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Harper Family 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.

$138k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$69k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$2.5MArts & Culture$83kEducation$74kHealth$74kReligion$53kEnvironment$21kRecreation & Sports$15kHuman Services$14kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$68,751
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LANE LEGARE HARPER FOUNDATION$68,751
GREENVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$68,751
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 (FY18–22, $17k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SHARE THE MAGIC FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%SHARE THE MAGIC FOUNDATION: $2k → 13%SAFE HARBOR INC: $10k → 10%SAFE HARBOR INC: $3k → 10%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

NY
OH
CO
VA
NM
NC
SC
GA
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 35 repeat orgs$128k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 34 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
21

Total granted

$1.5M
$59k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+22%

Still filing today

63%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $69k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25
Arts & CultureHealthEducationEnvironmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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

  • GA
    GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL
    7× · 2017–2023 · $17k · revenue +58%
  • CR
    C Rivers Stone Foundation
    2× · 2019–2020 · $11k · revenue +10%
  • MC
    MEYER CENTER FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN
    4× · 2019–2022 · $9k · revenue +108%

Funded once

  • PF
    PAST FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $11k · revenue +7%
  • GS
    GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +1%
  • GI
    GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +395%
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
Conestee Foundation Inc

Through responsible stewardship of our unique ecological resource, we provide inclusive opportunities for meaningful connection, discovery, and education in nature.

Environment
2
Charleston Waterkeeper

Charleston waterkeeper's mission it to protect and restore charleston's waterways for our community and future generations. we do that through an effective mix of boots-on-the-water stewardship and data-driven advocacy designed to protect…

Environment
3
Foundation for the Carolinas

Inspiring philanthropy and strengthening our region through innovative community initiatives and quality services to donors and constituents.

Philanthropy
4
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
5
Center for Heirs' Property Preservation

(See Schedule O)

Crime & Legal
6
Conway Hospital Foundation Inc

The conway hospital foundation is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1988 as a charitable organization to provide support to conway hospital in its effort to fullfill its mission and goals. (see schedule o) description of…

Health
7
Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art

The mission of green hill center for nc art is to promote the visual arts of north carolina by engaging a broad community of artists, adults and children through dynamic exhibitions and educational programs while providing a platform for…

Arts & Culture
8
Central Carolina Community Foundation

Central carolina community foundation is a nonprofit community foundation that connects and mobilizes people and resources to strengthen the midlands of south carolina. the foundation partners with donors, nonprofit organizations,…

Philanthropy
9
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
10
Clemson University Research Foundation

To generate research funding opportunities for clemson university to support research initiatives that advance university discoveries to create new products and services for public use and benefit.

Education
11
Greenville Center for Creative Arts

The greenville center for creative arts exists to enrich the cultural fabric of the communities we serve by providing a nurturing environment for art-education, appreciation and enjoyment, and by establishing a lasting legacy in the visual…

Arts & Culture
12
Sc Chamber of Commerce

Enhancing the quality of life for all south carolinians, achieving global competiteveness and ultimately increasing prosperity for sc citizens.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is A Child's Haven Inc; the most unlike its peers is Lane Legare Harper 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

37 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. 37 of the 58 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
29/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREENVILLE INC: $1,224,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREENVILLE INCLANE LEGARE HARPER FOUNDATION: $1,187,204 · PhilanthropyLANE LEGARE HARPER FOUNDATION+2 more: $13,000 · PhilanthropyGREENVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $68,751 · OtherGREENVILLE…THE POINT CHURCH: $31,000 · OtherTHE POINT …ASSOC BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED SC: $18,000 · OtherASSOC BLIN…USC EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $15,256 · OtherUSC EDUCAT…YMCA CAMP GREENVILLE: $15,000 · OtherYMCA CAMP …SC HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $13,500 · OtherLAURENS COUNTY MUSEUM: $13,000 · OtherPALMETTO HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $12,000 · OtherLIFE DIRECTION MINISTRIES: $10,000 · Other+23 more: $76,500 · Other+23 moreGREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL: $17,000 · Arts & CulturePAST FOUNDATION: $11,000 · Arts & CultureGREENVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCAROLINA ART ASSOCIATION DBA GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART: $5,500 · Arts & CultureHAGOOD MILL FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureCANCER SURVIVORS PARK ALLIANCE: $25,000 · HealthRoper St Francis Foundation: $7,500 · HealthNURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP: $2,000 · HealthDEFENDERS FOR CHILDREN: $1,500 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthGREENVILLE TECH FOUNDATION INC: $21,000 · EducationCAMPERDOWN ACADEMY INC: $7,000 · EducationLANGSTON FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · Education+1 more: $200 · EducationSAFE HARBOR INC: $12,500 · Human ServicesMIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC: $4,500 · Human ServicesSHARE THE MAGIC FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesLOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST INC: $8,500 · EnvironmentGREEN INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentUPSTATE FOREVER: $4,000 · EnvironmentCharleston Horticultural Society: $3,000 · Environment
Philanthropy$2,424,204Other$273,007Arts & Culture$46,500Health$37,000Education$31,200Human Services$21,000Environment$20,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREENVILLE INC: $1,224,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetLANE LEGARE HARPER FOUNDATION: $1,187,204 over 2y, 94% of budgetCANCER SURVIVORS PARK ALLIANCE: $25,000 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetGREENVILLE TECH FOUNDATION INC: $21,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL: $17,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetSAFE HARBOR INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPAST FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetC Rivers Stone Foundation: $11,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetGREENVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEYER CENTER FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN: $9,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST INC: $8,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRoper St Francis Foundation: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAMPERDOWN ACADEMY INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCharleston Library Society: $7,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetIzzies Pond Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetTHE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAROLINA ART ASSOCIATION DBA GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART: $5,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWASHINGTON CENTER PTA: $5,000 over 4y, 27% of budgetMIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE THE MAGIC FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUPSTATE FOREVER: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFULLER CENTER FOR HOUSING OF MCCORMICK SC INC: $3,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCharleston Horticultural Society: $3,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetA Child's Haven Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLOCAL BOYS DO GOOD: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAGOOD MILL FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDEFENDERS FOR CHILDREN: $1,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCARMENS RESCUE: $1,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Charleston Museum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLARITY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 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.

  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREENVILLE INC ↗
  • Who funds LANE LEGARE HARPER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CANCER SURVIVORS PARK ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds GREENVILLE TECH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL ↗
  • Who funds SAFE HARBOR INC ↗
  • Who funds PAST FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds C Rivers Stone Foundation ↗
  • Who funds GREENVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds MEYER CENTER FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds LOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds Roper St Francis Foundation ↗
  • Who funds CAMPERDOWN ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds Charleston Library Society ↗
  • Who funds Izzies Pond Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds CAROLINA ART ASSOCIATION DBA GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds WASHINGTON CENTER PTA ↗
  • Who funds GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds SHARE THE MAGIC FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UPSTATE FOREVER ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD CANCER CONNECTION ↗
  • Who funds LANGSTON FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FULLER CENTER FOR HOUSING OF MCCORMICK SC INC ↗
  • Who funds Charleston Horticultural Society ↗
  • Who funds A Child's Haven Inc ↗

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.

Daniel-Mickel Foundat…Hayne Hipp FoundationCharles Timmons Found…John I Smith Charitie…Yeargin FoundationCharity Ball Board of…Scsymmes FoundationDabo's All in Team Fo…Lane Legare Harper Fo…Jean T and Heyward G …The Maddrey FoundationScansource Charitable…
Daniel-Mickel FoundationSC30.4× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Daniel-Mickel Foundation · Hayne Hipp Foundation · Charles Timmons Foundation · John I Smith Charities Inc · Yeargin Foundation · Charity Ball Board of Greenville · Scsymmes Foundation · Dabo's All in Team Foundation · Lane Legare Harper Foundation · Jean T and Heyward G Pelham Foundation · The Maddrey Foundation · Scansource Charitable 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 Harper Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harper Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s 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)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Harper Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Harper Family Foundation 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 58 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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