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John N Browning Family Fdcarlisle Co US at a glance

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John N Browning Family Fdcarlisle Co US

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.

$72k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$278kPhilanthropy$68kYouth Development$62kHealth$60kHuman Services$55kArts & Culture$54kFood & Nutrition$46kReligion$30kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$12,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$515k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GREENHOUSE17 INC$12,000
GAN SHALOM PRESCHOOL$12,000
GODS PANTRY$12,000
SAYRE SCHOOL$12,000
LEEDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS$12,000
STABLE RECOVERY INC$12,000
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 (FY18–21, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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%THE ARBOR YOUTH SERVICES: $4k → 15%ARBOR YOUTH SERVICES: $1k → 15%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

MN
NY
OH
CT
CO
MO
KY
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$527k · 23 repeat orgs$197k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +57% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
43

Total granted

$527k
$185k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+57%
+36%

Still filing today

65%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthRecreation & SportsYouth 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

  • SS
    SAYRE SCHOOL
    7× · 2017–2025 · $98k · revenue +32%
  • TB
    TOM BROWNING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
    3× · 2017–2021 · $53k · revenue +29%
  • GI
    GREENHOUSE17 INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $24k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF RAVEN RUN INC
    one grant, 2017 · $12k
  • YO
    YMCA OF GREATER LEXINGTON
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • YM
    YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LEXINGTON KENTUCKYgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +36%
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
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
2
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
3
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
4
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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5
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg college is a residential, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences.

Education
6
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
7
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
8
George Fox University

George fox university, a christ centered community, prepares students spiritually, academically, and professionally to think with clarity, act with integrity, and serve with passion.

Education
9
Barton College

Founded in 1902, barton college is a four-year, private, liberal arts college located in wilson, n.c. the barton experience focuses on academic excellence within a wide range of professional and liberal arts programs leading to…

Education
10
Georgetown College

Georgetown college is a fully accredited liberal arts institution of higher learning located in georgetown, kentucky. the college is committed to providing opportunities for excellence in higher learning under christian influences so as to…

Education
11
Washington & Jefferson College

To graduate people of uncommon integrity, competence, and maturity, who are effective lifelong learners and responsible citizens, and who are prepared to contribute substantially to the world in which they live.

Education
12
Carleton College

See schedule o.founded in 1866, carleton college is a private, coeducational liberal arts college of 2,007 students located in the historic river town of northfield, minnesota. nationally recognized as the nation's top college for…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Tom Browning Boys and Girls Club. 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

42 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. 42 of the 68 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/42
Grantees still filing
33/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC FUND: $54,093 · OtherCLARK COALITION FOUNDATION INC FUNDGODS PANTRY: $43,500 · OtherGODS PANTRYUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY: $25,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKYKENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION: $14,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $12,500 · OtherFRIENDS OF RAVEN RUN INC: $12,000 · OtherGAN SHALOM PRESCHOOL: $12,000 · Other+34 more: $170,250 · Other+34 moreSAYRE SCHOOL: $98,000 · EducationSAYRE SCHOOLOLDFIELDS SCHOOL INC: $20,000 · EducationOLDFIELDS SCHOOL INCTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $20,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDA…TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · EducationTRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITYTHE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA: $15,000 · EducationTHE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL HIGH SC…MISS PORTER'S SCHOOL INC: $15,000 · EducationMISS PORTER'S SCHOOL INC+6 more: $23,250 · Education+6 moreTOM BROWNING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $53,000 · Youth DevelopmentGREENHOUSE17 INC: $23,500 · Human ServicesCLARK COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR HANDIC CITIZENS INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesARBOR YOUTH SERVICES INC: $4,750 · Human ServicesCLARK COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES IN: $2,500 · Human ServicesSTABLE RECOVERY INC: $27,000 · HealthCHRYSALIS HOUSE INC: $3,750 · HealthHELEN JAMES FOUNDATION: $2,500 · HealthRAPHA MINISTRIES INC: $2,000 · HealthWINCHESTER COUNCIL FOR THE ARTSINC DBA LEEDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $22,000 · Arts & CultureLEXARTS INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureTHE LIVING ARTS & SCIENCE CENTER INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureLYRIC THEATRE & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER: $2,500 · Arts & CultureBLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 · PhilanthropyGREATER RICHMOND FIT4KIDS INC: $1,000 · Philanthropy
Other$343,843Education$211,250Youth Development$53,000Human Services$45,750Health$35,250Arts & Culture$34,500Philanthropy$14,000

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 budgetSAYRE SCHOOL: $98,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTOM BROWNING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $53,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetSTABLE RECOVERY INC: $27,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetGREENHOUSE17 INC: $23,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWINCHESTER COUNCIL FOR THE ARTSINC DBA LEEDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $22,000 over 2y, 6.7% of budgetOLDFIELDS SCHOOL INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMISS PORTER'S SCHOOL INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOLI CDC CORPORATION: $11,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LEXINGTON KENTUCKY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLARK COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION INC: $7,500 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetLEXARTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE MORTON CENTER INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWashington and Lee University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKENYON COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEUSER HEARING & LANGUAGE ACADEMY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetARBOR YOUTH SERVICES INC: $4,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetANGUS FOUNDATION: $3,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHRYSALIS HOUSE INC: $3,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLEXINGTON SCHOOL INC: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAACP EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLORADO INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBIG CITY MOUNTAINEERS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCLARK COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES IN: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF YEARDLEY LOVE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELEN JAMES FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetLYRIC THEATRE & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWorld Class Accessibility Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetRAPHA MINISTRIES INC: $2,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetWOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIEND TO FRIEND: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGREATER RICHMOND FIT4KIDS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Blue Grass Community …Honorable Order of Ke…Gv Kentucky Foundatio…Republic Bank Foundat…American Water Charit…The Community Foundat…United Way of the Blu…The Community Foundat…Isaac Van Meter IV Fa…Vanmeterbarnhart Fami…Rosenstein Family Cha…The Mt Brilliant Fami…
Blue Grass Community Foundation IncKY47× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Blue Grass Community Foundation Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · Gv Kentucky Foundation Inc Mng Agy · Republic Bank Foundation Inc · American Water Charitable Foundationinc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · United Way of the Bluegrass Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · Isaac Van Meter IV Fam Fund Inc Agy · Vanmeterbarnhart Family Fund · Rosenstein Family Charitable Foundation Inc · The Mt Brilliant Family Foundation (Formerly Hgg 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 John N Browning Family Fdcarlisle Co US funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from John N Browning Family Fdcarlisle Co US. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%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
    4get no government money at all
    13report 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.
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    Find your warmest path to John N Browning Family Fdcarlisle Co US 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 68 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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