Wake Forest University
Winstonsalem, NC · EIN 56-0532138. Reported 201 grants totalling $18.7M to 123 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, 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 Wake Forest University, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B430) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 123 distinct organizations, with 27% 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. 58% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $27,600. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $90,000; the smallest was $5,150 and the largest $1,484,596. 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 | $5,053,618 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Reynolda House Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $2,573,356 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $779,765 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $562,996 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $559,702 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rutgers the State University | Piscataway, NJ | $550,359 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | State College, PA | $454,923 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $450,804 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Interfaith America | Chicago, IL | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | $349,657 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $255,818 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $252,754 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, TX | $228,880 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $222,288 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Black Repertory Company Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $213,751 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab | Berkeley, CA | $211,071 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $209,738 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $207,889 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Vision Community Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $207,143 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Charities Inc | St Petersburg, FL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lenoir County AIDS Task Force | Greenville, NC | $195,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Old North State Medical Society Inc | Greensboro, NC | $166,563 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | $138,065 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Forensic Association | Danvers, MA | $134,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | $133,418 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $121,561 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundations for Living Incorporated | Commerce, GA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Relationship Unleashed | Memphis, TN | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Christian Theological Seminary | Indianapolis, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compassionate Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miracle of Love Inc | Orlando, FL | $100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Council of Churches | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South Inc | Durham, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference Inc | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunday School Union African Methodist E Church | Nashville, TN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Together for Hope | Jackson, MS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Winston-Salem Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $95,272 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $91,564 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $88,188 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | $76,666 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Mississippi | Clinton, MS | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Center for Social Justice | Charlotte, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Forsyth County Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $73,250 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hight Impacto Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of North Texas | Denton, TX | $67,087 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of South Florida the | Tampa, FL | $66,933 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piedmont Triad Partnership | Greensboro, NC | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Inspiration and Change Inc | Sanford, FL | $53,571 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Paul AME Church | Montgomery, AL | $53,571 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Awareness for Life Corp | Sunrise, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| La Noticia | Charlotte, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| North Carolina AIDS Action Network | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Selma Air Inc | Selma, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital | Independence, OH | $42,868 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fayetteville Area Health Education Foundation Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leadership Winston-Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Winston-Salem Mixxer Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $39,295 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, WA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arkansas Black Gay Mens Forum | Little Rock, AR | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce | Winston Salem, NC | $31,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Carolina A&t University | Greensboro, NC | $28,844 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham, NC | $27,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $26,666 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whatsinthemirror | Pflugerville, TX | $26,666 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | $26,100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Do It for Me | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Engaging Arkansas Communities | Little Rock, AR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equality Foundation of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Helping Everyone Receive Ongoing Effective Support | Columbia, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hued Songs Inc | Miramar, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intervarsity Christian Fellowship- USA | Madison, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church | Nashville, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Out of Hand Theater Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reaching All HIV Muslims in America | Reston, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Renacer En Vida Nueva Inc | Orlando, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Afiya Center | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Health Action | Austin, TX | $24,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fabric | Cleveland, MS | $23,571 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unc Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $22,479 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $21,386 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $20,298 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| AIDS Alabama South LLC | Birmingham, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Stephen Metropolitan AME Zion Church | High Point, NC | $19,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $18,292 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pride in the Pews Nfp Inc | Chicago, IL | $17,857 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winston Salem State University | Winstonsalem, NC | $17,753 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Love & Hope Fellowship Church | Garner, NC | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winston-Salem Alliance | Winstonsalem, NC | $15,450 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stonehill College Inc | Easton, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Black Health and Equity | Durham, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winthrop University Foundation | Rock Hill, SC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ | $14,203 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Texas A&m University Foundation | Commerce, TX | $12,795 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abyssinian Community Services Inc | Memphis, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Be Connected Durham and Beyond | Durham, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Uplift Services | Arlington, TX | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mashup Nashville | Nashville, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashville C a R E S Inc | Nashville, TN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Institute of Technology Inc | Melbourne, FL | $11,821 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | Moscow, ID | $10,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $10,067 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 1 Love Media LLC | Winstonsalem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dwelling Place of Grand Rapids Nonprofit Housing Corporation | Grand Rapids, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hop Helping Other People | Kansas City, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hamilton Park United Methodist Church | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of the Triad Inc | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Public School Forum of North Carolina Inc | Cary, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reach Womens Network | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theolab Media LLC | Decatur, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mens Reentry Initiative | Columbia, SC | $9,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Winston Salem, NC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Chamber | Raleigh, NC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Choose Healthy Life | E Stroudsburg, PA | $7,143 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | $6,688 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $5,965 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
44 of 123 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Winston-Salem Foundation
Support Local Econ/Edu Dev'mt - Piedmont Triad Partnership
Support Local Econ Dev'mt - Leadership Winston-Salem
Sponsorship General Support
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 80 of 123 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 | 21 | $3,243,659 | $57,104 |
| 2021 | 49 | $4,812,877 | $50,489 |
| 2022 | 50 | $4,328,648 | $40,012 |
| 2023 | 81 | $6,274,744 | $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
54% 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 $27,600 -- 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 Wake Forest University's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 71 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 10 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: 1834 Wake Forest Rd Box 7201, Winstonsalem, NC, 27109.
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