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Melvin and Dollie Younts Foundation at a glance

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Melvin and Dollie Younts 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.

$50k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$280kRecreation & Sports$21kYouth Development$18kArts & Culture$13kReligion$9kHuman Services$2kHealth$705Public Benefit$510Other$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$774k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY$30,000
BOY SCOUTS$10,000
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY$10,000
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 (FY20–20, $300) 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%BOYS TOWN: $50 → 12%CONNIE MAXWELL CHILDRENS HOME: $150 → 18%KIDS WISH NETWORK: $50 → 12%MIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES: $50 → 10%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

IL
NY
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
TN
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$292k · 7 repeat orgs$52k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +74% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
50

Total granted

$292k
$42k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+74%
+14%

Still filing today

86%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesReligionHealthArts & CultureYouth 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

  • AU
    ANDERSON UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2020–2025 · $115k · revenue +74%
  • NC
    NEWBERRY COLLEGE
    4× · 2020–2023 · $77k · revenue +25%
  • CU
    CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    2× · 2021–2022 · $23k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • SC
    SC CHILDREN'S THEATER
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • AU
    Anderson University
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • FU
    FURMAN UNIVERSITYgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +43%
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
Southern Wesleyan University

Southern wesleyan university is a christ-centered, student-focused learning community devoted to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant-leaders who impact the world for christ.

Education
2
Charleston Southern University

Charleston southern university (csu) is a private, four-year co-educational institution organized under the laws of the state of south carolina as a non-profit organization and sponsored by the south carolina baptist convention. the…

Education
3
Florida Southern College

Florida southern college (florida southern or the college) is committed to educational excellence and is a selective comprehensive, private, united methodist affiliated college with a strong liberal arts core and signature programs. (see…

Education
4
Greenville College

Greenville college d/b/a greenville university empowers students for lives of character and service through a transforming christ-centered education in the liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies.

Education
5
Mid-Atlantic Christian University

Mid-atlantic christian university is an undergraduate institution of christian higher learning whose mission is to impact the world by transforming ordinary people into extraordinary christian leaders. students are taught to think…

Education
6
Arizona Christian University

Arizona christian university provides a biblically-integrated, liberal arts education equipping graduates to serve the lord jesus christ in all aspects of life, as leaders of influence and excellence.

Education
7
Evangel University

Evangel is a comprehensive christian university that is committed to excellence in educating and equipping students to become spirit empowered servants of god who will impact the church and society globally.

Education
8
Greensboro College

Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Education
9
Graceland University

See schedule othe primary mission of graceland university is to be a learning community, where students develop their potential for meaningful and productive lives through intellectual, physical, social and spiritual growth. this mission…

Education
10
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
11
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
12
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The mission of the edward via college of osteopathic medicine (vcom) is to prepare globally-minded, community-focused physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations and promote research to improve human health.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Connie Maxwell Children's Ministries; the most unlike its peers is Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. 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

30 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. 30 of the 58 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
19/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ANDERSON UNIVERSITY: $114,750 · EducationANDERSON UNIVERSITYNEWBERRY COLLEGE: $76,500 · EducationNEWBERRY COLLEGECLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $23,000 · EducationCLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION+2 more: $5,500 · EducationCLEMSON UNIVERSITY: $55,000 · OtherCLEMSON UNIVERSITYSC CHILDREN'S THEATER: $10,000 · OtherSC CHILDREN'S THEATERBOY SCOUTS: $10,000 · OtherBOY SCOUTSAnderson University: $5,000 · OtherBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $4,010 · OtherBoy Scouts - Blue Ridge Council: $4,000 · Other+31 more: $9,267 · Other+31 moreFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $21,000 · Youth DevelopmentSOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S THEATRE: $3,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $50 · Arts & CultureALIGHT INC: $1,750 · ReligionIN TOUCH MINISTRIES INC: $600 · ReligionCHRISTIANS FOR REVIVAL OF AMERICAS VALUES IN: $250 · Religion+1 more: $50 · ReligionConnie Maxwell Children's Ministries: $150 · Human ServicesCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $100 · Human ServicesFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $50 · Human ServicesKIDS WISH NETWORK INC: $50 · Human ServicesMIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC: $50 · Human ServicesSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $250 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $55 · HealthMARCH OF DIMES INC: $25 · HealthAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $25 · Health
Education$219,750Other$97,277Youth Development$21,000Arts & Culture$3,050Religion$2,650Human Services$400Health$355

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 budgetANDERSON UNIVERSITY: $114,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNEWBERRY COLLEGE: $76,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $23,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFURMAN UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S THEATRE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALIGHT INC: $1,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIN TOUCH MINISTRIES INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMessiahs Outreach Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIANS FOR REVIVAL OF AMERICAS VALUES IN: $250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJASMINE ROAD INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $185 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnie Maxwell Children's Ministries: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTER SEALS INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAITH AND FREEDOM COALITION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $55 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIDS WISH NETWORK INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED MINISTRIES: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRIUNE MERCY CENTER: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIRACLE HILL MINISTRIES INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNTAIN INN MUSEUM INCORPORATED: $50 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $25 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.

Kellett Family Founda…Dabo's All in Team Fo…South Carolina Christ…Elbert W Rogers Found…John I Smith Charitie…Daniel-Mickel Foundat…United Way of Greenvi…The Jolley FoundationScansource Charitable…Duke Energy FoundationOwings Family Foundat…Dobson Tape Ministry
Kellett Family FoundationSC17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kellett Family Foundation · Dabo's All in Team Foundation · South Carolina Christian Foundation · Elbert W Rogers Foundation · John I Smith Charities Inc · Daniel-Mickel Foundation · United Way of Greenville County Inc · The Jolley Foundation · Scansource Charitable Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Owings Family Foundation · Dobson Tape Ministry

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

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
6report 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 Melvin and Dollie Younts 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 58 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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