North Carolina · Public charity
Institute for Southern Studies Inc
The Institute for Southern Studies is a nonprofit research and media center that exposes injustice, strengthens democracy and builds a community for change in the South. Through research, education, and outreach programs, the Institute draws attention to key trends and issues in the South, the growing importance of the region and…
- $95k
- Granted FY2020
- 4
- Grants FY2020
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $45,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Total assets, FY2020
- $1.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 50% of the organizations Institute for Southern Studies Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 4 | $95k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $194k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $8k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progeorgia State Table Inc | $160,000 | 1 | 3% |
| NC For the People Action (formerly NC Voters for Clean Elections) | $55,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc | $49,500 | 2 | 2% |
| North Carolina Black Alliance Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Common Cause Education Fund | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Carolina Asian Americans Together | $8,284 | 1 | n/a |
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About Institute for Southern Studies Inc
- How much does Institute for Southern Studies Inc give?
- Institute for Southern Studies Inc reported 4 grants totaling $95,250 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Institute for Southern Studies Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Public Benefit (97%), Civil Rights (3%).
- Who are Institute for Southern Studies Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Progeorgia State Table Inc ($160k), NC For the People Action (formerly NC Voters for Clean Elections) ($55k), Bvm Capacity Building Institute Inc ($50k).
- Does Institute for Southern Studies Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Institute for Southern Studies Inc based?
- Institute for Southern Studies Inc is based in NC.
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