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Harry & Caroline Gilham Charitable Tr Dtd 03/21/1997 at a glance

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Harry & Caroline Gilham Charitable Tr Dtd 03/21/1997

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.

$103k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$318kEducation$148kYouth Development$110kHealth$91kHuman Services$91kInternational$35kAnimals$15kEnvironment$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $53k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CITY OF REFUGE$20,000
SAFE HARBOR CENTER$20,000
WILDERNESS WORKS$10,000
LA AMISTAD$7,500
A BEACON OF HOPE$7,500
ONE HUNDRED MILES$5,000
CONVOY OF HOPE$5,000
AMAZIMA MINISTRIES$5,000
MULLY CHILDREN'S FAMILY$5,000
NATURAL SELECTION FOUNDATION$2,500
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$2,500
CENTERED FOR LIFE$2,500
HAND IN HAND OF GLYNN INC$2,500
GILGAL INC$2,500
OPERATION PATRIOTS FOB$2,500
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 (FY21–25, $103k) 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 its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SAFE HARBOR CENTER: $20k → 14%SAFE HARBOR CENTER: $15k → 14%A BEACON OF HOPE: $10k → 13%COASTAL COALITION FOR CHILDREN: $10k → 14%SAFE HARBOR CENTER: $10k → 14%A BEACON OF HOPE: $8k → 13%SAFE HARBOR CENTER: $10k → 14%A BEACON OF HOPE: $5k → 13%A BEACON OF HOPE: $5k → 13%A BEACON OF HOPE: $5k → 13%FAITHBRIDGE FOSTER CARE: $3k → 13%FAITHBRIDGE FOSTER CARE: $3k → 13%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

WA
NY
MA
WY
CA
CO
MO
VA
TN
NC
SC
DC
GA
TX
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$727k · 19 repeat orgs$161k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +63% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
27

Total granted

$727k
$136k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+63%
+18%

Still filing today

84%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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
HealthReligionHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationInternationalOther
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

  • RI
    REMERGE INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $205k · revenue +2%
  • WW
    Wilderness Works
    8× · 2017–2025 · $105k · revenue +77%
  • CO
    CITY OF REFUGE
    5× · 2021–2025 · $78k · revenue +68%

Funded once

  • SC
    Summit Charter School Foundation
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue -19%
  • WC
    WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +95%
  • IF
    ILLUMINATIONS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -14%
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
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
2
Rainforest Trust

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

International
3
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Our mission is to create thriving communities by helping nonprofits succeed. our work revolves around four primary areas of focus.1. we are a hub for social innovation 2. we are a capacity accelerator for organizations and their people3.…

Community Improvement
4
MRIGlobal

To improve the lives of people through innovative scientific and engineering research.

Science & Tech
5
She Is Safe Inc

She Is Safe prevents, rescues and restores women and girls from abuse and exploitation in high risk communities across the globe, equipping them to build lives of freedom and faith for a strong future. We accomplish our work in partnership…

International
6
Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer F/K/a It's the Journey

Georgia alliance for breast cancer mission is to engage with georgia's breast cancer community to increase access to care and reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.

Health
7
Christianity Today International

Christianity Today is a global community inspired by evangelical conviction to advance the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God. Our mission is to elevate the storytellers and sages of the global church.

Religion
8
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light Inc

Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) inspires and equips communities of faith to organize, implement practical climate solutions, and advocate across Georgia on issues of climate change, environmental justice, and community resilience.

Environment
9
The South Fork Conservancy Incorporated

The mission of the South Fork Conservancy is to restore and preserve habitat along the tributaries of Peachtree Creek. We give the community access to these healthy, restored greenspaces by designing, building and maintaining nature trails.

Environment
10
Global Forest Generation

Global Forest Generation restores and protects forest ecosystems in partnership with grassroots leaders and local communities across vast landscapes which play a critical role in preserving water, protecting biodiversity, storing carbon,…

Environment
11
Earthenable Inc

Earthenable works to solve the housing crisis in africa by revolutionizing the rural housing industry through innovative, affordable, and sustainable home-building solutions. its mission is to create healthier, safer, and climate-resilient…

International
12
Wayside House Inc

Our mission is to break the cycle of addiction and trauma for women, children, and families.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Convoy of Hope; 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

39 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. 39 of the 55 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/39
Grantees still filing
30/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

REMERGE INC: $205,218 · ReligionREMERGE INCCITY OF REFUGE: $77,500 · ReligionCITY OF REFUGESAMARITAN'S PURSE: $22,500 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S PURSE+2 more: $10,000 · ReligionWilderness Works: $105,000 · Youth DevelopmentWilderness WorksLaAmistad Inc: $37,500 · Youth DevelopmentLaAmistad IncATLANTA CLASSICAL ACADEMY: $35,000 · OtherATLANTA CLASSICAL ACADE…PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL INC: $22,500 · OtherPARTNERS INTERNATIONAL …MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC: $10,000 · OtherMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA I…ARCS FOUNDATION: $7,500 · OtherWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $10,000 · OtherWILDLIFE CONSERVATION N…ILLUMINATIONS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherILLUMINATIONS FOUNDATIO…+24 more: $88,500 · Other+24 moreSafe Harbor Center Inc: $55,000 · Human ServicesSafe Harbor …A Beacon Of Hope Women's Center inc: $32,500 · Human ServicesA Beacon Of …COASTAL COALITION FOR CHILDREN INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesCOASTAL COAL…FaithBridge Foster Care Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $53,000 · EducationTHE UNIVE…Summit Charter School Foundation: $10,000 · EducationSummit Ch…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationSTEPHEN S…EAGLE RANCH INC: $12,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthGEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · HealthSHEPHERD CENTER INC: $5,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $3,000 · HealthGILGAL INC: $2,500 · HealthRape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): $2,500 · HealthAmazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East: $17,500 · InternationalCONVOY OF HOPE: $10,000 · InternationalAfrica Exchange: $5,000 · InternationalWILD PHILANTHROPY INC: $2,500 · International
Religion$315,218Youth Development$142,500Other$183,500Human Services$102,500Education$73,000Health$45,500International$35,000

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 budgetREMERGE INC: $205,218 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetWilderness Works: $105,000 over 8y, 4.8% of budgetCITY OF REFUGE: $77,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSafe Harbor Center Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $53,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLaAmistad Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetA Beacon Of Hope Women's Center inc: $32,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $22,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East: $17,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEAGLE RANCH INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSummit Charter School Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetILLUMINATIONS FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOASTAL COALITION FOR CHILDREN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WARRIOR'S JOURNEY: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFaithBridge Foster Care Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAfrica Exchange: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSHEPHERD CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Hundred Miles Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILD PHILANTHROPY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetOPERATION PATRIOTS FOB INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHATTOOGA CONSERVANCY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

The Community Foundat…Community Foundation …Communities of Coasta…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Servant FoundationRenaissance Charitabl…Morgan Stanley Global…The US Charitable Gif…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA22.7× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia · Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Servant Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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 Harry & Caroline Gilham Charitable Tr Dtd 03/21/1997 funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harry & Caroline Gilham Charitable Tr Dtd 03/21/1997. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%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
    1get no government money at all
    7report 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.

    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 55 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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