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Farrington Foundation at a glance

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Farrington Foundation

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.

$130k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0184% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$304kArts & Culture$203kAnimals$170kPublic Safety & Disaster$65kPublic Benefit$60kHousing & Shelter$53kCrime & Legal$50kHealth$22kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$759k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ISLAND CAT ALLIES$40,000
UNC AT CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC RADIO$30,000
CARTERET COMMUNITY THEATRE$20,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC$10,000
PROPUBLICA$10,000
SAMARATIANS PURSE$10,000
NC COASTAL FEDERATION$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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.

area typical 10%HALIWA-SAPONI INDIAN TRIBE: $5k → 20%HOPE MISSION FOUNDATION: $5k → 12%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

IL
NY
CA
KY
VA
AZ
TN
NC
GA
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.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$737k · 15 repeat orgs$393k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +15% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
32

Total granted

$737k
$353k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+15%

Still filing today

53%
66%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsPublic Safety & DisasterInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
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

  • IC
    ISLAND CAT ALLIES INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $123k · revenue +7% · 37% of their budget
  • CC
    Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity
    3× · 2022–2025 · $43k · revenue +80%
  • PRO PUBLICA INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $30k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • NC
    NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY LAW
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • TS
    THE SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -75%
  • IV
    INEZ VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC
    one grant, 2019 · $20k · revenue -23%
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
Carteret County General Hospital Foundation

To assist carteret general hospital in providing the best possible healthcare to the people of carteret county through fund raising programs that support community based programs, purchase of vital equipment, capital expansion, renovations…

Philanthropy
2
Lake Norman Humane Inc

To rescue, rehabilitate and rehome homeless pets

Animals
3
Nc Dog Rescue Organization
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4
Safe Haven for Cats

The mission of safe haven for cats is to use no-kill principles and education to save cats' lives through rescue, adoption, spay/neuter services and community programs.

Animals
5
Carolina Community Care Inc

The mission of hospice & community care is to give hope, comfort, and compassion to those that need it most. hospice & community care is a nonprofit healthcare organization providing hospice and palliative care to residents of york,…

—
6
Carolina Cat Rescue

Carolina Cat Rescue's mission is to help the unwanted cats and kittens of North Carolina that end up at county shelters or are in need of rescue. We partner with no-kill reputable cat rescues in the Northeast and transport the cats there.…

Animals
7
Humane Society of Charlotte Inc

Humane Society of Charlotte mission is to champion the wellbeing of companion animals and strengthen their bond with the people who know, love, and need them.

Animals
8
Carolina Tiger Rescue

Carolina tiger rescue's mission is saving and protecting wildcats in captivity and in the wild.

Animals
9
Spay Neuter Charlotte

The organization stands for every pet and pet owner by making the highest quality veterinary care and spay neuter services affordable and accessible, with the goal of reducing the number of dogs and cats euthanized in regional shelters and…

Animals
10
North Carolina Conservation Network

The north carolina conservation network supports, trains, and coordinates diverse groups and directly advocates to achieve equitable and sustainable solutions for our environment.

Environment
11
Aspca Veterinary Services of North Carolina Pc

Aspca veterinary services of north carolina, p.c. is a professional corporation that provides the veterinary services of qualified, licensed veterinarians exclusively to the aspca in north carolina. these services include the veterinary…

Animals
12
Spay Neuter Assistance Program of North Carolina

To address pet overpopulation in our state by offering high quality, low cost spay-neuter surgeries for pets belonging to north carolina families in need.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Horses of Pamlico Etc. 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

32 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. 32 of the 50 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
23/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KERR VANCE ACADEMY INC: $254,600 · OtherKERR VANCE ACADEMY INCUNC AT CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC RADIO: $70,000 · OtherUNC AT CHAPEL HILL PUBLIC RADIOIndividual grant recipient: $55,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientNORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY LAW: $50,000 · OtherNORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY LAWCrystal Coast Habitat for Humanity: $42,500 · OtherLAKELAND CULTURAL ARTS: $30,000 · Other+28 more: $318,700 · Other+28 moreISLAND CAT ALLIES INC: $122,500 · AnimalsISLAND CAT ALLI…The Animal League of Green Valley: $15,000 · AnimalsThe Animal Leag…PET ADOPTION AND WELFARE SOCIETY: $10,000 · AnimalsPET ADOPTION AN…+3 more: $10,000 · Animals+3 moreTHE SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyPRO PUBLICA INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureLAKELAND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER: $10,000 · Arts & CultureINEZ VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $20,000 · Public Safety & DisasterNORLINA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $7,500 · Public Safety & DisasterDREWRY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $2,500 · Public Safety & DisasterCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $10,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 · InternationalOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,400 · InternationalST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 · Health
Other$820,800Animals$157,500Philanthropy$50,000Arts & Culture$40,000Public Safety & Disaster$30,000International$22,400Health$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKERR VANCE ACADEMY INC: $254,600 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetISLAND CAT ALLIES INC: $122,500 over 3y, 37% of budgetTHE SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCrystal Coast Habitat for Humanity: $42,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetPRO PUBLICA INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCARTERET COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetTHE NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Animal League of Green Valley: $15,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHOPE MISSION OF COASTAL CAROLINA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetPUBLIC RADIO EAST FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetLAKELAND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPET ADOPTION AND WELFARE SOCIETY: $10,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORLINA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $7,500 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetHOPE MISSION FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHenderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDelray Beach Chorale Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHALIWA SAPONI TRIBE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAVING GRACE ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDemocracy North Carolina: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLOUISBURG COLLEGE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAKE NORMAN LUCKY CAT PROGRAM: $2,500 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetDREWRY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,400 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.

North Carolina Commun…Duke Energy FoundationThe Winston-Salem Fou…Eddie and Jo Allison …Z Smith Reynolds Foun…The Cannon Foundation…Triangle Community Fo…Ibm International Fou…Renaissance Charitabl…Verizon FoundationRaymond James Charita…Network for Good
North Carolina Community FoundationNC22.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: North Carolina Community Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · The Winston-Salem Foundation · Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc · Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Verizon Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Network for Good

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%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
    1get no government money at all
    5report 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.

    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 50 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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