The NC Newspaper in Education Foundation and the First Amendment Foundation merged in 1995 to form the NC Press Foundation (NCPF). NCPF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to defend citizens' right to know, promote civic participation through literacy programs and other educational initiatives and provide small loans/grants to assist in legal representation for the state's journalists.
The board has identified the following priorities:
- Newspapers in Education
- First Amendment advocacy
- Literacy
- Litigation services
- Media Law Handbook
- Scholarships for the high school journalist of the year
- Newspaper history project
Bylaws of North Carolina Press Foundation