Greater Winston-Salem Inc Foundation

In filing year 2024, the organization reported 17 grants totaling $232,270. Grants ranged from $6,045 to $20,000, with a median of $15,000. Listed purposes included “BUSINESS MINORITY PR” and “ASPIRE PROGRAM.”

Among the largest reported grants were $20,000 to Dynamic Collision LLC; $18,000 each to Cisco Site Services LLC, Hope Counseling & Consulting Servic, Purposeful Pediatrics PLLC, Smith’s Primary Care and Wellness, and Southside Discount Pharmacy; and $12,225 to Forsyth Tech. The filing lists the first six recipients in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Purposeful Pediatrics in Clemmons, North Carolina, and Forsyth Tech in Winston-Salem. The listed purposes were “BUSINESS MINORITY PR” for the first six and “ASPIRE PROGRAM” for Forsyth Tech.

The organization’s website described a 2025 Entrepreneurial Catalyst Grant cycle for Entrepreneurial Support Organizations and other local entities. The fund was intended for Winston-Salem-based organizations whose core functions directly serve Winston-Salem-based early-stage companies. Awards were described as typically $5,000–$10,000, up to $10,000 per year per organization, for activities such as capacity building, program development, resource deployment, events, early-stage fundraising support, and ecosystem-wide marketing. Deadline: July 3, 2025; this was a past application cycle.

The website also described the 2023 cycle of its Minority Business Enterprise Grant program for Black- and Latinx-owned small businesses in Forsyth County. The stated eligibility requirements included being in operation by January 1, 2023, having 1–25 full-time employees, and gross annual sales under $1 million. Businesses could apply for up to $25,000. The application window ran August 25–September 25, 2023; this was a past cycle. The website reported that the 2023 cohort consisted of 20 locally owned small businesses and received $219,600 for business costs incurred throughout 2024.