· Private foundation
Norman J and Gerry Sue Arnold 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, FY2018 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k6 grants · $30k
- $10k–50k14 grants · $200k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $150k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE CRESCENT REGION | $50,000 |
| MAGEN DAVID ADOM | $50,000 |
| CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | $50,000 |
| BETH SHALOM CONGREGATION | $25,000 |
| COLEL CHABAD | $25,000 |
| JEWISH STUDIES CENTER INC | $25,000 |
| COLUMBIA JEWISH FEDERATION | $15,000 |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLESTON | $12,500 |
| THE LONON FOUNDATION | $12,500 |
| ACADEMIC MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL | $12,500 |
| KAHAL KADOSH BETH ELOHIM | $12,500 |
| CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF SC | $10,000 |
| ROHR CHABAD AT USC | $10,000 |
| ANNE FRANK CENTER AT USC | $10,000 |
| RICHLAND BASEBALL | $10,000 |
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 (FY23–25, $33k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
35 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
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, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- COCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION4× · 2018–2022 · $280k · revenue +8%
- JSJEWISH STUDIES CENTER INC6× · 2020–2025 · $155k · revenue +88%
- IEISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE2× · 2023–2024 · $75k · revenue +1%
Funded once
- CJCOLUMBIA JEWISH DAY SCHOOLone grant, 2018 · $50k
- CUCHABAD UKRAINE FUNDone grant, 2022 · $25k
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCESone grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue 0%
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.
The mission of the Charleston Jewish Federation is to build, secure and sustain Jewish life in Charleston, Israel, and around the world.
The mission of the jewish endowment foundation of south carolina is to educate, strengthen and support the sc jewish community by uniting people, and investing resources; and to lead and facilitate a culture of philanthropy and shared…
Jewish federation of st. louis mobilizes the jewish community and its human and financial resources to preserve and enhance jewish life in st. louis, in israel and around the world.
Improving the lives of individuals and families in need throughout colorado by taking an integrated approach to delivering comprehensive support services.
To strengthen families, organizations, and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect.
To empower and inspire north carolina's jewish college students to pursue their own jewish journeys by creating strong communities and transformative experiences.
The organization's mission is to manage a continuum of senior care business lines that consistently provide high-quality compassionate care while focusing on the development of innovative programs and services that enable individuals to…
The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati develops and connects leaders, contributors, organizations, and ideas to build an inclusive Jewish community that helps people in need, supports Israel, and assures a vibrant Jewish future.
The jewish federation of southern new jersey cares for those in need, enhances jewish life and ensures the continuity of a vibrant jewish community locally, in israel and around the world.
The Richmond Jewish Foundation is a primary, trusted and expert resource for planned giving and endowments. We engage, educate and inspire generations of donors to create ongoing resources for charitable, religious, and educational needs.…
The mission of the WNC Jewish Federation is to harness the collective resources of the WNC Jewish community and direct them to the Jewish needs in the local community, in Israel and abroad.
To create an informed, celebratory and satisfying jewish community for students at the university of southern california, to deepen jewish identity through social, intellectual and spiritual participation, to offer diversified…
How this is measured
23 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. 23 of the 65 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 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds JEWISH STUDIES CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM ↗
- Who funds COLUMBIA JEWISH FEDERATION ↗
- Who funds ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands ↗
- Who funds Boys and Girls Clubs of the Crescent Region ↗
- Who funds Jewish Family Services of Greater Charleston Inc ↗
- Who funds HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK INC ↗
- Who funds The Lonon Foundation ↗
- Who funds RICHLAND BASEBALL INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
- Who funds CONGAREE LAND TRUST ↗
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: Central Carolina Community Foundation · The Leon Levine Foundation · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Charleston Jewish Federation Inc · Jewish Endowment Foundation of South Carolina · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Norman J and Gerry Sue Arnold Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Norman J and Gerry Sue Arnold Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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