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Dr Maya Angelou Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$54k
Granted FY2023
9
Grants FY2023
7
States reached
$6k
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, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$366kReligion$12k
02FY2023 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$6,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Lincoln University$6,000
Morehouse College of Medicine$6,000
Morehouse College$6,000
Individual grant recipient$6,000
Morris Brown College$6,000
Morgan State University$6,000
Mississippi Valley State University$6,000
Miles College$6,000
Livingstone$6,000
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 81% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6k → 11%Lincoln University: $6k → 6%HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY: $6k → 10%JARVIS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: $6k → 13%Langston University: $6k → 12%DENMARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE: $6k → 28%HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $6k → 14%FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY: $6k → 15%FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $6k → 19%JF DRAKE STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE: $6k → 11%Miles College: $6k → 16%HARRIS-STOWE FOUNDATION INC: $6k → 21%FISK UNIVERSITY: $6k → 14%Lane College: $6k → 15%LeMoyne-Owen College: $6k → 17%JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $6k → 10%Livingstone: $6k → 15%ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIV FOUNDATION: $6k → 15%FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6k → 16%Morehouse College of Medicine: $6k → 13%FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6k → 18%HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 23%Mississippi Valley State University: $6k → 34%HAMPTON UNIVERSITY: $6k → 14%DILLARD UNIVERSITY: $6k → 23%GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6k → 32%Morgan State University: $6k → 19%KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $6k → 14%Lincoln University Philadelphia: $6k → 6%HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY: $6k → 10%JARVIS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE: $6k → 13%Langston University: $6k → 12%HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $6k → 14%FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY: $6k → 15%FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $6k → 19%JF DRAKE STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE: $6k → 11%Lawson State Comm College: $6k → 16%HARRIS-STOWE FOUNDATION INC: $6k → 21%Meharry Medical: $6k → 14%Lane College: $6k → 15%LeMoyne-Owen College: $6k → 17%JOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $6k → 10%Livingstone: $6k → 15%FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6k → 16%INTERDENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL CENTER: $6k → 13%FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $6k → 18%HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 23%HAMPTON UNIVERSITY: $6k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

PA
MO
KY
VA
MD
DE
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
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.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$264k · 22 repeat orgs$102k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2023, 19 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
11

Total granted

$264k
$66k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+167%

Still filing today

73%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

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

  • FV
    FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDA INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $12k · revenue +75%
  • FA
    Florida Agricultural & Mechanical Univ Foundation Inc
    2× · 2017–2018 · $12k · revenue +19%
  • HF
    Harris-Stowe Foundation Inc
    2× · 2018–2019 · $12k · revenue +221%

Funded once

  • GS
    GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $6k
  • GS
    GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2017 · $6k
  • LU
    Lincoln University Jefferson City
    one grant, 2022 · $6k
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
Texas College

To ensure that the student body experiences balanced intellectual, psychological, social and spiritual development, aimed at enabling them to become active productive members of society where they live and work.

Education
2
Tougaloo College

The College is an institution of higher education and provides instruction and various support services in achieving its purpose.

Education
3
Franklin University

Since 1902, Franklin University has been a pioneer in meeting the needs of adult students who have the ambition to continue their education in combination with other responsibilities, receiving its status as a tax exempt organization in…

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4
Daemen University

Private, independent university providing higher education to students. The mission of Daemen University is to prepare creative, ethically-minded leaders for a diverse and interconnected world by integrating the intellectual strengths…

Education
5
Allen University

Allen University is an academic community which provides students an opportunity to obtain baccalaureate and graduate degrees in liberal arts and professional programs in traditional and distance education formats. The University has a…

Education
6
Livingstone College

The College provides a Christian based environment suitable for learning, it provides liberal arts and religious programs for students from all ethnic backgrounds designed to develop their potential for leadership and service to a global…

Education
7
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
8
Union Institute & University

Union Institute & University educates highly motivated adults who seek academic programs to engage, enlighten, and empower them to pursue professional goals and a lifetime of learning and service. Offering accredited bachelors, masters,…

—
9
Coker University

Coker university is a student-centered, comprehensive university. it is dedicated to providing every student an academic curriculum based upon a uniformly excellent liberal arts core that enhances the structured development of key personal…

Education
10
American Baptist Theological Seminary dba American Baptist College

Is to provide educational opportunities for gifted students who have limited academic experiences and resources but unlimited potential for leadership in society.

Education
11
Hampden-Sydney College

Since 1775, the mission of Hampden-Sydney College has been to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Johnson C Smith University; the most unlike its peers is Lane College. 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

24 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. 24 of the 40 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
18/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDA INC: $12,000 · OtherFORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDA INCLangston University: $12,000 · OtherLangston UniversityInterdenominational Theological Center Inc: $12,000 · OtherInterdenominational Theological Center IncHINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $12,000 · OtherHINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONLivingstone: $12,000 · OtherLivingstoneLawson State Comm College: $12,000 · OtherLawson State Comm CollegeHAMPTON UNIVERSITY: $12,000 · OtherHAMPTON UNIVERSITYHUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY: $12,000 · OtherHUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITYJarvis Christian University: $12,000 · OtherJarvis Christian UniversityJF DRAKE STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE: $12,000 · OtherJF DRAKE STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGEIndividual grant recipient: $12,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+11 more: $66,000 · Other+11 moreFlorida Agricultural & Mechanical Univ Foundation Inc: $12,000 · EducationFlorida Agricultural & Mechanical Univ Foundation IncHarris-Stowe Foundation Inc: $12,000 · EducationHarris-Stowe Foundation IncKNOXVILLE COLLEGE: $12,000 · EducationKNOXVILLE COLLEGEFAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $12,000 · EducationFAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONLANE COLLEGE: $12,000 · EducationLANE COLLEGEFISK UNIVERSITY: $12,000 · EducationFISK UNIVERSITYFlorida Memorial University Inc: $12,000 · EducationFlorida Memorial University IncTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $12,000 · EducationTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITYJackson State University Development Foundation Inc: $12,000 · EducationJackson State University Development Foundation IncLeMoyne-Owen College: $12,000 · EducationLeMoyne-Owen CollegeJOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $12,000 · EducationJOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITYMiles College Inc: $12,000 · EducationMiles College IncMOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $6,000 · EducationDILLARD UNIVERSITY: $6,000 · EducationDELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · EducationKENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · EducationMORRIS BROWN COLLEGE: $6,000 · EducationLINCOLN UNIVERSITY: $6,000 · Education
Other$198,000Education$180,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDA INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFlorida Agricultural & Mechanical Univ Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInterdenominational Theological Center Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKNOXVILLE COLLEGE: $12,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetFAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLANE COLLEGE: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFISK UNIVERSITY: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida Memorial University Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJarvis Christian University: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJackson State University Development Foundation Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLeMoyne-Owen College: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJOHNSON C SMITH UNIVERSITY: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMiles College Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOREHOUSE COLLEGE: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDILLARD UNIVERSITY: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIV FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMORRIS BROWN COLLEGE: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLINCOLN UNIVERSITY: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Tom Joyner Foundation…Strada Education Foun…United Negro College …National Collegiate A…Enterprise Holdings F…Educational Credit Ma…The Blackbaud Giving …Thurgood Marshall Col…Ibm International Fou…National Trust for Hi…Charities Aid Foundat…Chapman Foundation Inc
Tom Joyner Foundation IncTX45.4× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tom Joyner Foundation Inc · Strada Education Foundation Inc · United Negro College Fund Inc · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Educational Credit Management Corporation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Thurgood Marshall College Fund · Ibm International Foundation · National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States · Charities Aid Foundation America · Chapman Foundation Inc

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

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 18%
  • Florida Memorial University Inc: 18% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Dr Maya Angelou 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 40 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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