Deadline: 22-Jul-21
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is seeking applications for all North Carolinians to have access to high-quality public education, to benefit from a healthy and sustainable environment, to enjoy economic opportunity under just and fair rules and to be able to engage fully in civic life.
Priority Areas
As part of ZSR’s State-Level Systemic Change Strategy, they focus on four priority areas that are integral to achieving this state-level vision. We recognize that each of these four areas intersect in multiple ways, and look for approaches that not only strengthen each, but also work holistically within and across them.
They recognize that there are systemic and structural barriers in place, particularly regarding race, that disadvantage some North Carolinians from realizing this vision, even as they advantage others.
Therefore, the Foundation, consistent with our core values, seeks to partner with others to help change state-level systems in ways that overcome those barriers and thereby help improve the quality of life for all North Carolinians.
In particular, we believe that working together across issues, approaches and populations is necessary to create systemic change.
They will support grantees using one or more approaches, including, but not limited to:
- Advocacy
- Applied Research
- Communications/Digital Media
- Leadership Development
- Legal/Litigation
- Organizing/Mobilizing
- Training/Education
They will give particular emphasis to work targeted at improving opportunities and outcomes for populations who have been historically marginalized, subjected to systemic discrimination, or excluded from full participation in society, including, but not limited to:
Eligibility Criteria
- The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is restricted to making grants to charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations, colleges/universities, religious entities and government units for programs and projects that serve the people of North Carolina. Out-of-state charitable organizations are eligible to apply for funds to support projects operating in North Carolina.
For more information, visit https://www.zsr.org/state-level