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Nantahala Health Foundation

Improving health and well-being for those living in westernmost North Carolina.

$420k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$1.2MEducation$731kPublic Safety & Disaster$408kHousing & Shelter$325kFood & Nutrition$283kHuman Services$263kYouth Development$260kRecreation & Sports$110kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k18 grants · $290k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$12,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Graham County School$100,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina$33,500
Communities in Schools of North Carolina$25,000
Youth Villages North Carolina$25,000
Child Medical Collaborative$25,000
Hawthorn Heights$24,000
Four Square Community Action$22,300
30th Judicial District Alliance$12,500
Cherokee Clay Food Alliance$12,500
Cherokee County Food Bank$12,500
First United Methodist Church$12,500
Clay County$12,500
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers$12,316
Carolina Common Enterprise$10,000
HIGHTS$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 (FY19–25, $248k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 90% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Youth Villages North Carolina: $25k → 17%Communities in Schools of North Carolina: $25k → 8%American Red Cross: $10k → 12%Four Square Community Action: $38k → 15%Grace Extended Ministries Inc: $32k → 15%Four Square Community Action: $22k → 15%Four Square Community Action: $13k → 15%Full Spectrum Farms INC: $9k → 18%Five Point Center: $8k → 15%Reach of Cherokee County: $6k → 15%AWAKE Children's Advocacy Center: $50k → 18%WNC Lighthouse: $10k → 14%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.
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.

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.7M · 35 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +78% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
44

Total granted

$2.7M
$1.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+78%
+29%

Still filing today

69%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $169k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEducationEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • RE
    RESOURCES EDUCATION ASST COUNSELING AND HOUSING OF MACON COUNTY INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $150k · revenue +47%
  • MP
    MOUNTAIN PROJECTS INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $145k · revenue +86%
  • VECINOS INC
    5× · 2019–2024 · $145k · revenue ×12

Funded once

  • RO
    ROYAL ORDER OF JESTERS
    one grant, 2019 · $225k · revenue -60%
  • SC
    Southwestern Community College Foundation Incgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $107k · revenue +206% · 30% of their budget
  • SC
    Swain County Schools
    one grant, 2024 · $85k
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
Wnc Health Network Inc

WNC Health Network, Inc supports people and organizations to improve community health and wellbeing across Western North Carolina.

Health
2
Community Health Network of Wnc

A collaborative network that increases access and improves health outcomes for safety net populations in western north carolina

Health
3
Carolina Family Health Centers Inc

Carolina Family Health Centers, Inc. provides accessible and affordable health care with excellence...where patients come FIRST

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4
First Choice Community Health Ctrs

Providing healthcare to the underserved population of Harnett County NC and the surrounding area.

Health
5
Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence Found ation
Health
6
North Carolina Community Health Center Assoc Inc

To promote community based primary health care systems in medically underserved areas.

Health
7
Western Carolina Rescue Ministries Inc

Provide food, shelter, rehabilitation and christian ministry to the poor and homeless

Housing & Shelter
8
North Carolina Community Housing & Consulting Inc

The main operation is to establish a well grounded community for very low to moderate individuals

Housing & Shelter
9
High Country Behavioral Health

HCBH provides mental health and substance abuse counseling.

Health
10
Carolina Community Care Inc

The mission of hospice & community care is to give hope, comfort, and compassion to those that need it most. hospice & community care is a nonprofit healthcare organization providing hospice and palliative care to residents of york,…

—
11
Restoring Hope Center Inc

Restoring Hope Center, Inc. is a benovolence organization operating in Laurinburg, NC. The organization has benevolence programs providing food and supplies to the local area, supplies other smaller like-kind organizations, conducts a…

Human Services
12
Community Care Clinic of Highlands-Cashiers Inc

Organization was performed and provides free medical care for inhabitants of the southern appalachians in macon and jackson county of north carolina.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wnc Bridge Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Royal Order of Jesters. 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

62 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. 62 of the 91 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
19
Early backer (in before they grew)
59/62
Grantees still filing
40/62
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Swain County Recreation Dept: $288,000 · OtherSwain County Recreation DeptCLAY COUNTY NC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: $249,500 · OtherCLAY COUNTY NC EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESROYAL ORDER OF JESTERS: $225,000 · OtherROYAL ORDER OF JESTERSGraham County Schools: $170,346 · OtherGraham County SchoolsHINTON RURAL LIFE CENTER INC: $156,250 · OtherHINTON RURAL LIFE CENTER INCMOUNTAIN PROJECTS INC: $145,000 · OtherMOUNTAIN PROJECTS INCMACON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH: $92,500 · Other+48 more: $1,376,653 · Other+48 moreRESOURCES EDUCATION ASST COUNSELING AND HOUSING OF MACON COUNTY INC: $150,300 · HealthRESOURCES EDUCAT…VECINOS INC: $144,500 · HealthVECINOS INCRESTORATION HOUSE WNC: $77,500 · HealthRESTORATION HOUS…COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC OF FRANKLIN INC: $70,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY CARE C…CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthCHEROKEE INDIAN …BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS HEALTH PROJECT INC: $35,000 · HealthBLUE RIDGE MOUNT…Kids Interdisciplinary Services Inc: $27,500 · Health+5 more: $60,316 · Health+5 moreHospice House Foundation of WNC Inc: $72,500 · Human ServicesFOUR SQUARE COMMUNITY ACTION: $72,300 · Human ServicesAdults Working & Advocating for Kids Empowerment Inc: $58,000 · Human ServicesGRACE EXTENDED MINISTRIES INC: $32,000 · Human ServicesYOUTH VILLAGES INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA INC: $25,000 · Human Services+5 more: $43,446 · Human ServicesSouthwestern Community College Foundation Inc: $107,000 · EducationMOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC: $62,106 · EducationCHEROKEE CLAY FOOD ALLIANCE: $25,000 · EducationSummit Charter School: $10,000 · EducationHIGHTS Inc: $121,500 · EnvironmentAppalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: $22,500 · EnvironmentSOUTHWESTERN N CAROLINA RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEV COUNCIL INC: $7,800 · EnvironmentCLAY COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC: $48,000 · Food & NutritionMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $40,000 · Food & NutritionCHEROKEE COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $25,000 · Food & NutritionThe Community Table Inc: $22,500 · Food & NutritionThe Giving Spoon Inc: $10,000 · Food & NutritionWESTERN CAROLINA PACESETTERS INC: $115,000 · Youth Development
Other$2,703,249Health$615,116Human Services$328,246Education$204,106Environment$151,800Food & Nutrition$145,500Youth Development$115,000

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 budgetRESOURCES EDUCATION ASST COUNSELING AND HOUSING OF MACON COUNTY INC: $150,300 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetMOUNTAIN PROJECTS INC: $145,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetVECINOS INC: $144,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHIGHTS Inc: $121,500 over 4y, 8.8% of budgetWESTERN CAROLINA PACESETTERS INC: $115,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetSouthwestern Community College Foundation Inc: $107,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetRESTORATION HOUSE WNC: $77,500 over 3y, 24% of budgetHospice House Foundation of WNC Inc: $72,500 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetFOUR SQUARE COMMUNITY ACTION: $72,300 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY CARE CLINIC OF FRANKLIN INC: $70,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetMOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC: $62,106 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAdults Working & Advocating for Kids Empowerment Inc: $58,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetCHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetCLAY COUNTY FOOD PANTRY INC: $48,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetVETERAN SMILES FOUNDATION: $48,000 over 1y, 88% of budgetOne Dozen Who Care Inc: $45,000 over 1y, 33% of budgetUNITED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF JACKSON COUNTY: $41,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetHERE in Jackson County Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChild Medical Collaborative Inc: $37,500 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetHawthorn Heights WNC Inc: $37,184 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetBLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS HEALTH PROJECT INC: $35,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetBig BrothersBig Sisters of WNC Inc: $33,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetGRACE EXTENDED MINISTRIES INC: $32,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetROLLING START NC INC: $31,517 over 2y, 20% of budgetBLUE RIDGE BARTRAM TRAIL CONSERVANCY INC: $30,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetKids Interdisciplinary Services Inc: $27,500 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP CENTER OF HIGHLANDS: $26,875 over 2y, 6.4% of budgetYOUTH VILLAGES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHEROKEE CLAY FOOD ALLIANCE: $25,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetCHEROKEE COUNTY FOOD BANK INC: $25,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetWNC BRIDGE FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAppalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: $22,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHIGHLANDS ROTARY CLUB CHARITIES INC: $22,500 over 1y, 25% of budgetThe Community Table Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMURPHY MEDICAL CENTER INC: $19,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSUNRISE COMMUNITY FOR RECOVERY AND WELLNESS INC: $12,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHIGHLANDS EMERGENCY COUNCIL INC: $12,500 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetTHIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DV - SA ALLIANCE INC: $12,500 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAPPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: $12,316 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSummit Charter School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJORDAN PEER RECOVERY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTH CAROLINA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMACON COUNTY CARE NETWORK: $10,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetMACON PROGRAM FOR PROGRESS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Giving Spoon Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 6.9% 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.

Dogwood Health TrustThe Community Foundat…Highlands Cashiers He…Wnc Bridge FoundationManna Food Bank IncNorth Carolina Commun…Great Smokies Health …Evergreen FoundationFoundation for the Ca…Impact HealthPisgah Health Foundat…The Cannon Foundation…
Dogwood Health TrustNC86.1× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Dogwood Health Trust · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation Inc · Wnc Bridge Foundation · Manna Food Bank Inc · North Carolina Community Foundation · Great Smokies Health Foundation · Evergreen Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Impact Health · Pisgah Health Foundation · The Cannon Foundation Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    19report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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

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    How do I get to Nantahala Health Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Nantahala Health 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 91 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 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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