· Private foundation
Phicas Foundation Trust
Its FY2024 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, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k31 grants · $81k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $93k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | $33,000 |
| CHARLESTON WATERKEEPERS | $25,000 |
| COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE | $25,000 |
| KENAN FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL | $10,000 |
| SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | $7,500 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | $7,500 |
| DEACON CLUB WFU | $7,500 |
| LOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST | $7,500 |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | $5,000 |
| SAMARITANS PURSE | $5,000 |
| ACLU FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| NATIONAL PARKS FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,500 |
| ARM IN ARMEVERY TOWN | $2,500 |
| COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL | $2,500 |
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 (FY17–23, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
46 repeat relationships: 33 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down.
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 FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY8× · 2017–2024 · $162k · revenue +30%- LLLOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST INC8× · 2017–2024 · $39k · revenue +125%
- SPSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC8× · 2017–2024 · $20k · revenue +10%
Funded once
- GFGROW FOOD CAMPAIGNone grant, 2022 · $10k
- UOUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINAone grant, 2021 · $8k
- COCHRIST OUR KING STELLA MARISone grant, 2021 · $3k
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.
We use our legal expertise to protect the land, water and communities across south carolina.
We advocates to protect the natural environment of South Carolinas coast for the benefit of all. We envision a South Carolina coast where wildlife thrives, air and water are clean, and natural
We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…
Conservation law foundation, inc. (clf) protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people and future generations. we use the law, science, and markets to create solutions that preserve and restore our natural resources,…
Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
Triangle land conservancy (tlc) strives to create a healthier and more vibrant triangle region by safeguarding clean water, protecting natural habitats, supporting local farms, and connecting people with nature through land protection and…
Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)
Ctnc conserves land in ways that inspire and enable people to build resilient, just communities. we carry out our mission in collaboration with other conservation organizations and the communities we serve. our goal is to lessen the…
Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…
Recognizing that a healthy environment is critical to the well-being and survival of all living things, new jersey conservation foundation is devoted to preserving land and protecting natural resources throughout new jersey's (continued on…
The schs mission is to expand, preserve, and make accessible our invaluable collection, and to encourage interest and pride in the rich history of our state.
How this is measured
28 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. 28 of the 62 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 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds LOWCOUNTRY LAND TRUST INC ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds BOOKS FOR KEEPS INC ↗
- Who funds HOPE TOWN UNITED INC ↗
- Who funds SIERRA CLUB ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds KIDS ON POINT INC ↗
- Who funds One-Eighty Place ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION ↗
- Who funds LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK INC ↗
- Who funds EmergencyRV Inc ↗
- Who funds COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC ↗
- Who funds Children's Hospital Corporation ↗
- Who funds ARM IN ARM ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH ↗
- Who funds SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Beautiful Places Alliance ↗
- Who funds Pure Theatre ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Green Heart Project Inc ↗
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: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · The Joanna Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation · Pathfinder Foundation Inc · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · Central Carolina Community Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Phicas Foundation Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Phicas Foundation Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
- Children's Hospital Corporation: 10% of income from government
How this is measured
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