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Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
114
Grants FY2025
101
Organizations funded FY2024
7%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$304,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 115
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$51M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 7% of the organizations Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHealthAnimalsHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving111$2.2M22%
FY2024101$1.1M7%
FY2023109$1.2M10%
FY2022115$1.2M100%
FY20211$1.1M0%
FY20201$639kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$2.2MEducation$1.9MHealth$1.4MHuman Services$504kFood & Nutrition$284kReligion$246kAnimals$199kPhilanthropy$125kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
MI
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NJ
CA
NE
MO
VA
MD
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DC
OK
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wilkes Community College Foundation Inc$1,132,00047%
Crossnore Communities for Children$850,00041%
High Point University$412,50040%
Family Services Inc$272,50042%
The Summit School Incorporated$252,00011%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc Inc$251,00040%
Community Care Center for Forsyth County$225,00041%
Forsyth Humane Society$112,00043%
Senior Services Inc$93,50040%
Centenary United Methodist Church$53,5004n/a
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All grantees of Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wilkes Community College Foundation Inc$1,132,00047%
Crossnore Communities for Children$850,00041%
High Point University$412,50040%
Family Services Inc$272,50042%
The Summit School Incorporated$252,00011%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc Inc$251,00040%
Community Care Center for Forsyth County$225,00041%
Forsyth Humane Society$112,00043%
Senior Services Inc$93,50040%
Centenary United Methodist Church$53,5004n/a
Samaritan Ministries$52,50041%
Miracles in Sight$50,00030%
Center for Creative Economy$50,000113%
Wilkes Recovery Revolution Inc$35,00041%
Fourth Presbyterian Church$32,5003n/a
Piedmont Craftsmen Inc$31,00042%
Triad Stage Inc$30,00013%
Myfuturencinc$30,00011%
Animal Adoption & Rescue Foundation of Winston-Salem Inc$29,50041%
Hope of Winston Salem Inc$23,00041%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation Inc$21,00030%
Quantum Future Group$21,00048%
Emory University$20,00040%
Reynolda House Inc$18,00040%
Bethesda Center for the Homesless Inc$16,00040%
Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem Inc$15,00040%
The Winston-Salem Rescue Mission Inc$14,00040%
Community Counseling Center Inc$14,00042%
The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County Inc$14,00043%
Wilkes Art Gallery Inc$13,35041%
Forsyth Technical Community College Foundation Inc$13,00040%
Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers Inc$13,00040%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$12,50040%
F B Alliance$11,75044%
Heal the Bay$10,00040%
Reach$10,0001n/a
Umar Services Inc$10,00040%
The Arts Council Inc$10,00010%
Cal Fire Benevolent Foundation$10,0001n/a
California State Parks Foundation$9,50040%
Cancer Services Inc$9,50040%
The Surfrider Foundation$9,50040%
Hatteras Island Rescue Squad Inc$9,00041%
Winston-Salem Symphony Association$9,00040%
Million Kids$9,00041%
Ebenezer Christian Childrens Home$9,00030%
Winston-Salem Street School$8,75040%
The Catherine Fund$8,500391%
Humane World for Animals Inc$8,00040%
FRIENDS OF EAST BEND TOWN SQUARE Inc$6,80517%
Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance Inc$6,50040%
Humane Society of Ventura County$6,00040%
Gram Rescue Ranch Corporation$6,0004n/a
Winston-Salem Police Foundation Inc$5,75041%
Bookmarks Inc$5,50040%
Feed the Children Inc$5,00040%
World Central Kitchen Inc$5,0001n/a
St Pauls Episcopal Church$5,0002n/a
The Madeira School$5,00040%
Winston Salem Center for Education and the Arts$5,00012%
The Trustees of Princeton University$5,00040%
ArtsPlus$5,00010%
Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas Inc$4,50040%
Hatteras Island Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc$4,5004n/a
Christ Episcopal Church Inc$4,0002n/a
The Sawtooth School for Visual Art$4,00030%
The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem Inc$4,00030%
Tenor Guitar Foundation$4,0003n/a
We Team Youth Services Inc$3,7504n/a
City With Dwellings Community First Initiative$3,00020%
Catherine H Barber Memorial Shelter Inc$2,50040%
Will and Deni McIntyre Foundation$2,50011%
The Centers for Exceptional Children Inc$2,50010%
Spirit Gum Theatre Company$2,0002n/a
Dare County Assoc of Fire Officers$2,00040%
Take the Lead North Carolina$2,00015%
Carolina Poodle Rescue$1,50030%
Winston Salem Festival Ballet$1,50010%
Bbb Wise Giving Alliance$1,10030%
North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Operation Airdrop Inc$1,0001n/a
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$1,00010%
Thomas M Cooley Law School$1,00020%
Animal Rescue and Foster Program Inc$50020%
United Arts Council of Greensboro Inc$50010%
American Diabetes Association$50020%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$25010%
Wayside Waifs Inc$2501n/a
AARP Foundation$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 69 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 75 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWilkes Community College Foundation Inc: $1,132,000 over 4y, 7.0% of budgetCrossnore Communities for Children: $850,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetHigh Point University: $412,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Services Inc: $272,500 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetThe Summit School Incorporated: $252,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc Inc: $251,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Care Center for Forsyth County: $225,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetForsyth Humane Society: $112,000 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetSenior Services Inc: $93,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSamaritan Ministries: $52,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetMiracles in Sight: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Creative Economy: $50,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetWilkes Recovery Revolution Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetPiedmont Craftsmen Inc: $31,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetTriad Stage Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetMyfuturencinc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAnimal Adoption & Rescue Foundation of Winston-Salem Inc: $29,500 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetHope of Winston Salem Inc: $23,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation Inc: $21,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetQuantum Future Group: $21,000 over 4y, 7.6% of budgetEmory University: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetReynolda House Inc: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBethesda Center for the Homesless Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetShepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Winston-Salem Rescue Mission Inc: $14,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Counseling Center Inc: $14,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetThe Mental Health Association in Forsyth County Inc: $14,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetWilkes Art Gallery Inc: $13,350 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetForsyth Technical Community College Foundation Inc: $13,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTriangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers Inc: $13,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetF B Alliance: $11,750 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetHeal the Bay: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUmar Services Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Arts Council Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCalifornia State Parks Foundation: $9,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Services Inc: $9,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Surfrider Foundation: $9,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHatteras Island Rescue Squad Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetWinston-Salem Symphony Association: $9,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMillion Kids: $9,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetEbenezer Christian Childrens Home: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWinston-Salem Street School: $8,750 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Catherine Fund: $8,500 over 3y, 91% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF EAST BEND TOWN SQUARE Inc: $6,805 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetWinston-Salem Theatre Alliance Inc: $6,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetHumane Society of Ventura County: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 75.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Winston-Salem FoundationNC69.1× affinity38 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Winston-Salem Foundation · Reynolds American Foundation · Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation · Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582 · Flow Foundation Inc · Forsyth Memorial Hospital Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Richard Wood Averill Charitable Trust aka Richard Wood Averill Foundation · Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc · James G Hanes Memorial Fund · The Arts Council Inc · Duke Energy Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham

How much does Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham give?
Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham reported 114 grants totaling $2,204,530 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 115 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Education (26%), Health (19%).
Who are Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Wilkes Community College Foundation Inc ($1.1M), Crossnore Communities for Children ($850k), High Point University ($413k).
Does Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Winston-Salem Foundation, Reynolds American Foundation, Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation.
Where is Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham based?
Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham is based in NC.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 161 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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