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Jim Hudson 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.

$661k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Employment$800kFood & Nutrition$753kEducation$325kReligion$242kHealth$242kPublic Safety & Disaster$187kPhilanthropy$58kHuman Services$26kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $140k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $513k
$30,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION$200,000
HARVEST HOPE$138,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$75,000
OLIVER GOSPEL MISSION$50,000
SCVAN$50,000
VIA COGNITIVE HEALTH$44,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$30,000
Individual grant recipient$16,000
PRISMA HEALTH MIDLANDS FOUNDATION$15,000
MADELYN'S FUND$15,000
MAY I PRAY FOR YOU MINISTRY$10,000
SERVE & CONNECT$10,000
UNITED WAY OF SUMTER$7,500
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 (FY25–25, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%SERVE & CONNECT: $10k → 16%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.
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.5M · 10 repeat orgs$267k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +18% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
16

Total granted

$2.5M
$155k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
+10%

Still filing today

80%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $112k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
HealthReligionEducationFood & NutritionPublic Safety & DisasterYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • University of South Carolina Educational Foundation
    2× · 2024–2025 · $275k · revenue +0%
  • OG
    Oliver Gospel Mission
    4× · 2022–2025 · $200k · revenue +18%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    3× · 2022–2025 · $72k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • QF
    QUIXOTE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue +27%
  • RC
    ROTARY CLUB OF COLUMBIA
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • OP
    OUR PLACE OF HOPE
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue -53%
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
South Carolina Ems Foundation
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2
Building Up Midlands People

To foster basic living, service and safety assistance needs for our Midlands families. To lend a hand up to those in need. To work closely with local law enforcement, public servants, and the private sector to embrace our Midlands…

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3
Second Helpings

Our mission is to rescue and transport surplus food to qualified non profit agencies and churches. these agencies fulfill a priority need by distributing food to needy and disadvantaged families in three counties of sc.

Human Services
4
Piedmont Health Foundation
Health
5
South Carolina Military Support Foundation

To receive, administer, and expend funds for the sc military to protect lives and properties during times of emergencies and to recognize those who served in the south carolina department and the united states.

Public Benefit
6
Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation

To provide financial aid for terminally ill patients and their families

Human Services
7
The Honorable Reverend Clementa C Pinckney Foundation

The mission of the honorable reverend clementa c. pinckney foundation is to improve the quality of life for all south carolina citizens by supporting religious, educational, and charitable causes that the late senator supported while…

Human Services
8
Presbyterian Hospital Foundation

In the spirit of keeping our focus on patient-centered, equitable and compassionate care while ensuring our organization is sustainable for future generations, we have restated our mission, vision and values and are now guided by our…

Health
9
Palmetto Hope Network

Here at Palmetto Hope Network, we know that sometimes all it takes to change the world is a little support. Since our founding, we have been determined to make an impact. The core of our mission is to provide Hope to Communities and…

Crime & Legal
10
South Carolina Public Interest Foundation
Crime & Legal
11
Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence Found ation
Health
12
Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina

Convene and connect diverse stakeholders to align and catalyze efforts to improve health and well-being for communities across South Carolina.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Prisma Health Midlands Foundation F/K/a Palmetto Health Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Making a Difference. 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

18 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. 18 of the 30 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
9/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $800,000 · OtherAUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONAMERICAN RED CROSS: $175,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSIndividual grant recipient: $92,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSCVAN: $50,000 · Other+13 more: $97,470 · Other+13 moreHARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK: $752,000 · Food & NutritionHARVEST HOPE FOOD BANKUniversity of South Carolina Educational Foundation: $275,000 · EducationUniversity o…QUIXOTE FOUNDATION: $25,000 · EducationQUIXOTE FOUN…American Heart Association Inc: $72,000 · HealthAmerican …PRISMA HEALTH MIDLANDS FOUNDATION F/K/A PALMETTO HEALTH FOUNDATION: $55,000 · HealthPRISMA HE…VIA COGNITIVE HEALTH INC: $44,000 · HealthVIA COGNI…Madelyns Fund: $42,000 · HealthMadelyns …OUR PLACE OF HOPE: $25,000 · HealthOUR PLACE…+1 more: $3,500 · HealthOliver Gospel Mission: $200,000 · ReligionOliver Go…MAY I PRAY FOR YOU MINISTRY: $40,000 · ReligionMAY I PRA…CAYCE PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION: $12,000 · Public Safety & DisasterSERVE AND CONNECT: $10,000 · Human Services
Other$1,214,470Food & Nutrition$752,000Education$300,000Health$241,500Religion$240,000Public Safety & Disaster$12,000Human Services$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $800,000 over 4y, 8.7% of budgetHARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK: $752,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetUniversity of South Carolina Educational Foundation: $275,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOliver Gospel Mission: $200,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $72,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPRISMA HEALTH MIDLANDS FOUNDATION F/K/A PALMETTO HEALTH FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetVIA COGNITIVE HEALTH INC: $44,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetMadelyns Fund: $42,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetMAY I PRAY FOR YOU MINISTRY: $40,000 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetQUIXOTE FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetOUR PLACE OF HOPE: $25,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetCAYCE PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetSERVE AND CONNECT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCAROLINA SUNSHINE FOR CHILDREN LLC: $3,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budget100 BLACK MEN OF GREATER COLUMBIA INC: $1,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetGo Love: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGANDY GRIFFIN VFW POST 4262: $1,000 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.

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.

Central Carolina Comm…Dominion Energy Chari…Michael J Mungo Found…Natl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Central Carolina Community FoundationSC17.3× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Carolina Community Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Michael J Mungo Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Jim Hudson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jim Hudson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%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
    0get no government money at all
    5report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Jim Hudson Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Jim Hudson Foundation 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 30 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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