City Lights Ministry

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Winston Salem, NC EIN 47-0977146

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$3.3M

Foundation funders

18

Grants recorded

40

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds City Lights Ministry?

City Lights Ministry is funded by 18 grantmakers, led by Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc ($1.5M), Network for Good ($463K), Triangle Community Foundation Inc ($455K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to City Lights Ministry between 2019–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2019 2 grants2020 6 grants2021 9 grants2022 7 grants2023 10 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $1.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $547K.

What grants has City Lights Ministry received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC IncFEEDING THE POOR AND$386,413
2025Eg & Klara M Smith FoundationRELIGIOUS$75,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$50,000
2025Triangle Community Foundation IncYOUTH DEVELOPMNT$30,000
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$5,454
2024Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC IncFEEDING THE POOR AND$436,610
2024Triangle Community Foundation IncYOUTH DEVELOPMNT$300,000
2024The Winston-Salem Foundation2 grant(s) for varying purposes$101,000
2024Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncCHILDREN'S AND YOUTH MINISTRY$100,000
2024Network for GoodUNRESTRICTED$83,713
2024Eg & Klara M Smith FoundationRELIGIOUS$75,000
2024Prim Family FoundationFOR GENERAL USE$50,000
2024McGuinn Homes FoundationGENERAL FUND$20,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024The Signatry Charitable TrustRELIGIOUS MINISTRY$5,000
2023Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC IncFEEDING THE POOR AND$339,831
2023Network for GoodUNRESTRICTED$110,660
2023Eg & Klara M Smith FoundationRELIGIOUS$65,000
2023Triangle Community Foundation IncYOUTH DEVELOPMNT$20,000
2023McGuinn Homes FoundationGENERAL FUND$18,075
2023The Winston-Salem Foundation4 grant(s) for varying purposes$5,100
2023True Homes Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$200
2022Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC IncFEEDING THE POOR AND$253,176
2022Network for GoodUNRESTRICTED$101,808
2022Triangle Community Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$100,000
2022Eg & Klara M Smith FoundationRELIGIOUS$70,000
2022The Winston-Salem Foundation3 GRANT(S) FOR VARYING PURPOSES$30,500
2022McGuinn Homes FoundationGENERAL FUND$25,000
2022Shallow Ford Foundation IncEMERGENCY RELIEF$16,500
2022The Blackbaud Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$10,910

Showing 30 most recent of 40 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds City Lights Ministry?

City Lights Ministry is funded by 18 grantmakers, led by Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc ($1.5M), Network for Good ($463K), Triangle Community Foundation Inc ($455K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to City Lights Ministry between 2019–2025.

Who is City Lights Ministry's largest funder?

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC Inc is the largest recorded funder of City Lights Ministry, with $1.5M across 5 grants (2021–2025).

How much grant funding has City Lights Ministry received?

IRS 990 filings record $3.3M in grants to City Lights Ministry across 40 grants from 18 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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