· Private foundation
Lena Sue and C Grier Beam Family 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k12 grants · $22k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ST JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSP | $10,000 |
| LEVINE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | $7,500 |
| BELOVED ASHEVILLE | $5,000 |
| GASTON COLLEGE FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| HOLY ANGELS INC | $2,500 |
| TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE | $1,000 |
| THE NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC TELEVISIO | $750 |
| BROTHER WOLF ANIMAL RESCUE | $500 |
| TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY | $500 |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | $500 |
| THE UPPER ROOM | $500 |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | $250 |
| JEFF GORDON CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | $250 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–23, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
24 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC9× · 2017–2025 · $90k · revenue +145%- AHATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION7× · 2017–2023 · $53k · revenue +195%
- HAHOLY ANGELS INC9× · 2017–2025 · $21k · revenue +42%
Funded once
- CHCHERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +119%
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +106%- STSAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATIONone grant, 2022 · $3k
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.
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.
City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION
City of Hope National Medical Center's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION
Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…
Mission novant health exists to improve the health of our communities, one person at a time. vision we, the novant health team, will deliver the most remarkable patient experience, in every dimension, every time. values -compassion: we…
One world surgery's mission is to ignite the spirit of service and transform lives by providing access to high-quality surgical care globally.
To engage and inspire our community to support caromont health in providing compassionate, exceptional and highly reliable care.
For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…
Asco association promotes the common business interests of its members by: (1) advocating for policies that improve the quality of cancer care; (2) maintaining the highest standards of oncology medical care through programs supporting…
The primary mission of the humane society is to end animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation in south carolina.
The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…
We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.
Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.
How this is measured
26 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. 26 of the 41 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HOLY ANGELS INC ↗
- Who funds C GRIER BEAM TRUCK MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds GASTON COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
- Who funds BELOVED ASHEVILLE ↗
- Who funds TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE INC ↗
- Who funds CHERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE ↗
- Who funds Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc ↗
- Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
- Who funds SERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NETWORK ↗
- Who funds TAR RIVER LAND CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds GASTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FOOD CONNECTION INC ↗
- Who funds ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds HEIFER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CROSS CONNECTION INC ↗
- Who funds Camp Kesem National ↗
- Who funds Guitars For Vets 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.
Open a dossier: Duke Energy Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Lena Sue and C Grier Beam Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lena Sue and C Grier Beam Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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