Twin City Development Foundation
Twin City Development Foundation is a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, public charity that funds education and economic development in Forsyth County and surrounding areas. Its website says it was formerly known as the DataMax Foundation and that it has provided $6.3 million in local grants since 2007.
Twin City Development Foundation at a glance
In short: Twin City Development Foundation gave $913K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in North Carolina. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $913,000
- +47.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +46.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $41,500
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $18,116,599
- +10.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (8 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Twin City Development Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation says prospective applicants should first discuss their organization’s fit with the Executive Director. Before a full application, applicants must submit a short executive summary for evaluation. Applications are made available after that discussion. Emergency grants outside the regular review cycles may be considered with Board approval.
- Review Cycle
- The listed April 30, 2026 deadline is past. The foundation’s guidelines describe spring pre-applications due March 1, with decisions in late April and notification by May 1, and fall pre-applications due September 1, with decisions in late October and notification by November 1.
- Deadline
- The listed April 30, 2026 deadline is past.
- Contact
Mailing address: 500 W 5Th Street Ste 800-28, Winstonsalem, NC 27101
Phone: (336) 777-3595
Website: https://twincityfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Twin City Development Foundation
Who Twin City Development Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was WS Foundationwsfcs Futures Fund ($400K). Together the top 10 received $690K.
Grant Size Distribution
98 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 86 grants of 98 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated grantmaking area is Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, North Carolina. Its 2025 filing reports that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Twin City Development Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 22 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $73K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $25K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $178K (2020) to $913K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $913K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| WS Foundationwsfcs Futures Fund Winston-Salem, NC | Education | $400,000 |
| NC Museum of Art Foundation Inc Raleigh, NC | Economic Development | $50,000 |
| Winston-Salemforsyth County School Winston-Salem, NC | Education | $40,000 |
| Triad Cultural Arts Inc Winston-Salem, NC | Education | $35,000 |
| Greater W-S Development Corp Winston-Salem, NC | Economic Development | $30,000 |
| SG Atkins Community Development Corp Winston-Salem, NC | Economic Development | $30,000 |
| Trosa Inc Durham, NC | Economic Development | $30,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County Winston-Salem, NC | Education | $25,000 |
| Kaleideum Winston-Salem, NC | Education | $25,000 |
| Winston Starts Winston-Salem, NC | Economic Development | $25,000 |
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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 | $18,116,599 | $688,179 | $1,064,195 | $913,000 | 22 | $688,179 |
| 2024 | $16,423,153 | $958,484 | $753,810 | $620,300 | 15 | $956,609 |
| 2023 | $14,990,048 | $1,097,592 | $713,314 | $580,530 | 22 | $1,097,592 |
| 2022 | $13,639,500 | $-115,486 | $444,505 | $315,000 | 14 | $-87,186 |
| 2021 | $16,743,150 | $628,620 | $659,219 | $580,000 | 25 | $514,865 |
| 2020 | $14,960,601 | $2,506,722 | $242,582 | $177,500 | 10 | $453,387 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to fund public education and economic development in Forsyth County and surrounding areas. Its guidelines list economic development, workforce development, and education as focus areas. Grants and matching grants are available to nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, and approved public/private partnerships; low-interest program-related loans may support qualifying nonprofit or for-profit projects.
The foundation says grant-funded community benefits may include creating or saving jobs, improving Forsyth County neighborhoods and public education, nurturing entrepreneurs, and improving the county’s business climate.
Its 2025 grantees illustrate a range of supported work. Triad Cultural Arts describes itself as a community-based arts organization that brings recognition to Black American history and culture. SG Atkins Community Development says it works on housing restoration and economic development along the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive corridor in East Winston-Salem. The Do School describes its work as skills training for people in underserved communities, using renovated homes as learning labs.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $913,000. Grant amounts ranged from $6,000 to $400,000, with a median of $25,000. Its largest reported award was $400,000 to WS Foundation/W SFCS Futures Fund for education. Other notable grants included $50,000 to NC Museum of Art Foundation for economic development; $40,000 to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School for education; and $35,000 to Triad Cultural Arts for education. Awards of $30,000 went to Greater W-S Development Corp, SG Atkins Community Development, and TROSA, each for economic development.
The foundation offers general grants and the annual Tom Blair Legacy Grant, which honors Tom Blair and supports economic development in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Its listed legacy grant recipients include Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership for operating support in 2024 and TROSA Triad for vocational training in 2022.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert Egleston as Executive Director and lists Ellis Keifer, Kirby Robinson, Talitha Vickers, Betsy Brown, Sandra Fishel-Booth, Penn Broyhill, Dixon Pitt, Adam Sebastian, and Jamarkus Swinson as directors. The filing also says Robert Egleston and Lisa Venable, both independent contractors, perform administrative and management functions.
Twin City Development Foundation is led by Robert Clark, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Clark
Chair
2nd Past Cha → Vice Chair & T, 2024
Vice Chair & T → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Brown
Director
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Penn Broyhill
Director
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Fishel-Booth
Director
On filings since 2023
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Sebastian
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dixon Pitt
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamarkus Swinson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Townsend
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellis Keifer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirby Robinson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Talitha Vickers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Egleston
Executive Di
On filings since 2021
12 hrs/week
$24K (2021) → $36K (2025)
Mamie Sutphin
Past Chair
Vice Chair & T → Chair, 2024
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Womble
2nd Past Cha
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
Past Chair → 2nd Past Cha, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Davis
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melvin Scales
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Andy Dreyfuss (2020–2024) — 2nd Past Cha
- Former: Damon Sanders-Pratt (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Brewer (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Vivian Perez Chandler (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Deborah Best (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Bob Leak (2023) — Director
- Former: Karl Yena (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Poe (2020–2022) — 2nd Past Cha
- Former: Will Baucom (2021–2022) — Director · Filing note: Ended 12/2022
- Former: Elizabeth Repetti (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Evan Raleigh (2020–2021) — Director Thr
- Former: Robert Greene (2020–2021) — 2nd Past Cha
- Former: Cbhbc Corp LLC (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Mark Doughton (2020) — 2nd Past Chair
- Former: Michelle Cook (2020) — Director
- Former: Scott Krewson (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $36K, to Robert Egleston (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Twin City Development Foundation
How much does Twin City Development Foundation give each year?
Twin City Development Foundation gave $913K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $620K across 15 grants.
What is Twin City Development Foundation's typical grant size?
Twin City Development Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $41,500, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Twin City Development Foundation that year got $73K on average.
Where does Twin City Development Foundation give grants?
Twin City Development Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Winston-Salem, NC (19 grants).
Does Twin City Development Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Twin City Development Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Economic Development" (12 grants), "Education" (7 grants) and "Workforce Develop." (3 grants).
Who are Twin City Development Foundation's largest grantees?
Twin City Development Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include WS Foundationwsfcs Futures Fund ($400,000), NC Museum of Art Foundation Inc ($50,000) and Winston-Salemforsyth County School ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Twin City Development Foundation?
Twin City Development Foundation reported $18.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $688K.
What does Twin City Development Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to fund public education and economic development in Forsyth County and surrounding areas. Its guidelines list economic development, workforce development, and education as focus areas. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Twin City Development Foundation?
The foundation says prospective applicants should first discuss their organization’s fit with the Executive Director. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Twin City Development Foundation's EIN?
Twin City Development Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8548088. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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