30,000 to Habitat for Humanity for critical home repair and $30,000 to City With Dwellings for outreach to our unsheltered.
$855K
$14.2M
$806K
$973K
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Concentrated, mid-size to large single-purpose grants focused on capital projects and program expansions; few grants per year with emphasis on specific, named initiatives rather than many small awards. Geographic focus appears regional (Western NC and nearby communities).
Notable grantees: Blowing Rock School PTO, Wilkes Soil & Water Conservation District, Crossnore Communities for Children, Horizons Residential Care Center, Creative Corridors Coalition
Typical grants cluster around the mid-five-figure range: the p25 is $15,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $50,000. That distribution fits a pattern of project grants, with several larger awards above that range for school, facility, and capital campaigns. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same recipients across different years, including Imprints Cares, Hope of Winston-Salem, Ifb Solutions, and Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County. The foundation is a private foundation and also funds individuals, but the grant list here is overwhelmingly institutional and project-specific.
Grantmaking is concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for the top state by grant count, and every recent grant listed goes to a U.S. recipient. Winston-Salem appears repeatedly as a recipient city, alongside Blowing Rock, Wilkesboro, Statesville, Charlotte, Chapel Hill, Southern Pines, Rural Hall, and Elkin. The pattern points to a regional footprint in western and northwestern North Carolina rather than national dispersal. No recent grant in the list goes to a recipient in Tennessee, despite the foundation’s Knoxville headquarters.
The recent grants are mostly project-specific. Examples include a school capital effort at Blowing Rock School PTO Inc, the Mobile Soils Classroom at Wilkes Soil & Water Conservation District, a bathroom renovation at Hospital Hospitality House of Ws, and critical home repair through Habitat for Humanity. The pattern is toward buildings, campaigns, equipment, and named projects.
Education, child welfare, health and family support, housing stability, and community placemaking all appear. Recent examples include Crossnore Communities for Children, Horizons Residential Care Center, United Way of Iredell County, City With Dwellings, and Creative Corridors Coalition.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat awards to Imprints Cares, Hope of Winston-Salem, Ifb Solutions, and Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County across different years, which indicates recurring support rather than one-off giving only.
The typical grant size centers in the mid-five-figure range. The p25 is $15,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $50,000, with several larger awards above that for capital and campaign work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSNORE COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN ATTN BRANDON CATHEY | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | ANDERSON ACADEMY |
| HORIZONS RESIDENTIAL CARE CENTER ATTN RICHARD ANDERSON | RURAL HALL, NC | $100,000 | 2025 | HOPE OF THE HORIZONS |
| IMPRINTS CARES ATTN CARRIE PASQUALE | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $75,000 | 2025 | THE HELEN AND WOODY CLINARD |
| THE DO SCHOOL ATTN WILLETTE MOSBY-REYNOLDS | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT WORKFORCE |
| FURNISH FOR GOOD INC ATTN MAGGIE MORTON | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT TRUCK |
| IFB SOLUTIONS ATTN TATIANA RUSSELL | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | WORKFORCE SERVICES PROJECT |
| FORSYTH JAIL & PRISON MINISTRIES ATTN HOLLY KESSLER | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | TURNING A DREAM INTO |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ATTN MARY ENGLISH-TRI | CHARLOTTE, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | CRITICAL HOME REPAIR |
| CITY WITH DWELLINGS ATTN RUTH COLE BURCAW | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | OUTREACH TO OUR UNSHELTERED |
| A BED & A BOOK ATTN ANNELIESE WALL | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSTRUCT |
| FAMILY SERVICESINC ATTN MICHELLE SPEAS | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | ONE STEP CLOSER CAPITAL |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WATAUGA COUNTY ATTN MARY ENGLISH-TRI | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GAY FAMILY HOME CONTRUCTION |
| YWCA WINSTON-SALEM & FORSYTH CO ATTN CASIE WILES | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | HAWLEY HOUSE |
| Caring Hearts for Canines ATTN JENNIFER CHOPPING | SOUTHERN PINE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | RENOVATION OF CHFC RESCUE |
| CARING SERVICES INC ATTN TERESA HINKLE | HIGH POINT, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | EXPANSION OF SUBSTANCE |
| HEART TUTORING INC ATTN SARAH COVER | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | ONE-ON-ONE MATH TUTORING |
| Carolina Caring Foundation Inc ATTN LORISSA VINES | ATTN LORISSA VINES, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | DRIVING HOME - THE NEED FOR |
| Colaborativa La Milpa ATTN JANET HURLEY | ASHEVILLE, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | RAICES SUMMER CAMP 2023 |
| UNITED WAY OF IREDELL COUNTY ATTN GENEVIEVE GLASER | STATESVILLE, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH AND |
| GREENSBORO URBAN MINISTRY ATTN CHIP BERRY | GREENSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | WEAVER HOUSE SHELTER |
| PAWS PRAYERS PROMISES ATTN DANA MAYER | TRYON, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | FIX YOUR CRITTER |
| HOPE VALLEY INC ATTN ANGELA MORROW | DOBSON, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR WOMEN |
| SOLUTIONS FOR ANIMALS INC ATTN CINDY BRISTOW | RAEFORD, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | FLOORING AND WINDOW |
| ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCURE ATTN CARLY CRISAFULLI | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | AARF SPAY/NEUTER PROJECT |
| WINSTON-SALEM RESCUE MISSION ATTN SARA TAVERY | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | SECURE LOCKER STORAGE |
| Life Challenge of Western North Carolina ATTN SAMANTHA HAYES | SYLVA, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION |
| CREATIVE CORRIDORS COALITION ATTN JESSICA TEFFT | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | THE PETER OLIVER PAVILLION |
| HOSPITAL HOSPITALITY HOUSE OF WS ATTN KATHY CARR | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $100,000 | 2024 | BATHROOM RENOVATION |
| UNITED WAY OF IREDELL COUNTY ATTN SARA LEWIS | STATESVILLE, NC | $85,000 | 2024 | FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH AND |
| MUSE WINSTON-SALEM ATTN MIKE WAKEFORD | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $75,000 | 2024 | MUSE WINSTON SALEM CAPITAL |
| IFB SOLUTIONS ATTN TATIANA RUSSELL | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | WORKFORCE SERVICES PROJECT |
| HOPE OF WINSTON-SALEM | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL PROJECTS |
| ECHO MINISTRY | ELKIN, NC | $38,016 | 2024 | HOMELESS SHELTER OPERATION |
| TRIAD RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ATTN VALERIE GLASS | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $30,000 | 2024 | SHOTGUN HOUSE LEGACY SITE |
| YWCA WINSTON-SALEM & FORSYTH CO ATTN CHRISTY RESPESS | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | HAWLEY HOUSE |
| BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER ATTN TAMARA LACKEY | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT REQUESTED |
| WATAUGA COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ATTN NATHAN GODWIN | BOONE, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | GAY FAMILY HOME CONTRUCTION |
| MIRACLES IN SIGHT ATTN KSENIA RICHARDS | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | MIRACLES IN SIGHT CAPITAL |
| Caring Hearts for Canines ATTN JENNIFER CHOPPING | SOUTHERN PINE, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | RENOVATION OF CHFC RESCUE |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NW NC | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF |
| CITY WITH DWELLINGS ATTN RUTH COLE BURCAW | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $25,000 | 2024 | OUTREACH TO OUR UNSHELTERED |
| HopeWay Foundation ATTN EMILY JOHNSON | CHARLOTTE, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | VETERANS PROGRAM |
| HENDERSON COUNTY FREE MEDICAL CLINIC ATTN HELEN DOWLING | HENDERSONVILLE, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | BRIDGES TO HEALTH PROGRAM |
| BETHESDA CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC ATTN LISA NORTHOP | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY DAY AND |
| ARTS COUNCIL INC ATTN CHRISTINE JONES | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS |
| Carolina Caring Foundation Inc ATTN LORISSA VINES | ATTN LORISSA VINES, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | DRIVING HOME - THE NEED FOR |
| GREENSBORO URBAN MINISTRY ATTN | GREENSBORO, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | WEAVER HOUSE SHELTER |
| Colaborativa La Milpa ATTN JANET HURLEY | ASHEVILLE, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | RAICES SUMMER CAMP 2023 |
| APPALACHIAN BARN ALLIANCE ATTN SANDY STEVENSON | MARS HILL, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| PRESERVE HISTORIC FORSYTH ATTN DAVID BERGSTONE | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $15,000 | 2024 | RECOGNITION OF BETHANIA |
CROSSNORE COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN ATTN BRANDON CATHEY
$100,000ANDERSON ACADEMY
HORIZONS RESIDENTIAL CARE CENTER ATTN RICHARD ANDERSON
$100,000HOPE OF THE HORIZONS
THE DO SCHOOL ATTN WILLETTE MOSBY-REYNOLDS
$60,000SUPPORT WORKFORCE
FURNISH FOR GOOD INC ATTN MAGGIE MORTON
$50,000PROJECT TRUCK
IFB SOLUTIONS ATTN TATIANA RUSSELL
$50,000WORKFORCE SERVICES PROJECT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ATTN MARY ENGLISH-TRI
$30,000CRITICAL HOME REPAIR
CITY WITH DWELLINGS ATTN RUTH COLE BURCAW
$30,000OUTREACH TO OUR UNSHELTERED
A BED & A BOOK ATTN ANNELIESE WALL
$30,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSTRUCT
FAMILY SERVICESINC ATTN MICHELLE SPEAS
$25,000ONE STEP CLOSER CAPITAL
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WATAUGA COUNTY ATTN MARY ENGLISH-TRI
$25,000GAY FAMILY HOME CONTRUCTION
Caring Hearts for Canines ATTN JENNIFER CHOPPING
$25,000RENOVATION OF CHFC RESCUE
CARING SERVICES INC ATTN TERESA HINKLE
$25,000EXPANSION OF SUBSTANCE
HEART TUTORING INC ATTN SARAH COVER
$25,000ONE-ON-ONE MATH TUTORING
Carolina Caring Foundation Inc ATTN LORISSA VINES
$25,000DRIVING HOME - THE NEED FOR
UNITED WAY OF IREDELL COUNTY ATTN GENEVIEVE GLASER
$20,000FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH AND
PAWS PRAYERS PROMISES ATTN DANA MAYER
$15,000FIX YOUR CRITTER
HOPE VALLEY INC ATTN ANGELA MORROW
$15,000FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR WOMEN
SOLUTIONS FOR ANIMALS INC ATTN CINDY BRISTOW
$15,000FLOORING AND WINDOW
ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCURE ATTN CARLY CRISAFULLI
$10,000AARF SPAY/NEUTER PROJECT
Life Challenge of Western North Carolina ATTN SAMANTHA HAYES
$5,000RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION
CREATIVE CORRIDORS COALITION ATTN JESSICA TEFFT
$100,000THE PETER OLIVER PAVILLION
HOSPITAL HOSPITALITY HOUSE OF WS ATTN KATHY CARR
$100,000BATHROOM RENOVATION
UNITED WAY OF IREDELL COUNTY ATTN SARA LEWIS
$85,000FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH AND
IFB SOLUTIONS ATTN TATIANA RUSSELL
$50,000WORKFORCE SERVICES PROJECT
ECHO MINISTRY
$38,016HOMELESS SHELTER OPERATION
TRIAD RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ATTN VALERIE GLASS
$30,000SHOTGUN HOUSE LEGACY SITE
BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER ATTN TAMARA LACKEY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT REQUESTED
WATAUGA COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ATTN NATHAN GODWIN
$25,000GAY FAMILY HOME CONTRUCTION
MIRACLES IN SIGHT ATTN KSENIA RICHARDS
$25,000MIRACLES IN SIGHT CAPITAL
Caring Hearts for Canines ATTN JENNIFER CHOPPING
$25,000RENOVATION OF CHFC RESCUE
CITY WITH DWELLINGS ATTN RUTH COLE BURCAW
$25,000OUTREACH TO OUR UNSHELTERED
BRIDGES TO HEALTH PROGRAM
BETHESDA CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC ATTN LISA NORTHOP
$20,000EMERGENCY DAY AND
ARTS COUNCIL INC ATTN CHRISTINE JONES
$20,000SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS
Carolina Caring Foundation Inc ATTN LORISSA VINES
$20,000DRIVING HOME - THE NEED FOR
APPALACHIAN BARN ALLIANCE ATTN SANDY STEVENSON
$15,000SUPPORT
PRESERVE HISTORIC FORSYTH ATTN DAVID BERGSTONE
$15,000RECOGNITION OF BETHANIA