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Jena and Bob Gallagher Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Jena and Bob Gallagher 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.

$116k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$21k
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.

Education$633kFood & Nutrition$269kArts & Culture$189kHuman Services$165kYouth Development$137kPhilanthropy$134kHealth$73kCrime & Legal$28kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k11 grants · $50k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $66k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$3.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MEREDITH COLLEGE$20,500
BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS$15,000
SOUTH ELEMENTARY PTSO$10,306
FEED NC$10,000
HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OF IREDELL COUNTY$10,000
KINDNESS CLOSET$8,000
COOL KIDS CLUBHOUSE$7,000
UNC CHAPEL HILL$5,000
CAIN CENTER FOR ARTS$5,000
ELON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS$5,000
DOVE HOUSE ADVOCACY CENTER$5,000
HEALTH REACH COMMUNITY CLINIC$5,000
INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN$5,000
HOPE AT THE LAKE$2,500
BIG WATER CREATIVE ARTS$1,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $145k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 7% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%LASTING SMILES UGANDA: $5k → 5%YMCA (LAKE NORMAN): $5k → 10%MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN MISSION: $33k → 9%MOORESVILLE AREA CHRISTIAN MISSION: $33k → 9%HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OF IREDELL COUNTY: $10k → 9%LASTING SMILES UGANDA: $10k → 9%MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN MISSION: $500 → 9%KINDNESS CLOSET: $8k → 9%INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN: $5k → 9%INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN: $5k → 9%INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN: $5k → 9%INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN INC: $4k → 9%ADA JENKINS CENTER: $3k → 10%INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN: $3k → 9%ADA JENKINS CENTER: $1k → 10%ADA JENKINS CENTER: $1k → 10%INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN: $3k → 9%INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN INC: $3k → 9%INSPIRE OUR CHILDREN: $3k → 9%KINDNESS CLOSET: $1k → 9%SPECIAL TREASURES OF IREDELL COUNTY: $5k → 9%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

MI
MD
NM
NC
DC
GA
TX
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 29 repeat orgs$210k to everyone else

29 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 17 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
29

Total granted

$1.5M
$178k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+22%

Still filing today

52%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k 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
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEducationCrime & LegalFood & NutritionOther
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

  • MA
    Mooresville Area Christian Mission Inc
    3× · 2018–2024 · $67k · revenue +170%
  • CK
    COOL KIDS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $20k · revenue +29%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    3× · 2018–2021 · $17k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • BB
    BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS CC
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • BB
    BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS CENTRAL CAROLINA
    one grant, 2023 · $20k
  • CF
    Charmeck Family Justice Center Inc co Safe Alliance
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue -6%
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
Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence Found ation
Health
2
Carolina Community Care Inc

The mission of hospice & community care is to give hope, comfort, and compassion to those that need it most. hospice & community care is a nonprofit healthcare organization providing hospice and palliative care to residents of york,…

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3
NourishNC Inc

NourishNC, Inc.'s goal is to provide healthy food to hungry children, empowering them to succeed in the classroom and in their community

Food & Nutrition
4
Carolina Family Health Centers Inc

Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc. provides accessible and affordable health care with excellence...where patients come FIRST

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5
Humane Society of Charlotte Inc

Humane Society of Charlotte mission is to champion the wellbeing of companion animals and strengthen their bond with the people who know, love, and need them.

Animals
6
Ucc Living Centers Incorporated

To provide affordable housing to senior citizens in chapel hill, nc.

Housing & Shelter
7
For Charlotte Inc

To unite the Church to transform the city through the power of the Gospel.

Religion
8
Wnc Health Network Inc

WNC Health Network, Inc supports people and organizations to improve community health and wellbeing across Western North Carolina.

Health
9
Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc

The Children's Home Society of North Carolina's mission is to promote the right of every child to a permanent, safe, and loving family.

Human Services
10
UrbanPromise Charlotte

Provide Charlotte's low-income children and youth with the academic, spiritual, and social development necessary to become Christian leaders determined to restore their communities.

Youth Development
11
First Choice Community Health Ctrs

Providing healthcare to the underserved population of Harnett County NC and the surrounding area.

Health
12
Union County Crisis Assistance Ministry Inc

The mission of union county crisis assistance ministry is to help families with an urgent financial emergency to meet essential needs and to, once again, become self-sufficient. the primary objective of the crisis intervention program is…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hospice of Iredell County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Inspire Our Children 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

27 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. 27 of the 62 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/27
Grantees still filing
16/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MEREDITH COLLEGE: $572,500 · EducationMEREDITH COLLEGE+1 more: $15,000 · EducationMEREDITH FUND: $130,000 · OtherMEREDITH FUNDBLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS: $120,000 · OtherBLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTSBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS CC: $50,000 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS CCBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS: $36,000 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERSUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL: $20,000 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS CENTRAL CAROLINA: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · Other+33 more: $189,681 · Other+33 moreFEEDNC: $269,250 · Food & NutritionFEEDNCMooresville Area Christian Mission Inc: $67,300 · Human ServicesMooresvil…Inspire Our Children Inc: $29,000 · Human ServicesInspire O…LASTING SMILES UGANDA INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesLASTING S…HOSPICE OF IREDELL COUNTY INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE O…THE KINDNESS CLOSET INC: $9,000 · Human ServicesTHE KINDN…YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $5,000 · Human ServicesSpecial Treasures of Iredell County Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S HOMES OF IREDELL COUNTY INC: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $4,500 · Human ServicesCOOL KIDS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $16,500 · HealthHealthReach Community Clinic: $7,500 · HealthHINDS' FEET FARM INC: $3,500 · HealthHOPE AT THE LAKE FOUNDATION: $2,500 · HealthCORNELIUS ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $37,500 · Arts & CultureBig Water Creative Arts: $8,500 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION: $2,000 · Arts & CultureCharmeck Family Justice Center Inc co Safe Alliance: $15,000 · Crime & LegalDOVE HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY: $2,500 · Crime & Legal
Education$587,500Other$585,681Food & Nutrition$269,250Human Services$149,800Health$50,000Arts & Culture$48,000Crime & Legal$17,500

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 budgetMEREDITH COLLEGE: $572,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetFEEDNC: $269,250 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetMooresville Area Christian Mission Inc: $67,300 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetCORNELIUS ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $37,500 over 3y, 3.5% of budgetCOOL KIDS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $16,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetElon University: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLASTING SMILES UGANDA INC: $15,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetCharmeck Family Justice Center Inc co Safe Alliance: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOSPICE OF IREDELL COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KINDNESS CLOSET INC: $9,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBig Water Creative Arts: $8,500 over 4y, 8.6% of budgetHealthReach Community Clinic: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Treasures of Iredell County Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOMES OF IREDELL COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAda Jenkins Families and Careers Development Center Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHINDS' FEET FARM INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE AT THE LAKE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetDOVE HOUSE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVETERANS BRIDGE HOME INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLAKE NORMAN HUMANE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity City Connect: $500 over 1y, 0.7% 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 MEREDITH COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds FEEDNC ↗
  • Who funds Mooresville Area Christian Mission Inc ↗
  • Who funds CORNELIUS ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Inspire Our Children Inc ↗
  • Who funds COOL KIDS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds Elon University ↗
  • Who funds LASTING SMILES UGANDA INC ↗
  • Who funds Charmeck Family Justice Center Inc co Safe Alliance ↗
  • Who funds HOSPICE OF IREDELL COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE KINDNESS CLOSET INC ↗
  • Who funds Big Water Creative Arts ↗
  • Who funds HealthReach Community Clinic ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE ↗
  • Who funds Special Treasures of Iredell County 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.

Foundation for the Ca…The Dale Jr FoundationUnited Way of Iredell…The Presbyterian Hosp…Duke Energy FoundationThe Cannon Foundation…United Way of Greater…Truist Foundation IncCecile G Ebert Charit…The Leon Levine Found…Baird Foundation IncShort Family Foundati…
Foundation for the CarolinasNC30.8× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Foundation for the Carolinas · The Dale Jr Foundation · United Way of Iredell County Inc · The Presbyterian Hospital · Duke Energy Foundation · The Cannon Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc · Truist Foundation Inc · Cecile G Ebert Charitable Foundation · The Leon Levine Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Short Family 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 Jena and Bob Gallagher Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jena and Bob Gallagher Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 62 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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