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Danville Regional Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$11M
Granted FY2024still arriving
88
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$3.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Community Improvement$14MScience & Tech$13MEducation$12MRecreation & Sports$5.6MFood & Nutrition$4.1MPhilanthropy$1.9MArts & Culture$810kHuman Services$725kOther$0
02FY2024 · 88 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k34 grants · $100k
  • $10k–50k39 grants · $860k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $789k
  • $250k+9 grants · $9.5M
$19,730
Median grant
2
States reached
$282M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AVERETT UNIVERSITY$3,000,000
CITY OF DANVILLE VA$2,000,000
SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTER (SBTC)$1,738,830
SMART BEGINNINGS$906,853
PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE$500,000
AVERETT UNIVERSITY$500,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE DAN RIVER REGION$300,000
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING AND RESEARCH$297,965
RIVER DISTRICT ASSOCIATION$250,000
CITY OF DANVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION$191,787
DANVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS$189,500
DANVILLE CHURCH & COMMUNITY TUTORIAL PROGRAM$147,774
Individual grant recipient$100,000
CITY OF DANVILLE VA$100,000
PROJECT LITERACY$60,000
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 (FY20–24, $701k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Just Kids Child Development Center: $50k → 14%Changing Lives Outreach Center: $17k → 14%DANVILLE FAMILY YMCA: $15k → 14%Danville Family YMCA: $15k → 14%Smart Beginnings Danville Pittsylvania: $579k → 14%Changing Lives Outreach Center: $25k → 14%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.
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$50M · 48 repeat orgs$2.5M to everyone else

48 repeat relationships: 30 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down; 37 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

48
41

Total granted

$50M
$1.9M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+88%

Still filing today

46%
20%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $523k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementHealthPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
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

  • AU
    AVERETT UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2020–2024 · $7.5M · revenue +17%
  • OD
    OLDE DOMINION AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION
    4× · 2020–2024 · $866k · revenue +100% · 46% of their budget
  • DR
    DAN RIVER NON-PROFIT NETWORK
    2× · 2022–2023 · $593k · revenue +202%

Funded once

  • CF
    CENTER FOR EARLY SUCCESSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $579k · revenue +477% · 62% of their budget
  • CC
    Caswell County
    one grant, 2023 · $254k
  • PC
    Pittsylvania County Parks and Recreation
    one grant, 2020 · $153k
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
Downtown Danville Association Dba River District Association

To ensure the long term viability of danville's river district as a center of business and civic life, and a source of community pride. rda carries out this mission through activities to attract and retain businesses, residents and…

Community Improvement
2
Dickenson County Chamber of Commerce

To promote economic development, regional tourism, support and recognition of existing businesses in dickenson county virginia.

—
3
Davie County Chamber of Commerce

To advance the economic and civic interests of the business communinity in davie county, nc and to provide services for chamber members.

—
4
Danville Business Alliance

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to serve charitable purposes. specifically, the education of its community, the preservation of its historical and architectural heritage and the promotion of the arts in its community.

Arts & Culture
5
Danville Area Community Center

Dacc is a non-profit, community-owned facility. the center provides a wholesome, healthy environment and pledges that no person will be denied membership or access to programs. the dacc provides for members of all ages, a wide variety of…

Recreation & Sports
6
Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Comme

Chamber mission: we are a catalyst for business growth on the virginia peninsula, and a collaborative partner for economic development within the region.

—
7
Central Virginia Business Coalition

To promote locally owned retail establishments and service providers.

Community Improvement
8
Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce Inc

The martinsville-henry county chamber of commerce, inc. is organized for the purpose of advancing the commercial, industrial, and civic inerests of the city of martinsville and henry county, virginia

Community Improvement
9
Danville Regional Foundation
Philanthropy
10
Davie County Economic Development Commission Inc

Coordinate economic development for davie county, nc

Community Improvement
11
Danville Area Community College Foundation

The foundation is committed to promoting and supporting the success of danville area community college through fundraising and stewardship of the foundation's resources, with the belief in the college's positive educational, cultural, and…

Education
12
Virginia Dental Association Attn Jill Kelly

The virginia dental association is a membership organization for dentists licensed in virginia. its purpose is to promote the practice of dentistry.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Caswell County Chamber of Commerce. 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

38 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. 38 of the 127 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.

10
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
18
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/38
Grantees still filing
29/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Institute for Advanced Learning and Research: $13,695,616 · OtherInstitute for Advanced Learning and ResearchSouthside Business Technology Center (SBTC): $8,751,728 · OtherSouthside Business Technology Center (SBTC)CITY OF DANVILLE VA: $5,260,756 · OtherCITY OF DANVILLE VAPiedmont Community College: $3,147,200 · OtherPiedmont Community CollegeSmart Beginnings: $3,083,424 · OtherSmart BeginningsRIVER DISTRICT ASSOCIATION: $1,376,600 · Other+99 more: $5,436,406 · Other+99 moreAVERETT UNIVERSITY: $7,497,816 · EducationAVERETT UNIVERSIT…THE LITERACY LAB: $500,000 · EducationTHE LITERACY LABDanville Church and Community Tutorial Program: $320,546 · Education+2 more: $50,913 · EducationTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE DAN RIVER REGION: $1,515,966 · PhilanthropyDAN RIVER NON-PROFIT NETWORK: $593,326 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF DANVILLE-PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY: $339,206 · Philanthropy+1 more: $29,334 · PhilanthropyDAN RIVER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $525,000 · Community ImprovementSOUTHSIDE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC (DBA THE LAUNCH PLACE): $340,289 · Community ImprovementDANVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $177,000 · Community Improvement+1 more: $12,654 · Community ImprovementOLDE DOMINION AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION: $865,612 · Public BenefitCENTER FOR EARLY SUCCESS: $578,873 · Human ServicesJUST KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesChanging Lives Outreach Center CDC: $42,337 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF DANVILLE VIRGINIA: $29,484 · Human ServicesVirginia Health Care Foundation: $65,000 · HealthCOMPASSION HEALTH CARE INC: $63,750 · HealthVa Rural Health Association: $15,625 · HealthTHE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Health
Other$40,751,730Education$8,369,275Philanthropy$2,477,832Community Improvement$1,054,943Public Benefit$865,612Human Services$700,694Health$154,375

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAVERETT UNIVERSITY: $7,497,816 over 5y, 6.5% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE DAN RIVER REGION: $1,515,966 over 5y, 20% of budgetOLDE DOMINION AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION: $865,612 over 4y, 46% of budgetDAN RIVER NON-PROFIT NETWORK: $593,326 over 2y, 13% of budgetCENTER FOR EARLY SUCCESS: $578,873 over 1y, 62% of budgetDAN RIVER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $525,000 over 3y, 52% of budgetTHE LITERACY LAB: $500,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetPPL FOUNDATION: $392,692 over 3y, 70% of budgetSOUTHSIDE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC (DBA THE LAUNCH PLACE): $340,289 over 3y, 20% of budgetUNITED WAY OF DANVILLE-PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY: $339,206 over 4y, 31% of budgetDanville Church and Community Tutorial Program: $320,546 over 3y, 29% of budgetDANVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $177,000 over 4y, 43% of budgetCASWELL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $78,000 over 4y, 13% of budgetHOUSE OF HOPE INC: $75,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetVirginia Health Care Foundation: $65,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCOMPASSION HEALTH CARE INC: $63,750 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION: $59,521 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetMILTON RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION: $51,313 over 2y, 44% of budgetJUST KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $50,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetDANVILLE CHAPTER OF THE VA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS: $46,670 over 2y, 17% of budgetSOUTHSIDE AREA TENNIS ASSOCIATION: $34,135 over 2y, 38% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF DANVILLE VIRGINIA: $29,484 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetDANVILLE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $29,334 over 2y, 87% of budgetSMOKESTACK THEATRE COMPANY: $27,950 over 2y, 21% of budgetCASWELL COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN INC: $25,998 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetDANVILLE SCIENCE CENTER: $25,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetSOUTHSIDE SOCCER CLUB INC: $25,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetFOODSHED CAPITAL: $25,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL INC: $24,915 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetDANVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $24,750 over 1y, 23% of budgetVa Rural Health Association: $15,625 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetDANVILLE PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $12,654 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetTHE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHARSWOOD FOUNDATION: $2,215 over 1y, 15% 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 AVERETT UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE DAN RIVER REGION ↗
  • Who funds OLDE DOMINION AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds DAN RIVER NON-PROFIT NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR EARLY SUCCESS ↗
  • Who funds DAN RIVER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER ↗
  • Who funds THE LITERACY LAB ↗
  • Who funds PPL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHSIDE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC (DBA THE LAUNCH PLACE) ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF DANVILLE-PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds Danville Church and Community Tutorial Program ↗
  • Who funds MIDDLE BORDER FORWARD INC ↗
  • Who funds DANVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds CASWELL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ↗
  • Who funds HOUSE OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds Virginia Health Care Foundation ↗
  • Who funds COMPASSION HEALTH CARE INC ↗
  • Who funds DAN RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds MILTON RENAISSANCE 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.

The Community Foundat…Jt-Minnie Maude Chari…Womack FoundationAlexander Berkeley Ca…Hughes Memorial HomeGeorge and Sarah Buch…Centra Health IncFoster FoundationAmerican Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Community Foundation of the Dan River RegionVA69.9× affinity31 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region · Jt-Minnie Maude Charitable Trust · Womack Foundation · Alexander Berkeley Carrington Jr & Ruth Simpson Carrington Charitable Trust · Hughes Memorial Home · George and Sarah Buchanan Foundation · Centra Health Inc · Foster Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Danville Regional Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Danville Regional Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%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
    12report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Danville Regional Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Danville Regional Foundation 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 127 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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