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Foster Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$100k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$871kPhilanthropy$797kYouth Development$728kHealth$682kEducation$361kHuman Services$285kReligion$227kRecreation & Sports$101kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$100,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER HIGH POINT$100,000
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 (FY17–23, $257k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 16% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $80k → 9%ST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $57k → 9%ST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $28k → 9%ST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $25k → 9%ST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $25k → 9%ST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $3k → 9%FAMILY SERVICE OF HIGH POINT FOUNDATION INC: $20k → 16%FAMILY SERVICE OF HIGH POINT FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 16%FAMILY SERVICE OF HIGH POINT FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 16%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
NV
KY
VA
NC
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.3M · 24 repeat orgs$378k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +126% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 23 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
26

Total granted

$3.3M
$378k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+126%
+34%

Still filing today

46%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • OD
    OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES OF HIGH POINT INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $871k · revenue +126%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE GREATER TRIAD Inc
    8× · 2017–2024 · $728k · revenue +219%
  • CC
    COMMUNITY CLINIC OF HIGH POINT INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $310k · revenue +87%

Funded once

  • FC
    FLAGLER COLLEGE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $100k · revenue +51%
  • TS
    THE STEWARD SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue +41%
  • TP
    THE PIEDMONT SCHOOL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +34%
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.

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High Point Chamber Foundation

(1) to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and understanding in economics, finance, education & training, science, and technology throughout the community of high point, north carolina and its region with regard to…

Philanthropy
2
High Point Discovered Inc

The organization is a media group created to showcase the city of high point north carolina on a personal level. high point discovered is empowering people by telling stories and elevating the voices of our community. the purpose of high…

Community Improvement
3
High Point Regional Health Foundation

To promote health and wellness to the general public through the support of services and mission of high point regional health (dba atrium health wake forest baptist high point medical center).

Health
4
High Point Academy

High point academy awakens the joy of learning in each child. the school provides a nurturing environment that enables each student to flourish academically, emotionally, morally, physically, and socially. the challenging curriculum…

Education
5
High Point University

High point university's inspiring environment, caring people, and engaging education equip graduates for success and significance by cultivating the values, knowledge, mindset, and skills necessary to thrive in a competitive and rapidly…

Education
6
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont Inc

Goodwill builds pathways that help people pursue the life they want to achieve. goodwill exists to help people see possibilities, seize opportunities, and prosper. we partner with individuals to identify their strengths, interests and…

Employment
7
United Way of Greater High Point Inc

Our mission: united way of greater high point brings together people, resources, and funding to build strong and vibrant communities where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.our vision: united way of greater high point will be the…

Philanthropy
8
High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc Dba Visit High Point

The mission of Visit High Point is to position High Point as a destination that visitors will enjoy and that locals will want to promote.

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9
Harvest Hope Food Bank

Harvest hope is on a mission to eliminate hunger and food insecurity in south carolina. we rescue nutritious food from stores throughout the state and distribute it to food pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens. we operate programs that…

Food & Nutrition
10
Habitat for Humanity of High Point Archdale & Trinity Inc

Habitat for Humanity of High Point, Archdale and Trinity is an ecumenical Christian movement whose goal is to build safe, decent, affordable homes for our neighbors in need. Through conscience and action, Habitat utilizes volunteer labor…

Housing & Shelter
11
Turning Point Community Development Corporation

To serve as a catalyst for the continued development, transformation, and empowerment of communities in vance, granville, warren, and franklin counties in north carolina through the provision of leadership and programs in the areas of…

Human Services
12
Helping Hands High Point Inc

Providing food and assistance to the disadvantaged in high point, nc

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Family Service of High Point Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is General Federation of Womens Club. 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

26 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. 26 of the 51 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/26
Grantees still filing
22/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM - FOUNDATION OFFICE: $356,900 · OtherHIGH POINT REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM -…UNITED WAY OF HIGH POINT: $195,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF HIGH POINTST MARYS EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $109,000 · OtherST MARYS EPISCOPAL CHURCHST CATHERINE'S SCHOOL: $103,500 · OtherST CATHERINE'S SCHOOLWESLEY MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $100,000 · OtherWESLEY MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CH…GO FAR - GO OUT FOR A RUN: $51,000 · OtherTHE STEWARD SCHOOL: $50,000 · OtherTHE PIEDMONT SCHOOL INC: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $45,000 · OtherGREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCE: $50,000 · Other+32 more: $217,300 · Other+32 moreOPEN DOOR MINISTRIES OF HIGH POINT INC: $870,500 · Housing & ShelterOPEN DOOR MINISTRIES OF…BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE GREATER TRIAD Inc: $727,724 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS O…VICTORY JUNCTION GANG CAMP INC: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentVICTORY JUNCTION GAN…High Point Community Foundation: $567,000 · PhilanthropyHigh Point Comm…COMMUNITY CLINIC OF HIGH POINT INC: $309,500 · HealthST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $216,500 · Human ServicesFAMILY SERVICE OF HIGH POINT FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesFLAGLER COLLEGE INC: $100,000 · EducationANNA JULIA COOPER SCHOOL: $10,000 · Education
Other$1,327,700Housing & Shelter$870,500Youth Development$777,724Philanthropy$567,000Health$309,500Human Services$256,500Education$110,000

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 budgetOPEN DOOR MINISTRIES OF HIGH POINT INC: $870,500 over 7y, 8.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE GREATER TRIAD Inc: $727,724 over 8y, 13% of budgetHigh Point Community Foundation: $567,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY CLINIC OF HIGH POINT INC: $309,500 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $216,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetFLAGLER COLLEGE INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE STEWARD SCHOOL: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE PIEDMONT SCHOOL INC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetVICTORY JUNCTION GANG CAMP INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFAMILY SERVICE OF HIGH POINT FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetWEST END MINISTRIES: $30,500 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetHELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC: $11,000 over 4y, 6.5% of budgetHOSPICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION: $11,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetANNA JULIA COOPER SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFEED MORE INC: $7,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATRE ART GALLERIES INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIGHT HOUSE GROUP INC: $1,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetHOPE TOWN UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGeneral Federation of Womens Club: $600 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHIGH POINT ARTS COUNCIL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES OF HIGH POINT INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE GREATER TRIAD Inc ↗
  • Who funds High Point Community Foundation ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY CLINIC OF HIGH POINT INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JOSEPH'S VILLA ↗
  • Who funds FLAGLER COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds THE STEWARD SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE PIEDMONT SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds VICTORY JUNCTION GANG CAMP INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER HIGH POINT FOOD ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY SERVICE OF HIGH POINT FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds WEST END MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF THE PIEDMONT INC ↗
  • Who funds JAMES RIVER ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds ANNA JULIA COOPER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds FEED MORE INC ↗
  • Who funds THEATRE ART GALLERIES INC ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION SMILE INC ↗
  • Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗

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.

Earl and Kathryn Congdon Family FoundationDE22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Earl and Kathryn Congdon Family Foundation · Mark a & Rena R Norcross Family Foundation · The Apat & Kathryne Lbrown Foundation · McInnis Family Foundation · Meredith Slane Finch Michener Foundation Inc · The Ann G and Vann York Foundation · Hayworth Foundation · The Clark Foundation Inc · Brayton Family Charitable Foundation · David R Hayworth Foundation · A Simple Gesture - Greensboro Inc · High Point Community 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 Foster Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foster Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%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 · 0–50%
    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 Foster Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Foster 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 51 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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