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Michael & Louise Lynch Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Michael & Louise Lynch Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

$52k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$177kHuman Services$128kEducation$79kYouth Development$59kAnimals$40kPhilanthropy$32kArts & Culture$25kRecreation & Sports$12kOther$0
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $23k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LONG COVE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CFLLCCCF)$13,400
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB-HILTON HEAD$10,000
ST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$5,000
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$5,000
MIRASOL HEALTH - HOSPICE CARE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY$5,000
HILTON HEAD HUMANE ASSOCIATION$5,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$5,000
SHRINER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN$2,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB-BLUFFTON$600
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 (FY17–25, $17k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 45% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $5k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $3k → 14%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $3k → 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $3k → 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 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

NY
KY
VA
TN
NC
SC
DC
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$604k · 23 repeat orgs$10k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
8

Total granted

$604k
$5k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+16%

Still filing today

65%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesPublic BenefitAnimalsArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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

  • TI
    The Independence Fund Inc
    5× · 2018–2024 · $106k · revenue +13%
  • THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH
    7× · 2017–2023 · $35k · revenue +578%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $28k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • MC
    MOSS CREEK MARINES INC
    one grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue 0%
  • LP
    LIBERTY PREPARATORY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
  • JUDICIAL WATCH INC
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +16%
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
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
2
Mississippi Methodist Hospital Rehabilitation Center Inc

In response to the love of god, the methodist rehabilitation center, is dedicated to the restoration and enhancement of the lives of those we serve. we are committed to excellence and leadership in the delivery of comprehensive…

Health
3
Mcleod Physician Associates Ii

Mcleod physician associates ii operates as a part of the mcleod health system. the mission of mcleod health is to improve the overall health and well being of people living within south carolina and eastern north carolina by providing…

Health
4
North Carolina Medical Society

To organize members of the medical profession to advance medical science.

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5
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
6
The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Inc

Suncoast hospice's mission is to be the center to improve life for those touched by advanced illness, death, dying, grief, bereavement and other end-of-life issues.

Human Services
7
Gaston Memorial Hospital Inc

To provide compassionate, exceptional and highly reliable care.

Health
8
Association of Clinical Research Professionals

Acrp promotes excellence in clinical research. we support clinical research professionals through training and development, the exchange of ideas and expertise, and certification. we serve as the preferred source for quality tools,…

Health
9
Harbor Palliative Care Services Inc

Harbor palliative care services, inc. (hpcs) provides specialized medical care for people with life-limiting illnesses. hpcs provides relief from the symptoms, pain and stress of serious illness at any stage. the organization's goal is to…

Human Services
10
Mount Sinai Community Foundation

To improve the health of the community it serves by ensuring the availability of medical, surgical, and primary care physicians and advanced practice providers and high quality healthcare services.

—
11
Lowcountry Center for Veterans Research

Lowcountry center for veterans research's (lcvr) mission is to advance discovery and innovation through research initiatives dedicated to improving the overall health and well-being of veterans living in the lowcountry.

Health
12
Home Health and Hospice Care Inc

See schedule oa community-based nonprofit agency rooted in the heart of north carolina, 3hc sets the standard for treating home health, hospice, and home care patients with quality, innovative, comprehensive and respectful care during…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Judicial Watch Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Diabetes Association. 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 32 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
13/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HEIGHTS FOUNDATION: $75,000 · OtherWESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HEIGHTS FOU…BOYS & GIRLS CLUB-HILTON HEAD: $55,850 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUB-HILTON HEADLONG COVE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CFLLCCCF): $44,900 · OtherLONG COVE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CFLLCCCF)ST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $40,000 · OtherST JUDE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITALMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION: $9,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $9,500 · Other+11 more: $24,850 · Other+11 moreTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $35,000 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDAT…NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $31,000 · HealthNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROS…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $27,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & REL…THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $22,500 · HealthTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FO…American Diabetes Association: $17,500 · HealthAmerican Diabetes Associa…+1 more: $3,000 · HealthThe Independence Fund Inc: $106,000 · Public BenefitThe Independence Fu…+1 more: $1,000 · Public BenefitHILTON HEAD HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $45,000 · AnimalsARTS CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $9,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesMEMORY MATTERS: $7,500 · Human ServicesHERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropySTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $7,500 · Education
Other$259,600Health$136,500Public Benefit$107,000Animals$45,000Arts & Culture$25,000Human Services$24,000Philanthropy$10,000Education$7,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Independence Fund Inc: $106,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetHILTON HEAD HUMANE ASSOCIATION: $45,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $35,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $31,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $27,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetARTS CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $22,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $17,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $9,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC: $8,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEMORY MATTERS: $7,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLINVILLE CENTRAL RESCUE SQUAD INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMOSS CREEK MARINES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIRASOL HEALTH INC: $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 The Independence Fund Inc ↗
  • Who funds HILTON HEAD HUMANE ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTS CENTER OF COASTAL CAROLINA ↗
  • Who funds THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds American Diabetes Association ↗
  • Who funds HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds MEMORY MATTERS ↗
  • Who funds LINVILLE CENTRAL RESCUE SQUAD INC ↗
  • Who funds MOSS CREEK MARINES INC ↗
  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds MIRASOL HEALTH 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.

Community Foundation …The Gleason Family Fo…Heritage Classic Foun…Breedlove Foundation …David W Ellis Family …Ge Aerospace Foundati…Coastal Community Fou…The Community Foundat…Ekedahl FoundationMyers Family Charitab…The Douglas & Tonyia …Rotary Club of Hilton…
Community Foundation of the LowcountrySC22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry · The Gleason Family Foundation Inc · Heritage Classic Foundation · Breedlove Foundation Im 020120186528 · David W Ellis Family Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Ekedahl Foundation · Myers Family Charitable Foundation · The Douglas & Tonyia Bolton Family Foundation · Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island-Sunset

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 Michael & Louise Lynch Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Michael & Louise Lynch Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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.

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 32 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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