The Mary Norris Preyer Fund
Greensboro, NC · EIN 56-6068167. Reported 157 grants totalling $810,500 to 102 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Mary Norris Preyer Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $10,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Jenkins Center | Davidson, NC | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Sky Bridge | Boulder, CO | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Water Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Inter-Faith Council for Social Service | Carrboro, NC | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Real Options for City Kids | San Francisco, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Red Hook Responds Inc | Red Hook, NY | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Life - Capernaum | Raleigh, NC | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Conservation Network | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Senior Pharm Assist Inc | Durham, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Greenway Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Sylvia Center | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc | Newport, NC | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Access Opportunity | Boulder, CO | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Airy Knoll Arts Project | Charlotte, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charlotte Bilingual Preschool Inc | Charlotte, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Compass Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cultivate Initiatives | Portland, OR | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Inc | Raleigh, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for the Carolinas | Charlotte, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gardhouse Limited | Charlotte, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Healthreach Community Clinic | Mooresville, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ignite Adaptive Sports | Boulder, CO | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Intercambio Uniting Communities | Boulder, CO | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lake Lowell Animal Rescue | Nampa, ID | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legal Services of the Hudson Valley | White Plains, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Missionconnect Inc | Colorado Springs, CO | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Skookum Kids | Bellingham, WA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Table Ministries Inc | Carrboro, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Time and Space Limited Theatre Company Inc | Hudson, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Life - Campership | Raleigh, NC | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arts for Life | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carolina Day School | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Hope San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dental Lifeline Network | Cary, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Environmental Federation of North Carolina Inc | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Freedom House | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts North Carolina Coastal Pines Inc | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kidznotes | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mountain Bizworks | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pisgah Legal Services | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation | Boulder, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Learning Collaborative | Charlotte, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greensboro Urban Ministry | Greensboro, NC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Wildlife Federation | Charlotte, NC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pj Pararescue Foundation | Milford, MI | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Center of Transylvania | Brevard, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| High Country Caregiver Foundation | Boone, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Hook Public Library | Red Hook, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sistas Caring 4 Sistas Inc | Asheville, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Life - Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life - Raleigh Wyldlife | Raleigh, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA of Asheville | Asheville, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Simple Gesture | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arc of Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts Empowerment Project Inc | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Aura Home Women Vets | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Babies Need Bottoms | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bookgive Inc | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carnaval San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chappy and Friends | Naperville, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Inc | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dental Lifeline Network | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dix Park Conservancy | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eckerd Connects | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feed Nc | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haywood Street Congregation | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heart of Waraba | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helpmate Inc | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| High Country Caregivers Foundation | Boone, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Kindness Foundation | Durham, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Interactive Resource Center | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intercambio | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Lake Theatre Company | Canonsburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves & Fishes Inc | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Services Carolinas | Salisbury, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Heroes | Mt Pleasant, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Motus Theater | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Dance Theatre Inc | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Arboretum Society | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership Inc | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation Inc | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pathways Home Health and Hospice South San Francisco | South San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Hook Community Center Inc | Red Hook, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simply Girls Inc | Dunn, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swingpals Inc | Durham, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Center for Child and Family Health Inc | Durham, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Learning Collaberative | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ukraine Partnership Foundation | Chesterfield, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Understory Initiative | Medford, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans Community Project | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life - Garner | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Life - Wyldlife | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Centro Comunitario | Brevard, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Center for Nonprofit Organizations | Raleigh, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Surf Project | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lotus Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prc | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
44 of 102 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 31%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Red Hook Responds Inc
TO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 107 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42 | $225,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $205,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $190,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $190,500 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
61% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Mary Norris Preyer Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 20124, Greensboro, NC, 27420. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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