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Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582

Accepts applications Knoxville, Tennessee · EIN 561925457

Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 is a private foundation in Knoxville, Tennessee. In tax year 2025 it gave $972,771 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $855,000 the year before.

81% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$883,01626$19.5 million
2024$855,00026$21.0 million
2025$972,77132$23.7 million

How to apply

ContactBrian Johannsen
800 S Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37929
Phone or email(865) 971-2353, bejohannsen@ftb.com
What to submitWritten as prescribed by foundation
Deadlines2/28 and 8/31

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina31$962,771
New York1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Creative Center of North Carolina Inc
Winstonsalem, NC
Second serving studios$100,000
Natural Science Center of Greensboro In dba Greensboro Science Center
Greensboro, NC
Biodome & beyond$80,000
Furnish for Good Inc
Charlotte, NC
Project truck$78,771
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
Winstonsalem, NC
Market & development$70,000
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership
Winstonsalem, NC
Crosby scholars junior$50,000
Duke University
Durham, NC
Building empathy and$50,000
Family Servicesinc
Winstonsalem, NC
One step closer capital$50,000
Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind dba IFB Solutions
Winstonsalem, NC
Workforce services project$50,000
Precision Ocular Network (PON) - formerly Miracles In Sight (MIS)
Clemmons, NC
Donor service center$50,000
Echo Ministry
Elkin, NC
Homeless shelter operation$42,000
Caring Hearts for Canines
Southern Pines, NC
Building repairs and$35,000
Triad Cultural Arts Inc
Winstonsalem, NC
Multiuse center & museum$25,000
Heart Tutouring Inc
Charlotte, NC
One-on-one math tutoring$25,000
YWCA Winston-Salem & Forsyth Co
Winstonsalem, NC
Hawley house$25,000
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian M
Arden, NC
Campaign to rebuild the$25,000
Habitat for Humanity Watauga County
Charlotte, NC
Gay family home contruction$25,000
Bethesda Center for the Homeless Inc
Winstonsalem, NC
Emergency day and$25,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Albermarle
Edenton, NC
Technology learning lab$25,000
Children's Hope Alliance
Barium Springs, NC
Administration building$15,000
Baptist Retirement Homes of North Caroli
Winstonsalem, NC
Immeasurably more capital$15,000
Winston-Salem Rescue Mission
Winstonsalem, NC
Bariatric-accessible$15,000
Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre
Mars Hill, NC
2026 season$15,000
Pilots to the Rescue
Brooklyn, NY
Purchase and outfit a$10,000
St Paul Episcopal Church
Winstonsalem, NC
The augustine literacy$10,000
Diakonos Inc DBA Fifth Street Ministri
Statesville, NC
Brookwood inn displacement$10,000
Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema
Winstonsalem, NC
Equipment maintenance and$10,000
Youth of NC Inc
Greenesboro, NC
Youth resilience summit$10,000
Lead Girls of NC Inc
Winstonsalem, NC
General support$10,000
BASCOM Corporation
Highlands, NC
Bascom terrace repair$8,000
Dress for Success Winston-Salem Inc
Winstonsalem, NC
Computers for careers$5,000
Spirit Horse Ranch Rescue & Education I
Asheboro, NC
Asphalt parking & walkway$5,000
Appalachian Barn Alliance
Mars Hill, NC
Repairing the barns on the$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 2/28 and 8/31.

How much does Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 give?

$972,771 in tax year 2025, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582?

Its 2025 filing lists First Horizon Bankl (Trustee).

What does Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and faith communities.

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