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Golden Pearl Foundation at a glance

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Golden Pearl Foundation

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.

$95k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2024.

Education$484kHousing & Shelter$70kFood & Nutrition$62kArts & Culture$37kYouth Development$10kPublic Safety & Disaster$7kPhilanthropy$5kInternational$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $77k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$596k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$25,000
AGRIAUTISMINC$17,500
SANDHILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION$13,500
BEAM$11,000
THE O'NEAL SCHOOL$10,000
PIE IN THE SKY$5,000
A PLACE AT THE TABLE$5,000
OVERFLOWING HANDS$5,000
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS$2,000
EAT YOUR YARD JAX INC$1,000
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 (FY17–24, $74k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HAYWOOD CHRISTIAN MINISTRY INC: $2k → 12%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $15k → 14%MERCY CHEFS: $2k → 20%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $15k → 14%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $10k → 14%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $10k → 14%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $10k → 14%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $10k → 14%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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$727k · 12 repeat orgs$53k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
8

Total granted

$727k
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
0%

Still filing today

67%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • CO
    COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2021 · $185k · revenue +110%
  • SI
    SANDHILLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL CORPORATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $80k · revenue +22%
  • IC
    Inspiration Corporation
    6× · 2017–2022 · $70k · revenue +102%

Funded once

  • VF
    VOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +345%
  • HC
    Haywood Christian Ministry Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue 0%
  • WT
    Wine to Water
    one grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue 0%
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
Hospitality for Humanity

Our mission is simple: make it easy to give back in ways that are effective, transparent and instant. Our aim is to deliver 'Instant Aid' with nutrient dense meals to communities facing crisis and protecting vulnerable children.

Human Services
2
Servant Foundation

The Signatry advances the Christian faith by carrying out its mission, "to inspire and facilitate revolutionary biblical generosity across generations to solve the world's greatest problems," through financial and other support of I.R.C.…

Religion
3
Feeding the Carolinas

The mission of the Organization is to coordinate, support, and advocate for member Food Banks across the Carolinas to create lasting solutions to address hunger.

Food & Nutrition
4
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc

Nourish people. build solutions. empower communities. no one goes hungry.

Food & Nutrition
5
Water Missions International

To honor god by developing, implementing, and sharing best-in-class safe water solutions that transform as many lives as possible, as quickly as possible.

International
6
Feeding Hawaii Together

To combat hunger on o'ahu by ensuring reliable access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food for all.

Human Services
7
The Community Table Inc

To provide nutritious meals to the hungry and food insecure in Jackson County, NC in a welcoming environment. We do this through our soup kitchen, food pantry and community garden programs.

Food & Nutrition
8
Rise Against Hunger Inc

Rise against hunger, inc. is an international hunger relief non-profit organization that is driven by a vision of a world without hunger and a mission to end hunger in our lifetime. rise against hunger distributes food and other…

International
9
Miami Valley Meals Inc

Miami valley meals' chefs transform bulk donated foods into hearty meals for those experiencing food insecurity. meals are distributed through a network of nonprofits in the miami valley. our professional culinary team efficiently elevates…

Food & Nutrition
10
Nourishing Hope

Nourishing hope provides food, mental health support, and social services to help all our neighbors thrive.

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11
Partners in Food Solutions

Improve the food value chain in developing countries by mobilizing corporate volunteers to share knowledge and expertise with small and growing food processors.

International
12
Sea Island Habitat for Humanity Inc

Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercy Chefs Inc; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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 23 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
9/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF BUILDING ARTS: $142,500 · OtherAMERICAN COLLEGE OF BUILDING ARTSSANDHILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $108,000 · OtherSANDHILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCPIE IN THE SKY: $62,160 · OtherPIE IN THE SKYAGRIAUTISMINC: $35,300 · OtherAGRIAUTISMINC+6 more: $22,000 · Other+6 moreCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION: $184,500 · EducationCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATIONSANDHILLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL CORPORATION: $80,000 · EducationSANDHILLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL CORPORATIONMiami University Foundation: $25,000 · EducationMiami University FoundationInspiration Corporation: $70,000 · Human ServicesInspiratio…+2 more: $4,000 · Human Services+2 moreOVERFLOWING HANDS INC BELARUSSIAN OUTREACH: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentPenland School Of Craft: $14,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $250 · Arts & CultureA PLACE AT THE TABLE: $10,000 · Food & NutritionEAT YOUR YARD JAX INC: $1,000 · Food & NutritionVOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INC: $2,000 · Philanthropy
Other$369,960Education$289,500Human Services$74,000Youth Development$15,000Arts & Culture$14,250Food & Nutrition$11,000Philanthropy$7,000

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 budgetCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION: $184,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSANDHILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $108,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetSANDHILLS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL CORPORATION: $80,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetInspiration Corporation: $70,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetMiami University Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOVERFLOWING HANDS INC BELARUSSIAN OUTREACH: $15,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetPenland School Of Craft: $14,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetA PLACE AT THE TABLE: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVOLUNTEER FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHaywood Christian Ministry Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWine to Water: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY CHEFS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEAT YOUR YARD JAX INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVillage Heritage Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

Foundation for the Ca…Raymond James Charita…The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Foundation for the CarolinasNC12.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Foundation for the Carolinas · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Golden Pearl Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Golden Pearl Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report 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.

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 23 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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