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Patrick Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$193k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
32
Grants FY2024
26
Organizations funded FY2023
19%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 26
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$1.8M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 19% of the organizations Patrick Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureCrime & LegalYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving31$188k42%
FY202326$120k19%
FY202219$105k84%
FY202118$115k50%
FY202019$101k21%
FY201921$93k71%
FY201815$88k93%
FY201711$78kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$131kHuman Services$122kEducation$113kHealth$92kYouth Development$78kPublic Safety & Disaster$67kHousing & Shelter$60kCrime & Legal$54kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Patrick Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Elk River Helping Hands$50,00013%
One-Eighty Place$40,00050%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$30,00030%
Pro Bono Legal Services Inc$27,50061%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry$25,00031%
Charleston Legal Access$21,50061%
My Sister's House Inc$20,00021%
Lowcountry Food Bank Inc$20,00040%
American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina Inc$20,000316%
Lowcountry Local First$15,00041%
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Inc$15,00030%
Landmarks for Families Inc$15,00040%
Communities in Schools of South Carolina$12,50030%
Lowcountry Land Trust Inc$12,50030%
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired South Carolina$12,00021%
University of South Carolina Educational Foundation$10,00010%
Charleston Animal Society$10,00010%
Colour of Music$10,00032%
New Morning$10,00020%
American Lung Association$10,00010%
Conservation Voters of Sc$9,00030%
Neighbors Together Inc$7,50020%
Charleston Men's Chorus Inc$7,00044%
East Cooper Meals on Wheels Inc$6,00030%
Children's Trust of South Carolina$6,00030%
The Charleston Forum$5,500410%
Lowcountry AIDS Services Childs$5,00010%
Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center$5,00010%
Star Gospel Mission$5,00010%
Epworth Children's Home$5,00010%
Lees-McRae College Inc$5,00010%
The Preservation Society of Charleston Inc$5,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$5,00010%
Children's Museum of the Lowcountry$5,00010%
50can Inc$5,00010%
Wings for Kids$5,00010%
Charleston Symphony Orchestra$5,00010%
Operation Sight$5,00014%
Vision to Learn$5,00010%
Brookgreen Gardens$4,00010%
Arm in Arm$2,50016%
Communityworks Inc$2,50010%
Kids on Point Inc$2,50010%
YWCA of Greater Charleston$2,50010%
Charleston Climate Coalition$2,0001n/a
Friends of Fisher House Charleston$2,00010%
Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative$2,00010%
Yo Art Inc$2,0001n/a
Middleton Place Foundation$2,00010%
College of Charleston Foundation$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($370k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Patrick Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetElk River Helping Hands: $50,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetOne-Eighty Place: $40,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPro Bono Legal Services Inc: $27,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry: $25,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetCharleston Legal Access: $21,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetMy Sister's House Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetLowcountry Food Bank Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetLowcountry Local First: $15,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetPlanned Parenthood South Atlantic Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLandmarks for Families Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCommunities in Schools of South Carolina: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLowcountry Land Trust Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAssociation for the Blind and Visually Impaired South Carolina: $12,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetUniversity of South Carolina Educational Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharleston Animal Society: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetColour of Music: $10,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetNew Morning: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Lung Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Voters of Sc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetNeighbors Together Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCharleston Men's Chorus Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetEast Cooper Meals on Wheels Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Trust of South Carolina: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Charleston Forum: $5,500 over 4y, 10% of budgetLowcountry AIDS Services Childs: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStar Gospel Mission: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEpworth Children's Home: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLees-McRae College Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Preservation Society of Charleston Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Museum of the Lowcountry: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget50can Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWings for Kids: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCharleston Symphony Orchestra: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Sight: $5,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetVision to Learn: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrookgreen Gardens: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArm in Arm: $2,500 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetCommunityworks Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKids on Point Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA of Greater Charleston: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of Fisher House Charleston: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMiddleton Place Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCollege of Charleston Foundation: $1,000 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 48.

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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.

Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina IncSC60.9× affinity28 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · The Joanna Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Trident United Way · Post and Courier Foundation · Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina · Central Carolina Community Foundation · Elhapa Foundation Inc · Pathfinder Foundation Inc · The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation Inc · The Leon Levine 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.

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How do I get to Patrick Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Patrick Family 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.

About Patrick Family Foundation

How much does Patrick Family Foundation give?
Patrick Family Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $192,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 26 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Patrick Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (14%), Human Services (13%), Education (12%).
Who are Patrick Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Elk River Helping Hands ($50k), One-Eighty Place ($40k), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($30k).
Does Patrick Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Patrick Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Patrick Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc, Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc, The Joanna Foundation.
Where is Patrick Family Foundation based?
Patrick Family Foundation is based in SC.

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 88 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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