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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-0600537

Flow Companies Foundation

A private foundation in WinstonSalem, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $141,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $141,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $155,228
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $25,418

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. W-S FoundationWinstonSalem, NC

    Charitable

    $20,000
  2. Davie Community FoundationMocksville, NC

    Charitable

    $17,000
  3. Senior ServicesWinston Salem, NC

    Charitable

    $12,000
  4. Vets to Vets UnitedDurham, NC

    Charitable

    $9,500
  5. Back Pack BeginningsGreensboro, NC

    Charitable

    $9,500
  6. UVA Health Children'sCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable

    $8,414
  7. SECU Family HouseWinston Salem, NC

    Charitable

    $8,000
  8. American Red Cross - Piedmont TriadGreensboro, NC

    Charitable

    $7,000
  9. Yellow Door FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable

    $5,267
  10. Boys and Girls Club - The PiedmontStatesville, NC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. Iredell County School SystemStatesville, NC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. Davie Community FoundationMocksville, NC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. Habitat for HumanityCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable

    $4,651
  14. United Way Greater TriangleDurham, NC

    Charitable

    $4,500
  15. Manna FoodBankGaithersburg, MD

    Charitable

    $4,000
  16. Fifth Street MInistriesStatesville, NC

    Charitable

    $3,000
  17. Home InsteadCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  18. Good Shepard CenterWilmington, NC

    Charitable

    $3,000
  19. The Little Bit FoundationMaryland HTS, MO

    Charitable

    $2,668
  20. Cumberland Community FoundationFayetteville, NC

    Charitable

    $2,250
  21. Fayetteville Family Life CenterFayetteville, NC

    Charitable

    $2,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $24,25037% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $17,66827% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $9,50015% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $8,00012% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,2678% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina15 grants $113,000
  2. Virginia4 grants $21,332
  3. Maryland1 grant $4,000
  4. Missouri1 grant $2,668

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Donald E FlowPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robbin B FlowSecretary/Treasurer Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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