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Foothills Community Foundation

To nurtue charitable wealth in the community for the perpetual benefit of the people in the surrounding area.

$799k
Granted FY2018
24
Grants FY2018
4
States reached
$74k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$246kArts & Culture$195kHealth$148kPhilanthropy$133kReligion$124kEnvironment$82kHuman Services$69kRecreation & Sports$54kOther$0
02FY2018 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 24 grants below total $488,725, the rows itemized in this filing. The $798,966 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $310,241 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2018

  • Under $10k10 grants · $66k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $298k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $124k
$12,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$46M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LAKES AND BRIDGES CHARTER SCHOOL$74,067
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$50,000
GREATER ANDERSON MUSICAL ARTS CONSORTIUM$45,970
LEADERSHIP ANDERSON$41,950
DOCLINK$38,962
ANDERSON ART CENTER$35,215
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$30,000
ST JOHNS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$21,500
ANMED HEALTH FOUNDATION$20,167
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$18,600
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH$13,000
CALVARY HOME FOR CHILDERN$12,500
UGA FOUNDATION$10,534
BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION$10,000
ST LUKE'S FREE MEDICAL CLINIC$8,526
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 (FY17–18, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%CALVARY HOME FOR CHILDERN: $18k → 15%CALVARY HOME FOR CHILDERN: $13k → 15%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.

61%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$596k · 13 repeat orgs$380k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
15

Total granted

$596k
$233k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+18%

Still filing today

62%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2018, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $147k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementHealthEnvironmentOther
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

  • GA
    GREATER ANDERSON MUSICAL ARTS CONSORTIUM
    2× · 2017–2018 · $142k · revenue +31% · 57% of their budget
  • OS
    OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $100k · revenue +36%
  • BR
    BLUE RIDGE COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
    2× · 2017–2018 · $39k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • FO
    Friends of Lake Keowee Society Inc dba FOLKS
    one grant, 2017 · $65k · revenue -22% · 34% of their budget
  • AC
    ANDERSON COUNTY SC
    one grant, 2017 · $47k
  • AA
    ANDERSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    one grant, 2017 · $24k · revenue -14%
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
Anderson Christian School Inc

Our mission is to partner with christian parents in providing a quality education integrated with a biblical world view that will prepare the students for a life of service to the lord jesus christ.

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2
Sc Chamber of Commerce

Enhancing the quality of life for all south carolinians, achieving global competiteveness and ultimately increasing prosperity for sc citizens.

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3
Upstate Sc Alliance Inc

To market the upstate sc region to attract business investment. to support economic development efforts of the upstate alliance investors. to build cohesive relationships among the region's private and public sectors.

Community Improvement
4
Henderson County Chamber of Commerce Incorporated

The chamber is a membership organization, a voluntary partnership of business and professional people working together for the benefit of all, presenting one voice to build a healthy economy and improve the quality of life in henderson…

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5
South Carolina Christian Chamber of Commerce

To unify christians in south carolina by connecting commerce and community to positively impact our culture for christ.

Religion
6
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission On Colleges Inc

The southern association of colleges and schools commission on colleges is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states. the commission's mission is the enhancement of…

Education
7
Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina

Convene and connect diverse stakeholders to align and catalyze efforts to improve health and well-being for communities across South Carolina.

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8
Musc Strategic Ventures

To promote and support the educational, medical, scientific, and research purposes of the medical university of south carolina "musc", and university medical associates of the medical university of south carolina "uma", including their…

Health
9
South Carolina Council On Competitiveness

The south carolina council on competitiveness is a nonpartisan, business-led non-profit organization committed to advancing the long term competitiveness of south carolina through actionable research, support of industry clusters and…

Community Improvement
10
University of South Carolina Beaufort Education Foundation

Outreach endeavors and to maximize private-sector opportunities and support, thereby, empowering the university to provide a margin of excellence beyond what is achievable with state, county, and municipal funds alone.

Education
11
South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities

Scicu seeks to advance higher education in south carolina through fundraising, scholarships, research, as well as facilitating collaborative activities among the member institutions. scicu also enhances a positive public image and…

Education
12
Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina

To assist members of the corporation in providing electric energy to consumers in the members' service areas.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Anderson Interfaith Ministries; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Lake Keowee Society Inc dba Folks. 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

25 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. 25 of the 37 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
19/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DOCLINK: $78,078 · OtherDOCLINKANDERSON COUNTY SC: $46,530 · OtherANDERSON COUNTY SCFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $45,600 · OtherFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHBLUE RIDGE COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $39,234 · OtherBLUE RIDGE COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERI…CLEMSON UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $30,000 · OtherCLEMSON UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONST JOHNS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $28,500 · OtherST JOHNS UNITED METHODIST CHURCHGRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $18,400 · OtherMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $16,200 · OtherST LUKES FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF SPARTANBURG INC: $16,786 · Other+12 more: $94,375 · Other+12 moreOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY F…LAKES AND BRIDGES CHARTER SCHOOL INC: $74,067 · EducationLAKES AND BRIDGES CHART…ANDERSON UNIVERSITY: $15,850 · EducationANDERSON UNIVERSITYTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $10,534 · EducationRIPPLE OF ONE: $10,000 · EducationUniversity of South Carolina Educational Foundation: $10,000 · Education+1 more: $6,000 · EducationGREATER ANDERSON MUSICAL ARTS CONSORTIUM: $141,695 · Arts & CultureGREATER ANDERSON MU…ANDERSON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL: $53,265 · Arts & CultureANDERSON COUNTY ART…Foothills Community Foundation: $135,132 · PhilanthropyFoothills Com…Friends of Lake Keowee Society Inc dba FOLKS: $65,008 · EnvironmentCALVARY HOME FOR CHILDREN: $30,609 · Human ServicesANDERSON INTERFAITH MINISTRIES: $10,000 · Human ServicesSAFE HARBOR INC: $5,609 · Human ServicesANDERSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $23,512 · Community ImprovementOUR UPSTATE SC: $6,300 · Community Improvement
Other$413,703Education$226,451Arts & Culture$194,960Philanthropy$135,132Environment$65,008Human Services$46,218Community Improvement$29,812

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 budgetGREATER ANDERSON MUSICAL ARTS CONSORTIUM: $141,695 over 2y, 57% of budgetFoothills Community Foundation: $135,132 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLAKES AND BRIDGES CHARTER SCHOOL INC: $74,067 over 1y, 16% of budgetFriends of Lake Keowee Society Inc dba FOLKS: $65,008 over 1y, 34% of budgetANDERSON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL: $53,265 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetCALVARY HOME FOR CHILDREN: $30,609 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetANDERSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $23,512 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetST LUKES FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF SPARTANBURG INC: $16,786 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $16,200 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetANDERSON UNIVERSITY: $15,850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $10,534 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIPPLE OF ONE: $10,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetBaptist Health System Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of South Carolina Educational Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANDERSON INTERFAITH MINISTRIES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON: $6,350 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetOUR UPSTATE SC: $6,300 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF ANDERSON COUNTY: $5,750 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSAFE HARBOR INC: $5,609 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSCHA Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILD EVANGELISM FELLOWSHIP OF SC INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

Dabo's All in Team Fo…Duke Energy FoundationTa Gambrill Foundatio…Abney FoundationNetwork for GoodThe Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Dabo's All in Team FoundationSC17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Dabo's All in Team Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Ta Gambrill Foundation Ct-Main · Abney Foundation · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Foothills Community Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foothills Community Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 37 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $6.5M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2018, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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