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Cedarhurst Foundation at a glance

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Cedarhurst 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.

$85k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$115kEducation$70kYouth Development$56kScience & Tech$10kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kReligion$5kHealth$1kEnvironment$500Other$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $78k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$300k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM$20,000
CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY$15,000
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL$12,000
KIDS ON POINT$11,000
PORTER GAUD SCHOOL$10,000
BOSTON COLLEGE$10,000
TURTLE SURVIVAL CENTER$5,000
ESPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
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 (FY21–22, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%HOPE LOVES COMPANY: $1k → 11%OPERATION HOME: $250 → 12%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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$226k · 7 repeat orgs$33k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
8

Total granted

$226k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+14%

Still filing today

57%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k 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
AnimalsHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsEnvironmentEducationOther
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

  • KO
    KIDS ON POINT INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $56k · revenue +70%
  • CA
    CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY
    4× · 2021–2025 · $50k · revenue +48%
  • CC
    Charleston Collegiate School
    3× · 2023–2025 · $32k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • AC
    AVIAN CONSERVATION CENTER
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue 0%
  • PG
    PORTER GAUD CYCLONE FUND
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
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
Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The primary mission of the humane society is to end animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation in south carolina.

Animals
2
Hampden-Sydney College

Since 1775, the mission of Hampden-Sydney College has been to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.

Education
3
The Charleston Museum

To educate Charleston area residents and visitors about the natural and cultural history of the South Carolina Lowcountry through collections, exhibitions, preservation, conservation, research and related programming.

Arts & Culture
4
Humane Society of Charlotte Inc

Humane Society of Charlotte mission is to champion the wellbeing of companion animals and strengthen their bond with the people who know, love, and need them.

Animals
5
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
6
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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7
Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc

The mission of the atlantic coast conservancy is to provide 21st century solutions and sound scientific applications for conservation of critical natural resources in the face of a changing climate, focusing on the southeasthern united…

Environment
8
Charleston School of Law

The mission of the charleston school of law foundation inc is to encourage and assist the study, teaching, promoting and research of the rule of law in charleston, south carolina and all related subject areas as determined by the board of…

Education
9
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
10
Carolina Tiger Rescue

Carolina tiger rescue's mission is saving and protecting wildcats in captivity and in the wild.

Animals
11
The South Carolina Historical Society

The schs mission is to expand, preserve, and make accessible our invaluable collection, and to encourage interest and pride in the rich history of our state.

Arts & Culture
12
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission On Colleges Inc

The southern association of colleges and schools commission on colleges is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states. the commission's mission is the enhancement of…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Open Space Institute Inc; the most unlike its peers is The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 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 19 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/12
Grantees still filing
7/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

South Carolina Aquarium: $55,000 · AnimalsSouth Carolina AquariumCHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $50,000 · AnimalsCHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETYAVIAN CONSERVATION CENTER: $5,000 · Animals+1 more: $250 · AnimalsCharleston Collegiate School: $32,000 · OtherCharleston Collegiate SchoolPORTER-GAUD SCHOOL: $27,500 · OtherPORTER-GAUD SCHOOLIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientTURTLE SURVIVAL CENTER: $5,000 · OtherTURTLE SURVIVAL CENTERPORTER GAUD CYCLONE FUND: $5,000 · OtherPORTER GAUD CYCLONE FUNDESPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY: $3,000 · Other+3 more: $3,250 · OtherKIDS ON POINT INC: $56,000 · Recreation & SportsKIDS ON POINT INCTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $10,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $10,000 · EducationHope Loves Company Inc: $1,000 · Human ServicesOPERATION HOME INC: $250 · Human ServicesOPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC: $500 · Environment
Animals$110,250Other$80,750Recreation & Sports$56,000Education$20,000Human Services$1,250Environment$500

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 budgetKIDS ON POINT INC: $56,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetSouth Carolina Aquarium: $55,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $50,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCharleston Collegiate School: $32,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAVIAN CONSERVATION CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHope Loves Company Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION HOME INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetI HEART HUNGRY KIDS: $250 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $250 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.

Coastal Community Fou…Elhapa Foundation IncHenry & Sylvia Yaschi…Trident United WayNational Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina IncSC17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Elhapa Foundation Inc · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · Trident United Way · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Cedarhurst Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cedarhurst Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 19 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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