FundersNorth Carolina

Strickland Family Foundation

Winston Salem, NC · EIN 56-1900147. Reported 335 grants totalling $3,474,235 to 134 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,250median grant
$3,474,235granted, 2021-2023
134organizations funded
86%of grantees funded again the next year
$68.0Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Strickland Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $2,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $310,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
48 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
192 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
34 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
40 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
6 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
7 grants
$100,000 and Up
8 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Crossnore Communities for ChildrenWinstonsalem, NC$830,000332023
Wilkes Community College FoundationWilkesboro, NC$828,000332023
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC$228,000532023
Community Care CenterWinstonsalem, NC$150,000332023
Second Harvest Food Bank of NwncWinstonsalem, NC$150,000332023
Senior ServicesWinstonsalem, NC$83,500332023
Saint Paul's Episcopal ChurchWilkesboro, NC$57,600332023
Crisis Control MinistriesWinstonsalem, NC$49,000332023
Centenary United Methodist ChurchWinstonsalem, NC$48,250332023
United WayWinstonsalem, NC$45,000332023
American Red CrossGreensboro, NC$40,000432023
Miracles in SightWinstonsalem, NC$35,000222023
Samaritan MinistriesWinstonsalem, NC$32,500332023
Atrium Health Wake Forest BaptistWinstonsalem, NC$30,000222023
Children's Law CenterWinstonsalem, NC$30,000332023
Mayo FoundationRochester, MN$30,000332023
Triad StageGreensboro, NC$30,000112021
Myfuturenc IncRaleigh, NC$30,000112021
Fourth Presbyterian ChurchGreenville, SC$27,500322023
Wilkes Recovery Revolution IncN Wilkesboro, NC$25,000332023
Women in Motion of High PointHigh Point, NC$25,000112023
Piedmont CraftsmenWinstonsalem, NC$21,000332023
Uncsa Foundation IncWinstonsalem, NC$21,000332023
Arts Council (the)Winstonsalem, NC$20,000332023
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$18,000332023
Animal Adoption & Rescue FoundationWinstonsalem, NC$17,500332023
Family Services IncWinstonsalem, NC$17,500332023
Arbor AcresWinstonsalem, NC$15,500332023
Duke Heart CenterDurham, NC$15,000222022
Quantum Futures Group IncOtto, NC$15,000332023
Wilkes Health FoundationN Wilkesboro, NC$15,000332023
Hope of Winston-Salem IncWinstonsalem, NC$13,000332023
Reynolda HouseWinstonsalem, NC$13,000332023
Salvation Army (the)Winstonsalem, NC$13,000332023
Trellis Supportive Care FoundationWinstonsalem, NC$12,500332023
TrosaDurham, NC$12,000332023
Bethesda Center for the HomelessWinstonsalem, NC$11,000332023
Playmakers Repertory CompanyChaple Hill, NC$10,000112023
Project BelieveRichmond, VA$10,000112023
Project ImpactWinston Salem, NC$10,000112021
Shepherd's Center of Greater W-SWinstonsalem, NC$10,000332023
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Forsyth CoWinstonsalem, NC$9,500332023
Community Counseling & Education CtrSnata Barbara, CA$9,000332023
Ebenezer Gardens Christian Childrens HomeN Wilkesboro, NC$9,000332023
Mental Health Association of Forsyth CoWinstonsalem, NC$9,000332023
Winston-Salem Rescue MissionWinstonsalem, NC$9,000332023
Forsyth Humane SocietyWinstonsalem, NC$8,500332023
Old Salem Museums & GardensWinstonsalem, NC$8,500332023
Wilkes Art GalleryN Wilkesboro, NC$8,350332023
ASPCAWashington, DC$7,500332023
Buxton United Methodist ChurchBuxton, NC$7,500332023
Centers for Exceptional Children (the)Winstonsalem, NC$7,500332023
The Catherine FundWest Hills, CA$7,500332023
UmarCharlotte, NC$7,500332023
Ronald Mcdonald HouseWinstonsalem, NC$7,000332023
Friends of East Bend Town SquareEast Bend, NC$6,805112021
Fringe Benefits AllianceLos Angeles, CA$6,750332023
Hatteras Island Rescue SquadBuxton, NC$6,500332023
Heal the BaySanta Monica, CA$6,500332023
Vcfd Widows Orphans & Assistance FundCamarillo, CA$6,500222023
Nc Network of GrantmakersRaleigh, NC$6,380332023
California State Parks FoundationSan Francisco, CA$6,000332023
Cancer Services IncWinstonsalem, NC$6,000332023
Children's Hope AllianceBarium Springs, NC$6,000332023
City of Burbank Fire DepartmentBurbank, CA$6,000332023
Forsyth Tech FoundationWinstonsalem, NC$6,000332023
Humane Society of the United StatesWashington, DC$6,000332023
Joel Osteen MinistriesHouston, TX$6,000332023
Million KidsRiverside, CA$6,000332023
SeccaWinstonsalem, NC$6,000332023
Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA$6,000332023
Unicef USAWashington, DC$6,000332023
Winston-Salem SymphonyWinstonsalem, NC$6,000332023
Winston-Salem Street SchoolWinstonsalem, NC$5,750332023
ArtsCharlotte, NC$5,000112021
Forest Garden ClubWinstonsalem, NC$5,000112022
Goodly Frame Theatre CompanyGreensboro, NC$5,000112021
MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX$5,000222022
Saint James ParrishWilmington, NC$5,000112022
St Paul's Episcopal ChurchWinstonsalem, NC$5,000222022
Wfu Baptist Medical CenterWinston Salem, NC$5,000112021
Winston-Salem Center for Education & ArtsWinstonsalem, NC$5,000112023
Winston-Salem Foundation (the)Winstonsalem, NC$5,000332023
Fur-Ever Friends of NcWinstonsalem, NC$4,500332023
Winston-Salem Theatre AllianceWinstonsalem, NC$4,500332023
Ventura County Fire DepartmentOjai, CA$4,250222022
Agricultural Development Initiatives IncPfafftown, NC$4,000332023
Christ Episcopal ChurchVerda Beach, FL$4,000222022
Gram Rescue RanchWinstonsalem, NC$4,000332023
Little Theatre of Winston-SalemWinstonsalem, NC$4,000332023
SalemtowneWinstonsalem, NC$4,000332023
Sawtooth School for Visual ArtWinstonsalem, NC$4,000332023
Winston-Salem Police FoundationWinstonsalem, NC$3,750332023
BookmarksWinstonsalem, NC$3,000332023
Feed the ChildrenOklahoma Ciry, OK$3,000332023
Forty Stage CompanyWinstonsalem, NC$3,000332023
Hatteras Island Wildlife RehabilitationFrisco, NC$3,000332023
Humane Society of Ventura CountyOjai, CA$3,000332023
Junior AchievementGreensboro, NC$3,000332023
Madeira School (the)Mclean, VA$3,000332023
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$3,000332023
We Team Youth Services IncWinstonsalem, NC$2,750332023
Love LiteracyWinstonsalem, NC$2,500112023
Exponent PhilanthropyWashington, DC$2,450222023
Alzheimer's AssociationCharlotte, NC$2,250332023
Spirit Gum Theatre CompanyWinstonsalem, NC$2,000222022
Take the Lead North CarolinaWinston Salem, NC$2,000112021
Tenor Guitar FoundationAstoria, OR$2,000222023
Wilkes County Board of EducationGreensboro, NC$2,000222022
Carolina Poodle RescuePacolet, SC$1,500332023
Catherine H Barber Memorial ShelterNorth Wilkesboro, NC$1,500332023
PBS North CarolinaRaleigh, NC$1,500332023
Winston-Salem Festival BalletWinston Salem, NC$1,500112021
Easter SealsRaleigh, NC$1,250332023
World VisionTacoma, WA$1,200332023
City With DwellingsWinstonsalem, NC$1,000112023
Dare Co Association of Fire OfficersNags Head, NC$1,000332023
Nc Veterinary Medical FoundationRaleigh, NC$1,000112022
National Ms SocietyGreensboro, NC$1,000112021
Thomas Cooley Law SchoolLansing, MI$1,000222022
Winston-Salem Crime StoppersWinstonsalem, NC$1,000222022
Princeton Prospect Fdtntower FundPrinceton, NJ$700332023
Bbb Wise Giving AllianceMerrifield, VA$600222023
Princeton U Friends of TrianglePrinceton, NJ$600332023
American Diabetes AssociationMerrifield, VA$500222022
Animal Rescue & Foster ProgramGreensboro, NC$500222022
Arts Council of Greater GreensboroGreensboro, NC$500112023
Alzheimer's Disease ResearchClarksburg, MD$250112021
Arthritis FoundationWashington, DC$250112022
Arthritis FoundationWashington, NC$250112021
Bbb Wise Giving AllianceMerrifield, NC$250112021
AARP FoundationLong Beach, CA$200112021
Special Olympics of NcRaleigh, NC$200222022
Se Old Johnsonville Cemetery OrganizationHeminway, SC$150112021

108 of 134 (81%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 86%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 172 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
33 grants
Education
30 grants
Animal Welfare
23 grants
Human Services
19 grants
Health Care
9 grants
Mental Health
9 grants
International Affairs
9 grants
Housing & Shelter
7 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021119$1,206,005$2,000
2022113$1,189,900$2,500
2023103$1,078,330$2,250

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

North Carolina
$3.3M
California
$68K
Minnesota
$30K
South Carolina
$29K
District of Columbia
$22K
Georgia
$18K
Virginia
$14K
Texas
$11K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

The Winston-Salem Foundation45 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund44 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc37 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc32 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc31 shared recipientsReynolds American Foundation25 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Strickland Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 2000 W First Street Suite 604, Winston Salem, NC, 27104. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 56-1900147 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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