Public Charity

WINSTON STARTS

WINSTON STARTS is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WINSTONSALEM, NC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $1.2M, expenses of $1.3M, total assets of $1.7M. Imperigo tracks 27 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.4M.

EIN: 821573081 WINSTONSALEM, NC Small Business Development NTEE: S43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records27
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED ARE (I) TO CREATE LONG-TERM JOB GROWTH AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN AND AROUND WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, AND ACCORDINGLY BENEFIT THE WINSTON-SALEM AREA AND ITS CITIZENS AS A WHOLE, BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, OFFICE SPACE, AND ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT TO STARTUP AND EARLY STAGE BUSINESSES COMMITTED TO LOCATING IN AND AROUND WINSTON-SALEM; (II) TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE ATTRACTION OF NEW BUSINESSES TO WINSTON-SALEM AND THE GROWTH OF EXISTING WINSTON-SALEM-BASED COMPANIES.

Where $100 goes at Winston Starts

How Winston Starts divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$95 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $95 for programs

$95
Providing office space to start up companies
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

TWIN CITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
2025
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
$25,000
The Winston-Salem Foundation
2024
7 grant(s) for varying purposes
$75,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$73,000
The Millennium Fund CO Winston-Salem Foundation
2024
Final Operating Support Commitment 2024
$60,000
$15,000

Showing up to 5 of 27 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Calvin Mcrae
DIRECTOR David Wahrfahtig
DIRECTOR Donald E Flow
PRESIDENT Kathryn Ross
DIRECTOR Mark Owens
DIRECTOR Natalie Jensen-Noll

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,219,700 16 grants
Economic Development
$178,530 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $1.3M $1.7M
2024 $1.3M $1.3M $1.8M
2023 $1.3M $1.3M $1.8M
2022 $1.3M $1.3M $1.9M
2021 $1.5M $1.3M $2.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.5M to $1.2M (-20%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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