Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Legacy does not award grants to individuals, private foundations or churches, nor does it award grants to organizations to be used as pass-through funds for another organization that is not a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization or a governmental entity. North Carolina Legacy does not ordinarily support:
- Projects, programs or organizations that serve relatively few people
- Church programs that do not have a separate 501(c)(3) designation
- Conferences and travel
- Capital or annual fundraising campaigns
- Administrative overhead
- Scholarships
- Private schools
- Research studies
- Units of federal government
- Political activities
- Publication of newsletters, magazines, books and the production of videos
- Endowment funds