The Winston-Salem Foundation
A longstanding community foundation linking local resources to purposeful action for Forsyth County.
Peer societies
Five societies The Winston-Salem Foundation is read alongside.
TCF
Triangle Community Foundation
The civic philanthropy of the North Carolina Triangle, pooling donors, endowment, and local knowledge to help…
CFHC
Community Foundation of Henderson County
A community foundation of about four decades in Hendersonville, North Carolina, stewarding more than 700…
NCCF
North Carolina Community Foundation
The statewide keeper of small town giving, a Raleigh hub stitched from dozens of county affiliate funds so…
CF
CREATE Foundation
Northeast Mississippi's community foundation, carrying George McLean's conviction that a region can lift…
SF
Schenectady Foundation
The single community foundation of one county, pooling local generosity to strengthen the families and…
Who backs WSF
Every company The Winston-Salem Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Truist | Meeting sponsor | AACC AFP AACC AMCC BGACC +3 |
| United Community Bank | Meeting sponsor | CACC CACC DMCCC GFLCC GHCC +3 |
| Wells Fargo | Meeting sponsor | AC AAFCS AGS AHEPA A +3 |
| Womble Bond Dickinson | Meeting sponsor | AFSA CMCC CBA GRCC HMCC +3 |
| Stephens Inc | Meeting sponsor | ASCC CBA |
| Diversified Trust | Meeting sponsor | GMC |
| Capital Development Services | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Commercial Realty Advisors | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Craige Jenkins Liipfert & Walker LLP | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| EP Wealth Advisors | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| GEM Investments | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Grand Street Capital Management | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Kerusso Capital Management | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Northington & Associates LLC | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Piedmont Federal Bank | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Seeds of Change Consulting, LLC | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| The Go-To Winston-Salem | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Verger Capital Management | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Village Tavern | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
| Winston-Salem Journal | Meeting sponsor | Only The Winston-Salem Foundation, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2026 Community Gathering Sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Community Gathering sponsors only. Nonprofits, foundations, health systems, schools, a trade association and individuals omitted.
The outside view
A longstanding community foundation linking local resources to purposeful action for Forsyth County.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Parliament.
Strengths
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