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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

See schedule o for continuationWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (at times also referred to as "wake forest university school of medicine", "wfuhs or "the filing organization") is an integral part of atrium health wake forest baptist (at times also referred to as "ahwfb"), a preeminent learning health system and academic medical…

$80M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
7
Itemized grants FY2024
8
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$301k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$30,257
Largest grant, FY2024
$139,868
Organizations funded a year
7 to 24
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$2.2B

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations Wake Forest University Health Sciences funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $447k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationFood & NutritionHuman ServicesPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving7$301k14%
FY20238$2.5M38%
FY202210$2.3M40%
FY20217$558k43%
FY202012$502k75%
FY20198$132k38%
FY201811$2.3M73%
FY201724$615kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$4.5MHealth$3.7MCommunity Improvement$503kPhilanthropy$144kRecreation & Sports$100kHuman Services$100kFood & Nutrition$83kScience & Tech$60kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
MA
PA
CO
MD
NC
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wake Forest University$4,005,00030%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital$2,721,05930%
Action4equity$434,447226%
Piedmont Triad Partnership$250,00055%
Senior Services Inc$208,65341%
Don'T Ever Give Up Inc$150,00060%
Town of North Wilkesboro$139,8681n/a
Greater Winston-Salem Inc$100,00023%
USA Cycling Inc$100,00011%
Winston-Salem Alliance$80,000214%
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All grantees of Wake Forest University Health Sciences by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wake Forest University$4,005,00030%
North Carolina Baptist Hospital$2,721,05930%
Action4equity$434,447226%
Piedmont Triad Partnership$250,00055%
Senior Services Inc$208,65341%
Don'T Ever Give Up Inc$150,00060%
Town of North Wilkesboro$139,8681n/a
Greater Winston-Salem Inc$100,00023%
USA Cycling Inc$100,00011%
Winston-Salem Alliance$80,000214%
Greater High Point Food Alliance$74,577218%
National Academy of Sciences$65,00020%
Young Men's Christian Association of Northwest North Carolina (4626)$64,69730%
Catawba Medical Foundation Inc$61,87834%
Winston Salem Forsyth County Schools$55,1591n/a
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$50,00010%
Davie County Economic Development Commission Inc$45,000112%
Winston-Salem Symphony Association$40,0001n/a
Greater Winston-Salem Development Corp$33,00023%
American Heart Association Inc$32,50010%
Lexington Medical Center Foundation Inc$29,488212%
Drexel University$25,00010%
North Carolina Business Leaders for Educ$25,00013%
Susan G Komen Northwest Nc$25,0001n/a
Winston-Salem Police Foundation Inc$25,000116%
Urology Care Foundation Inc$20,50030%
Pediatric Trauma Society$20,000112%
Victory Junction Gang Camp Inc$20,00010%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts$20,0002n/a
Cancer Services Inc$20,00021%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Piedmont Triad Inc$16,00011%
Greater Winston-Salem Inc Foundation$15,500126%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$15,00020%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation Inc$13,00010%
North Carolina Physicians Health Program Inc$12,50011%
Crisis Control Ministry Inc$12,15010%
Atrium Health Foundation$12,00010%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Foundation INC$10,05011%
Hospital Hospitality House of Winston-Salem$10,00011%
The Women's Fund of Winston Salem$10,0001n/a
Agile City Winston-Salem$10,00012%
Community Care Center for Forsyth County$10,00010%
Kaleideum$10,0001n/a
The Health Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Abc of Nc Child Development Center$10,0001n/a
March of Dimes Inc$10,0001n/a
Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce Inc$9,00010%
Hope of Winston Salem Inc$7,95211%
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro$7,5001n/a
Als United North Carolina$7,5001n/a
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc$6,00010%
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Inc$6,00010%
North Carolina Stroke Association$6,00016%
Cone Health Philanthropic Foundation$5,00010%

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($8k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Wake Forest University Health Sciences supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWake Forest University: $4,005,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNorth Carolina Baptist Hospital: $2,721,059 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAction4equity: $434,447 over 2y, 26% of budgetPiedmont Triad Partnership: $250,000 over 5y, 5.0% of budgetSenior Services Inc: $208,653 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetDon'T Ever Give Up Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Winston-Salem Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetUSA Cycling Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWinston-Salem Alliance: $80,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetGreater High Point Food Alliance: $74,577 over 2y, 18% of budgetNational Academy of Sciences: $65,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Northwest North Carolina (4626): $64,697 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCatawba Medical Foundation Inc: $61,878 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetThe Medical College of Wisconsin Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDavie County Economic Development Commission Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetGreater Winston-Salem Development Corp: $33,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $32,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLexington Medical Center Foundation Inc: $29,488 over 2y, 12% of budgetDrexel University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Carolina Business Leaders for Educ: $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetWinston-Salem Police Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetUrology Care Foundation Inc: $20,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPediatric Trauma Society: $20,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetVictory Junction Gang Camp Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCancer Services Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of the Piedmont Triad Inc: $16,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGreater Winston-Salem Inc Foundation: $15,500 over 1y, 26% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation Inc: $13,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNorth Carolina Physicians Health Program Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCrisis Control Ministry Inc: $12,150 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAtrium Health Foundation: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlleghany Memorial Hospital Foundation INC: $10,050 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetHospital Hospitality House of Winston-Salem: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAgile City Winston-Salem: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCommunity Care Center for Forsyth County: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGreensboro Area Chamber of Commerce Inc: $9,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHope of Winston Salem Inc: $7,952 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Carolina Stroke Association: $6,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetCone Health Philanthropic Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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 42.

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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 FoundationNC39.1× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Winston-Salem Foundation · North Carolina Baptist Hospital · Reynolds American Foundation · Forsyth Memorial Hospital Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Twin City Development Foundation · Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · The Arts Council Inc · United Way of Forsyth County Inc · James G Hanes Memorial Fund · Strickland Family Foundation Cynthia a S Graham

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 Wake Forest University Health Sciences

How much does Wake Forest University Health Sciences give?
Wake Forest University Health Sciences reported 7 itemized grants totaling $301,400, out of $79,903,564 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 24 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Wake Forest University Health Sciences fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (48%), Health (40%), Community Improvement (5%).
Who are Wake Forest University Health Sciences's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Wake Forest University ($4.0M), North Carolina Baptist Hospital ($2.7M), Action4equity ($434k).
Does Wake Forest University Health Sciences fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Wake Forest University Health Sciences?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Winston-Salem Foundation, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Reynolds American Foundation.
Where is Wake Forest University Health Sciences based?
Wake Forest University Health Sciences 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 56 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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