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Heaton McBrayer Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$385k
Granted FY2024still arriving
36
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What you fund
0197% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20192024.

Education$318kReligion$244kHuman Services$151kYouth Development$115kArts & Culture$41kFood & Nutrition$27kPublic Safety & Disaster$20kCivil Rights$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 36 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k18 grants · $94k
  • $10k–50k18 grants · $291k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CENTER POINT$30,000
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH$29,500
SC CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER$25,000
PEACHTREE CHRISTIAN HEALTH$20,000
TOCCOA LIFE$20,000
BREAKING CHAINS MINISTRY$20,000
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA$15,000
TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE$15,000
HABERSHAM CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER$15,000
Individual grant recipient$15,000
AUBURN UNIVERSITY$15,000
TRUETT-MCCONCCELL UNIVERSITY$11,000
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA$10,000
GEORGIA BAPTIST MISSION BOARD$10,000
LOVE YOUR STORY$10,000
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 (FY21–24, $77k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 74% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%BREAKING CHAINS MINISTRY: $20k → 9%PEACHTREE CHRISTIAN HEALTH: $20k → 13%FOR HIS KINGDOM: $7k → 12%HABERSHAM CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER: $15k → 14%HABERSHAM CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER: $10k → 14%BREAKING CHAINS MINISTRY: $5k → 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.

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.

51%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$512k · 24 repeat orgs$492k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships — 10 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
27

Total granted

$512k
$265k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
+9%

Still filing today

33%
26%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $227k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesReligionCivil RightsHousing & ShelterOther

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

  • TH
    THE HOPE CENTER
    2× · 2022–2023 · $45k · revenue +37%
  • TM
    TRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $26k · revenue +2%
  • BC
    BREAKING CHAINS MINISTRIES
    2× · 2021–2024 · $25k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • CF
    CAMP FIRE GEORGIA
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue +8%
  • TC
    THE CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $25k

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
Florida Southern College

Florida southern college (florida southern or the college) is committed to educational excellence and is a selective comprehensive, private, united methodist affiliated college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. (see…

Education
2
Spartanburg Methodist College

SMC Delivers an exceptional education that fuses the empowerment of the liberal arts with crucial career skills. Our mission is to equip our students with the knowledge, skills, virtues, and mindset needed to thrive personally, create…

Education
3
Texas Christian University

Texas christian university is an institution of higher education which includes nine major academic units: liberal arts, science and engineering, business, education, fine arts, communication, honors, nursing and health sciences, and the…

Education
4
Belhaven University

Belhaven university prepares students academically and spiritually to serve jesus christ in their careers, in human relationships, and in the world of ideas.

Education
5
Tusculum University

Building on a rich Presbyterian heritage and a pioneering spirit, Tusculum University provides an active and experiential education within a caring Christian environment to inspire civic engagement, enrich personal lives, and equip…

Education
6
American Baptist Theological Seminary dba American Baptist College

Is to provide educational opportunities for gifted students who have limited academic experiences and resources but unlimited potential for leadership in society.

Education
7
Coker University

Coker university is a student-centered, comprehensive university. it is dedicated to providing every student an academic curriculum based upon a uniformly excellent liberal arts core that enhances the structured development of key personal…

Education
8
William Jessup University

In partnership with the church, the purpose of william jessup university is to educate transformational leaders for the glory of god.

9
Ambassador Baptist College

Degreed courses offered to men and women in training and preparation to enter the ministry of preaching and teaching the Gospel.

Education
10
Atj Family Foundation Inc
Philanthropy
11
Portersville Christian School

The mission of portersville christian school is to glorify god by preparing students to serve christ and instilling high standards spiritually, academically, socially, and physically. the school provides a high-quality academic program, a…

Education
12
North Greenville University

North greenville university exists to glorify god by cultivating graduates who are equipped to serve as transformational leaders for church and society.

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Peachtree Christian Health Inc and the most unlike its peers is Love Your Story - Molly's House. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 57 years old; the field is 11. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number31%8%<5yr16%4%5–10yr20%8%10–20yr14%8%20–35yr10%23%35–55yr10%50%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value31%4%<5yr16%1%5–10yr20%8%10–20yr14%16%20–35yr10%17%35–55yr10%55%55yr+

The field is 31% startups (under 5 years old) — 8% of your grantees by number, and just 4% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 20% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/26
the rest of the field
20%
2,555/12,977

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

21 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. 21 of the 74 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
11/21
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH — $56,000 · OtherANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCHFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — $50,883 · OtherFIRST BAPTIST CHURCHTHE HOPE CENTER — $45,000 · OtherTHE HOPE CENTERIndividual grant recipient — $35,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA — $35,000 · OtherCENTER POINT GA INC — $30,000 · OtherCAMP FIRE GEORGIA — $30,000 · OtherCROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH — $27,500 · Other+50 more — $480,500 · Other+50 moreTRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY INC — $26,000 · EducationTRUETT MCCO…Samford University — $22,500 · EducationSamford Uni…Toccoa Falls College Inc — $20,000 · EducationToccoa Fall…BERRY COLLEGE INC — $15,000 · EducationBERRY COLLE…ANDERSON UNIVERSITY — $5,000 · EducationBRENAU UNIVERSITY INC — $5,000 · EducationTHE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY — $5,000 · EducationHABERSHAM CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER — $25,000 · Human ServicesBREAKING CHAINS MINISTRIES — $25,000 · Human ServicesPEACHTREE CHRISTIAN HEALTH INC — $20,000 · Human ServicesFOR HIS KINGDOM — $7,000 · Human ServicesTOCCOA LIFE INC — $20,000 · Civil RightsNORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 · PhilanthropyLOVE YOUR STORY - MOLLY'S HOUSE — $10,000 · Housing & ShelterSAMARITAN'S PURSE — $5,000 · ReligionSteadfast Family Farm Inc — $3,000 · Religion
Other$790,383Education$98,500Human Services$77,000Civil Rights$20,000Philanthropy$10,000Housing & Shelter$10,000Religion$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 budgetTHE HOPE CENTER — $45,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetCENTER POINT GA INC — $30,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetCAMP FIRE GEORGIA — $30,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetTRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY INC — $26,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHABERSHAM CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER — $25,000 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetBREAKING CHAINS MINISTRIES — $25,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetSamford University — $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetToccoa Falls College Inc — $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPEACHTREE CHRISTIAN HEALTH INC — $20,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetTOCCOA LIFE INC — $20,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetBERRY COLLEGE INC — $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOVE YOUR STORY - MOLLY'S HOUSE — $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetFOR HIS KINGDOM — $7,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetThe Toccoa Orchestra Guild — $6,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANDERSON UNIVERSITY — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRENAU UNIVERSITY INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CORPORATION OF MERCER UNIVERSITY — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHENS CO HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC — $5,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetSteadfast Family Farm Inc — $3,000 over 1y, 1.1% 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.

  • Who funds THE HOPE CENTER
  • Who funds CENTER POINT GA INC
  • Who funds CAMP FIRE GEORGIA
  • Who funds TRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY INC
  • Who funds HABERSHAM CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER
  • Who funds BREAKING CHAINS MINISTRIES
  • Who funds Samford University
  • Who funds Toccoa Falls College Inc
  • Who funds PEACHTREE CHRISTIAN HEALTH INC
  • Who funds TOCCOA LIFE INC
  • Who funds BERRY COLLEGE INC
  • Who funds NORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds LOVE YOUR STORY - MOLLY'S HOUSE

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.

Thomas T and Bernice F Irvin Foundation IncGA20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thomas T and Bernice F Irvin Foundation Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · Telford Family Foundation Inc Mary T Piggott · The Cheek Family Foundation Xxxxx4003 · North Georgia Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Heaton McBrayer 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%1%5%11%20%your share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Heaton McBrayer Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Heaton McBrayer Foundation Inc 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 74 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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