The Christopher Reynolds Foundation Incorporated
The Christopher Reynolds Foundation is a private foundation (EIN 13-6129401) supporting work on climate justice, climate resilience/adaptation, ecosystem health, equity, and agroecology. The official website creynolds.org provides About, Past Grants, For Grantseekers (application guidance and portal), and Contact information and matches the foundation’s Form 990-PF listing.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit working on climate justice, climate resilience/adaptation, ecosystem health, or agroecology seeking general operating support and able to submit a brief online letter of inquiry.
Good Fit
- • Clear mission alignment with climate justice, resilience, ecosystem health, or agroecology.
- • Request framed as general operating support rather than a long unsolicited full proposal.
- • Willingness to submit a short LOI through the foundation’s online portal.
- • Organizational track record appropriate to the requested grant size (the foundation funds many small grants and a smaller number of larger general support awards).
- • Geographic flexibility (the foundation funds organizations across many U.S. states).
Geography
Observed grants are national in scope: the latest year’s recipients spanned 18 states (with prior years showing 15–19 states) and top dollar shares appear across NY, MA, OR and DC rather than being confined to the foundation's home state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct independent recipients each year (48–68 distinct recipients historically and 62 in the latest year), with substantial numbers of new grantees appearing year-to-year.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of applicant access exists: a public online LOI process and named contacts are published, and a high share of grants were made to new recipients (about 58% new in 2024 and 68% new in 2023), indicating unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
