· Private foundation
William a Stern Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k57 grants · $105k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $27k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CONE HEALTH | $15,000 |
| CHURCH WORLD SERVICES GREENSBORO | $12,000 |
| JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HIGH POINT | $5,000 |
| GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION | $5,000 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| GREENSBORO URBAN MINISTRY | $5,000 |
| CONE HEALTH PHILANTHROPY | $5,000 |
| WESTCHESTER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | $4,000 |
| UNCG | $3,000 |
| NEWCOMERS SCHOOL | $3,000 |
| CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF NC | $3,000 |
| CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $3,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,500 |
| PRESERVATION GREENSBORO INC | $2,500 |
| SANCTUARY HOUSE | $2,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $72k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
84 repeat relationships: 53 still active in FY2025, 31 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- GUGREENSBORO URBAN MINISTRY9× · 2017–2025 · $60k · revenue +38%
- CFCAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC7× · 2017–2023 · $47k · revenue +989%
THE INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER INC7× · 2017–2023 · $32k · revenue +45%
Funded once
NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUSTone grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue -63%- THTHE HEALING GARDENS AT WESLEY LONGone grant, 2024 · $10k
- TJTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GREENSBORO NC INCone grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -13%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Together with its diverse communities, the organization collects objects and stories, connects generations, and challenges people to explore our city's past, present and future. the museum sparks wonder through bold exhibitions and…
To recruit new businesses to winston-salem and forsyth county in order to facilitate growth and economic diversification in the area.
Goodwill industries of central north carolina, inc.'s mission is improving lives and enriching communities through the power of work
Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.
To be north carolina's state orchestra, an orchestra achieving the highest level of artistic quality and performance standards, and embracing its dual legacies of statewide service and music education.
Inspiring philanthropy and strengthening our region through innovative community initiatives and quality services to donors and constituents.
NourishNC, Inc.'s goal is to provide healthy food to hungry children, empowering them to succeed in the classroom and in their community
The north carolina conservation network supports, trains, and coordinates diverse groups and directly advocates to achieve equitable and sustainable solutions for our environment.
Securing equality and justice for lgbtq north carolinians.
To advocate for the health of all North Carolinians by pursuing equitable and collaborative solutions that address climate change and air pollution.
Public/private collaborative to plant trees, raise awareness of the canopy, and educate about tree care.
To strengthen nc's vibrant theatre industry and engage tomorrow's artist, audiences, and advocates.
How this is measured
52 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 52 of the 115 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds GREENSBORO URBAN MINISTRY ↗
- Who funds CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION ↗
- Who funds THE INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc ↗
- Who funds GREENSBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Preservation Greensboro Inc ↗
- Who funds UNCW CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds GUILFORD COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds PIEDMONT LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds BENNETT COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds Westchester Country Day School Inc ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ↗
- Who funds Sanctuary House Inc ↗
- Who funds A Safe Place Inc ↗
- Who funds NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL LAND TRUST ↗
- Who funds JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HIGH POINT NC INC ↗
- Who funds NORTH CAROLINA FOLK FESTIVAL ↗
- Who funds EASTERN MUSIC FESTIVAL INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc · The Hummel Family Fund Inc · Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation Inc · Reynolds American Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · North Carolina Community Foundation · Well-Spring Retirement Community Inc · The Mary Lynn Richardson Fund · The Winston-Salem Foundation · The Cemala Foundation Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization William a Stern Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William a Stern Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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