Greater Gift Initiative Inc
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Greater Gift Initiative Inc at a glance
In short: Greater Gift Initiative Inc reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $13,472 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -64.5% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $177,911
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $66,583
- -67.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,047
- +33.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $90,055
- -43.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Greater Gift Initiative Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Greater Gift Initiative Inc gives
- Giving grew 202% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $49K (2022). In 2025 it reported $13K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gavi Allicance Co Charities Aid Foundation America Alexandrea, VA | Vaccines | $24,087 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina Winston-Salem, NC | Feeding America | $9,817 |
| Hispanic League Scholarship Winston-Salem, NC | Scholarship | $3,000 |
| NCCU Foundation Inc Durham, NC | Scholarship | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $177,911 | $66,583 | $90,055 | $13,472 | Total only | $1,047 |
| 2024 | $195,732 | $203,317 | $158,729 | $37,904 | 4 | $784 |
| 2023 | $150,955 | $301,369 | $314,202 | $22,966 | 5 | $563 |
| 2022 | $163,711 | $315,711 | $311,982 | $48,739 | 4 | $143 |
| 2021 | $159,982 | $393,676 | $295,721 | $12,542 | 2 | $13 |
| 2020 | $62,605 | $227,012 | $218,773 | $15,859 | 2 | $2 |
| 2019 | $53,459 | $231,831 | $214,291 | $5,432 | 1 | $1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Greater Gift Initiative Inc
Based on IRS filings
Greater Gift Initiative Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Winston-Salem, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $178K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $13K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Greater Gift Initiative Inc is led by Jennifer Byrne, Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer Byrne
Chairman
Director & Chair → Director & CEO, 2024
Director & CEO → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Orantes
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Wright
Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2021
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darren White
Treasurer
Director & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Darius Ford (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kristin Kinlaw (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Lindsey Hofmann (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Reina Rodriquez (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Joan Chambers (2019–2023) — CEO
- Former: Clare Grace (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Harsha Rajasimha (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Sharon Hanion (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth S. Bunch (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Mark Lacy (2019–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Greater Gift Initiative Inc
How much does Greater Gift Initiative Inc give each year?
Greater Gift Initiative Inc reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $38K across 4 grants.
How large is Greater Gift Initiative Inc?
Greater Gift Initiative Inc reported $178K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $67K.
What is Greater Gift Initiative Inc?
Greater Gift Initiative Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Winston-Salem, NC. It holds $178K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Greater Gift Initiative Inc operate?
Greater Gift Initiative Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts, North Carolina, Virginia.
What is Greater Gift Initiative Inc's EIN?
Greater Gift Initiative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-1259078. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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