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High Poplars Foundation Inc at a glance

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High Poplars Foundation Inc

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.

$370k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$110k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$649kEducation$498kCommunity Improvement$310kHousing & Shelter$295kReligion$218kPhilanthropy$100kAnimals$70kHuman Services$55kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k14 grants · $240k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $110k
$15,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT$110,000
THE LAMB CENTER$30,000
CORNERSTONE SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON DC$25,000
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES$20,000
CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL$20,000
COMUNIDAD$15,000
BRIDGES BALITMORE$15,000
FEEDING AMERICA$15,000
KENYA CONNECTION$15,000
Individual grant recipient$15,000
WOUNDED WARRIORS$15,000
HUMANE SOCIETY$15,000
THE V FOUNDATION$15,000
LISTENING HEARTS MINISTRIES$15,000
INDIAN RIVERLAND TRUST$10,000
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 (FY23–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%CHILDCARE RESOURCES OF INDIAN RIVER: $5k → 12%CHILDCARE RESOURCES OF INDIAN RIVER: $5k → 12%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
IL
NY
MA
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
AR
NC
SC
DC
FL
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 23 repeat orgs$318k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
13

Total granted

$2.1M
$293k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+20%

Still filing today

52%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% 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
EducationInternationalEnvironmentCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • TG
    THE GLOBAL HUNGER PROJECT
    7× · 2017–2023 · $595k · revenue +41%
  • TL
    THE LAMB CENTER
    4× · 2021–2025 · $95k · revenue +107%
  • CS
    CORNERSTONE SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON DC INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $80k · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • MH
    MISS HALL'S SCHOOL INC
    one grant, 2019 · $100k · revenue +24%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT INC
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue -66%
  • MR
    MESA REFUGE A NONPROFIT CORPORATION
    one grant, 2022 · $38k · revenue +20%
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
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
2
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
3
United Way Worldwide

To improve lives by mobilizing caring power of communities around the world to advance common good.

Philanthropy
4
National College Advising Corps Inc

College advising corps (cac) is the nation's largest nonprofit service organization dedicated to advancing educational equity and expanding opportunity for all high school students. cac provides college enrollment and career guidance to…

Education
5
Washington International School

Our mission is to be an exemplary learning community - enriched by differences, informed through inquiry, global in reach.

Education
6
Counterpart International Inc

For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…

International
7
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
8
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
9
Washington Leadership Academy Public Charter School

Wla combines best practices in teaching and learning, with the latest in educational technology to create an unparalleled high school experience. students will graduate from wla prepared for college, career, and lives of public leadership.

Education
10
United Way of Lewis County

The mission of united way of lewis county (uwlc) is connecting people and resources to improve the quality of life in lewis county. uwlc has evolved from its roots as a fundraising organization to a critical community impact organization…

Philanthropy
11
United Way of Washington County Maryland Inc

Through strategic leadership and investments, united way of washington county, md will impact community improvement and inspire collaboration to address critical needs in education, income and health.

Philanthropy
12
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network

The opportunity network ignites the drive, curiosity, and agency of underrepresented students on their paths to and through college and into thriving careers, powered by our commitment to access and community.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Against Poverty Inc; the most unlike its peers is Justice High School Scholarship Fund Inc. 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

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 39 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)
22/22
Grantees still filing
14/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT: $310,000 · OtherNORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENTSPARTANBURG DAY SCHOOL RESTRICTED FUND: $225,000 · OtherSPARTANBURG DAY SCHOOL RESTRICTED FUNDUNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT INC: $100,000 · OtherUNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT INCLISTENING HEARTS MINISTRIES: $90,000 · OtherLISTENING HEARTS MINISTRIESMETRO MINISTRIES: $54,500 · OtherWOUNDED WARRIORS: $45,000 · OtherHUMANE SOCIETY: $45,000 · OtherMESA REFUGE A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $37,500 · Other+19 more: $217,000 · Other+19 moreTHE GLOBAL HUNGER PROJECT: $594,813 · InternationalTHE GLOBAL HUNGER PROJECTKENYA CONNECTION: $49,000 · InternationalKENYA CONNECTIONMISS HALL'S SCHOOL INC: $100,000 · EducationMISS HALL'S …CORNERSTONE SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON DC INC: $80,000 · EducationCORNERSTONE …CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL EDUCATION INC: $77,000 · EducationCARROLLWOOD …BRIDGES BALTIMORE INC: $25,000 · EducationBRIDGES BALT…NORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $200,000 · Community ImprovementNORTHSIDE…+1 more: $2,000 · Community ImprovementTHE LAMB CENTER: $95,000 · EnvironmentINDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC: $25,000 · EnvironmentTHE V FOUNDATION: $47,000 · HealthFeeding America: $45,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$1,124,000International$643,813Education$282,000Community Improvement$202,000Environment$120,000Health$47,000Food & Nutrition$45,000

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 budgetTHE GLOBAL HUNGER PROJECT: $594,813 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetNORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $200,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetMISS HALL'S SCHOOL INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE LAMB CENTER: $95,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCORNERSTONE SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON DC INC: $80,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetCARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL EDUCATION INC: $77,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKENYA CONNECTION: $49,000 over 4y, 21% of budgetTHE V FOUNDATION: $47,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMESA REFUGE A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $37,500 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetBRIDGES BALTIMORE INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetINDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCENTRAL UNION MISSION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJustice High School Scholarship Fund Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetCHILDCARE RESOURCES OF INDIAN RIVER INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVERIDITAS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED AGAINST POVERTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAST CANCER FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 THE GLOBAL HUNGER PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds NORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds MISS HALL'S SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF THE PIEDMONT INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LAMB CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CORNERSTONE SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON DC INC ↗
  • Who funds CARROLLWOOD DAY SCHOOL EDUCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds KENYA CONNECTION ↗
  • Who funds THE V FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Feeding America ↗
  • Who funds MESA REFUGE A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGES BALTIMORE INC ↗
  • Who funds INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL UNION MISSION ↗
  • Who funds Justice High School Scholarship Fund Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHILDCARE RESOURCES OF INDIAN RIVER INC ↗
  • Who funds VERIDITAS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds UNITED AGAINST POVERTY INC ↗
  • Who funds BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS ↗
  • Who funds THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA 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.

The Ayco Charitable F…Raymond James Charita…Duke Energy FoundationThe Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Renaissance Charitabl…The Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…The Pfizer Foundation…American Endowment Fo…
The Ayco Charitable FoundationNY14.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Duke Energy Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment 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 High Poplars Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from High Poplars Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Indian River Land Trust Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 39 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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