Skip to content

North Carolina · Private foundation

Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
54
Grants FY2024
51
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
Read the full brief
Median grant, FY2024
$10,525
Largest grant, FY2024
$252,500
Organizations funded a year
30 to 51
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$43M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 43% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $510k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
Human ServicesHealthArts & CulturePublic Safety & DisasterEducationCrime & LegalOther
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 arriving53$1.2M32%
FY202351$1.2M37%
FY202251$2.4M67%
FY202130$958kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Public Benefit$1.3MRecreation & Sports$1.3MFood & Nutrition$947kArts & Culture$552kHealth$406kEducation$405kHuman Services$235kHousing & Shelter$155kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Town of Rutherfordton$794,5004n/a
Kidsenses Inc$552,000339%
Town of Forest City$500,0001n/a
Isothermal Community College$275,5003n/a
Rutherford Housing Partnership Inc$149,50049%
Blue Ridge Hope$125,000420%
Rutherford Outdoor Coalition Inc$119,000476%
Basics Christian Ministries Inc$115,000422%
Washburn Community Outreach Center$95,1004n/a
Pisgah Legal Services$85,00040%
Show all 43 grantees
All grantees of Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Town of Rutherfordton$794,5004n/a
Kidsenses Inc$552,000339%
Town of Forest City$500,0001n/a
Isothermal Community College$275,5003n/a
Rutherford Housing Partnership Inc$149,50049%
Blue Ridge Hope$125,000420%
Rutherford Outdoor Coalition Inc$119,000476%
Basics Christian Ministries Inc$115,000422%
Washburn Community Outreach Center$95,1004n/a
Pisgah Legal Services$85,00040%
South Mountains Christian Camp Inc$75,00045%
Classical Academies CFA Inc$49,00041%
Family Resources of Rutherford County Inc$47,75042%
Conserving Carolina$46,40011%
Abounding Grace Ministry Inc$45,258218%
Grahamtown Team$45,100417%
Union Mills Learning Center Inc$42,500350%
Safe Kids Rutherford County Inc$39,0004n/a
United Way of Rutherford County Inc$36,00031%
Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc$36,00029%
Forest City Swim Team Association Inc$35,540160%
Rutherford Life Services Inc$30,00011%
Foothills Health District$25,0001n/a
Rutherford Building Agricultural Relationships Now Inc$25,000126%
Carolina Climbers Coalition$23,00019%
Special Olympics North Carolina Inc$20,52520%
Yokefellow Service Center$20,00014%
Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire$15,00014%
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy$9,00020%
Isothermal Community College Foundation Inc$8,70023%
Trinity School Inc$8,00011%
Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Inc$7,30510%
Out of the Ashes Inc$5,00012%
Gilkey School Community Center$5,0001n/a
Cancer Active Inc$4,50031%
Forest City Owls Foundation Corp$4,130145%
Chase Youth Sports$3,4802n/a
Teal Diva$2,57930%
National Fire Safety Council Inc$1,50010%
Carolina Foothills Foundation$1,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,00010%
Grace of God Rescue Mission Inc$1,00010%
Hands of Hope for Life Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 35 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKidsenses Inc: $552,000 over 3y, 39% of budgetRutherford Housing Partnership Inc: $149,500 over 4y, 8.5% of budgetBlue Ridge Hope: $125,000 over 4y, 20% of budgetRutherford Outdoor Coalition Inc: $119,000 over 4y, 76% of budgetBasics Christian Ministries Inc: $115,000 over 4y, 22% of budgetPisgah Legal Services: $85,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSouth Mountains Christian Camp Inc: $75,000 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetClassical Academies CFA Inc: $49,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetFamily Resources of Rutherford County Inc: $47,750 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetConserving Carolina: $46,400 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAbounding Grace Ministry Inc: $45,258 over 2y, 18% of budgetGrahamtown Team: $45,100 over 4y, 17% of budgetUnion Mills Learning Center Inc: $42,500 over 3y, 50% of budgetUnited Way of Rutherford County Inc: $36,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetHickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc: $36,000 over 2y, 8.7% of budgetForest City Swim Team Association Inc: $35,540 over 1y, 60% of budgetRutherford Life Services Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetRutherford Building Agricultural Relationships Now Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 26% of budgetCarolina Climbers Coalition: $23,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetSpecial Olympics North Carolina Inc: $20,525 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYokefellow Service Center: $20,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetCherry Mountain Volunteer Fire: $15,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetThomas Jefferson Classical Academy: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIsothermal Community College Foundation Inc: $8,700 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetTrinity School Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetChildren's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Inc: $7,305 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOut of the Ashes Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCancer Active Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetForest City Owls Foundation Corp: $4,130 over 1y, 45% of budgetTeal Diva: $2,579 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetNational Fire Safety Council Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarolina Foothills Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrace of God Rescue Mission Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHands of Hope for Life Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

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 35.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

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.

Gateway Wellness FoundationNC38.8× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gateway Wellness Foundation · Dogwood Health Trust · Carolina Foothills Foundation · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · Timken Foundation of Canton · Wnc Bridge Foundation · The Cannon Foundation Inc · The Glenn & Lucille Hampton Daniel Foundation · Stonecutter Foundation Inc · The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation · Foundation for the Carolinas

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.

Compare Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc with peer funders

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc 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 Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc

How much does Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc give?
Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc reported 54 grants totaling $1,173,597 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 30 and 51 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (23%), Recreation & Sports (22%), Food & Nutrition (17%).
Who are Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Town of Rutherfordton ($795k), Kidsenses Inc ($552k), Town of Forest City ($500k).
Does Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gateway Wellness Foundation, Dogwood Health Trust, Carolina Foothills Foundation.
Where is Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc based?
Rhi Legacy 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 100 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Rhi Legacy’s filings →

More from the funding graph