Foundation

Investing in the Future

Our foundation oversees more than $150 million in assets and supports the College of Natural Resources through scholarships, fellowships, professorships, academic programs, research, facility and lab improvements and various student programs not typically supported through state appropriations.

Our passionate and dedicated board directors and members support students and faculty who become leaders in natural resources solutions. Their ambition to make the world a better, more efficient, more sustainable place drives the college to set big, bold goals — and to meet them.

About the Foundation

Established in 1929, the NC State Natural Resources Foundation, Inc. (NCSNRF) was originally called the NC Forestry Foundation, Inc. and is the oldest foundation at NC State University. The Foundation is governed by a 20-member Board of Directors, which oversees more than $150 million in assets. The foundation strives to meet all the needs of the college, particularly external support, including: scholarships, fellowships and professorships; operating funds for programs; advisory and advocacy groups for academic and research programs; fund raising capability; management of land holdings; and stewardship of donor gifts and funding support for Natural Resources Advancement.

Bylaws and Financials

The NC State Natural Resources Foundation’s bylaws, endowment spending policy, W9, annual audits, tax returns and other legal documents are available for review on the Foundation Accounting and Investments website.

Board Meeting Dates

2025

• January 30 Location: Virtual
• April 10-11 Location: Raleigh
• October 2-3 Location: Raleigh

2024

• January 18-19
  Location: Virtual
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• April 18-19
  Location: Raleigh
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• October 31-November 1
  Location: Raleigh, NC
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2023

• January 26-27
  Location: Raleigh, NC
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• April 20-21
  Location: Raleigh, NC
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• September 21-22
  Location: Charlotte, NC
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2022

• January 20-21, 2022
  Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting
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• April 28-29, 2022
  Location: Raleigh, NC
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  Commitee Agendas
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• September 29-30
  Location: Raleigh, NC
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2021

• January 21-22, 2021
  Location: Raleigh, NC
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• April 22-23, 2021
  Location: Raleigh, NC
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• September 30-October 1, 2021
  Location: Raleigh, NC and Virtual Zoom meeting
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  Minutes September 30
  Minutes October 1
  

2020

• January 16-17, 2020
  Location: Thursday – Park Alumni Center, Raleigh, NC; Friday – PNC arena, Raleigh, NC
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  Minutes – January 16
  Minutes – January 17
• April 16, 2020
  Location: Virtual Zoom meeting
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• September 17, 2020
  Location: Virtual Zoom meeting
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2019

• January 17-18, 2019
  Location: NC Museum of Natural Science and McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC
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  Minutes – January 17
  Minutes – January 18
• April 25-26, 2019
  Location: Park Alumni Center, Raleigh, NC
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  Minutes – April 25
  Minutes – April 26
• May 20, 2019
  Location: Conference call originating from 2024 Biltmore Hall
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  Minutes – May 20
• September 19-20, 2019
  Location: Thursday – Park Alumni Center, Raleigh, NC; Friday – Carol Johnson Poole Clubhouse, Raleigh, NC
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  Minutes – September 19
  Minutes – September 20

2018

• January 18-19, 2018 (Cancelled because of snow)
  Location: The StateView, Museum of Natural Sciences, McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC
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• February 16, 2018
  Location: Conference call originating from 2024 Biltmore Hall
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• April 26-27, 2018
  Location: Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach, NC
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  Minutes – April 26
  Minutes – April 27
• September 13-14, 2018 (Cancelled because of Hurricane Florence)
  Location: Park Alumni Center and NC Museum of Natural Sciences.
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• October 8, 2018
  Location: Conference call originating from 2024 Biltmore Hall
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2017

• January 19-20, 2017
  Location: Biltmore Hall and McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC
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  Minutes- January 19
  Minutes – January 20
• April 27-28, 2017
  Location: Durham Hilton (Near Duke University and Hill Forest), Durham, NC
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  Minutes – March 10 
  Minutes – April 27
  Minutes – April 28
• October 26-27, 2017
  Location: Park Alumni Center and Carol Johnson Poole Clubhouse at Lonnie Poole Golf Course, Raleigh, NC
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  Committee Agendas
  Minutes –  October 26
  Minutes – October 27

2016

• January 28-29, 2016
  Location: Talley Student Union, Raleigh, NC
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• April 28-29, 2016
  Location: Embassy Suites, Cary, NC
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• October 27-28, 2016
  Location: Embassy Suites, Cary, NC
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