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Community Foundation of the Lowcountry

The Community Foundation's mission is strengthening community by connecting people, resources, and needs.

$12M
Granted FY2025still arriving
193
Grants FY2025still arriving
23
States reached
$1.2M
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 2025.

Education$13MHealth$8.2MReligion$6.4MHuman Services$5.4MArts & Culture$3.8MFood & Nutrition$3.1MHousing & Shelter$3.0MEnvironment$2.8MOther$0
02FY2025 · 193 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 193 grants below total $9,408,513, the rows itemized in this filing. The $11,598,835 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $2,190,322 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 · FY2025

  • Under $10k59 grants · $359k
  • $10k–50k93 grants · $2.0M
  • $50k–250k36 grants · $4.3M
  • $250k+5 grants · $2.8M
$15,000
Median grant
23
States reached
$100M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
University of South Carolina Beaufort Education Foundation$1,234,463
Northwestern University$505,000
Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island$379,558
The Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project$354,423
Coastal Community Development Corporation$312,500
Bluffton Self Help$213,554
Heritage Classic Foundation$188,764
The Children's Center Inc$187,103
Lowcountry Legal Volunteers$174,600
Hopeful Horizons$171,766
Programs for Exceptional People Inc$171,300
Boys and Girls Club of the Lowcountry - Hilton Head Island$165,082
Beaufort Memorial Hospital Endowment Foundation$162,000
Michigan State University$160,000
Gullah Traveling Theater Inc$150,425
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 (FY17–25, $3.4M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%American Red Cross (Lowcountry SC Chapter): $24k → 12%Agape Family Life Center Inc: $31k → 17%MT DESERT ISLAND YMCA: $25k → 11%Helping Hand Center: $34k → 17%HELPING HAND CENTER INC: $18k → 17%WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT NETWORK: $20k → 16%Women's Rights and Empowerment Network: $20k → 16%HELP of Beaufort: $42k → 10%WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT NETWORK: $20k → 16%WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT NETWORK: $20k → 16%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $182k → 10%The Childrens Center: $143k → 10%Neighborhood Outreach Connection: $111k → 10%Neighborhood Outreach Connection: $83k → 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $70k → 10%The Childrens Center: $63k → 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $46k → 10%PROGRAM FOR EXCEPTIONAL PPL: $45k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH CONNECTION: $40k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH CONNECTION: $30k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH CONNECTION: $20k → 10%NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH CONNECTION: $20k → 10%The Childrens Center: $18k → 10%Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen: $187k → 10%Programs for Exceptional People Inc: $171k → 10%Programs for Exceptional People: $109k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $108k → 10%Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen: $95k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $85k → 10%BLUFFTON COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN: $85k → 10%Family Promise of Beaufort County: $78k → 10%FAMILY PROMISE OF BEAUFORT CNTY: $57k → 10%Family Promise of Beaufort County: $57k → 10%FAMILY PROMISE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY: $56k → 10%PROGRAM FOR EXCEPTIONAL PPL: $49k → 10%PROGRAM FOR EXCEPTIONAL PPL: $41k → 10%Bluffton Community Soup Kitch: $39k → 10%PROGRAM FOR EXCEPTIONAL PPL: $32k → 10%FAMILY PROMISE OF BEAUFORT CNTY: $31k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $26k → 10%FAMILY PROMISE OF BEAUFORT CNTY: $26k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $25k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $23k → 10%BLUFFTON COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN: $21k → 10%Bluffton Community Soup Kitch: $20k → 10%PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $20k → 10%Second Helpings Inc: $189k → 10%SVDP HOLY FAMILY CONFERENCE: $20k → 10%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

ME
VT
NH
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
MO
WV
VA
MD
AZ
NM
TN
NC
SC
DC
MS
AL
GA
TX
FL
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$49M · 209 repeat orgs$3.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

209 repeat relationships: 127 still active in FY2025, 82 since wound down; 55 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

209
135

Total granted

$49M
$2.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
+0%

Still filing today

76%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.2M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureReligionEnvironmentOther
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

  • TV
    THE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE CLINIC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $2.1M · revenue +102%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    2× · 2024–2025 · $1.4M · revenue +347% · 33% of their budget
  • HH
    HILTON HEAD ISLAND DEEP WELL PROJECT INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.3M · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • JH
    JILLS HOUSE INC
    one grant, 2022 · $250k
  • IL
    INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
    one grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue -5%
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $78k · revenue +36%
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
Southern Wesleyan University

Southern wesleyan university is a christ-centered, student-focused learning community devoted to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant-leaders who impact the world for christ.

Education
2
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
3
Barton College

Founded in 1902, barton college is a four-year, private, liberal arts college located in wilson, n.c. the barton experience focuses on academic excellence within a wide range of professional and liberal arts programs leading to…

Education
4
Greenville College

Greenville college d/b/a greenville university empowers students for lives of character and service through a transforming christ-centered education in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies.

Education
5
University of Lynchburg

The mission of the University is to inspire independent thinkers who become trustworthy, effective leaders that shape caring communities. The vision of the University of Lynchburg is to cultivate a world that is innovative, authentic, and…

Education
6
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
7
Columbia College

Columbia college provides educational opportunities that develop students' capacity for critical thought and expression, life-long learning, acceptance of personal responsibilty, and commitment to service and social justice.

Education
8
Unc Health Foundation Inc

At unc health foundation, we inspire philanthropic support for unc health and unc school of medicine that transforms healthcare and provides hope to the people of north carolina and communities around the world.

Education
9
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
10
Mid-Atlantic Christian University

Mid-atlantic christian university is an undergraduate institution of christian higher learning whose mission is to impact the world by transforming ordinary people into extraordinary christian leaders. students are taught to think…

Education
11
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc

Embry-riddle is the world leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. its mission is to teach the science, practice and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadership roles in business,…

Education
12
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of the Lowcountry; the most unlike its peers is Lauras Little Critter Barn. 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

308 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 308 of the 413 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.

31
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
68
Early backer (in before they grew)
297/308
Grantees still filing
189/308
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWS FOR JESUS: $3,215,000 · OtherJEWS FOR JESUSHILTON HEAD PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT: $2,302,856 · OtherHILTON HEAD PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICTTHE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE CLINIC: $2,133,732 · OtherTHE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE CLINICBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC: $1,735,558 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INCLANDMARK COLLEGE INC: $1,015,000 · OtherBLUFFTON SELF HELP INC: $969,205 · Other+97 more: $17,052,870 · Other+97 moreUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $1,362,113 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF S…University of Maine Foundation: $1,000,000 · EducationUniversity of M…SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $1,000,000 · EducationSAVANNAH COUNTR…AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL INC: $735,000 · EducationAVON OLD FARMS …UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $368,750 · EducationFoundation for Educational Excellence: $359,606 · EducationMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $320,000 · EducationPOLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOL: $312,727 · EducationAUSTIN ACHIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: $270,000 · EducationTHE HERITAGE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $250,913 · Education+17 more: $1,234,819 · Education+17 moreTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $962,385 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN…SECOND HELPINGS: $874,171 · Human ServicesSECOND HELPI…MEMORY MATTERS: $831,403 · Human ServicesMEMORY MATTE…PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $791,451 · Human ServicesPROGRAMS FOR…Neighborhood Outreach Connection: $686,800 · Human ServicesNeighborhood…Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen: $488,277 · Human ServicesBluffton Com…FAMILY PROMISE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY: $366,172 · Human ServicesFAMILY PROMI…+8 more: $604,940 · Human Services+8 moreARTS CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA: $970,185 · Arts & CultureCOASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $430,760 · Arts & CultureHILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $387,328 · Arts & CultureHISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK INC: $281,186 · Arts & CultureJUNIOR JAZZ FOUNDATION INC: $277,647 · Arts & CultureGullah Traveling Theater Inc: $155,925 · Arts & CultureMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $135,000 · Arts & CultureTHE 74 MEDIA INC: $120,000 · Arts & Culture+11 more: $587,727 · Arts & CultureBLUFFTON-JASPER COUNTY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INC: $999,199 · HealthBEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $383,986 · HealthMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF BEAUFORT-JASPER: $312,377 · HealthPREGNANCY CENTER AND CLINIC OF THE LOW COUNTRY INC: $248,928 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $232,000 · HealthLOWCOUNTRY AUTISM FOUNDATION INC: $206,225 · HealthMed-I-Assist Inc: $203,600 · Health+12 more: $674,991 · HealthHILTON HEAD ISLAND DEEP WELL PROJECT INC: $1,310,620 · EnvironmentPORT ROYAL SOUND FOUNDATION: $556,550 · EnvironmentHILTON HEAD REEF FOUNDATION INC: $312,953 · EnvironmentTHE OUTSIDE FOUNDATION: $154,680 · EnvironmentSouth Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: $132,750 · Environment+3 more: $134,682 · EnvironmentCommunity Foundation of the Lowcountry: $870,600 · PhilanthropyHERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION: $552,935 · PhilanthropyOPERATION PATRIOTS FOB INC: $228,670 · PhilanthropyNORTHERN PIEDMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $116,000 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $84,309 · Philanthropy+4 more: $191,466 · Philanthropy
Other$28,424,221Education$7,213,928Human Services$5,605,599Arts & Culture$3,345,758Health$3,261,306Environment$2,602,235Philanthropy$2,043,980

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetTHE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE CLINIC: $2,133,732 over 9y, 5.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC: $1,735,558 over 9y, 11% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $1,362,113 over 2y, 33% of budgetHILTON HEAD ISLAND DEEP WELL PROJECT INC: $1,310,620 over 9y, 11% of budgetLANDMARK COLLEGE INC: $1,015,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetUniversity of Maine Foundation: $1,000,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $1,000,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetBLUFFTON-JASPER COUNTY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INC: $999,199 over 9y, 24% of budgetARTS CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA: $970,185 over 9y, 5.1% of budgetBLUFFTON SELF HELP INC: $969,205 over 8y, 6.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $962,385 over 9y, 10% of budgetCOASTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $933,500 over 2y, 18% of budgetMIRASOL HEALTH INC: $924,886 over 9y, 9.4% of budgetSECOND HELPINGS: $874,171 over 9y, 15% of budgetCommunity Foundation of the Lowcountry: $870,600 over 7y, 3.4% of budgetHOPEFUL HORIZONS: $848,619 over 9y, 4.9% of budgetMEMORY MATTERS: $831,403 over 9y, 12% of budgetPROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE: $791,451 over 9y, 14% of budgetAVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL INC: $735,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetNeighborhood Outreach Connection: $686,800 over 9y, 25% of budgetLOWCOUNTRY LEGAL VOLUNTEERS: $676,534 over 9y, 24% of budgetHILTON HEAD REGIONAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $602,322 over 9y, 7.6% of budgetBACKPACK BUDDIES OF GREATER BLUFFTON AND HARDEEVILLE: $572,255 over 8y, 72% of budgetPORT ROYAL SOUND FOUNDATION: $556,550 over 7y, 17% of budgetHERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION: $552,935 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS BLUFFTON/HILTON HEAD: $548,050 over 9y, 39% of budgetOSPREY VILLAGE INC: $489,086 over 7y, 55% of budgetBluffton Community Soup Kitchen: $488,277 over 6y, 30% of budgetSANDALWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $445,150 over 9y, 20% of budgetCOASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $430,760 over 6y, 8.1% of budgetHILTON HEAD ISLAND RECREATION: $401,988 over 9y, 7.6% of budgetHILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $387,328 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetBEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $383,986 over 5y, 7.8% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $368,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY: $366,172 over 8y, 14% of budgetFoundation for Educational Excellence: $359,606 over 7y, 97% of budgetFRIENDS OF CAROLINE HOSPICE OF BEAU: $320,600 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $320,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHILTON HEAD REEF FOUNDATION INC: $312,953 over 8y, 57% of budgetPOLARIS TECH CHARTER SCHOOL: $312,727 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF BEAUFORT-JASPER: $312,377 over 5y, 25% of budgetTHE LITERACY CENTER: $304,650 over 6y, 28% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY: $298,397 over 9y, 4.1% of budgetHISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK INC: $281,186 over 8y, 14% of budgetJUNIOR JAZZ FOUNDATION INC: $277,647 over 4y, 21% of budgetAUSTIN ACHIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC: $270,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE HILTON HEAD LIBRARY: $267,126 over 9y, 68% of budgetTHE HERITAGE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $250,913 over 4y, 32% 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 THE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HILTON HEAD ISLAND DEEP WELL PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds LANDMARK COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds University of Maine Foundation ↗
  • Who funds SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds BLUFFTON-JASPER COUNTY VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTS CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA ↗
  • Who funds BLUFFTON SELF HELP INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds COASTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds MIRASOL HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds SECOND HELPINGS ↗
  • Who funds Community Foundation of the Lowcountry ↗
  • Who funds HOPEFUL HORIZONS ↗
  • Who funds MEMORY MATTERS ↗
  • Who funds PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE ↗
  • Who funds AVON OLD FARMS SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Neighborhood Outreach Connection ↗
  • Who funds LOWCOUNTRY LEGAL VOLUNTEERS ↗
  • Who funds HILTON HEAD REGIONAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
  • Who funds BACKPACK BUDDIES OF GREATER BLUFFTON AND HARDEEVILLE ↗
  • Who funds PORT ROYAL SOUND FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS BLUFFTON/HILTON HEAD ↗
  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds OSPREY VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds Bluffton Community Soup Kitchen ↗
  • Who funds SANDALWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY ↗
  • Who funds COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds HILTON HEAD ISLAND RECREATION ↗
  • Who funds HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Heritage Classic Foun…Coastal Community Fou…The Bargain BoxWexford FoundationPalmetto Electric Tru…The Church Mouse Thri…United Way of the Low…The Berkeley Hall Cha…The Watterson Family …Central Carolina Comm…Hilton Head Firefight…Rotary Club of Hilton…
Heritage Classic FoundationSC124× affinity61 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Heritage Classic Foundation · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · The Bargain Box · Wexford Foundation · Palmetto Electric Trust · The Church Mouse Thrift Shop Inc · United Way of the Lowcountry · The Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation · The Watterson Family Foundation · Central Carolina Community Foundation · Hilton Head Firefighters Association Inc · Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island-Sunset

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 Lowcountry funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Community Foundation for MetroWest Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Jacksonville University: 3% of income from government
  • Landmark College Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Yale New Haven Hospital: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
52report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 413 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The DAF merry-go-round
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home