Ta John W and Anna H
Winston Salem, NC · EIN 56-6037589. Reported 217 grants totalling $10.1M to 153 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ta John W and Anna H did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $919 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secca | Winston Salem, NC | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Unc School of the Arts | Winston Salem, NC | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Senior Services | Winston Salem, NC | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Winston Salem, NC | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Muse | Winston Salem, NC | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Crossnore Communities for Children | Winston Salem, NC | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Secca Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kaleideum | Winston Salem, NC | $230,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Winston Salem Teach | Winston Salem, NC | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Family Services Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Summit School | Winston Salem, NC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Unc Chapel Hill University Library | Chapel Hill, NC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miracles in Sight | Winston Salem, NC | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Piedmont Land Conservancy | Greensboro, NC | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Young Mens Christian Assoc | Winston Salem, NC | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lib for All Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| North Carolina Zoological Society | Asheboro, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Western Youth Network | Westfield, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Winston Salem State University | Winston Salem, NC | $150,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wsfc Board of Education | Winston Salem, NC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bethesda Center for the Homeless | Winston Salem, NC | $126,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Best Nc | Cary, NC | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forsyth Tech Community College | Winston Salem, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston Salem, NC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospice & Palliative Care Center | Winston Salem, NC | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice and Palliative Care | Winston Salem, NC | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Winston-Salem Arts Council | Winston Salem, NC | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Addiction Recovery Care Association Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservation Trust for Nc | Raleigh, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Imprint Cares | Winston Salem, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Libforall Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reynolda House Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of North Caroli | Winston Salem, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Bed and a Book | Winston Salem, NC | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital Foundation I | Sparta, NC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Secu Family House | Winston Salem, NC | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Northwest Nc | Winston Salem, NC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Nw Nc | Winston Salem, NC | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bookmarks | Winston Salem, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| United Way of Forsyth County | Winston Salem, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Wsfc | Winston Salem, NC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Winston Salem Rescue Mission | Winston Salem, NC | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Horizons Residential Care Center | Rural Hall, NC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Conservation Fund | Chaperl Hill, NC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arts Council | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dream Center of Forsyth County | Clemmons, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forsyth Humane Society | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope of Winston Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| James G Hanes Memorial Fund | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Muse Winston-Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Old Salem Museums and Gardens | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Starworks | Star, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Winston-Salem Foundation | Winstonsalem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trosa | Durham, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winston Net | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Winston Salem Foundaton | Winston Salem, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Power Cross | Statesville, NC | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethlehem Center | Winston Salem, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brookridge Retirement Community | Winston Salem, NC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA of Winston Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Aperture Cinema | Winston Salem, NC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Lukes Hospital Inc | Columbus, NC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Winston Street School | Winston Salem, NC | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City With Dwellings | Winston Salem, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Echo Ministry | Elkin, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Nc Museum of Natural | Winston Salem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Winston Salem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Pauls Episcopal Church | Winston Salem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Centers for Exceptional Childre | Winston Salem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Triad Cultural Arts Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Council of Winston Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camel City Track Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Elkin Valley Trails Association Inc | Elkin, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forsyth Fail & Prison Ministry | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Forsyth Medical Center Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Winston Salem Chamber of Commerc | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Business Leaders for Ed | Cary, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Business Leaders for Educ | Cary, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Pottery Center Inc | Seagrove, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Piedmont Opera | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Riverrun International Film Festiva | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ronda Community Volunteer Fire Dept | Ronda, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sawtooth School for Visual Arts | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel H | Chapel Hill, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County | Winston Salem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Collaborative Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Animal Adoption & Rescue Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crosby Scholars | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crosby Scholars Comm Partnership | Winstonsalem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crosby Scholars Community | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Good Stuff | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Bethabara Park Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Red Feather Equine Sanctuary | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tri-County Citizens Foundation | Elkin, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winston Salem Inds for the Blind | Winston Salem, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenest | Winston Salem, NC | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Higher Ed Works | Raleigh, NC | $16,666 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Cancer Partners | Durham, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Experiment in Self Reliance | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gateway Nature Preserve | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ican House Services Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ifb Solutions | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nc Dental Society Foundation | Cary, NC | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Found | Winston Salem, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Historic Preservation Foundatio | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heart Math Tutoring | Charlotte, NC | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Veterans Bridge Home Inc | Charlotte, NC | $12,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Adoption and Rescue Foundation in | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baptist Children's Homes of Nc | Thomasville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caring House | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Creative Economy | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Child Medical Collaborative Inc | Sylvia, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Cancer Partners | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Care Center | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delta Arts Center | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Duke Divinity School | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Haywood Christian Ministry | Waynesville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospital Hospitality House | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospital Hospitality House of Winston Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jim Shaw Aviaton Career Education | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Preservation Forsyth | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River Run International Film Festival | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverrun International Film Festival | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronda Community Vol Fire Dept | Ronda, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saving Grace K9S | Lexington, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Highland Craft Guild | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Starworks Nc | Star, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winston Salem State University Foundatio | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winston Salem Theatre | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winston Salem Theatre Alliance | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ws Theatre Alliance | Winstonsalem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Footbridge | Welcome, NC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance | Asheville, NC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Band | Winston Salem, NC | $6,260 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alleghany Jam | Sparta, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Arts District of Winston Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Artspace | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Craft | Asheville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cool Kids Clubhouse | Huntersville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dose Artist Collective | Winston Salem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lead Girls of Nc Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Theatre of Winston Salem | Winston Salem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moore Buddies Mentoring | Southern Pines, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piedmont Environmental Alliance | Winston Salem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sober Now | Winston Salem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Park Little League | Winston Salem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics North Carolina | Winston Salem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stokes County Arts Council | Danbury, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yamm | Winston Salem, NC | $4,520 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Winston Salem Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Five Loaves Catering Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $919 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
44 of 153 (29%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 31%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Second Harvest Food Bank
HUNGER FOR CHANGE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Senior Services
CREATIVE CONNECTION CAMPAIGN - Kaleideum
LEARNING RE-IMAGINED CAMPAIGN - Bethesda Center for the Homeless
RENOVATIONS TO SHELTER RESTROOMS - Crossnore Communities for Children
SUPPORT COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL - Summit School
CONSTRUCTION OF SEED BUILDING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 126 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $1,521,272 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 34 | $1,776,833 | $22,500 |
| 2023 | 42 | $2,011,833 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 46 | $2,308,533 | $50,000 |
| 2025 | 52 | $2,493,594 | $27,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
100% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ta John W and Anna H's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 480 Shepherd Street, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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