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Charley Foundation Inc

To improve the quality of life of children in need

$110k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$27k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Human Services$181kHealth$171kRecreation & Sports$63kInternational$51kEducation$40kYouth Development$33kArts & Culture$27k
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 8 grants below total $98,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $109,768 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $11,768 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $22k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $77k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$57k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
St Jude Children's Research Hospital$26,500
OUR KIDS Center$20,000
Boxing Resource Center$10,000
Center for Courageous Kids$10,000
WO Smith Music School$10,000
Hearts2Honduras$7,500
Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum$7,000
American Diabetes Association$7,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–23, $66k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Pope's Place: $8k → 12%A Soldier's Child: $58k → 9%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

WA
IN
CA
KY
VA
TN
SC
GA
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.

38%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$216k · 6 repeat orgs$350k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
16

Total granted

$216k
$279k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+14%

Still filing today

67%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $71k 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
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • BR
    BOXING RESOURCE CENTER
    6× · 2018–2024 · $63k · revenue +37%
  • PC
    PROJECT CAMP INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $60k · revenue +97%
  • GH
    GIFFT HILL SCHOOL INC
    2× · 2018–2020 · $30k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • AS
    A SOLDIERS CHILD INC
    one grant, 2023 · $58k · revenue +24%
  • SF
    SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue +14%
  • MC
    Monroe Carell Children's Hospital
    one grant, 2021 · $40k
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
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
2
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
3
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
4
Conquering Congenital Heart Disease

At conquering chd we exist to conquerin the most common birth defect. we engage, listen, learn, and act. we create visibility and empower all impacted by chd. we accomplish this through awareness, knowledge, community and research.

Health
5
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Inc

Mission: johns hopkins all children's hospital (all children's), a member of johns hopkins medicine, strives to provide the highest quality care to improve the health of our entire community through innovation, collaboration, service…

Health
6
Beth Israel Hospital & Children's Hospital Medical Care Corporation

Pediatric healthcare, education & research

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7
East Tennessee Children's Hospital Association Inc

East tennessee children's hospital is a free-standing, independent, not-for-profit pediatric health care system which serves the east tennessee region. children's hospital is certified by the state of tennessee as a comprehensive regional…

Health
8
Variety Children's Hospital

To inspire hope and promote lifelong health by providing the best care to every child.

Health
9
Curesearch for Children's Cancer

Curesearch's mission is to fund & support targeted & innovative cancer research with measurable results, & to be the authoritative source of information & resources for all those affected by children's cancer. see schedule o for…

Health
10
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
11
Kids Beating Cancer Inc

Organization - kids beating cancer, inc., (kbc) is a nonprofit, nonstock florida corporation formed in 1992. kbc provides access to life-saving treatments through the science of cellular therapy and advancing pediatric innovative, novel,…

Human Services
12
Children's Hospital

Organization's mission to improve health outcomes for children; be a leader in creating innovative solutions to pediatric healthcare problems; and excel in care, advocacy, research. as the nation's children's hospital, the mission of…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & in; the most unlike its peers is American Diabetes Association. 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

17 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. 17 of the 27 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)
16/17
Grantees still filing
13/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Monroe Carell Children's Hospital: $40,000 · OtherMonroe Carell Children's HospitalSnedeker Foundation: $30,000 · OtherSnedeker FoundationOUR KIDS Center: $20,000 · OtherOUR KIDS CenterBest Buddies: $20,000 · OtherBest BuddiesSt Jude's Childrens Hospital: $15,400 · OtherSt Jude's Childrens HospitalMONROE HARDING INC: $13,000 · OtherMONROE HARDING INCFolds of Honor: $11,000 · OtherFolds of HonorSt John School for the Arts: $10,000 · OtherSt John School for the ArtsThe Onsite Foundation: $8,000 · OtherFamily Children's Services: $7,000 · OtherCraine House: $7,000 · OtherPROJECT CAMP INC: $60,000 · HealthPROJECT CAMP INCSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $50,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUNDST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $26,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPI…Cure Sanfilippo Foundation: $10,000 · HealthCure Sanfilippo FoundationMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OH KY & IN: $7,000 · HealthAmerican Diabetes Association: $7,000 · Health+1 more: $5,000 · HealthA SOLDIERS CHILD INC: $58,000 · Human ServicesA SOLDIERS CH…POPE'S KIDS PLACE: $8,000 · Human ServicesPOPE'S KIDS P…BOXING RESOURCE CENTER: $63,449 · Recreation & SportsBOXING RESOU…GIFFT HILL SCHOOL INC: $30,000 · EducationThe Virgin Island Childrens Museum: $10,000 · Arts & CultureWO SMITH NASHVILLE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCOUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 · Arts & CultureBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentHearts2Honduras Inc: $12,700 · International
Other$181,400Health$165,500Human Services$66,000Recreation & Sports$63,449Education$30,000Arts & Culture$27,000Youth Development$20,000International$12,700

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 budgetBOXING RESOURCE CENTER: $63,449 over 6y, 11% of budgetPROJECT CAMP INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetA SOLDIERS CHILD INC: $58,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $26,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONROE HARDING INC: $13,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHearts2Honduras Inc: $12,700 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetThe Virgin Island Childrens Museum: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetCure Sanfilippo Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWO SMITH NASHVILLE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetPOPE'S KIDS PLACE: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF OH KY & IN: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNTRY MUSIC FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiving For Everything Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 14% 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.

Nashville Predators F…The Community Foundat…Enterprise Holdings F…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Nashville Predators FoundationTN13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Nashville Predators Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Charley Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Charley Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Charley Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Charley Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 27 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 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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