Civic Intelligence

Forsyth County Community Bail Fund

EIN 84-3509488 • 501(c)3 • Winston Salem, NC

Profile

The Forsyth County Community Bail Fund uses donations to pay bail for people being held pre-trial on unaffordable bonds.

1500 N Patterson Ave 1132Winston Salem, NC 27105-6049

forsythcountycbf.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

5th percentile

-339%

Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

37th percentile

-12%

Faster asset growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

33rd percentile

-18%

Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$163,907

Down $21,997 (-12%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$163,907

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin5th percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,498

Down $1,395 (-18%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$28,495

Down $48,405 (-63%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$21,997

Up $47,010 (+68%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth37th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2020: $387,671Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $387,6712020Assets 2021: $339,834Net Assets 2021: $339,8342021Assets 2022: $254,911Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $254,9112022Assets 2023: $185,904Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $163,907Net Assets 2024: $163,9072024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$163,907
Liabilities-
Net Assets$163,907
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth33rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2020: $424,075Expenses 2020: $36,404Net Income 2020: $387,6712020Revenue 2021: $34,212Expenses 2021: $82,049Net Income 2021: -$47,8372021Revenue 2022: $12,492Expenses 2022: $97,415Net Income 2022: -$84,9232022Revenue 2023: $7,893Expenses 2023: $76,900Net Income 2023: -$69,0072023Revenue 2024: $6,498Expenses 2024: $28,495Net Income 2024: -$21,9972024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$6,498
Expenses$28,495
Net Income-$21,997
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$163,907
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$163,907
Revenue
$6,498
Expenses
$28,495
Net income
-$21,997
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.64$1.64$0.06$0.28$0.22
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.86$0.00$0.08$0.77$0.69
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.55$0.00$2.55$0.12$0.97$0.85
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.40$3.40$0.34$0.82$0.48
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.88$0.00$3.88$4.24$0.36$3.88
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 3, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$6,498
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Forsyth County Community Bail Fund uses donations to pay bail for people being held pre-trial on unaffordable bonds.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The bail fund bailed out 69 people in 2024. Expenses include wire transfer service fees post office box fee website hosting fee and bond that has been forfeited. Assets include bail we have already used to pay that is now in the court system waiting for the case it is attached to to be resolved so it can then be returned to us.$0$28,486
The bail fund created educational flyers about our program services. We tabled at various events and engaged new community members and volunteers informing them about the purpose of the bail fund and well as providing civic education about the pretrial detention process.$0$9
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kit KnissExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Brianna WhiteAssociate DirectorPT$0--
Benjamin GryderAssociate DirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Forsyth County Community Bail Fund
EIN
84-3509488
Address
1500 N PATTERSON AVE 1132, WINSTON SALEM, NC 27105-6049

Signing Officer

Name
Kit Kniss
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7178166009
Signed
2025-11-03
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank and financial services fees, $170| Tax preparation services, $115| Post Office Box annual fee, $182| Website maintenance annual fee, $19| Bond forfeitures, $28000|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Other assets, $182838, $161556|”

Part V, line 34

“| Explanation:| The Forsyth County Community Bail Fund filed articles of amendment to the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State on September 11 2024. The updated articles of incorporation listed the following individuals as directors: Kit Kniss Brianna White and Benjamin Gryder.|”

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