Guilford Green Foundation
Guilford Green Foundation & lgbtq center (GGF) advances equality and inclusion through philanthropy, programming and advocacy that uplifts the lgbtq community
Guilford Green Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,186,155
- -0.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $354,041
- +12.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $7,573
- +29.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $348,092
- -26.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Guilford Green Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
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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 | $1,186,155 | $354,041 | $348,092 | — | — | $7,573 |
| 2024 | $1,187,702 | $314,177 | $475,605 | — | — | $5,843 |
| 2023 | $1,203,068 | $459,128 | $406,592 | — | — | $11,375 |
| 2022 | $1,120,838 | $319,737 | $327,543 | — | — | $3,667 |
| 2021 | $1,190,102 | $263,977 | $243,567 | — | — | $833 |
| 2019 | $968,346 | $278,717 | $289,481 | $10,000 | 1 | $11,670 |
About Guilford Green Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Guilford Green Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Greensboro, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $8K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Guilford Green Foundation is led by Jennifer H. Ruppe, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jennifer H. Ruppe
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$80K (2019) → $79K (2025)
Bess Netwon
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kami Rowan
Chairperson
Board Member → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Lalonde
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meredeth Summers
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Coughlin
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cleveland Rayford III
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dara Arroyo Longoria
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack Garvey Jr.
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Karbley
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Murphie Chappell
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Knight
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Ganisha Baker (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Murray (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Luis Garay (2022–2024) — Chair
- Former: Michael Alston (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bess Newton (2024) — Executive Di
- Former: Barbara Lawrence (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kim Marston (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Rob Overman (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Renee Saxon (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Mike Casterlow (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Sylvester (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Summer Foster (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tal Blevins (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ashley Hart (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bert Davis (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bill Guill (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Cecil Brockman (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Doug Von Der Lippe (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Evelyn Day (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Payton McGarry (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Stonecypher (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Susan Lowe (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Marshand Hager (2019) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $79K, to Jennifer H Ruppe (Executive Director, Thru FEB 2025).
Frequently asked questions about Guilford Green Foundation
How large is Guilford Green Foundation?
Guilford Green Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $354K.
What is Guilford Green Foundation?
Guilford Green Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Greensboro, NC. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Guilford Green Foundation operate?
Guilford Green Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Guilford Green Foundation's EIN?
Guilford Green Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2091293. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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