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Ben Jackson Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$22k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$181kRecreation & Sports$40k
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$336k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES$10,000
Individual grant recipient$7,300
SOUTH GEORGIA REGIONAL TECH$1,000
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY$1,000
TRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY$1,000
EMBRY RIDDLE AERONANTICAL$1,000
ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI COLLEGE$850
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 91% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%LOYOLA MARYMOUNT: $1k → 14%TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON: $1k → 12%CLEMSON UNIVERSITY: $1k → 16%NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA: $1k → 10%FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%EMBRY RIDDLE AERONANTICAL: $1k → 12%Florida Memorial University: $1k → 15%PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: $1k → 16%FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $10k → 15%KENNESAW STATE COLLEGE: $4k → 8%UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGAI: $2k → 12%VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $7k → 15%ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI COLLEGE: $3k → 17%GOAL LINE: $7k → 20%GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSI: $3k → 22%GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $4k → 24%GEORGIA COLLEGE: $5k → 24%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $7k → 27%FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $10k → 15%VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $5k → 15%ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI COLLEGE: $2k → 17%GOAL LINE: $5k → 20%GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $4k → 24%GEORGIA COLLEGE STATE UNIVERSITY: $2k → 24%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $5k → 27%FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $5k → 15%VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $5k → 15%ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI COLLEGE: $2k → 17%GOAL LINE: $3k → 20%GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $3k → 24%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $5k → 27%FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $5k → 15%GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $2k → 13%VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $4k → 15%SOUTH GEORGIA REGIONAL TECH: $3k → 20%GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $2k → 24%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $4k → 27%FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $5k → 15%VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $4k → 15%GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $2k → 24%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $3k → 27%FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $5k → 15%VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $4k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $3k → 27%VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $2k → 15%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $3k → 27%UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $2k → 27%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

RI
CA
CO
MO
VA
SC
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$189k · 18 repeat orgs$31k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +80% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
28

Total granted

$189k
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+80%
+24%

Still filing today

11%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FO
    FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
    6× · 2019–2025 · $40k · revenue +80%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
    8× · 2017–2024 · $32k
  • VS
    VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2018–2025 · $32k

Funded once

  • GS
    GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSI
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
  • EC
    EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
  • FS
    FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Florida Southern College

Florida southern college (florida southern or the college) is committed to educational excellence and is a selective comprehensive, private, united methodist affiliated college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. (see…

Education
3
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
4
Franklin University

Since 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in…

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5
John Brown University

John brown university (jbu) provides christ-centered education that prepares students to honor god and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual, and professional lives. (continued on schedule o)jbu serves traditional…

Education
6
Coker University

Coker university is a student-centered, comprehensive university. it is dedicated to providing every student an academic curriculum based upon a uniformly excellent liberal arts core that enhances the structured development of key personal…

Education
7
Greensboro College

Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Education
8
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
9
Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: Wake…

Education
10
Belhaven University

Belhaven university prepares students academically and spiritually to serve jesus christ in their careers, in human relationships, and in the world of ideas.

Education
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Charleston Southern University

Charleston southern university (csu) is a private, four-year co-educational institution organized under the laws of the state of south carolina as a non-profit organization and sponsored by the south carolina baptist convention. the…

Education
12
Trinity College

To expand on the mission statement made on page 1, trinity's core mission values and characteristics emphasize: 1)commitment to the education of women in a particular way through the design and pedagogy of the historic undergraduate…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Loyola Marymount University; the most unlike its peers is Pensacola Christian College Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 49 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
10/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: $32,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIAVALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: $31,500 · OtherVALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITYGEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $16,000 · OtherGEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITYIndividual grant recipient: $15,340 · OtherIndividual grant recipientABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI COLLEGE: $9,850 · OtherABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI COLLEGESOUTH GEORGIA REGIONAL TECH: $8,500 · OtherGEORGIA COLLEGE: $6,000 · Other+27 more: $46,100 · Other+27 moreFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHRIST…THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY: $3,000 · EducationLaGrange College: $1,000 · EducationLIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 · EducationMississippi College: $1,000 · EducationTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 · EducationEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 · EducationFlorida Memorial University Inc: $1,000 · EducationCOVENANT COLLEGE: $1,000 · EducationTHOMAS UNIVERSITY: $1,000 · EducationPENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INC: $1,000 · EducationLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $1,000 · EducationTRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 · EducationBERRY COLLEGE INC: $1,000 · EducationBROWN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 · Community Improvement
Other$165,290Youth Development$40,000Education$15,000Community Improvement$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $40,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLaGrange College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROWN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMississippi College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Memorial University Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHOMAS UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBERRY COLLEGE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
  • Who funds THE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LaGrange College ↗
  • Who funds BROWN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Mississippi College ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Florida Memorial University Inc ↗
  • Who funds COVENANT COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS UNIVERSITY ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Lettie Pate Whitehead…Folds of Honor Founda…Tulsa Community Found…Georgia Independent C…Enterprise Holdings F…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation IncGA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc · Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Georgia Independent College Association Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Ben Jackson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ben Jackson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Florida Memorial University Inc: 18% of income from government
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Pensacola Christian College Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Ben Jackson Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Ben Jackson Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 49 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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