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Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge

To enrich the quality of life by responding to needs and inspiring philanthropy, primarily by providing leadership to community partners, building endowment funds, and making grants to charitable organizations.

$2.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
89
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$151k
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 2024.

Education$2.1MHuman Services$1.7MHealth$1.2MArts & Culture$1.1MHousing & Shelter$860kFood & Nutrition$604kPublic Benefit$590kPhilanthropy$448kOther$0
02FY2024 · 89 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 89 grants below total $1,805,941, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,556,572 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $750,631 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 $10k38 grants · $272k
  • $10k–50k41 grants · $719k
  • $50k–250k10 grants · $815k
$10,400
Median grant
4
States reached
$49M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VALLEY RIDGE DISTRICT VIRGINIA$150,500
WAYNE THEATRE ALLIANCE$111,900
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WAYNESBORO$106,500
LIFEWORKS PROJECT$101,500
WAYNESBORO AREA REFUGE MINISTRY$65,500
WOODROW WILSON PRESIDENTIAL$61,215
AUGUSTA HEALTH FOUNDATION$56,786
STAUNTON AUGUSTA FAMILY YMCA$56,662
BLUE GRASS RESOURCE CENTER$53,500
SIN BARRERAS WITHOUT BARRIERS$50,500
SHENANARTS$37,600
THE NATURE FOUNDATION AT$37,500
WELL OF HOPE AMERICA$35,000
HOUSING EMERGENCY RELIEF$32,507
ARROW PROJECT$31,102
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 (FY17–24, $843k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 22% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE HIGHLAND CENTER: $21k → 13%THE HIGHLAND CENTER: $21k → 13%THE HIGHLAND CENTER: $17k → 13%THE HIGHLAND CENTER: $16k → 13%THE HIGHLAND CENTER: $15k → 13%HIGHLAND CHILDREN'S HOUSE: $15k → 13%HIGHLAND CHILDREN'S HOUSE: $14k → 13%HIGHLAND CHILDREN'S HOUSE: $14k → 13%HIGHLAND CHILDREN'S HOUSE: $14k → 13%THE HIGHLAND CENTER: $13k → 13%LIFEWORKS PROJECT: $102k → 8%HIGHLAND CHILDREN'S HOUSE: $10k → 13%WAYNESBORO FAMILY YMCA: $70k → 8%LIFEWORKS PROJECT: $66k → 8%THE HIGHLAND CENTER: $8k → 13%THE HIGHLAND CENTER: $6k → 13%WAYNESBORO FAMILY YMCA: $24k → 8%WAYNESBORO FAMILY YMCA: $22k → 8%VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $20k → 8%VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $17k → 8%VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $15k → 8%VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $15k → 8%VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $15k → 8%VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $13k → 8%WAYNESBORO FAMILY YMCA: $13k → 8%WAYNESBORO FAMILY YMCA: $11k → 8%VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $11k → 8%VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $11k → 8%VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $10k → 8%WAYNESBORO FAMILY YMCA: $10k → 8%LIFEWORKS PROJECT: $10k → 8%VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $10k → 8%VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $10k → 8%WAYNESBORO FAMILY YMCA: $10k → 8%VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $10k → 8%VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $9k → 8%VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $9k → 8%VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $8k → 8%VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $8k → 8%WAYNESBORO FAMILY YMCA: $7k → 8%COMMUNITY CHILD CARE: $25k → 8%COMMUNITY CHILD CARE INC: $11k → 8%COMMUNITY CHILD CARE INC: $10k → 8%COMMUNITY CHILD CARE: $9k → 8%VERONA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $31k → 8%VERONA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $8k → 8%VIRGINIA FFA FOUNDATION: $10k → 8%VERONA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $6k → 8%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

MI
OR
IA
OH
CA
CO
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$10M · 111 repeat orgs$1.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +42% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.

111 repeat relationships: 78 still active in FY2024, 33 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

111
48

Total granted

$10M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+21%

Still filing today

77%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $132k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthAnimalsHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • YM
    YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF STAUNTON VIRGINIA
    7× · 2018–2024 · $443k · revenue +41%
  • AR
    AUGUSTA RESOURCES FOR RESILIENCE OPPORTUNITY & WELLNESS
    6× · 2019–2024 · $442k · revenue +23% · 25% of their budget
  • BR
    BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $312k · revenue +111%

Funded once

  • SM
    STAUNTON MAKERSPACE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $371k · revenue +36%
  • CS
    CENTRAL SHENANDOAH PLANNING
    one grant, 2020 · $153k
  • MG
    MOUNTAIN GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $65k · revenue -29%
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
Virginia Foundation for Agriculture Innovation and Rural Sustainability

To assist rural virginians in developing and advancing their agricultural, economic and social interests to enhance their quality of life.

Environment
2
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Vcca's mission is to provide time and space for national and international writers, visual artists, and composers of talent and promise to bring forth their finest works, because the arts are vital, diversity is a strength, and creativity…

Arts & Culture
3
Virginia Association of Museums

The virginia association of museums is a statewide network serving the museum community. the association's mission statement is "the virginia association of museums helps our museum community succeed".

Arts & Culture
4
Virginia Business Higher Education Council

To enhance the performance of virginia's public colleges, universities and community colleges and their funding by state government, to have a positive impact on virginia's economy.

Arts & Culture
5
The Virginia College Fund

Solicitation of public contributions on behalf of member colleges. provides foundations, businesses, and individuals a convenient way of supporting small colleges and universities in virginia.

Education
6
Southside Virginia Community College Foundation Inc

To foster and promote the growth, progress and general welfare of the southside virginia community college and the virginia college system.

Education
7
Va Foundation for Independent Colleges

To secure financial support that enables college-bound students to access and graduate from outstanding virginia independent higher education institutions.

Education
8
West Virginia Rural Health Association Inc

The west virginia rural health association (wvrha) advocates for empowering all west virginians to advance their quality of life, their well-being, and their access to excellence in rural health care. our mission is to unite people,…

Health
9
Virginia Community Action Partnership Inc

Virginia community action partnership (vacap) is the statewide membership association for virginia's thirty-one non-profit and public community action agencies. vacaps mission is to build the capacity and competencies of virginias…

Human Services
10
West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities Inc

The mission of wvicu is to advance collectively the interests of west virginia's independent colleges and universities and their students.

Education
11
Startup Virginia Inc

Startup virginia is a non-profit, high-growth-business incubator, dedicated to building a long-term, sustainable economy for virginia. we connect our startup community to exceptional mentors and extensive programs in a dynamic workspace.

Community Improvement
12
Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority

Promote, expand and develop tourism opportunities in the southwest virginia counties of buchanan, dickenson, lee, russell, scott, tazewell, wise and city of norton

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Valley Area Community Support Inc Dba Valley Supportive Housing; the most unlike its peers is Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation. 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

131 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. 131 of the 172 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.

7
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
47
Early backer (in before they grew)
126/131
Grantees still filing
94/131
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF STAUNTON VIRGINIA: $442,876 · OtherYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF STAUNTON VIRGINIAUNITED WAY OF STAUNTON AUGUSTA: $341,807 · OtherUNITED WAY OF STAUNTON AUGUSTABLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $311,620 · OtherBLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC: $285,397 · OtherAUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $281,802 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $243,040 · OtherCITY OF STAUNTON: $234,356 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AUGUSTA/WAYNESBORO: $277,755 · Other+101 more: $3,652,959 · Other+101 moreSIN BARRERAS WITHOUT BARRIERS INC: $249,750 · Human ServicesSIN BARRERAS…THE LIFE WORKS PROJECT INC: $177,100 · Human ServicesTHE LIFE WOR…YMCA OF WAYNESBORO VA INC: $166,565 · Human ServicesYMCA OF WAYN…VALLEY AREA COMMUNITY SUPPORT INC DBA VALLEY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: $160,700 · Human ServicesVALLEY AREA …The Highland Center: $115,500 · Human ServicesThe Highland…VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $106,437 · Human ServicesVALLEY PROGR…VALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $83,693 · Human ServicesVALLEY HOPE …Highland Children's House: $66,900 · Human ServicesVERONA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $63,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY CHILD CARE INC: $53,950 · Human Services+3 more: $37,000 · Human ServicesSTAUNTON MAKERSPACE INC: $370,624 · EducationSTAUNTON MA…THE STUART HALL SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $251,228 · EducationTHE STUART …MARY BALDWIN UNIVERSITY: $226,461 · EducationMARY BALDWI…BLUE GRASS RESOURCE CENTER: $107,000 · EducationBLUE GRASS …+14 more: $258,172 · Education+14 moreAUGUSTA RESOURCES FOR RESILIENCE OPPORTUNITY & WELLNESS: $442,052 · HealthAUGUSTA RE…AHC Community Health Foundation: $332,503 · HealthAHC Commun…AUGUSTA REGIONAL CLINIC INC: $149,818 · HealthAUGUSTA RE…NEW DIRECTIONS CENTER INC: $79,407 · HealthNEW DIRECT…+3 more: $49,120 · HealthWAYNE THEATRE ALLIANCE INC: $235,925 · Arts & CultureWAYNE THEA…THE CITIZEN SOLDIERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $115,293 · Arts & CultureTHE CITIZE…WOODROW WILSON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $101,440 · Arts & CultureWOODROW WI…WAYNESBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $100,383 · Arts & CultureWAYNESBORO…TAMWORTH MUSIC FESTIVAL: $90,409 · Arts & CultureTAMWORTH M…AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER: $87,090 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN S…HEIFETZ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC INSTITUTE INC: $73,500 · Arts & CultureHEIFETZ IN…ARCADIA PROJECT: $48,200 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FRONTIER CULTURE FOUNDATION: $48,050 · Arts & CultureWINTERGREEN PERFORMING ARTS INC: $43,500 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $80,296 · Arts & Culture+4 moreVALLEY MISSION INC: $261,350 · Housing & ShelterWAYNESBORO AREA REFUGE MINISTRY INC: $224,943 · Housing & ShelterHOUSING EMERGENCY RELIEF ORGANIZATION OF WAYNESBORO: $32,507 · Housing & ShelterSAFEHOME SYSTEMS INC: $21,550 · Housing & ShelterAUGUSTA REGIONAL SPCA INC: $161,645 · AnimalsCAT'S CRADLE OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY INC: $105,085 · AnimalsAugusta Dog Adoptions: $63,400 · AnimalsANICIRA VETERINARY CENTER: $14,132 · Animals+3 more: $24,750 · Animals
Other$6,071,612Human Services$1,280,595Education$1,213,485Health$1,052,900Arts & Culture$1,024,086Housing & Shelter$540,350Animals$369,012

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 budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF STAUNTON VIRGINIA: $442,876 over 7y, 8.0% of budgetAUGUSTA RESOURCES FOR RESILIENCE OPPORTUNITY & WELLNESS: $442,052 over 6y, 25% of budgetAHC Community Health Foundation: $332,503 over 7y, 5.9% of budgetBLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $311,620 over 8y, 6.3% of budgetBLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC: $285,397 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AUGUSTA/WAYNESBORO: $277,755 over 8y, 14% of budgetVALLEY MISSION INC: $261,350 over 8y, 6.5% of budgetTHE STUART HALL SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $251,228 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetSIN BARRERAS WITHOUT BARRIERS INC: $249,750 over 5y, 13% of budgetWAYNE THEATRE ALLIANCE INC: $235,925 over 7y, 9.4% of budgetMARY BALDWIN UNIVERSITY: $226,461 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetWAYNESBORO AREA REFUGE MINISTRY INC: $224,943 over 7y, 19% of budgetTHE LIFE WORKS PROJECT INC: $177,100 over 3y, 60% of budgetWELL OF HOPE AMERICA: $172,795 over 7y, 18% of budgetYMCA OF WAYNESBORO VA INC: $166,565 over 8y, 4.4% of budgetAUGUSTA REGIONAL SPCA INC: $161,645 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetVALLEY AREA COMMUNITY SUPPORT INC DBA VALLEY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: $160,700 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetAUGUSTA REGIONAL CLINIC INC: $149,818 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetThe Highland Center: $115,500 over 8y, 12% of budgetTHE CITIZEN SOLDIERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $115,293 over 4y, 23% of budgetRENEWING HOMES OF GREATER AUGUSTA INC: $113,327 over 8y, 14% of budgetBLUE GRASS RESOURCE CENTER: $107,000 over 2y, 45% of budgetVALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES: $106,437 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetCAT'S CRADLE OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY INC: $105,085 over 4y, 15% of budgetWOODROW WILSON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $101,440 over 5y, 6.2% of budgetBLUE RIDGE CASA FOR CHILDREN INC: $100,792 over 8y, 8.6% of budgetWAYNESBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $100,383 over 3y, 21% of budgetVALLEY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $100,117 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetSHENANARTS INC: $94,412 over 4y, 28% of budgetTHE ARC OF AUGUSTA INC: $92,858 over 7y, 19% of budgetTAMWORTH MUSIC FESTIVAL: $90,409 over 8y, 8.9% of budgetAMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER: $87,090 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetVALLEY HOPE COUNSELING CENTER: $83,693 over 8y, 11% of budgetNEW DIRECTIONS CENTER INC: $79,407 over 6y, 3.0% of budgetVECTOR INDUSTRIES INC: $77,637 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetHEIFETZ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC INSTITUTE INC: $73,500 over 7y, 2.9% of budgetTHE NATURE FOUNDATION AT WINTERGREEN: $73,000 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE: $70,050 over 7y, 7.6% of budgetHighland Children's House: $66,900 over 5y, 8.6% of budgetMOUNTAIN GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $65,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetAUGUSTA AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION INC: $63,801 over 4y, 13% of budgetAugusta Dog Adoptions: $63,400 over 6y, 8.8% of budgetVERONA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $63,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetELK HILL FARM INC: $59,201 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetANSWER RELIEF: $56,000 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetCOMMUNITY CHILD CARE INC: $53,950 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF AUGUSTA: $53,722 over 5y, 24% of budgetVALLEY CONSERVATION COUNCIL: $53,128 over 6y, 4.3% 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.

  • Who funds YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF STAUNTON VIRGINIA ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTA RESOURCES FOR RESILIENCE OPPORTUNITY & WELLNESS ↗
  • Who funds STAUNTON MAKERSPACE INC ↗
  • Who funds AHC Community Health Foundation ↗
  • Who funds BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AUGUSTA/WAYNESBORO ↗
  • Who funds VALLEY MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE STUART HALL SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SIN BARRERAS WITHOUT BARRIERS INC ↗
  • Who funds WAYNE THEATRE ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds MARY BALDWIN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds WAYNESBORO AREA REFUGE MINISTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LIFE WORKS PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds WELL OF HOPE AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds YMCA OF WAYNESBORO VA INC ↗
  • Who funds VALLEY ALLIANCE FOR EDUCATION ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTA REGIONAL SPCA INC ↗
  • Who funds VALLEY AREA COMMUNITY SUPPORT INC DBA VALLEY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTA REGIONAL CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds The Highland Center ↗
  • Who funds THE CITIZEN SOLDIERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RENEWING HOMES OF GREATER AUGUSTA INC ↗
  • Who funds BLUE GRASS RESOURCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds VALLEY PROGRAM FOR AGING SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds CAT'S CRADLE OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY INC ↗
  • Who funds WOODROW WILSON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BLUE RIDGE CASA FOR CHILDREN INC ↗
  • Who funds WAYNESBORO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds VALLEY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds IKIGAI PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds SHENANARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ARC OF AUGUSTA INC ↗

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.

Augusta Health Care I…The Community Foundat…Charlottesville Area …Houff Charitable Foun…United Way of Staunto…Dominion Energy Chari…Sentara HealthThe Community Foundat…The J & E Berkley Fou…Carr Family FoundationTr Ua George R & Evel…The Houff Family Foun…
Augusta Health Care IncVA55.4× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Augusta Health Care Inc · The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County · Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · Houff Charitable Foundation · United Way of Staunton Augusta County & Waynesboro Inc · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Sentara Health · The Community Foundation Inc · The J & E Berkley Foundation · Carr Family Foundation · Tr Ua George R & Evelyn W Brothers · The Houff Family 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 Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    51report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 172 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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