Think broadly.

Allow The Winston-Salem Foundation to identify needs and opportunities in the community and target your dollars where most effective through competitive grants. (learn more)

Address issues.

You decide the general purpose of the fund, such as education, arts, or health, and the Foundation identifies projects that are effectively accomplishing that goal through competitive grants. (learn more)

Provide ongoing support.

Specify particular charitable agencies or organizations to receive the income from your endowed fund. (learn more)

Provide students' educational support.

Work with the Foundation to create the guidelines for the type of students who can receive assistance from the fund.  For example, these may be based on high school or college attended, merit, need, or field of study. (learn more)

Stay involved.

Our staff can work with you to identify charitable organizations addressing issues of importance to you, and you recommend grants to those charities you wish to support. The Foundation ensures the charitable status of beneficiaries and provides additional grantmaking and administrative support. (learn more)

Support annual giving.

Choose to use the Foundation to assist you with your annual giving needs.  Recommend grants to organizations that are important to you.  These funds must maintain a minimum balance of $1,000. (learn more)

For more information on establishing a fund at The Winston-Salem Foundation, contact a member of the Philanthropic Services staff at (336)725-2382.