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Palmetto Promise Institute

The Palmetto Promise Institute is a non partisan nonprofit educational organization dedicated to educating the public and enhancing the public good.

$973k
Granted FY2025still arriving
50
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$229k
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 2025.

Education$1.2MReligion$512kArts & Culture$50kHealth$6kYouth Development$5k
02FY2025 · 50 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 50 grants below total $783,077, the rows itemized in this filing. The $973,042 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $189,965 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k32 grants · $242k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $258k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $283k
$9,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Diocese of Charleston$229,000
Westgate Christian School$54,050
Bob Jones Academy$31,146
Lol Steam School of the Arts$28,500
Maranatha Christian School$27,000
Daniels Christian School In$24,000
Dillon Christian School$21,387
Laurence Manning Academy$13,675
Northeast Enrichment Academy$12,000
Calvary Christian School Myrt$12,000
Chabad Jewish Academy$12,000
Holly Hill Academy$11,800
Palmetto Christian Academy of$11,700
Harvest Christian Academy$11,250
North Plam Preparatory School$10,500
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 (FY22–22, $74k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%New Way Global: $74k → 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.
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 48 repeat orgs$193k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +7% since the first grant, against +0% for those funded once.

48 repeat relationships: 47 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

48
14

Total granted

$1.5M
$171k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+7%
+0%

Still filing today

46%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’22’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesOther
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

  • RP
    RAGIN PREPARATORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
    2× · 2024–2025 · $24k · revenue +33%
  • HH
    HOLLY HILL ACADEMY INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $24k · revenue +27%
  • NA
    NEWBERRY ACADEMY INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $21k · revenue +9%

Funded once

  • NW
    New Way Global
    one grant, 2022 · $74k · revenue -35%
  • WB
    WEDGEFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2024 · $14k
  • LF
    LCA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $12k
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
The Christian Academy

The christian academy provides christian education to 300 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. the christian academy is a college-preparatory school.

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2
Greenville Classical Academy

Provide a distinctly Christ-centered, biblical and classical education producing students who glorify God in their thoughts, words and deeds.

Education
3
Victory Christian Academy

The mission of victory christian academy, in partnership with christian parents, is to provide a loving, christ-centered environment of educational excellence so that the students may develop their gifts, knowledge, skills and energies to…

Education
4
Conway Christian School

Quality education from a biblical perspective.

Education
5
Heritage Christian Academy

The school is an independent, multi-denominational, biblically based christian school, that desires to work with families across the spectrum of the body of christ to produce a distinctively christian college preparatory environment.

Education
6
Heritage Classical Christian Academy

Aiding parents in their responsibility to educate their children so that they may love the lord their god with all their heart, all their soul, all their mind and all their strength.

Education
7
Christian Central Academy

Christian central academy is an independent, inter-denominational college preparatory christian school for students in kindergarten through grade twelve.

Education
8
Hampton Christian Academy

Hampton christian academy provides a private christian education for grades 4k through 12th grade.

Education
9
Classical Christian Academy Inc

Se schedule o classical christian academy

Education
10
Christian Academy of the Cumberlands

Elementary and high school education

Education
11
Central Christian

Central christian academy exists to teach the biblical world view with academic excellence developing young men and women that impact the world for christ.

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12
Collin County Cornerstone Christian Academy

The organization operates a non-denominational school providing a christian environment for learning.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Riverpointe Christian Academy; the most unlike its peers is New Way Global. 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, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 30 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
16/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DIOCESE OF CHARLESTON: $411,011 · OtherDIOCESE OF CHARLESTONWESTGATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $114,750 · OtherWESTGATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLMaranatha Christian School: $58,500 · OtherBOB JONES UNIVERSITY: $56,646 · OtherLol Steam School of the Arts: $50,000 · OtherFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $45,297 · Other+33 more: $523,205 · Other+33 moreMY SC EDUCATION: $41,500 · EducationMY SC EDUCATIONNORTH MYRTLE BEACH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $26,110 · EducationNORTH MYRTLE BEACH CHRISTI…CHRISTIAN HOPE ACADEMY INC: $24,000 · EducationCHRISTIAN HOPE ACADEMY INCRAGIN PREPARATORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $23,835 · EducationRAGIN PREPARATORY CHRISTIA…PALMETTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF GREENWOOD: $23,677 · EducationPALMETTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY…HOLLY HILL ACADEMY INC: $23,575 · EducationHOLLY HILL ACADEMY INCTHOMAS HART ACADEMY: $21,000 · EducationMIRACLE ACADEMY NURSERY CENTER INC: $18,000 · EducationORANGEBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC: $18,000 · EducationCOLLETON PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $16,500 · EducationCAMBRIDGE ACADEMY INC: $15,637 · EducationRIVERPOINTE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $15,000 · EducationSOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF THE UPSTATE: $15,000 · EducationAs-Sabeel Academy of Greenville: $15,000 · Education+11 more: $110,260 · Education+11 moreNew Way Global: $74,000 · Human Services
Other$1,259,409Education$407,094Human Services$74,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew Way Global: $74,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetMY SC EDUCATION: $41,500 over 3y, 43% of budgetMANNING EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION: $26,595 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNORTH MYRTLE BEACH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $26,110 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetCHRISTIAN HOPE ACADEMY INC: $24,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetRAGIN PREPARATORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $23,835 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPALMETTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF GREENWOOD: $23,677 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetHOLLY HILL ACADEMY INC: $23,575 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetNEWBERRY ACADEMY INC: $21,147 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHOMAS HART ACADEMY: $21,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMIRACLE ACADEMY NURSERY CENTER INC: $18,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetORANGEBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC: $18,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCOLLETON PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $16,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCAMBRIDGE ACADEMY INC: $15,637 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetRIVERPOINTE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF THE UPSTATE: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAs-Sabeel Academy of Greenville: $15,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $13,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTRINITY COLLEGIATE SCHOOL: $13,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOconee Christian Academy: $12,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetGrace Community Academy of Columbia Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTHE COMPLETE STUDENT: $12,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetRICHARD WINN ACADEMY: $12,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLCA FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetNORTH WALTERBORO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $10,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetHOLY TRINITY CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC: $6,996 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetORANGEBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC: $6,548 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCHARIS LANGUAGE IMMERSION ACADEMY: $6,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetCORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $5,216 over 1y, 0.9% 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.

  • Who funds New Way Global ↗
  • Who funds MY SC EDUCATION ↗
  • Who funds MANNING EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CHRISTIAN HOPE ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds RAGIN PREPARATORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds PALMETTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF GREENWOOD ↗
  • Who funds HOLLY HILL ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds NEWBERRY ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS HART ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds MIRACLE ACADEMY NURSERY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ORANGEBURG PREPARATORY SCHOOLS INC ↗
  • Who funds COLLETON PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY INC ↗
  • Who funds RIVERPOINTE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF THE UPSTATE ↗
  • Who funds As-Sabeel Academy of Greenville ↗

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.

Central Carolina Comm…Tulsa Community Found…Folds of Honor Founda…Duke Energy FoundationNatl Christian Charit…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Central Carolina Community FoundationSC15.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Carolina Community Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Folds of Honor Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Palmetto Promise Institute funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Palmetto Promise Institute. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Palmetto Promise Institute?

    Find your warmest path to Palmetto Promise Institute 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 65 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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