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R a Bryan Foundation Inc

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.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
36
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$12,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
36 to 53
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$24M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations R a Bryan Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentAnimalsEnvironmentOther
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 arriving43$1.2M21%
FY202336$1.2M14%
FY202242$1.4M14%
FY202143$1.3M21%
FY202045$1.1M22%
FY201942$1.0M67%
FY201753$838kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$3.9MHealth$1.3MCommunity Improvement$472kReligion$472kHuman Services$409kYouth Development$338kPublic Safety & Disaster$338kRecreation & Sports$261kOther$0

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Nc State Student Aid Association Inc$954,40071%
Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center Inc$400,00056%
University of Mount Olive Inc$200,00040%
Unc Health Foundation Inc$155,00050%
First Baptist Church of Wilmington$152,0004n/a
Rye Foundation Inc$150,000655%
Wayne Pregnancy Care Center Inc$145,00073%
Stepup Ministry$90,00071%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne Co Inc$70,00045%
United Way of Wayne County Inc$69,60071%
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All grantees of R a Bryan Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Nc State Student Aid Association Inc$954,40071%
Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center Inc$400,00056%
University of Mount Olive Inc$200,00040%
Unc Health Foundation Inc$155,00050%
First Baptist Church of Wilmington$152,0004n/a
Rye Foundation Inc$150,000655%
Wayne Pregnancy Care Center Inc$145,00073%
Stepup Ministry$90,00071%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne Co Inc$70,00045%
United Way of Wayne County Inc$69,60071%
Young Life$66,00060%
Wayne Country Day School Inc$50,0001n/a
Foundation of Wayne Community College$50,00072%
North Carolina Symphony Society Inc$34,50050%
Arts Council of Wayne County Inc$31,00034%
Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina Incorporated$30,00030%
American Cancer Society Inc$28,00060%
Four Day Movement Inc$25,00013%
Wayne County Recovery Corporation$25,0001n/a
The North Carolina Aquarium Society$25,00010%
Greater Wayne Childrens Health Foundation$23,000514%
Wayne Memorial Hospital Inc$15,00010%
Communities Supporting Schools of Wayne County Inc$14,50061%
Wayne Charitable Partnership Inc Wayne Charitable Partnership Inc$13,50023%
The Paramount Theatre Foundation the Paramount Theatre Foundation$13,000229%
North Carolina Museum of History Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Welcome Home Angel Inc$10,00013%
Samaritan's Purse$10,00010%
Beacon Education Inc$10,00020%
Reliant Mission Inc$10,0002n/a
Wayne Christian School Inc$10,0002n/a
Go Global NC Council Inc$10,00011%
Goldsboro Civic Ballet Inc$9,00066%
Cape Lookout Albacore Foundation Inc$7,500111%
Wayne County Historical Association Inc$6,60013%
Hgdc Community Crisis Center$6,50036%
Marbles Kids Museum$6,00020%
Converting Hearts Ministries Inc$5,00012%
One Harbor Church Inc$5,0001n/a
Wayne Memorial Hospital Foundation$5,00011%
Eden Mission Inc$4,00011%
Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc$3,00030%
Place of Refuge Ministries$3,0002n/a
Cornerstone Lodge, Inc$1,50010%
National Mps Society Inc$1,50010%
Raleigh Hall of Fame Inc$1,25016%
Boy Scouts of America Tuscarora Council$1,00010%
The Family Y$1,00010%
The Partnership for Children of Wayne County Inc$1,0001n/a
Caswell Center Foundation Inc$1,00022%
Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen Inc$1,00010%
The Jesse Helms Center Foundation$5001n/a
Special Olympics North Carolina Inc$30010%
The John Locke Foundation Inc$25010%
American Diabetes Association$2001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 65 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

R a Bryan Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNc State Student Aid Association Inc: $954,400 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetJo Ann Carter Harrelson Center Inc: $400,000 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetUniversity of Mount Olive Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnc Health Foundation Inc: $155,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRye Foundation Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 55% of budgetWayne Pregnancy Care Center Inc: $145,000 over 7y, 2.7% of budgetStepup Ministry: $90,000 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Wayne Co Inc: $70,000 over 4y, 4.7% of budgetUnited Way of Wayne County Inc: $69,600 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetYoung Life: $66,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation of Wayne Community College: $50,000 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetNorth Carolina Symphony Society Inc: $34,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetArts Council of Wayne County Inc: $31,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetBaptist Children's Homes of North Carolina Incorporated: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $28,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFour Day Movement Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetThe North Carolina Aquarium Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGreater Wayne Childrens Health Foundation: $23,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetWayne Memorial Hospital Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunities Supporting Schools of Wayne County Inc: $14,500 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetWayne Charitable Partnership Inc Wayne Charitable Partnership Inc: $13,500 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetThe Paramount Theatre Foundation the Paramount Theatre Foundation: $13,000 over 2y, 29% of budgetNorth Carolina Museum of History Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWelcome Home Angel Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeacon Education Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGo Global NC Council Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGoldsboro Civic Ballet Inc: $9,000 over 6y, 6.1% of budgetCape Lookout Albacore Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 11% of budgetWayne County Historical Association Inc: $6,600 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetHgdc Community Crisis Center: $6,500 over 3y, 5.5% of budgetMarbles Kids Museum: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConverting Hearts Ministries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetWayne Memorial Hospital Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetEden Mission Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCarolina Theatre of Durham Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCornerstone Lodge, Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNational Mps Society Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRaleigh Hall of Fame Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetBoy Scouts of America Tuscarora Council: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Family Y: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCaswell Center Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetShepherd's Table Soup Kitchen Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSpecial Olympics North Carolina Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe John Locke Foundation Inc: $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 45.

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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.

North Carolina Community FoundationNC34× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: North Carolina Community Foundation · M & J Foundation Inc · Borden Foundation · Mount Olive Pickle Company Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Ellen & Munroe Best Family Foundation · Mid-Atlantic Foundation · The Borden Fund Inc · Southern Bank Foundation · United Way of Wayne County Inc · Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc · The Cannon Foundation 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 R a Bryan Foundation Inc

How much does R a Bryan Foundation Inc give?
R a Bryan Foundation Inc reported 43 grants totaling $1,183,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 36 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does R a Bryan Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (43%), Health (15%), Community Improvement (5%).
Who are R a Bryan Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Nc State Student Aid Association Inc ($954k), Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center Inc ($400k), University of Mount Olive Inc ($200k).
Does R a Bryan Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does R a Bryan Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as R a Bryan Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include North Carolina Community Foundation, M & J Foundation Inc, Borden Foundation.
Where is R a Bryan Foundation Inc based?
R a Bryan Foundation Inc is based in NC.

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 120 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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