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Carol H & Richard F Harris Foundation at a glance

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Carol H & Richard F Harris Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$38k
Granted FY2019
12
Grants FY2019
6
States reached
$7k
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 2019.

Human Services$42kEducation$34kYouth Development$18kReligion$13kRecreation & Sports$6kEmployment$5kCommunity Improvement$4kArts & Culture$3k
02FY2019 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YOUNG LIFE$7,000
PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOME AND SERVICES$6,903
WORK FAITH CONNECTION$5,000
STONEY CREEK FOUNDATION$5,000
YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE$5,000
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE$2,500
MEMORIAL DRIVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH LEGACY FUND$2,000
GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$1,800
LORD OF THE STREETS$1,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$650
HOME ENCOURAGEMENT$500
FRONTIER FELLOWSHIP$500
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:

Its human-services grants (FY18–19, $32k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOME AND SERVICES: $7k → 10%YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $20k → 10%YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $5k → 10%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

NH
MN
IL
IN
CA
CO
NC
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.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$73k · 9 repeat orgs$45k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2019, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
8

Total granted

$73k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+69%

Still filing today

44%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
ReligionHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationRecreation & SportsEmploymentOther
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

  • YL
    YOUNG LIFE
    3× · 2017–2019 · $17k · revenue +59%
  • PF
    PRESBYTERIAN FRONTIER FELLOWSHIP
    3× · 2017–2019 · $4k · revenue +36%
  • Northwestern University
    2× · 2018–2019 · $1k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • YW
    YMCA WHITLEY COUNTY BRANCH
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
  • AD
    Agape Development Ministriesgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $4k · revenue +107%
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
Northeastern Seminary

Northeastern seminary strives to be a vibrant source for christian theological formation whose students are formed in a biblical vision of gracious christianity and impact wholeness to the world in an expansive array of vocations and…

Education
2
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
3
Youth for Christ International Ministries

As part of the body of Christ, to see that every young person in every people group in every nation has the opportunity to make an informed decision to be a follower of Jesus Christ and become a part of the local church.

Religion
4
Regent University

Regent University serves as a center of Christian thought and action to provide excellent education through a Biblical perspective and global context equipping Christian leaders to change the world.

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5
Presbyterian School

Family, School, and Church united in the education and support of each child - this is the founding premise upon which Presbyterian School nurtures and challenges its students. The school provides an educational program of the highest…

Education
6
The Woodlands Christian Academy

TWCA is an independent, Christ-centered college preparatory school that integrates learning with biblical faith and challenges our students to reach their highest potential - intellectually, creatively, physically, and socially - for the…

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7
Summit Ministries Inc

Summit ministries is an educational christian ministry with the purpose of equipping tomorrow's servant leaders to analyze competing worldviews and champion the christian faith, inspiring each one to love god with all his heart, soul,…

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8
Asbury Theological Seminary

Asbury Theological Seminary is a community called to prepare theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled men and women to evangelize and to spread scriptural holiness throughout the world through the love of Jesus Christ, in the…

Education
9
Youth for Christ Inc Fayetteville Area

Yfc reaches young people everywhere, working together with the local church and other likeminded partners to raise up lifelong followers of jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the word of god and prayer, passion for…

Youth Development
10
Youthfront Inc

Interdenomination ministry dedicated to bringing youth into a growing relationship with jesus christ.

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11
Presbyterian Camps and Conferences Inc

Presbyterian retreat center and summer camp.

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12
Dallas Christian School

Dallas Christian is a college preparatory school committed to Biblical values where students are prepared for Christ-centered lives of purpose, service and leadership.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Life; the most unlike its peers is Newspring. 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

12 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. 12 of the 23 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/12
Grantees still filing
9/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YMCA WHITLEY COUNTY BRANCH: $10,000 · OtherYMCA WHITLEY COUNTY BRANCHPRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · OtherPRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITYTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY: $9,456 · OtherTEXAS STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON: $5,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTONGRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $3,300 · OtherGRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHVET TECH INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON: $2,500 · OtherLORD OF THE STREETS: $2,000 · OtherMEMORIAL DRIVE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH LEGACY FUND: $2,000 · OtherHIS FATHERS HEART MINISTRIES: $2,000 · Other+3 more: $2,500 · OtherYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $25,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCI…PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOMES & SERVICES: $6,903 · Human ServicesPRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOME…YOUNG LIFE: $16,750 · Youth DevelopmentYOUNG LIFESTONEY CREEK FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentSTONEY CREEK FOUNDA…Trustees of Dartmouth College: $7,500 · EducationTrustees o…Agape Development Ministries: $4,000 · EducationAgape Deve…PRESBYTERIAN FRONTIER FELLOWSHIP: $3,500 · ReligionPRIORITY LIVING INC: $1,200 · ReligionGod's World Publications Inc: $500 · ReligionTHE WORKFAITH CONNECTION: $5,000 · EmploymentNorthwestern University: $1,300 · Recreation & Sports
Other$48,756Human Services$31,903Youth Development$21,750Education$11,500Religion$5,200Employment$5,000Recreation & Sports$1,300

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $16,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Dartmouth College: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S HOMES & SERVICES: $6,903 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WORKFAITH CONNECTION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTONEY CREEK FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAgape Development Ministries: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN FRONTIER FELLOWSHIP: $3,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwestern University: $1,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNewspring: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGod's World Publications Inc: $500 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.

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.

Greater Houston Commu…MD Anderson FoundationBaxter Trust Co Priva…Christian Community F…Natl Christian Charit…Shell USA Company Fou…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
Greater Houston Community FoundationTX14.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Houston Community Foundation · MD Anderson Foundation · Baxter Trust Co Private Foundation Services · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Carol H & Richard F Harris Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Carol H & Richard F Harris Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 23 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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