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Burnt Hickory Foundation Inc at a glance

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Burnt Hickory Foundation Inc

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.

$200k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$64k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Animals$787kPublic Safety & Disaster$52kCivil Rights$25kEducation$12kHuman Services$5kEnvironment$2kHousing & Shelter$2kPublic Benefit$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k20 grants · $48k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $89k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $64k
$2,500
Median grant
10
States reached
$40k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COOKIE'S K-9 RESCUE$64,000
HOLDING HOPE INC$20,000
HUMANE COUNTY OF HARRIS COUNTY$17,135
Individual grant recipient$15,000
ANIMAL ARK RESCUE$14,000
CRUISER'S LEGACY ANIMAL RESCUE$12,500
Individual grant recipient$10,000
OPERATION DOG TAG$6,950
PHENIX CITY COURT REFERRALS$5,400
PAWS HUMANE SOCIETY$5,000
NEW HOPE RESCUE INC$5,000
RUBY WHISKERS ANIMAL RESCUE NFP$4,500
THE HAVEN ANIMAL RESCUE$3,000
RESCUE COOP$2,500
AIRSONG'S ANGELS INC$2,000
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 (FY21–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 81% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%TUNNELS TO TOWERS: $5k → 11%RESCUE COOP: $3k → 13%US HUMANE SOCIETY: $2k → 14%MOOSES MARCH: $25k → 11%ALBAQUA RESCUE: $5k → 11%ALIGATOR POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $50k → 12%CRUISER'S LEGACY ANIMAL RESCUE: $13k → 15%BIG VALLEY RESCUE: $23k → 21%BARBOUR COUNTY HS: $25k → 27%PCPS PUPS: $55k → 9%HUMANE COUNTY OF HARRIS COUNTY: $36k → 9%ANIMAL SOS FOUNDATION: $17k → 18%AIRSONG'S ANGELS INC: $2k → 19%HOLDING HOPE INC: $20k → 27%OPERATION DOG TAG: $7k → 12%TUNNELS TO TOWERS: $2k → 11%FLORIDA WILD MAMMAL ASSOCIATION: $2k → 12%CRUISER'S LEGACY ANIMAL RESCUE: $4k → 15%BIG VALLEY RESCUE: $7k → 21%PHENIX CITY COURT REFERRALS: $17k → 22%PCPS PUPS: $15k → 9%HUMANE COUNTY OF HARRIS COUNTY: $17k → 9%ANIMAL SOS FOUNDATION: $10k → 18%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PET PARENTS: $8k → 14%BIG VALLEY RESCUE: $5k → 21%PHENIX CITY COURT REFERRALS: $11k → 22%HUMANE COUNTY OF HARRIS COUNTY: $8k → 9%ANIMAL SOS FOUNDATION: $5k → 18%RUBY WHISKERS ANIMAL RESCUE NFP: $5k → 14%WOOF AVENUE RESCUE: $15k → 15%BIG VALLEY RESCUE: $5k → 21%PHENIX CITY COURT REFERRALS: $5k → 22%HUMANE COUNTY OF HARRIS COUNTY: $7k → 9%WOOF AVENUE RESCUE: $6k → 15%COOKIE'S K-1 RESCUE: $134k → 21%EAST AL HS: $5k → 22%HUMANE COUNTY OF HARRIS COUNTY: $7k → 9%COOKIE'S K-9 RESCUE: $64k → 21%SAVAGE HART: $10k → 9%COOKIE'S K-1 RESCUE: $15k → 21%ANIMAL ARK RESCUE: $32k → 18%COOKIE'S K-9 RESCUE: $5k → 21%ANIMAL ARK RESCUE: $27k → 18%ANIMAL ARK RESCUE: $26k → 18%PAWS HUMANE SOCIETY: $21k → 18%ANIMAL ARK RESCUE: $20k → 18%ANIMAL ARK RESCUE: $14k → 18%PAWS HUMANE SOCIETY: $5k → 18%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

ME
WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
IN
CT
UT
KY
VA
AZ
TN
SC
DC
AL
GA
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$715k · 22 repeat orgs$172k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 14 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
28

Total granted

$715k
$113k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+32%

Still filing today

41%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsEducationCommunity ImprovementHuman ServicesHealthEnvironmentOther
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

  • HS
    HUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRIS COUNTY
    5× · 2021–2025 · $75k · revenue +35%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $11k · revenue +112%
  • FC
    FRANKLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC
    4× · 2021–2025 · $5k · revenue +74%

Funded once

  • AP
    ALLIGATOR POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -37%
  • MM
    MOOSES MARCH
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • AA
    AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PET PARENTS
    one grant, 2022 · $8k
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.

1
Hope Fur Paws Rescue

To help injured, abandoned and unwanted animals. We provide food, vet care that includes heartworm prevention and spay or neuter services, shelter and anything else needed.

Animals
2
Raskels Rescue
Animals
3
Pets Without Partners

Find homes for homeless/abandoned dogs. Provide full vet car and housing while awaiting adoption,

Animals
4
Animal Rescue and Adoption Agency Inc

An animal rescue/adoption Agency. Rescued animals are from kill shelters or owner surrenders facing hardship then rehabbed/medical completed while in foster care then adopted into loving homes.

Animals
5
Pet Rescue Alliance Inc

Rescue animals from shelter

Animals
6
Runaways Animal Rescue
Animals
7
Purple Paws 2nd Chance Rescue
Animals
8
St Clouds Rescue
Animals
9
Forgotten Tails Animal Rescue Inc

Saving dogs

Animals
10
Shelters and Shelves Rescue Inc

foster based dog rescue working with shelters to save dogs

Animals
11
Pats Pets Corporation

Animal rescue

Animals
12
Donna's Love Pet Rescue
Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lifeline Animal Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. 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

31 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. 31 of the 66 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/31
Grantees still filing
16/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COOKIE'S K-1 RESCUE: $149,000 · OtherCOOKIE'S K-1 RESCUEHUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRIS COUNTY: $74,580 · OtherHUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRIS COUNTYIndividual grant recipient: $69,747 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCOOKIE'S K-9 RESCUE: $69,000 · OtherCOOKIE'S K-9 RESCUEALLIGATOR POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $50,000 · OtherALLIGATOR POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIndividual grant recipient: $39,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPHENIX CITY COURT REFERRALS: $33,850 · OtherANIMAL SOS FOUNDATION: $32,000 · OtherPAWS HUMANE SOCIETY: $26,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $25,500 · OtherMOOSES MARCH: $25,000 · Other+29 more: $110,475 · Other+29 moreANIMAL ARK RESCUE: $118,700 · AnimalsANIMAL ARK RESCUEAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PET PARENTS: $7,500 · Animals+16 more: $30,000 · Animals+16 moreSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $10,500 · EducationEVERHART EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION INC: $500 · EducationHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $500 · EducationOperation Dog Tag: $6,950 · Community ImprovementNEW HOPE RESCUE INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesDucks Unlimited Inc: $1,600 · EnvironmentST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 · HealthLeadership Institute: $100 · Public Benefit
Other$704,652Animals$156,200Education$11,500Community Improvement$6,950Human Services$5,000Environment$1,600Health$1,000Public Benefit$100

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetANIMAL ARK RESCUE: $118,700 over 5y, 11% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRIS COUNTY: $74,580 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetALLIGATOR POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $50,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $10,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEW HOPE RESCUE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetFRANKLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetFLORIDA WILD MAMMAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $3,900 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetHOMEWARD BOUND PET RESCUE INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetRescue Coop: $2,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetANTIOCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $2,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEXT STEPP ANIMAL RESCUE INCORPORATED: $2,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $1,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTWO BY TWO RESCUE LEAGUE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIFELINE ANIMAL PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrphan Annie Rescue Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARKVILLE DOG RESCUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPrecious Paws Rescue Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPAWSOME SOUTHERN RESCUE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEVERHART EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STEWART COMMUNITY HOME INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW ENGLAND LAB RESCUE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWOUNDED PAW PROJECT: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $100 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 ANIMAL ARK RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRIS COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds ALLIGATOR POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PET PARENTS ↗
  • Who funds Operation Dog Tag ↗
  • Who funds NEW HOPE RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds RUBY WHISKERS ANIMAL RESCUE NFP ↗
  • Who funds FRANKLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds FLORIDA WILD MAMMAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds HOMEWARD BOUND PET RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds Rescue Coop ↗
  • Who funds AIRSONGS ANGELS INC ↗
  • Who funds ANTIOCH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ↗
  • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds NEXT STEPP ANIMAL RESCUE INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds Ducks Unlimited Inc ↗
  • Who funds TWO BY TWO RESCUE LEAGUE ↗

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.

Petsmart Charities IncThe Duffield Family F…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile FoundationFidelity Investments …
Petsmart Charities IncAZ13.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Petsmart Charities Inc · The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Burnt Hickory Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Burnt Hickory Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.

    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 66 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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