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Cameron Charitable Trust at a glance

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Cameron Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$948k
Granted FY2025still arriving
24
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$125k
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, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$622kHealth$608kHousing & Shelter$327kFood & Nutrition$182kYouth Development$65kCivil Rights$44kPublic Safety & Disaster$30kEnvironment$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $4k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $290k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $655k
$30,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC$125,000
BETHESDA CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC$100,000
WITH LOVE FROM JESUS MINISTRIES$75,000
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF AVERY COUN$54,836
HBOT4HEROES$50,000
INTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE$50,000
MIRACLEFEET$50,000
CARING HOUSE$50,000
RURAL HEALTH GROUP INC$50,000
CANCER SERVICES INC$50,000
CASA$40,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF$30,000
HINTON RURAL LIFE CENTER$25,000
CHILDRENS CANCER PARTNERS OF THE CAROLI$25,000
FORSYTH JAIL & PRISON MINISTRIES$25,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $512k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 78% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTER: $4k → 14%SOUTHEASTERN CANCER CARE: $100k → 18%BETHESDA CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $100k → 15%DIAPER TRAIN INC: $20k → 8%DIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA: $175k → 13%INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE: $10k → 8%STEPUP DURHAM: $8k → 11%MADE4ME: $15k → 8%GALATIANS COMMUNITY HEALTH: $20k → 8%WOMENS CENTER OF WAKE COUNTY INC: $20k → 8%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $10k → 8%TABLE MINISTRIES INC: $10k → 13%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $10k → 8%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $10k → 8%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.
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.

36%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$714k · 10 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +31% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 21 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
14

Total granted

$714k
$412k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+31%

Still filing today

80%
86%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 12% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $833k 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

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Human ServicesHealthFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentEducationCrime & LegalOther
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

  • CASA
    6× · 2020–2025 · $121k · revenue +32%
  • CHATHAM OUTREACH ALLIANCE INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $62k · revenue +34%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    3× · 2017–2019 · $30k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • DB
    DIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINAgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $175k · revenue +142%
  • SC
    SOUTHEASTERN CANCER CARE
    one grant, 2024 · $100k · revenue -8%
  • GC
    GALATIANS COMMUNITY HEALTH
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
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
Cabarrus Cooperative Christian Ministry

To respond to the growing need in our community by providing immediate assistance to residents of Concord, Kannapolis, and Cabarrus County, NC who are experiencing crisis in the areas of food, shelter or finances while providing them…

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2
Homes of Hope Inc

Provied temporary and emergency and low income housing and secured shelter.

Housing & Shelter
3
Wnc Lighthouse Inc

The mission of WNC Lighthouse Inc is Changing lives, by being a light for Christ our Lord. Our vision is To be fully devoted to Jesus Christ, by opening our arms and providing Christian services to the underseved children, adults and…

Human Services
4
Carolina Family Health Centers Inc

Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc. provides accessible and affordable health care with excellence...where patients come FIRST

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5
Charlotte Family Housing

The mission of Charlotte Family Housing is to empower working families experiencing homelessness to achieve long-term self-sufficiency through shelter, housing, supportive services, and advocacy.

Human Services
6
Allied Churches of Alamance County Inc

Provide food & shelter for the homeless, offer support to those that desire to develop or enhance their life goals and assist others in the community with financial assistance for emergency household utility needs.

Philanthropy
7
Secu Family House At Unc Hospitals

Secu family house at unc hospitals provides an affordable, safe, nurturing home away from home for seriously ill patients, their family members, and caregivers from throughout north carolina and beyond.

Health
8
Carolina Community Care Inc

The mission of hospice & community care is to give hope, comfort, and compassion to those that need it most. hospice & community care is a nonprofit healthcare organization providing hospice and palliative care to residents of york,…

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9
Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc

The Children's Home Society of North Carolina's mission is to promote the right of every child to a permanent, safe, and loving family.

Human Services
10
First Choice Community Health Ctrs

Providing healthcare to the underserved population of Harnett County NC and the surrounding area.

Health
11
Durham Home Inc
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12
Durhamcares Inc

Help Durham residents love neighbors.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Womens Center of Wake County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Made4me. 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

38 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. 38 of the 45 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
38/38
Grantees still filing
15/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DREAM CENTER OF FORSYTH COUNTY: $205,000 · OtherDREAM CENTER OF FORSYTH COUNTYINTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE INC: $132,000 · OtherINTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE INCCHATHAM OUTREACH ALLIANCE INC: $61,500 · OtherCHATHAM OUTREACH ALLIANCE INCINTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR: $59,100 · OtherINTER-FAITH COUNCIL FORNATIONAL FOUNDATION OF DENTISTRY FOR THE: $37,500 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF: $30,000 · OtherUrban Ministries of Durham Inc: $28,000 · OtherHINTON RURAL LIFE CENTER INC: $25,000 · OtherFORSYTH JAIL AND PRISON MINISTRIES: $25,000 · OtherWELCOME HOME ANGEL INC: $25,000 · Other+8 more: $99,000 · Other+8 moreDIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA: $175,000 · Human ServicesDIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINABethesda Center for the Homesless Inc: $100,000 · Human ServicesBethesda Center for the Homes…SOUTHEASTERN CANCER CARE: $100,000 · Human ServicesSOUTHEASTERN CANCER CAREAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $30,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross &…WOMENS CENTER OF WAKE COUNTY INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesDIAPER TRAIN: $20,000 · Human ServicesGALATIANS COMMUNITY HEALTH: $20,000 · Human Services+5 more: $46,500 · Human Services+5 moreCARING HOUSE INC: $50,000 · HealthCARING HOUSE INCHBOT 4 HEROES: $50,000 · HealthHBOT 4 HEROESMIRACLEFEET: $50,000 · HealthMIRACLEFEETCANCER SERVICES INC: $50,000 · HealthCANCER SERVICES I…RURAL HEALTH GROUP INC: $50,000 · HealthRURAL HEALTH GROU…METROLINA ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND INC: $20,000 · HealthMETROLINA ASSOCIA…SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER INC: $15,000 · Health+2 more: $20,000 · Health+2 moreUNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $125,000 · EducationCASA: $120,900 · Housing & ShelterWith Love From Jesus Ministries: $75,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NC INC: $15,000 · Food & NutritionWILLIAMS YMCA OF AVERY COUNTY: $54,836 · Youth DevelopmentCHILDREN'S CANCER PARTNERS OF THE CAROLINAS INC: $25,000 · Youth Development
Other$727,100Human Services$511,500Health$305,000Education$125,000Housing & Shelter$120,900Food & Nutrition$90,000Youth Development$79,836

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 budgetDREAM CENTER OF FORSYTH COUNTY: $205,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetDIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA: $175,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetINTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE INC: $132,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetUNC HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $125,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCASA: $120,900 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetBethesda Center for the Homesless Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetSOUTHEASTERN CANCER CARE: $100,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetWith Love From Jesus Ministries: $75,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetCHATHAM OUTREACH ALLIANCE INC: $61,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetWILLIAMS YMCA OF AVERY COUNTY: $54,836 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCARING HOUSE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHBOT 4 HEROES: $50,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetMIRACLEFEET: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCANCER SERVICES INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetRURAL HEALTH GROUP INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Ministries of Durham Inc: $28,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWELCOME HOME ANGEL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCHILDREN'S CANCER PARTNERS OF THE CAROLINAS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetRESCUE MISSIONS MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDIAPER TRAIN: $20,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FUND: $20,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetMETROLINA ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER INC: $15,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetFOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EASTERN NC INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMade4me: $15,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetANCHOR HOPE: $10,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetHAVEN HOUSE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTABLE MINISTRIES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetINTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DURHAM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PASTORS PANTRY TARGETING SENIOR HUNGER: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetSTEPUP DURHAM: $8,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetFaithAction International House: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTER: $3,500 over 1y, 3.2% 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.

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.

The Cannon Foundation…Triangle Community Fo…Duke University Healt…Duke Energy FoundationNorth Carolina Commun…United Way of the Gre…Carolinas Credit Unio…The Leon Levine Found…Foundation for the Ca…Hillsdale FundThe Winston-Salem Fou…Duke University
The Cannon Foundation IncNC34.8× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cannon Foundation Inc · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · Duke University Health System Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · North Carolina Community Foundation · United Way of the Greater Triangle Inc · Carolinas Credit Union Foundation · The Leon Levine Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Hillsdale Fund · The Winston-Salem Foundation · Duke University

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 Cameron Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cameron Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 45 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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