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CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$110k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2025
57
Organizations funded FY2024
18%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
44 to 62
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$2.7M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 18% of the organizations CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyEducationRecreation & SportsOther
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
FY2025still arriving56$110k9%
FY202457$128k18%
FY202362$120k18%
FY202256$118k20%
FY202152$112k21%
FY202045$104k38%
FY201944$89k36%
FY201847$98k45%
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$295kReligion$196kHealth$126kPhilanthropy$58kHousing & Shelter$51kFood & Nutrition$42kArts & Culture$35kEnvironment$30kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
CT
CA
KY
WV
VA
MD
KS
AR
NC
SC
DC
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 79 grantees
All grantees of CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Berea College$181,50090%
The New England Center for Children Inc$41,00090%
Kiawah Cares Foundation$25,00044%
Trident United Way$25,00020%
Barrier Islands Free Medical Clinic$24,00090%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$24,00040%
Lowcountry Food Bank Inc$22,80080%
Northeastern University$18,50090%
One-Eighty Place$18,20090%
Neighbors Together Inc$15,00031%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$15,00060%
Success Academy Charter Schools Inc$14,50060%
Rosie's Place Inc$13,00060%
Respite Care of Charleston$13,00081%
Star Gospel Mission$10,50090%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$10,50050%
Water Missions International$10,00090%
Solving Kids' Cancer Inc$10,00032%
Charleston Collegiate School$7,40020%
Sea Island Habitat For Humanity Inc$7,00060%
Rockville Presbyterian Church$7,0003n/a
Uncommon Schools Inc$5,50030%
The Freshman Fifteen$5,50062%
The Land Institute$5,00010%
Change Summer Inc$4,00030%
Ethical Culture Fieldston School$3,50040%
ETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc$3,15080%
Teach for America Inc$3,00030%
The Good Food Institute Inc$3,00030%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$3,00030%
Rutgers Presbyterian Church$2,5001n/a
Wildlife Conservation Society$2,50010%
American Museum of Natural History$2,50010%
Museum of Fine Arts$2,50010%
Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina$2,20030%
Lowcountry Habitat for Humanity Inc$2,00010%
Pure Theatre$2,00010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$2,00010%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$2,00010%
God's Love We Deliver Inc$2,00020%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mn Minnesotanorth Dakotasouth Dakota$1,50030%
Presbyterian Church USA$1,5002n/a
Charleston Symphony Orchestra$1,50010%
American Battlefield Trust$1,45070%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,20060%
Spoleto Festival USA Inc$1,10020%
Autism Speaks Inc$1,00020%
Metanoia$1,00010%
Thornwell$1,00010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$1,00040%
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc$85070%
Scope50$7002n/a
St Johns Parish Church$6002n/a
Tryon Presbyterian Church$6004n/a
National Wildlife Federation$50050%
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation$40060%
Trident Literacy Association Inc$40020%
Sierra Club$40050%
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union$35040%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$30020%
Surry County Historical Society Inc$2754n/a
Families Helping Families$2001n/a
Valley Pre-Schoolinc$2001n/a
Three Rivers Respite$20010%
White House Historical Association$20020%
Hebron Zion Presbyterian Church$2001n/a
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc$20010%
Appalachian Trail Conservancy$20020%
Westhampton Presbyterian Church$1001n/a
Battle of Richmond Association Inc$1001n/a
Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation$1001n/a
The Friends of Valley Forge Valley Forge Park Alliance$10010%
Christ's Haven for Children Inc$10010%
American Heart Association Inc$7510%
Museum of the American Revolution$6510%
The Charleston Museum$5010%
Disabled American Veterans$5010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$5010%
Madison County Historical Society Inc$502n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 65 recipients with no EIN on record ($384k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBerea College: $181,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe New England Center for Children Inc: $41,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetKiawah Cares Foundation: $25,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetTrident United Way: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBarrier Islands Free Medical Clinic: $24,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $24,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLowcountry Food Bank Inc: $22,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNortheastern University: $18,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetOne-Eighty Place: $18,200 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNeighbors Together Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSuccess Academy Charter Schools Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRosie's Place Inc: $13,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRespite Care of Charleston: $13,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetStar Gospel Mission: $10,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Boston Food Bank Inc: $10,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWater Missions International: $10,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSolving Kids' Cancer Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCharleston Collegiate School: $7,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSea Island Habitat For Humanity Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUncommon Schools Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Freshman Fifteen: $5,500 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetThe Land Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChange Summer Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEthical Culture Fieldston School: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc: $3,150 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Good Food Institute Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetClean Air Task Force Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Fine Arts: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresbyterian Communities of South Carolina: $2,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLowcountry Habitat for Humanity Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPure Theatre: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGod's Love We Deliver Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mn Minnesotanorth Dakotasouth Dakota: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCharleston Symphony Orchestra: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust: $1,450 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSpoleto Festival USA Inc: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAutism Speaks Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMetanoia: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThornwell: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFoothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc: $850 over 7y, 0.1% 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 65.

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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.

Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation IncSC28.2× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · The Joanna Foundation · Kelly Family Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation · Post and Courier Foundation · Trident United Way · Foundation for the Carolinas · The Degnan Family Foundation Inc · Elhapa Foundation Inc · Central Carolina Community 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.

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About CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation

How much does CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation give?
CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation reported 57 grants totaling $110,100 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 44 and 62 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (30%), Religion (20%), Health (13%).
Who are CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Berea College ($182k), The New England Center for Children Inc ($41k), Kiawah Cares Foundation ($25k).
Does CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc, The Joanna Foundation.
Where is CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation based?
CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation is based in SC.

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 146 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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