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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-3533254

Winding Stair Foundation

A private foundation in Franklin, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $51,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $48,734

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $29,818

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,350

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $31,016

  • Tax year 2021

    $41,985

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,993

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $24,997

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Macon County Farmers MarketFranklin, NC

    Assist in fulfilling the organziations mission

    $26,000
  2. Macon County Care NetFranklin, NC

    Assist in fulfilling the organziations mission

    $25,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $26,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina2 grants $51,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Gregory MullinsPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stacy BredendieckTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • John PenningerSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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