The Koinonia Foundation is a Wake Forest area non-profit organization that cares for neighbors in crisis.
Funding is provided to individuals and families in Wake Forest, Rolesville and Youngsville as one-time emergency payments–paid directly to where it’s needed–for food, gas, shelter, clothing, medical assistance, and other needs that arise from a loss due to house fires, medical complications, layoffs or family crisis,
The Koinonia Foundation also gives annual grants to local nonprofit organizations that meet the needs of our neighbors in crisis. Visit our News page to read about the organizations that have received monetary grants from us.
Wake Forest Developer Jim Adams helped found The Koinonia Foundation in 1990.
The interdenominational organization was started in 1990 by the Koinonia Sunday school class of Wake Forest Baptist Church. Jim Adams, a Wake Forest developer and businessman, led the caring and concerned group of Christians who wanted to help their neighbors in crisis.
The Foundation quickly expanded its charter to include all caring and concerned people regardless of denomination and became dedicated to spreading good news by serving those in need.
Koinonia is a Greek word that translates to “communion with others by act of intimate participation.” This word is frequently used in the New Testament and is translated as fellowship, participation, contribution, and sharing.
The Koinonia Foundation of Wake Forest is legally registered with the state of North Carolina and federally registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.