· Private foundation
Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k10 grants · $52k
- $10k–50k16 grants · $270k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
- $250k+1 grant · $360k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GA | $360,000 |
| LAKE JUNALUSKA ASSEMBLY | $50,000 |
| HAYWOOD CHRISTIAN MINISTRY | $35,000 |
| HOSPICE SAVANNAH | $30,000 |
| WESLEY MONUMENTAL CHURCH | $30,000 |
| UNION MISSION INC | $20,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $20,000 |
| SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL | $20,000 |
| NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION | $20,000 |
| CONGREGATION MICKVE ISRAEL | $15,000 |
| PACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSN | $10,000 |
| GEORGIA CONSERVANCY | $10,000 |
| YMCA | $10,000 |
| BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $10,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $390k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +57% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.
55 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2024, 31 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
Lake Junaluska Assembly Inc8× · 2017–2024 · $430k · revenue +38%- HSHOSPICE SAVANNAH INC6× · 2017–2024 · $270k · revenue +70%
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER7× · 2017–2023 · $130k · revenue +55%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2018 · $40k
- CGCOASTAL GEORGIA COUNCIL INCone grant, 2017 · $33k · revenue -46%
- WRWARNER ROBINS FIRST UMCone grant, 2018 · $15k
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.
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.
Scad prepares talented students for creative professions through engaged teaching and learning in a positively oriented university environment.
Our mission is to enhance the health of over 867,000 acres of georgias national forest by protecting our forests and streams, advocating for natural processes, and identifying opportunities to improve forest management.
Triangle land conservancy (tlc) strives to create a healthier and more vibrant triangle region by safeguarding clean water, protecting natural habitats, supporting local farms, and connecting people with nature through land protection and…
The organization's primary mission is a grassroots initiative that advances sustainable development of natural, cultural and historic resources for enhanced quality of life and economic revitalization of communities in south carolina.
The mission of the atlantic coast conservancy is to provide 21st century solutions and sound scientific applications for conservation of critical natural resources in the face of a changing climate, focusing on the southeasthern united…
The mission of friends is to partner with, promote and preserve georgia state parks & historic sites. statewide, friends works to raise awareness of the economic and intrinsic values of georgia's greatest treasures. we work with state and…
In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…
The georgia trust works for the preservation and revitalization of georgia's diverse historic resources and advocates for their appreciation, protection, and use.
The mission of alachua conservation trust (act) is to protect the natural, historic, scenic and recreational resources in and around alachua county, florida. act protects land through purchase, donation, and conservation easements.
Healthy savannah is dedicated to making savannah a healthier place to live. our aim is to increase opportunities for citizens to engage in physical activity and consume a nutritious, balanced diet.
Build partnerships that create, conserve and connect parks and greenspace in sandy springs, georgia. our actions to further our mission connect people to nature and each other for enhanced physical and mental health. our board of directors…
Upstate forever is a conservation organization with a mission to protect critical lands, waters, and the unique character of the upstate of south carolina.
How this is measured
43 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. 43 of the 74 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Lake Junaluska Assembly Inc ↗
- Who funds HOSPICE SAVANNAH INC ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER ↗
- Who funds PERFORMANCE INITIATIVES INC ↗
- Who funds SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVALINC ↗
- Who funds SENIOR CITIZENS INC ↗
- Who funds THE SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC ↗
- Who funds UNION MISSION INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds WESLEYAN COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds REED HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds GEORGIA CONSERVANCY INC ↗
- Who funds URBAN HOPE INC ↗
- Who funds STEP UP SAVANNAH INC ↗
- Who funds MEXICO BEACH ARTIFICIAL REEF ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds Haywood Christian Ministry Inc ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES AGENCY INC ↗
- Who funds SAVANNAH TREE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds COASTAL GEORGIA COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds PACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds Chatham Transitional Ministries Inc ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Savannah Community Foundation Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Colonial Foundation Inc · United Way of the Coastal Empire · The Savannah Benevolent Association · The Hodge Foundation Inc · Savannah Jewish Council Inc Dba Savannah Jewish Federation · John G Kennedy Foundation Inc · International Paper Company Foundation · Truist Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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