Twin City Development Foundation
Winstonsalem, NC · EIN 20-8548088. Reported 86 grants totalling $2,273,330 to 64 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Twin City Development Foundation, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S41) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 64 distinct organizations, with 9% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 19% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $20,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $110,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Winstonsalem, NC | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Foundation Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $182,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Winston-Salem Development Corp | Winston Salem, NC | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Piedmont Triad Partnership | Greensboro, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Northwest North Carolina | Winston Salem, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winstonsalem, NC | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salem Academy & College | Winston Salem, NC | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $63,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Downtown Winston-Salem Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Senior Services Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winston-Salemforsyth County School | Winstonsalem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winston Starts | Winston Salem, NC | $48,530 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forsyth Medical Center Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Winston Salem Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Moji Coffee and More | Winstonsalem, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Triad Cultural Arts Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winston Salem Theatre Alliance Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Winston-Salem Center for Education and the Arts | Winston Salem, NC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winston-Salem State University Foundation Incorporated | Winston Salem, NC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Creative Economy | Winston Salem, NC | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Do School | Winston Salem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Empower Tech Scholarship Fund | Winstonsalem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers Inc | Durham, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Winston-Salem Mixxer Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abc of Nc Child Development Center | Winston Salem, NC | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Downtown Winston-Salem Community Cinema | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Financial Pathways of the Piedmont Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miracles in Sight | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Piedmont Environmental Alliance Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| S G Atkins Community Development Corporation | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce | Winstonsalem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| World Relief Corporation O National | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winston Salem Police Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aerox Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| James Shaw Ace Academy | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kaleideum | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Black Repertory Company Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piedmont Triad Partnership | High Point, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southside Rides Foundation Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tck Providence Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Authoring Action | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Creatic Corridors Coalition | Winstonsalem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crosby Scholars Community Partnership | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Goler-Depot Street Renaissance Corporation | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guiding Ins for Dev Education | Winstonsalem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hispanic League | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lead Girls of Nc Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Winston-Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winston Salem Symphony Assoc | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| A Bed and a Book | Winston Salem, NC | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bookmarks | Winstonsalem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dress for Success Winston-Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forsyth Education Partnership | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Sports Media Association Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reach Womens Network | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reynolda House Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Forsyth County Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winston-Salem Street School | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Winston-Salem Urban League | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
15 of 64 (23%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 50 of 64 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | $177,500 | $17,500 |
| 2021 | 25 | $580,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 14 | $315,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 22 | $580,530 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 15 | $620,300 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $20,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Twin City Development Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 14 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 500 W 5TH Street Ste 800-28, Winstonsalem, NC, 27101.
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