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Paradise Empowers Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$92k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
45
Grants FY2025
40
Organizations funded FY2024
43%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$600
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 40
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$349k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 43% of the organizations Paradise Empowers Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesInternationalReligionPhilanthropyHealthEducationOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving42$92k45%
FY202440$139k43%
FY202335$163k29%
FY202239$86k38%
FY202132$69k34%
FY202024$61k25%
FY201932$103k53%
FY201823$78k35%
90% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$146kHealth$129kInternational$125kEducation$107kReligion$66kArts & Culture$56kFood & Nutrition$54kRecreation & Sports$49kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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IL
WI
NY
IA
OH
PA
CA
KY
VA
MD
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TN
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GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Charity Global Inc$82,76570%
Addiction Services Council$54,55131%
Gigis House Inc$45,83181%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$40,00030%
Crosswalk Ministries Inc$39,5207n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$34,23580%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$29,30050%
Mercy Ships International$28,00040%
Christian Womens Center$16,70060%
Southwest Christian Hospice & Hope House Inc$16,35040%
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All grantees of Paradise Empowers Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Charity Global Inc$82,76570%
Addiction Services Council$54,55131%
Gigis House Inc$45,83181%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$40,00030%
Crosswalk Ministries Inc$39,5207n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$34,23580%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$29,30050%
Mercy Ships International$28,00040%
Christian Womens Center$16,70060%
Southwest Christian Hospice & Hope House Inc$16,35040%
Medical Missions Outreach Inc$15,05520%
Rachel's Gift Inc$11,01071%
A Friends House Inc$5,40060%
Operation Lunchbox Inc$5,13061%
Master Provisions Inc$5,10910%
Advocates for Children Inc$5,0001n/a
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$5,00010%
Gods Eyes Inc$4,45041%
Oak Creek Lions Club$2,50050%
Clayton State University Foundation$2,50010%
Joy House Inc$2,50010%
Chicken Man Ministries$2,4201n/a
American Lung Association$2,25040%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$2,20030%
The@Revolution Tv Inc$2,0001n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,00020%
Kiz Foundation Inc$2,0002n/a
Two Sparrows Village Inc$2,00011%
Shelter From the Rain Inc$1,98823%
Joshuas Place$1,7502n/a
International Rescue Committee INC$1,50020%
Spicy Grove Ministries Inc$1,30011%
The Henry County Council on Agingi$1,0002n/a
Henry County Cancer Services Inc$1,00031%
Abundant Life Assembly of God$1,0001n/a
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc$1,00020%
Mollys Bridge Inc$80021%
Hope For The Warriors$75020%
The Salvation Army$5001n/a
Atlanta Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc$50010%
American Heart Association Inc$50010%
Safehouse Outreach Inc$50010%
Georgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes Inc$50020%
Saint Vincent College$50010%
American Bible Society$50010%
Our Kids Read Association Inc$5001n/a
Harp's Crossing Christian Academy Inc$50010%
Chain Free Chattanooga$5001n/a
Atlanta Police Association$50020%
Street Paws Inc$25010%
Flint River Council Inc 95 Scouting America$25010%
Ola Athletic Association$2001n/a
Focus on the Family$1501n/a
Fairview Youth Athletic Association Inc$1311n/a
Trans World Radio$1201n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 78 recipients with no EIN on record ($375k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Paradise Empowers Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCharity Global Inc: $82,765 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAddiction Services Council: $54,551 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetGigis House Inc: $45,831 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $34,235 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $29,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $28,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Womens Center: $16,700 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSouthwest Christian Hospice & Hope House Inc: $16,350 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMedical Missions Outreach Inc: $15,055 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRachel's Gift Inc: $11,010 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetA Friends House Inc: $5,400 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Lunchbox Inc: $5,130 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMaster Provisions Inc: $5,109 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGods Eyes Inc: $4,450 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetOak Creek Lions Club: $2,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetClayton State University Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJoy House Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Lung Association: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of America: $2,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTwo Sparrows Village Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetShelter From the Rain Inc: $1,988 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpicy Grove Ministries Inc: $1,300 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHenry County Cancer Services Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetInternational Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMollys Bridge Inc: $800 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHope For The Warriors: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSafehouse Outreach Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Sheriffs' Youth Homes Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Vincent College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Bible Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHarp's Crossing Christian Academy Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Police Association: $500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStreet Paws Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFlint River Council Inc 95 Scouting America: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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.

The Taylor FoundationGA24.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Taylor Foundation · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc · Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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.

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About Paradise Empowers Inc

How much does Paradise Empowers Inc give?
Paradise Empowers Inc reported 45 grants totaling $91,716 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 40 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Paradise Empowers Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (19%), Health (17%), International (16%).
Who are Paradise Empowers Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Charity Global Inc ($83k), Addiction Services Council ($55k), Gigis House Inc ($46k).
Does Paradise Empowers Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Paradise Empowers Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Paradise Empowers Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Taylor Foundation, Georgia Power Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc.
Where is Paradise Empowers Inc based?
Paradise Empowers Inc is based in GA.

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 134 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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