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Foundation for Science Art Life and Technolgy at a glance

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Foundation for Science Art Life and Technolgy

Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$52k
Granted FY2018
17
Grants FY2018
5
States reached
$10k
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 2018.

Health$36kPhilanthropy$21kArts & Culture$15kReligion$11kEducation$9kYouth Development$7kInternational$6kHuman Services$6kOther$0
02FY2018 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2018

  • Under $10k15 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$2,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
United Way Forsyth County$10,000
Trellis Supportive Care$10,000
Old Salem$9,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Old Hickory Council (Boy Scouts)$4,500
International Peace Institute$2,500
Junior League$2,000
American Heart Assoc$2,000
American Heart Assoc$2,000
Care Net$1,000
Cancer Services$1,000
Triad Stage$1,000
WFBH Office of Philanthropy NICU Expansion$500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$500
Willie Mason and Friends$400
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:

Its human-services grants (FY17–18, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Love Out Loud: $3k → 15%Hospice and Palative Care: $10k → 15%Trellis Supportive Care: $10k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
CA
KY
MD
KS
NC
DC
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.

52%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$59k · 6 repeat orgs$53k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
13

Total granted

$59k
$32k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+69%

Still filing today

67%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2018, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEducationReligionInternationalOther
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

  • HP
    HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARECENTER
    2× · 2017–2018 · $20k · revenue +89%
  • CF
    CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $1k · revenue +29%
  • PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $506 · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • FC
    FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +69%
  • RH
    REYNOLDA HOUSE INC
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +5%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $4k
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
Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: Wake…

Education
2
The Medical Foundation of Wake Forest University Health Sciences and North Car

See schedule oto render aid and assistance to wake forest university health sciences (wfuhs) and north carolina baptist hospital (ncbh) in their pursuits by approved methods for the promotion of medical science and medical knowledge, the…

Health
3
North Carolina Baptist Hospital

See schedule o for continuationnorth carolina baptist hospital (at times also referred to as the "hospital or "ncbh or "the filing organization") is an integral part of atrium health wake forest baptist (ahwfb), a preeminent learning…

Health
4
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

See schedule owake forest university baptist medical center (at times also referred to as the "medical center or "wfubmc or "the filing organization") is an integral part of atrium health wake forest baptist (at times also referred to as…

Health
5
Wake Forest University Health Sciences

See schedule o for continuationwake forest university health sciences (at times also referred to as "wake forest university school of medicine", "wfuhs or "the filing organization") is an integral part of atrium health wake forest baptist…

Education
6
Unc Health Foundation Inc

At unc health foundation, we inspire philanthropic support for unc health and unc school of medicine that transforms healthcare and provides hope to the people of north carolina and communities around the world.

Education
7
Wilkes Medical Center Foundation

To support and carry out the functions and purposes of wrmc hospital operating corporation (dba atrium health wake forest baptist wilkes medical center) to enhance the delivery of quality health care within the organization's region.

Health
8
Forsyth Memorial Hospital Inc

In the spirit of keeping our focus on patient-centered, equitable and compassionate care while ensuring our organization is sustainable for future generations, we have restated our mission, vision and values and are now guided by our…

Health
9
Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation

To improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing for all.

Health
10
North Carolina Biotechnology Center

The north carolina biotechnology center aids the biotechnology-related efforts of researchers, businesses, state and federal governments, and other agencies primarily through awards of grants and loans related to specific programs and…

Science & Tech
11
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
12
North Carolina State University College of Sciences Foundation Inc

Provide financial support for all types of education and research within the college of sciences at north carolina state university.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Carenet Inc; the most unlike its peers is Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 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

16 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. 16 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
11/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNITED WAY OF FORSYTH COUNTY INC: $20,579 · OtherUNITED WAY OF FORSYTH COUNTY INCIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientOld Hickory Council (Boy Scouts): $6,500 · OtherOld Hickory Council (Boy Scouts)Individual grant recipient: $4,230 · OtherIndividual grant recipientChildren International: $3,338 · OtherChildren InternationalUOFL Foundation: $2,000 · OtherAd Council: $2,000 · Other+10 more: $7,606 · Other+10 moreHOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARECENTER: $20,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CA…LOVE OUT LOUD: $3,000 · Human ServicesLOVE OUT LOUDOLD SALEM INC: $9,000 · Arts & CultureOLD SALEM INCREYNOLDA HOUSE INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureREYNOLDA HOUSE …TRIAD STAGE INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureTRIAD STAGE INCFORSYTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $5,000 · EducationNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · EducationAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,000 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthCANCER SERVICES INC: $1,000 · HealthINTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE INC: $2,500 · InternationalJUNIOR LEAGUE OF WINSTON-SALEM INC: $2,000 · Community Improvement
Other$56,253Human Services$23,000Arts & Culture$15,000Education$7,000Health$6,000International$2,500Community Improvement$2,000

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 budgetHOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARECENTER: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOLD SALEM INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFORSYTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREYNOLDA HOUSE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOVE OUT LOUD: $3,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER SERVICES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCARENET INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRIAD STAGE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $506 over 2y, 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.

Pfefferkorn Foundatio…Reynolds American Fou…James T & Louise R Br…The Ayco Charitable F…The Winston-Salem Fou…North Carolina Baptis…Forsyth Memorial Hosp…Duke Energy FoundationThe Cannon Foundation…The Bank of America C…Raymond James Charita…The Blackbaud Giving …
Pfefferkorn Foundation IncNC17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pfefferkorn Foundation Inc · Reynolds American Foundation · James T & Louise R Broyhilll Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Winston-Salem Foundation · North Carolina Baptist Hospital · Forsyth Memorial Hospital Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · The Cannon Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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 Foundation for Science Art Life and Technolgy funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foundation for Science Art Life and Technolgy. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 Foundation for Science Art Life and Technolgy 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 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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