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Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
35
Grants FY2024
48
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$193,500
Organizations funded a year
37 to 48
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$19M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $84k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesReligionYouth DevelopmentHealthEducationPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving34$1.3M6%
FY202348$1.3M23%
FY202240$817k28%
FY202142$657k17%
FY202042$749k17%
FY201943$564k33%
FY201840$535k48%
FY201737$301kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Religion$3.0MEducation$1.6MHuman Services$621kCommunity Improvement$222kYouth Development$169kInternational$111kHousing & Shelter$93kHealth$92kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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CA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Trinity Christian Academy Inc$418,00054%
Covenant Ranch Inc$372,360454%
Shepherd's Fire Inc$203,000633%
Humboldt Chamber of Commerce$193,500141%
Helping Hand of Humboldt Inc$137,315256%
Kanes Gift Inc$130,000427%
Coordinated Christian Ministries Inc$110,000287%
Gideons International$85,0007n/a
Grace to You$85,0008n/a
Doulos Partners$80,00071%
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All grantees of Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Trinity Christian Academy Inc$418,00054%
Covenant Ranch Inc$372,360454%
Shepherd's Fire Inc$203,000633%
Humboldt Chamber of Commerce$193,500141%
Helping Hand of Humboldt Inc$137,315256%
Kanes Gift Inc$130,000427%
Coordinated Christian Ministries Inc$110,000287%
Gideons International$85,0007n/a
Grace to You$85,0008n/a
Doulos Partners$80,00071%
The Dream Center$79,000310%
Cornerstone Fellowship Church$77,0005n/a
Desiring God Ministries$75,00070%
Life Action Ministries$70,00050%
Henry County Casa Inc$70,000619%
Hope Center Ministries Inc$54,05051%
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary$50,0008n/a
Regional Inter-Faith Association Inc$47,5005n/a
Beating Hearts Help Center$23,000713%
Isaiah 117 House$22,50030%
Care Center of Jackson Inc$19,75081%
The Forget Me Not Foundation of Northwest Tennessee$18,250624%
Enough Grace Ministries Inc$16,0005n/a
The Levi Miles Foundation$12,00022%
Birth Choice Inc$10,00080%
McKenzie United Neighbors$9,00047%
Crockett County Veterans Association$7,5004n/a
Comeunity Cafe$6,50071%
Marys Kids$5,5003n/a
Habitat for Humanity$5,25033%
Crockett Christmas Store$5,0002n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Paris Henry County$5,00019%
Reelfoot Rural Ministry Inc$4,75030%
The Milan Mustard Seed Inc$4,50021%
Darkhorse Lodge Inc$4,0002n/a
Carroll County Humane Society$3,35050%
Able Farms Foundation$3,00023%
Trudy's Kid's Cafe$2,50020%
Habitat for Humanity of Carroll County$2,50015%
Wags & Whiskers Safe Haven$2,5004n/a
Youth Town of Tennessee Inc$2,00050%
Easton's Angels Inc$2,00015%
Full Count Ministries$2,00020%
Young Life$2,00010%
Disciple Boxing$2,0001n/a
Area Relief Ministries$2,00050%
Agape House of Northwest Tennessee$1,75020%
Real Hope Youth Center$1,75012%
Henry County Band Parents Club Inc$1,50011%
Damascus Road Inc$1,0001n/a
International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention$1,0001n/a
All Saints Immigration Services$1,00012%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 55 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTrinity Christian Academy Inc: $418,000 over 5y, 4.1% of budgetCovenant Ranch Inc: $372,360 over 4y, 54% of budgetShepherd's Fire Inc: $203,000 over 6y, 33% of budgetHumboldt Chamber of Commerce: $193,500 over 1y, 41% of budgetHelping Hand of Humboldt Inc: $137,315 over 2y, 56% of budgetKanes Gift Inc: $130,000 over 4y, 27% of budgetCoordinated Christian Ministries Inc: $110,000 over 2y, 87% of budgetDoulos Partners: $80,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetThe Dream Center: $79,000 over 3y, 9.9% of budgetDesiring God Ministries: $75,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetLife Action Ministries: $70,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHenry County Casa Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 19% of budgetHope Center Ministries Inc: $54,050 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetBeating Hearts Help Center: $23,000 over 7y, 13% of budgetIsaiah 117 House: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCare Center of Jackson Inc: $19,750 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetThe Forget Me Not Foundation of Northwest Tennessee: $18,250 over 6y, 24% of budgetThe Levi Miles Foundation: $12,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetBirth Choice Inc: $10,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetMcKenzie United Neighbors: $9,000 over 4y, 6.6% of budgetComeunity Cafe: $6,500 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetHabitat for Humanity: $5,250 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Paris Henry County: $5,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetReelfoot Rural Ministry Inc: $4,750 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Milan Mustard Seed Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCarroll County Humane Society: $3,350 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetAble Farms Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetTrudy's Kid's Cafe: $2,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Carroll County: $2,500 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetYouth Town of Tennessee Inc: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEaston's Angels Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetFull Count Ministries: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Life: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArea Relief Ministries: $2,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAgape House of Northwest Tennessee: $1,750 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetReal Hope Youth Center: $1,750 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetHenry County Band Parents Club Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAll Saints Immigration Services: $1,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 39.

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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.

West Tn Healthcare Foundation IncTN28.2× affinity11 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: West Tn Healthcare Foundation Inc · Henry County Helping Hand Inc · United Way of West Tennesseinc Starks · Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation · The Murray Foundation Inc · Charles & Debby Campbell Family Foundation · Covenant Legacy Foundation · James E Campbell Family Foundation 26-3889180 · Cadence Bank Foundation · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · The Signatry Charitable Trust · Community Foundation of Greater Memphis 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.

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About Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc

How much does Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc give?
Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc reported 35 grants totaling $1,267,240 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 48 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (49%), Education (25%), Human Services (10%).
Who are Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Trinity Christian Academy Inc ($418k), Covenant Ranch Inc ($372k), Shepherd's Fire Inc ($203k).
Does Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include West Tn Healthcare Foundation Inc, Henry County Helping Hand Inc, United Way of West Tennesseinc Starks.
Where is Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc based?
Charles P Wilson Foundation Inc is based in TN.

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 111 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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