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Franklin Southampton Charities

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.5M
Granted FY2023
46
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$199k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your edgeRead
03Your fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0195% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2020–2024.

Human Services$1.4MHealth$1.1MEducation$535kCommunity Improvement$376kYouth Development$304kArts & Culture$205kPhilanthropy$104kCrime & Legal$100kOther$0
02FY2023 · 46 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 46 grants below total $1,364,595 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $1,500,295 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $135,700 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k14 grants · $48k
  • $10k–50k25 grants · $600k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $716k
$15,014
Median grant
1
States reached
$41M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Village at Woods Edge$199,000
Western Tidewater Health District$117,109
Western Tidewater Health District$110,000
Franklin-Southampton Economic Development$100,000
Western Tidewater Free Clinic$75,000
Smart-Beginnings-Western Tidewater$65,000
Down the Middle Foundation$50,000
Franklin Cooperative Ministry$45,000
James L. Camp Jr. YMCA$39,500
Southampton County Historical Society$35,000
Franklin-Southampton Area United Way$35,000
Southampton Academy$35,000
Southampton Academy$33,500
Paul D. Camp Community College$32,502
Boys $ Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia$32,000
02Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$3.8M · 35 repeat orgs$417k to everyone else

35 repeat relationships — 33 still active in FY2023, 2 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
12

Total granted

$3.8M
$342k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+67%

Still filing today

71%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’23
Human ServicesArts & CultureRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementHealthOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • TV
    THE VILLAGE AT WOODS EDGE
    3× · 2020–2023 · $625k · revenue +37%
  • FS
    FRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $360k · revenue +0% · 26% of their budget
  • WT
    WESTERN TIDEWATER FREE CLINIC INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $275k · revenue +94%

Funded once

  • BS
    Bons Secours Mercy Health Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $76k
  • SC
    Southampton County Public Schools
    one grant, 2020 · $58k
  • BS
    Bons Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital
    one grant, 2021 · $36k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Isle of Wight County Museum Foundation Inc
Arts & Culture
2
Southeast Volusia Historical Society Inc

The mission of the southeast volusia county historical society is to collect and exhibit objects and documents related to the history of southeast volusia county, with particular emphasis on the settlement in 1768 and seeks to promote…

Arts & Culture
3
Suffolk Art League

The suffolk art league is a statewide partner of the virginia musuem of fine arts, richmond and was established 1.) to function as a community oriented fine arts organization and 2) to assist the virginia museum in fulfilling its…

Arts & Culture
4
Southside Center for Violence Prevention

Scvp is a non-profit organization providing free, confidential, comprehensive, and trauma-informed services to those affected by sexual and domestic violence. the purpose of scvp is to empower those affected by sexual and domestic violence…

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5
South Richmond Adult Day Care Center

Provide a structured, supportive, supervised and enrichment environment for the elderly at a low cost to the participants and their families.

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6
Center for Early Success

The mission of the center for early success is to strengthen the system of individuals and organizations caring for and educating children age birth to five.

Human Services
7
The Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundation
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8
Fauquier Chamber of Commerce

We are focused on, and a resource for, the business, government and community interests of local businesses in and around fauquier county, virginia.

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9
Transitions Family Violence Services

The mission of transitions family violence services (tfvs) is to build safe and healthy families on the virginia peninsula by providing services to adult and child victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. we work to increase…

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10
Virginia Beach City Public Schools Entrepreneurship and Business
Education
11
Peninsula Institute for Community Health

Providing medical and dental care to indigent patients.

Health
12
Virginias House a Family Resource Center
Human Services

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia and the most unlike its peers is Southampton County Historical Society. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyEarly Childhood Care CentersLocal History MuseumsDomestic Violence and Sexua…Animal Rescue and ShelterCivil Legal ServicesUnited Way AffiliatesCommunity Hospital SystemsCharter and Independent Sch…Child Abuse Advocacy Servic…Senior Support ServicesFaith-Based Senior LivingYouth Sports ProgramsYouth Development CentersFood Pantries and AssistanceClassical Music Orchestras
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 35 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number23%0%<5yr14%12%5–10yr18%24%10–20yr14%15%20–35yr15%35%35–55yr15%15%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value23%0%<5yr14%4%5–10yr18%31%10–20yr14%11%20–35yr15%45%35–55yr15%9%55yr+

The field is 23% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/37
the rest of the field
13%
6,446/50,431

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 52 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

7
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
26/33
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Western Tidewater Health District — $602,809 · OtherWestern Tidewater Health DistrictJames L. Camp Jr. YMCA — $105,076 · OtherJames L. Camp Jr. YMCAPaul D. Camp Community College — $94,662 · OtherBons Secours Mercy Health Foundation — $76,000 · OtherTHE GENIEVE SHELTER — $75,000 · OtherBoys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia — $73,000 · OtherVoices for Kids CASA Program of Southeast VA — $70,750 · OtherFRANKLIN-SOUTHAMPTON AREA UNITED WAY — $96,633 · OtherFRANKLIN-SOUTHAMPTON AREA UNITED WAYVirginia Legal Aid Society Inc — $65,000 · Other+24 more — $533,489 · Other+24 moreTHE VILLAGE AT WOODS EDGE — $625,000 · Human ServicesTHE VILLAGE AT WOODS EDGEEarly Childhood Western Tidewater — $181,000 · Human ServicesEarly Childhood Western Tidewat…FRANKLIN COOPERATIVE MINISTRY INC — $125,000 · Human ServicesFRANKLIN COOPERATIVE MINISTRY I…Boykins Neighborhood Outreach Center — $102,723 · Human ServicesBoykins Neighborhood Outreach C…THE CHILDREN'S CENTER — $75,072 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S CENTERPRESBYTERIAN HOMES & FAMILY SVCS — $40,500 · Human Services+1 more — $39,400 · Human ServicesFRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC — $360,000 · Community ImprovementFRANKLIN S…FRANKLIN-SOUTHAMPTON AREA CHAMBER FOUNDATION — $16,176 · Community ImprovementWESTERN TIDEWATER FREE CLINIC INC — $275,000 · HealthChildren's Hospital of the King's Daughters — $35,000 · HealthSOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY — $201,511 · EducationSOUTHAMPTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $92,800 · Arts & CultureRAWLS MUSEUM ARTS INC — $43,800 · Arts & CultureSUFFOLK CENTER FOR CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION — $24,500 · Arts & CultureVIRGINIA OPERA ASSOCIATION INC — $20,000 · Arts & CultureDOWN THE MIDDLE FOUNDATION — $68,356 · Recreation & SportsSOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AREAWIDE MODEL PROGRAM INC — $53,000 · Recreation & SportsWESTERN TIDEWATER TENNIS ASSOCIATION — $50,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$1,792,419Human Services$1,188,695Community Improvement$376,176Health$310,000Education$201,511Arts & Culture$181,100Recreation & Sports$171,356

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetTHE VILLAGE AT WOODS EDGE — $625,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetFRANKLIN SOUTHAMPTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC — $360,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetWESTERN TIDEWATER FREE CLINIC INC — $275,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetSOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY — $201,511 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetEarly Childhood Western Tidewater — $181,000 over 3y, 33% of budgetFRANKLIN COOPERATIVE MINISTRY INC — $125,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetBoykins Neighborhood Outreach Center — $102,723 over 3y, 93% of budgetFRANKLIN-SOUTHAMPTON AREA UNITED WAY — $96,633 over 3y, 19% of budgetSOUTHAMPTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — $92,800 over 3y, 30% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER — $75,072 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE GENIEVE SHELTER — $75,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia — $73,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetDOWN THE MIDDLE FOUNDATION — $68,356 over 3y, 71% of budgetVirginia Legal Aid Society Inc — $65,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AREAWIDE MODEL PROGRAM INC — $53,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWESTERN TIDEWATER TENNIS ASSOCIATION — $50,000 over 3y, 27% of budgetRAWLS MUSEUM ARTS INC — $43,800 over 3y, 18% of budgetPRESBYTERIAN HOMES & FAMILY SVCS — $40,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOURTLAND COMMUNITY CENTER — $39,400 over 3y, 22% of budgetChildren's Hospital of the King's Daughters — $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRAZ'N ACRES THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER — $30,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetGIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF COLONIAL COAST — $29,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSOUTHEAST 4-H EDUCATIONAL CTR INC — $25,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetSUFFOLK CENTER FOR CULTURAL ARTS FOUNDATION — $24,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDowntown Franklin Association — $22,000 over 2y, 8.2% of budgetVIRGINIA OPERA ASSOCIATION INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFRANKLIN-SOUTHAMPTON AREA CHAMBER FOUNDATION — $16,176 over 1y, 57% of budgetCARRSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMEN — $15,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetFOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA — $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTENTIONAL INNOVATION FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetFORKIDS INC — $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN OF S HAMPTON ROADS — $3,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHeart of Gold Shelter — $1,000 over 1y, 7.4% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Ruth Camp Campbel…Obici Healthcare Foun…Ruth Camp and Henry C…Hampton Roads Communi…Franklin-Southampton …International Paper C…Dominion Energy Chari…United Way of South H…Birdsong Charitable F…Suffolk FoundationTownebank FoundationThe Pruden Foundation
The Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation IncVA45.2× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation Inc · Obici Healthcare Foundation Inc · Ruth Camp and Henry Campbell Fdn · Hampton Roads Community Foundation · Franklin-Southampton Area United Way · International Paper Company Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · United Way of South Hampton Roads · Birdsong Charitable Foundation · Suffolk Foundation · Townebank Foundation · The Pruden Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Franklin Southampton Charities?

Find your warmest path to Franklin Southampton Charities 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 52 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $1.6M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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who holds foundation money, and what just moved
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funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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where grant money is based, and what stays home