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Kkc Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$61k
Granted FY2024still arriving
17
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$133kRecreation & Sports$68kArts & Culture$60kCommunity Improvement$11kHuman Services$9kReligion$8kHealth$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k15 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
$2,500
Median grant
9
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UVA SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HUMAN DEVEL$10,000
UVA GOERIG-KATZENBACH SCHOLARSHIP F$10,000
DEER VALLEY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES$8,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS$5,000
DICKINSON COLLEGE-WHEEL CHAIN$5,000
UVA WOMENS VOLLYBALL ENH FUND$5,000
HURRICAN RELIEF FUND$3,000
UNIV OF S CAROLINA-VB EDUCATION FUN$2,500
THE EGYPTIAN THEATER$2,500
OAK KNOLLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$2,000
UTAH SYMPHONY ANNUAL FUND$2,000
HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH$1,500
Individual grant recipient$1,000
ANCILLAE ASSUMPTA ACADEMY$1,000
UNIV OF VA-MORELLI FELLOWSHIP$1,000
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 (FY20–21, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 14% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $250 → 14%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS OF AMERICA: $1k → 8%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS OF AMERICA: $500 → 8%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

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IL
NY
OH
PA
CA
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CO
VA
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
GA
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.

60%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$188k · 22 repeat orgs$123k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +50% since the first grant, against +49% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
29

Total granted

$188k
$103k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+50%
+49%

Still filing today

27%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationAnimalsHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPublic BenefitOther
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

  • FO
    FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2020 · $3k · revenue +204%
  • TW
    THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY
    3× · 2020–2023 · $2k · revenue +56%
  • WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $2k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • WF
    WAKE FOREST UNIV EXCELLENCE FUND
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • US
    UVA SPORTS ENHANCEMENT FUND-ATHLETI
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • WF
    WAKE FOREST WOMENS VOLLYBALL
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
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
Utah Zoological Society

Utah's hogle zoo creates champions for wildlife and is our community's gateway to animals, connecting our visitors with the natural world and engaging them in wildlife conservation action locally and worldwide.

Animals
2
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
3
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
4
Panthera Corporation

Panthera's mission is the conservation of the world's 40 wild cat species, many of which are endangered or threatened. panthera develops, implements and oversees wild cat conservation strategies on a global scale.

Animals
5
International Snow Leopard Trust

The international snow leopard trust aims to ethically conserve snow leopards and their high mountain ecosystems through partnerships with indigenous peoples and local communities, and through research to improve the understanding of snow…

Animals
6
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
7
Denver Zoological Foundation

Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.

Animals
8
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
9
The Wildlife Society

The wildlife society's mission is to inspire, empower, and enable wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation.

Animals
10
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
11
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is Wildlife Conservation Society. 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

20 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. 20 of the 57 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/20
Grantees still filing
19/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UVA WOMENS VOLLYBALL ENH FUND: $30,000 · OtherUVA WOMENS VOLLYBALL ENH FUNDSOUTH CAROLINA EDUC FOUNDATION: $30,000 · OtherSOUTH CAROLINA EDUC FOUNDATIONDEER VALLEY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: $27,000 · OtherDEER VALLEY SUMMER CONCERT SERIESWAKE FOREST UNIV EXCELLENCE FUND: $25,000 · OtherWAKE FOREST UNIV EXCELLENCE FUNDUVA SPORTS ENHANCEMENT FUND-ATHLETI: $25,000 · OtherUVA SPORTS ENHANCEMENT FUND-ATHLETIUVA GOERIG-KATZENBACH SCHOLARSHIP F: $20,000 · OtherUVA GOERIG-KATZENBACH SCHOLARSHIP FTHE EGYPTIAN THEATER: $12,250 · OtherUTAH SYMPHONY ANNUAL FUND: $11,000 · OtherDICKINSON COLLEGE-WHEEL CHAIN: $10,000 · OtherCURRY SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherUVA SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HUMAN DEVEL: $10,000 · OtherWAKE FOREST WOMENS VOLLYBALL: $10,000 · Other+31 more: $71,250 · Other+31 moreFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $3,000 · EducationTHE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF YEARDLEY LOVE INC: $2,000 · EducationTHE HARPETH HALL SCHOOL: $1,000 · EducationJOSEPH JAMES MORELLI LEGACY FOUNDATION INC: $500 · EducationHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $2,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 · HealthUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $2,000 · Arts & CultureLOUISE WELLS CAMERON ART MUSEUM: $1,500 · Arts & CultureWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,750 · Human ServicesFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $1,750 · AnimalsWildlife Conservation Society: $250 · AnimalsSPCA OF TENNESSEE: $250 · AnimalsWreaths Across America: $500 · Public Benefit
Other$291,500Education$6,500Health$3,500Arts & Culture$3,500Human Services$3,250Animals$2,250Public Benefit$500

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 budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUTAH FOOD BANK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF YEARDLEY LOVE INC: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOUISE WELLS CAMERON ART MUSEUM: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HARPETH HALL SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLSPORTWORKS: $1,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetJOSEPH JAMES MORELLI LEGACY FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWreaths Across America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHI OMEGA FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSummit Land Conservancy: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $250 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.

  • Who funds FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UTAH FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds THE ONE LOVE FOUNDATION IN HONOR OF YEARDLEY LOVE INC ↗
  • Who funds UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA ↗
  • Who funds THE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC ↗
  • Who funds LOUISE WELLS CAMERON ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 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.

Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO5.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Kkc Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kkc Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 Kkc Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Kkc 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 57 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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