November 2017
Our New Annual Report:
The Heart of Community
WE'RE THANKFUL FOR the individuals, families, groups, and nonprofits who make up the heart of our community. Read inspiring stories about generous donors and impactful nonprofits, including Kaleideum , the Educator Warehouse , and Sunnyside Ministries in our new 2017 Report to the Community. Find out more about what makes this philanthropic community so special!

Click here to start reading! For a printed copy of the report, just reply to this email - and please include your mailing address.

Legacy Society Dinner Honors Endowment Fundholders
MORE THAN 200 Foundation donors gathered at Wake Forest Biotech Place last week for our annual Legacy Society dinner, a chance for the Foundation to honor those who have already established permanent charitable funds at the Foundation or those who have made such provisions after their lifetimes.

The Winston-Salem Community Innovation Lab , a Foundation Community Grant recipient, was highlighted during the dinner program. In 2016-2017, the Lab brought together diverse stakeholders from multiple sectors to address inequities in employment, income, and wealth in our community. The Lab wrapped up earlier this year, but stay tuned for innovative programs that have evolved from its efforts, such as HUSTLE Winston-Salem .

We thank our Legacy Society donors for making such innovative programs possible! For more information on Legacy Society membership, please contact Annette Lynch at (336) 725-2382.

New Community Grantmaking Focus Areas
Beginning in 2019
AS THE FOUNDATION approaches its second century of service in 2019, we will be deepening our grantmaking work in the following two focus areas: Advancing Equity in Education and Building an Inclusive Economy. During 2018, our staff will be working to build deeper relationships with community partners working in these new focus areas, and we'll announce specific funding priorities and strategies in the late fall of 2018.

Nonprofits: we will continue to provide capacity-building and capital campaign grants for a wide range of program areas. The 2018 application deadlines for these grants will be on March 1 and September 3. Click here for updated information about the Foundation's Community Grants program.

September Community Grants: $614,000 to Nonprofits
IN SEPTEMBER, 19 LOCAL NONPROFITS received $614,000 in Community Grants from the Foundation. This vital support was made possible by donors to unrestricted and field of interest funds and by contributions to our flexible grantmaking and Community Leadership funds. We are indebted to these donors for their visionary support of our community.

Congratulations to all of our September Community Grant recipients !

Online Scholarship Applications Open January 1
HELP US SPREAD THE WORD about the Foundation's Student Aid program!

Our one-stop application process goes live on January 1 , and most applications for merit-based scholarships have an April 1 deadline . Send students to our website during the holiday break to learn more - then they can register anytime after the first of the year!
Youth Grantmakers in Action Receives $5,000 Grant from
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
YOUTH GRANTMAKERS IN ACTION recently accepted a $5,000 grant check from Mo Green, executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation . Thanks to this investment, this diverse group of grantmakers representing high schools all across Forsyth County will be able to fund even more youth-led projects in Forsyth County this spring! We're thankful for the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation's many investments in our community - including this exciting investment in our youth!

Valuable Giving Tools for Year End
AS YOU CONTEMPLATE your end-of-year tax situation, don't forget some great options to reduce your tax liability.

You can give cash or appreciated stock, or even take advantage of the IRA Charitable Rollover, which allows individuals 70-1/2 and older to transfer up to $100,000 from their IRAs to charity each year - all free from federal taxes!

Regardless of your age, there are many options for accomplishing your charitable goals, including establishing or adding to permanent funds at the Foundation or providing scholarships for students. You can also direct donations to nonprofit endowments, or to our Community Grantmaking or Community Leadership Funds. For more information, contact Annette Lynch or Susan Elster at (336) 725-2382.
Honor a Loved One This Holiday Season
CONSIDER A GIFT to the Foundation's Community Leadership Fund in honor or in memory of your loved one this holiday season. Gifts to this fund help fund both our Community Grants program and our community leadership!

Those memorialized will be entered into the Foundation's Book of Memory located in our lobby.
C. Edward Pleasants, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award is Established
COMMUNITY LEADER and former Foundation Committee Chair Ed Pleasants was recently honored with the establishment of this award, to be held as a Foundation endowment. This Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented periodically by the Foundation Committee to recognize a Forsyth County resident who has a passion for the community, exemplifies visionary community leadership, and has made a profound and lasting impact on Forsyth County and its people. The award, which will be presented at an undetermined time in the future, will provide a grant to a local charity of the recipient's choice.

A group of community leaders is currently raising funds to endow the award, which was announced at a recent event to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the former Southern National Bank's (now BB&T) relocation to Winston-Salem, a process which Pleasants led. Mayor Allen Joines (pictured above with Ed Pleasants) also proclaimed November 8, 2017 to be C. Edward Pleasants, Jr. Day in the city. Congratulations to Ed Pleasants on behalf of a grateful community!
Broadening Philanthropy in Our Community
Black Philanthropy Initiative
BPI HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL tenth annual fundraising event in October with the theme "Rethinking Philanthropy," and opening up the conversation about what it means to be a philanthropist today. Read The Chronicle's event recap here!

The Women's Fund
of Winston-Salem
THE WOMEN'S FUND AWARDED nearly $157,000 in grants in front of over 700 in attendance at its November luncheon. Congratulations to the following 12 nonprofit grantees: Bee Geek, Inc.; Center for Smart Financial Choices; Children's Home Society of NC; Crosby Scholars; Experiment in Self Reliance; Honorable Youth, Inc.; Horizons Residential Care Center; LEAD Girls of NC; North Carolina Justice Center; READWS; Smart Start Forsyth County; and Youth Achieving Moral Maturity.

Click here to learn how to become involved with this group of female philanthropists who are making a difference in the lives of women and children in Forsyth County!

Youth Grantmakers
in Action
FUNDING IS AVAILABLE for youth-created and youth-directed projects in Forsyth County - apply by January 31!

YGA will host a Grantwriting Workshop on January 11 from 5:00-5:30pm to help groups refine their ideas and write grant applications. Please share this opportunity with your contacts and help us spread the word to youth in the community!

More Foundation News