North Carolina · Public charity
Great Smokies Health Foundation
Improve healthcare in Jackson, Swain, Graham and Macon counties in North Carolina.
- $498k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $437k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 75% of the organizations Great Smokies Health Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 78% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $203k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $437k | 13% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $258k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $22k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $85k | 43% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $23k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham County Health Dept | $131,235 | 2 | n/a |
| Jackson County Schools | $129,045 | 5 | n/a |
| Swain County Schools | $107,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Graham County Schools | $90,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Center for Domestic Peace Inc | $73,285 | 5 | 24% |
| The Community Table Inc | $45,200 | 3 | 3% |
| County of Jackson | $42,606 | 4 | n/a |
| Vecinos Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Mountain Projects Inc | $29,000 | 4 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham County Health Dept | $131,235 | 2 | n/a |
| Jackson County Schools | $129,045 | 5 | n/a |
| Swain County Schools | $107,600 | 3 | n/a |
| Graham County Schools | $90,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Center for Domestic Peace Inc | $73,285 | 5 | 24% |
| The Community Table Inc | $45,200 | 3 | 3% |
| County of Jackson | $42,606 | 4 | n/a |
| Vecinos Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Blue Ridge Mountains Health Project Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Mountain Projects Inc | $29,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Uncomplicated Kitchen | $27,000 | 2 | 12% |
| East Carolina University | $23,143 | 2 | n/a |
| Adults Working & Advocating for Kids Empowerment Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Child Medical Collaborative Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 1% |
| HIGHTS Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Five Point Center Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Swain County Recreation Dept | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Giving Spoon Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 5% |
| United Christian Ministries of Jackson County | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Southwestern Child Development Commission Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Westbridge Vocational Inc | $5,970 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Great Smokies Health Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Nantahala Health Foundation · Dogwood Health Trust · Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation Inc · Wnc Bridge Foundation · Evergreen Foundation · Manna Food Bank Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · North Carolina Community Foundation · The Golden Leaf Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · Region a Partnership for Children
How this is measured
About Great Smokies Health Foundation
- How much does Great Smokies Health Foundation give?
- Great Smokies Health Foundation reported 16 itemized grants totaling $436,943, out of $498,214 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Great Smokies Health Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (71%), Food & Nutrition (13%), Crime & Legal (9%).
- Who are Great Smokies Health Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Graham County Health Dept ($131k), Jackson County Schools ($129k), Swain County Schools ($108k).
- Does Great Smokies Health Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Great Smokies Health Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc, Nantahala Health Foundation, Dogwood Health Trust.
- Where is Great Smokies Health Foundation based?
- Great Smokies Health Foundation is based in NC.
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