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Frederick Bliss Foundation Inc

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.

$53k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What you fund
0193% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20182025.

Environment$130kPublic Safety & Disaster$60kHealth$44kYouth Development$22kRecreation & Sports$16kArts & Culture$12kPhilanthropy$12kAnimals$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$3,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$470k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CORAL BAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL$10,000
CINDY PLATT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB$5,000
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION$5,000
MOUNTAINTRUE$5,000
FRIENDS OF VIRGIN ISLAND NATIONAL PARK$5,000
LAND TRUST OF NORTH ALABAMA$5,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH ATLANTIC$5,000
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO$3,000
MANNA FOODBANK - ASHEVILLE$2,000
ISLAND GREEN LIVING ASSOCIATION$2,000
ST JOHN WILDLIFE RESCUE$1,000
SOUTH FORK CONSERVANCY$1,000
ST JOHN LAND CONSERVANCY$1,000
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY$1,000
LULLWATER CONSERVATION GARDEN$1,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY19–24, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%COX EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND: $2k → 13%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS: $2k → 14%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS: $2k → 14%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS: $1k → 14%NEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS: $1k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

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NC
SC
DC
AL
GA

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your 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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$286k · 25 repeat orgs$50k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships — 13 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
28

Total granted

$286k
$42k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+72%

Still filing today

68%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentArts & CultureHealthYouth DevelopmentAnimalsHuman ServicesOther

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

  • CB
    CORAL BAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL
    8× · 2018–2025 · $59k · revenue +4%
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BREVARD TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $17k · revenue +193%
  • SJ
    ST JOHN LAND CONSERVANCY INC
    4× · 2021–2025 · $16k · revenue +408%

Funded once

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ST THOMAS ST JOHN INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +85%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • SC
    SHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue ×121

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

04Your 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
Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc

The mission of the atlantic coast conservancy is to provide 21st century solutions and sound scientific applications for conservation of critical natural resources in the face of a changing climate, focusing on the southeasthern united…

Environment
2
Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Ctnc conserves land in ways that inspire and enable people to build resilient, just communities. we carry out our mission in collaboration with other conservation organizations and the communities we serve. our goal is to lessen the…

Environment
3
North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation

NCLCVF engages people to protect our environment and promote the well-being of our communities. We work to turn environmental values into NC priorities by engaging people in the democratic process, organizing in communities first and worst…

Environment
4
Conserving Carolina

To protect, restore, and inspire appreciation of the natural world.

Environment
5
Catawba Lands Conservancy

As a nationally accredited land trust, we conserve and manage land for public benefit in North Carolinas Southern Piedmont. We have conserved 235 properties, totaling 17,786 acres of land. We also facilitate the creation of a 1600 mile…

Environment
6
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
7
Three Rivers Land Trust Inc

Protect and conserve land, natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms and historic places within north carolina's heartland

Environment
8
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
9
Northern Neck Land Conservancy

Northern neck land conservancy's mission is to preserve the rural heritage of the northern neck and essex county by conserving their lands, water, economies and culture for future generations. the land conservancy assists landowners who…

Environment
10
Lula Lake Land Trust

Lula Lake Land Trust is dedicated to the preservation of lands located within the Rock Creek watershed on Lookout Mountain. The mission of Lula Lake Land Trust is to preserve the natural and historic landscapes surrounding Rock Creek and…

Philanthropy
11
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Inc

Preserving, interpreting, and developing the heritage resources of the North Carolina mountains.

Environment
12
South Carolina Aquarium

Our mission is to inspire conservation of the natural world by exhibiting and caring for animals, by excelling in education and research, and by providing an exceptional visitor experience.

Animals

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc and the most unlike its peers is Boys & Girls Clubs of St Thomas St John Inc. 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 backsteadyEnvironmental Conservation …Pregnancy Support ServicesPolicy Research and AdvocacyPublic Library OperationsAnimal Rescue and ShelterCommunity FoundationsAffordable Housing Developm…Domestic Violence Services
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 31 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%0%<5yr14%13%5–10yr19%13%10–20yr16%26%20–35yr13%32%35–55yr16%16%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%0%<5yr14%7%5–10yr19%9%10–20yr16%47%20–35yr13%30%35–55yr16%7%55yr+

The field is 22% 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%0/39
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,526

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.

04the grantee network

37 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 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 37 of the 58 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
17
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
30/37
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

FRIENDS OF VIRGIN ISLAND NATIONAL PARK — $40,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF VIRGIN ISLAND NATIONAL PARKISLAND GREEN LIVING ASSOCIATION — $14,500 · OtherISLAND GREEN LIVING ASSOCIATIONPLANNED PARENTHOOD - ASHEVILLE HEALTH CENTER — $14,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD - ASHEVILLE HEALTH CENTERIndividual grant recipient — $9,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWOMEN FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUND — $8,300 · OtherWOMEN FOR WOMEN ENDOWMENT FUNDSAVE CORAL BAY INC — $8,000 · OtherAsheville GreenWorks — $7,000 · Other+29 more — $54,600 · Other+29 moreCORAL BAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL — $59,000 · EnvironmentCORAL BAY COMMUNITY COUNCILST JOHN LAND CONSERVANCY INC — $16,000 · EnvironmentST JOHN LAND CONSERVANCY INCTHE LAND TRUST OF NORTH ALABAMA INC — $15,000 · EnvironmentTHE LAND TRUST OF NORTH ALABAMA INCBLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION — $11,000 · EnvironmentBLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATIONTHE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION — $6,000 · EnvironmentSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy — $5,000 · Environment+3 more — $6,000 · EnvironmentPLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH ATLANTIC INC — $19,000 · HealthOur Voice Inc — $3,000 · Health+1 more — $200 · HealthBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BREVARD TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY INC — $16,750 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF ST THOMAS ST JOHN INC — $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC — $6,000 · Arts & CultureWESTERN N CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO — $2,950 · Arts & CultureFernbank Inc — $500 · Arts & CultureSHEPHERD CENTER FOUNDATION INC — $5,000 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC — $3,200 · PhilanthropyAll for Lunch Inc — $1,000 · PhilanthropyNEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC — $6,000 · Human ServicesCOX EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND INC — $2,000 · Human Services
Other$155,400Environment$118,000Health$22,200Youth Development$21,750Arts & Culture$9,450Philanthropy$9,200Human Services$8,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetCORAL BAY COMMUNITY COUNCIL — $59,000 over 8y, 4.8% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH ATLANTIC INC — $19,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BREVARD TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY INC — $16,750 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetST JOHN LAND CONSERVANCY INC — $16,000 over 4y, 21% of budgetTHE LAND TRUST OF NORTH ALABAMA INC — $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION — $11,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetAsheville GreenWorks — $7,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetNEW AMERICAN PATHWAYS INC — $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC — $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN CHESTNUT FOUNDATION — $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy — $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC — $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLullwater Garden Club Inc — $4,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC — $3,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC — $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe South Fork Conservancy Incorporated — $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetOur Voice Inc — $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI Western Carolina Inc — $3,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetWESTERN N CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO — $2,950 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Care Center Of St John Inc — $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJust Economics — $2,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTRUST FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS LANDS — $2,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetCOX EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND INC — $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK — $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Housing Coalition of Madison County Inc — $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTeam River Runner Incorporated — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Buncombe County Libraries Inc — $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHIAS INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARK PRIDE INC — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFernbank Inc — $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAPPALACHIAN WILDLIFE REFUGE — $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSUNRISE COMMUNITY FOR RECOVERY AND WELLNESS INC — $200 over 1y, 0.0% 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 Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncNC27× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Dogwood Health Trust · Wnc Bridge Foundation · Bailey Family Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc · North Carolina Community Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Frederick Bliss Foundation Inc funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 88%
  • Hias Inc88% of income from government
  • Team River Runner Incorporated19% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

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 58 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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