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Fambrough Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Fambrough Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$12k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$4k
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 2024.

Health$57kReligion$48kEducation$33kRecreation & Sports$14kArts & Culture$9kCivil Rights$5kScience & Tech$5kAnimals$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,850
Median grant
3
States reached
$491k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION$4,426
BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE$2,500
CARTERET EDUCATION FOUNDATION$2,000
ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH$1,850
GREENE STREET MARKET AT NATIVITY INC$500
HOLMES STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$500
ACTS LEGACY FOUNDATION$250
HUNTSVILLE ANIMAL SERVICES$100
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 94% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ACTS LEGACY FOUNDATION: $250 → 7%COMMUNITY LIFE CHURCH: $5k → 9%SOUTH WALTON TURTLE WATCH: $500 → 11%ORIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $5k → 13%UWF FOUNDATION: $5k → 16%THRIVE ALABAMA: $15k → 11%ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISION: $1k → 16%SOUTHERN POVERTY: $5k → 18%ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $9k → 17%CARTERET EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $2k → 12%MESSY SCIENCE INSTITUTE: $3k → 8%FELINES & CANINES: $1k → 14%SOUTH WALTON TURTLE WATCH: $500 → 11%ORIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $500 → 13%PENSACOLA LIGHTHOUSE & MUSEUM: $500 → 16%JEANNE SHEPHERD CANCER FUND: $11k → 11%ALABAMA PUBLIC TELEVISION: $300 → 16%ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5k → 17%MESSY SCIENCE INSTITUTE: $2k → 8%FELINES & CANINES: $500 → 14%HUNTSVILLE MUSEUM OF ART: $3k → 11%ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $3k → 17%FELINES & CANINES: $500 → 14%BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE: $3k → 11%BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE: $3k → 11%BROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE: $2k → 11%GREENE STREET MARKET AT NATIVITY INC: $500 → 11%HOLMES STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $500 → 11%LINCOLN VILLAGE MINISTRY: $500 → 11%HUNTSVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GUILD: $100 → 11%HUNTSVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GUILD: $100 → 11%HUNTSVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GUILD: $50 → 11%RUSSELL HILL CANCER FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $5k → 11%HUNTSVILLE BOTANICAL GARDEN: $500 → 11%HUNTSVILLE ANIMAL SERVICES: $100 → 11%HUDSON ALPHA: $10k → 11%HUDSON ALPHA: $500 → 11%ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $16k → 11%ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $15k → 11%ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $5k → 11%ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $3k → 11%ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $3k → 11%ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $2k → 11%ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $1k → 11%ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $500 → 11%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.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$122k · 12 repeat orgs$64k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
12

Total granted

$122k
$61k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+32%

Still filing today

50%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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
HealthAnimalsArts & CultureRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterEducationOther
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

  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    3× · 2021–2024 · $17k · revenue +74%
  • ML
    Miracle League of Santa Rosa County
    2× · 2020–2021 · $14k · revenue +23% · 70% of their budget
  • FI
    Felines Inc
    3× · 2019–2022 · $2k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • AA
    AIDS ACTION COALITION OF HUNTSVILLEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $15k · revenue +73%
  • JS
    JEANNE SHEPHERD CANCER FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $11k
  • RH
    RUSSEL HILL CANCER FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +93%
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
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame
Arts & Culture
2
Huntsville Sports Commission

Attract sporting events to the huntsville area resulting in a positive impact in the community and encourage participation in sports.

Recreation & Sports
3
Natchez-Adams County Humane Society

Humane society

Animals
4
Hughesville Public Library

Public library

Education
5
Guntersvill Historical Society Inc

Non Profit Museum

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6
Huntington County Humane Society Inc

The huntington county humane society exists to protect and provide shelter for animals and to encourage the humane treatment of all animals in huntington county.

Animals
7
Humane Society of South Mississippi

The mission of the humane society is to save and enhance the lives of pets through cooperative and innovative approaches to adoption, spay/neuter, sheltering and community engagement.

Animals
8
University of Mississippi Medical Center Research Development Foundation

Support the research activities of the university of mississippi medical center

Health
9
Historic Huntsville Foundation Inc

Preservation of historic sites.

Arts & Culture
10
Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden Society Inc

Huntsville botanical garden exists to connect people to plants to support a healthier quality of life for the region. the garden's vision is to inspire, encourage, and mobilize our community by sharing the benefits of alabama's unique…

Environment
11
Leflore County Humane Society

Provide shelter for homeless animals and adopt out to people of the area.

—
12
Russell Hospital Corporation

Russell medical center is a progressive, not-for-profit, acute care facility, serving the needs of east central alabama. russell medical center and its physicians are committed to providing the highest standards of patient care and…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Aids Action Coalition of Huntsville; the most unlike its peers is South Walton Turtle Watch Group Inc. 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

13 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. 13 of the 29 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/13
Grantees still filing
9/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $44,750 · OtherST THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCHHUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $14,926 · OtherHUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATIONJEANNE SHEPHERD CANCER FUND: $10,500 · OtherJEANNE SHEPHERD CANCER FUNDIndividual grant recipient: $10,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientRUSSEL HILL CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherRUSSEL HILL CANCER FOUNDATION INCBROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUE: $7,000 · OtherBROADWAY THEATRE LEAGUEORIOLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $5,500 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY LIFE CHURCH INC: $5,000 · OtherMESSY SCIENCE INSTITUTE: $4,500 · Other+9 more: $7,150 · Other+9 moreST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $16,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S …AIDS ACTION COALITION OF HUNTSVILLE: $15,000 · HealthAIDS ACTION COALITI…Miracle League of Santa Rosa County: $13,500 · Recreation & SportsUNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · EducationFelines Inc: $2,000 · AnimalsSouth Walton Turtle Watch Group Inc: $1,000 · AnimalsMUSEUM BOARD OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE: $2,600 · Arts & CultureHUNTSVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $250 · Arts & CultureLINCOLN VILLAGE PRESERVATION CORPORATION: $500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$129,826Health$31,500Recreation & Sports$13,500Education$5,000Animals$3,000Arts & Culture$2,850Housing & Shelter$500

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 budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $16,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAIDS ACTION COALITION OF HUNTSVILLE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $14,926 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetMiracle League of Santa Rosa County: $13,500 over 2y, 70% of budgetRUSSEL HILL CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSEUM BOARD OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE: $2,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFelines Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Walton Turtle Watch Group Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetLINCOLN VILLAGE PRESERVATION CORPORATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUNTSVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $250 over 3y, 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.

  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds AIDS ACTION COALITION OF HUNTSVILLE ↗
  • Who funds HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Miracle League of Santa Rosa County ↗
  • Who funds RUSSEL HILL CANCER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM BOARD OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE ↗
  • Who funds Felines Inc ↗
  • Who funds South Walton Turtle Watch Group Inc ↗
  • Who funds LINCOLN VILLAGE PRESERVATION CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds GREENE STREET MARKET AT NATIVITY INC ↗
  • Who funds HUNTSVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds ACTS LEGACY FOUNDATION 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.

Community Foundation …The Daniel Foundation…Wallace E Kirkpatrick…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Community Foundation of Greater HuntsvilleAL15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Wallace E Kirkpatrick Family Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Fambrough Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fambrough Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get 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 · 0–25%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Fambrough Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Fambrough Family Foundation Inc 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 29 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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