Funding search · EIN 566037615 · Winstonsalem, NC

The Winston-Salem Foundation

Name: The Winston-Salem Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

2,369
grants reported: $241.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

varying

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Pass-through gifts to other community foundations and charitable gift funds
Community development corporations, CDFIs and housing finance across the Southeast
Forsyth County human services: food, seniors, crisis aid, foster care
Higher education, heavily Wake Forest plus HBCUs and NC public universities
Health systems and heart research, led by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
K-12 and college-access programs: City Year, Summit School, Crosby Scholars

Typical grant

Median grant is $25,000 and the middle half runs $10,000 to $77,500, so most of what moves is modest and repeated. The seven-figure checks are one-time commitments to intermediaries (Charities Aid Foundation America at $5.8M, Davie Community Foundation at $3M) or single large community development bets ($1.5M to Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, $1M to Florida and Appalachian housing and reinvestment groups). Repeat giving is the norm at the local level: Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC shows 173 separate grants and Senior Services 179, which is many small gifts stacking up rather than one renewed award.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“varying purposes”
“Community Reinvestment”
“Community Development Corporation”
“Community Foundation”
“Forsyth County”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor health work to Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist or American Heart Association, their two largest recurring health recipients.
Ask $25,000 to $75,000 for a first local project; reserve six-figure asks for housing or economic development.
Name Forsyth County beneficiaries explicitly; 969 of 1,899 recipients are North Carolina organizations.
If your work touches affordable housing or small business capital, mirror the CDFI and reinvestment framing they fund at $250K-$1.5M.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation, so most of the file is donor-advised and the purpose fields say nothing; the decision maker is usually a fundholder, not staff, which makes relationship cultivation more useful than a cold proposal. The large out-of-state grants cluster tightly in Atlanta, Washington DC and Florida community development, which reads as one corporate-affiliated reinvestment fund rather than an open regional interest.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Charities Aid Foundation America2 grants · $9.0M
Davie Community Foundation2 grants · $3.0M
Atrium Health Foundation2 grants · $3.0M
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership2 grants · $3.0M
City Year1 grant · $2.6M
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership1 grant · $2.6M
Wake Forest University2 grants · $2.5M
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina2 grants · $2.2M
American Heart Association3 grants · $2.2M
Unc Charlotte Foundation2 grants · $2.1M

Giving over time

$73.2M

2022

$79.8M

2023

$88.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,369 grants.

$5.8M
Charities Aid Foundation America · 2024
14 grant(s) for varying purposes
$3.2M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2023
8 grant(s) for varying purposes
$3.0M
Davie Community Foundation · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$2.6M
City Year · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$2.6M
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership · Atlanta, GA · 2022
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$2.1M
American Heart Association · 2024
19 grant(s) for varying purposes
$2.0M
Coppin State University Development Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.8M
Winston-Salemforsyth County Schools · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
43 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.8M
Family Services · 2024
46 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.7M
Wake Forest University · 2024
84 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.6M
United Way of Forsyth County · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
80 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.5M
Atrium Health Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
4 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.5M
Atrium Health Foundation · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.5M
Atrium Health Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.5M
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.5M
Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership · Atlanta, GA · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.5M
The American College of Financial Services · King of Prussia, PA · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.4M
Nc State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023
15 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.4M
Senior Services · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
194 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.3M
City Year · Boston, MA · 2022
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.2M
United Way of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.2M
Senior Services · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
205 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.2M
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
145 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.1M
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
162 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.1M
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.1M
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina · North Charleston, SC · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.1M
Unc Charlotte Foundation · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.1M
Nc State University Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022
13 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.1M
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc · 2024
173 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Unc Charlotte Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2023
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Unc Charlotte Foundation · Charlotte, NC · 2022
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Crossnore Communities for Children · 2024
75 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2022
4 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
National Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Clark Atlanta University · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Ron Clark Academy · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Davis Memorial Goodwill Industries · Washington, DC · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Ron Clark Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Thurgood Marshall College Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute · Charleston, WV · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
Thurgood Marshall College Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$1.0M
West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute · Charleston, WV · 2022
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$925,000
Samaritan'S Feet International · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$918,733
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · 2024
155 grant(s) for varying purposes
$912,026
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
163 grant(s) for varying purposes
$908,507
Arbor Acres · 2024
96 grant(s) for varying purposes
$907,199
Crossnore School and Children'S Home · Crossnore, NC · 2022
77 grant(s) for varying purposes
$906,340
Senior Services · 2024
179 grant(s) for varying purposes
$900,015
Summit School · 2024
78 grant(s) for varying purposes
$900,000
Loras College · Dubuque, IA · 2022
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$878,414
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · 2024
165 grant(s) for varying purposes
$869,186
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
71 grant(s) for varying purposes
$850,000
Bps Foundation · 2024
3 grant(s) for varying purposes
$850,000
Fisk University · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$850,000
Associated Catholic Charities · Baltimore, MD · 2022
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$840,656
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
171 grant(s) for varying purposes
$814,000
Greater Winston-Salem · 2024
4 grant(s) for varying purposes
$812,422
Crossnore Communities for Children · Crossnore, NC · 2023
88 grant(s) for varying purposes
$810,333
Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2022
7 grant(s) for varying purposes
$798,426
Unc School of the Arts Foundation · 2024
71 grant(s) for varying purposes
$770,598
Foundation for the Carolinas · Charlotte, NC · 2023
9 grant(s) for varying purposes
$768,522
Centenary United Methodist Church · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
104 grant(s) for varying purposes
$754,857
Centenary United Methodist Church · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
102 grant(s) for varying purposes
$750,850
Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2023
3 grant(s) for varying purposes
$750,000
Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$738,330
Winston-Salem State University Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
41 grant(s) for varying purposes
$700,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2023
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$681,740
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
80 grant(s) for varying purposes
$670,940
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
153 grant(s) for varying purposes
$647,333
Foundation for the Carolinas · 2024
10 grant(s) for varying purposes
$626,324
High Point University · 2024
10 grant(s) for varying purposes
$625,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2022
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$601,000
Bps Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$600,000
Florida a&M University Foundation · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$600,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$600,000
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$600,000
Urban League of Broward County · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$562,121
Salvation Army · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
117 grant(s) for varying purposes
$549,590
Nc Zoological Society · Asheboro, NC · 2022
17 grant(s) for varying purposes
$543,667
United Way of the National Capital Area · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$533,334
North Carolina Chamber Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$533,333
North Carolina Chamber Foundation · 2024
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$533,000
Wesleyan Education Center · High Point, NC · 2022
4 grant(s) for varying purposes
$529,949
Salvation Army of Winston-Salem · 2024
115 grant(s) for varying purposes
$529,853
Nc Zoological Society · Asheboro, NC · 2023
18 grant(s) for varying purposes
$523,116
United Way of Forsyth County · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
74 grant(s) for varying purposes
$516,000
Millennium Fund (for Share W-S) · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$515,000
Community Reinvestment Alliance of South Florida · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$510,000
Book Harvest · Durham, NC · 2023
3 grant(s) for varying purposes
$507,416
Winston-Salem State University Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
41 grant(s) for varying purposes
$506,000
Int'L Mission Board Southern Baptist Convention · Richmond, VA · 2023
3 grant(s) for varying purposes
$503,139
Summit School · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
75 grant(s) for varying purposes
$502,000
Shift Education · Greensboro, NC · 2023
2 grant(s) for varying purposes
$500,000
Central Piedmont Community College Foundation · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$500,000
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$500,000
Florida Community Loan Fund · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes
$500,000
Gateway Community Development Corporation · 2024
1 grant(s) for varying purposes

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.