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Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island-Sunset

Our primary mission is to promote goodwill and friendship both in our local community, our state, and around the world.

$21k
Granted FY2019
11
Grants FY2019
4
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

International$21kHousing & Shelter$12kHuman Services$10kEducation$10kHealth$8kRecreation & Sports$6kYouth Development$5kFood & Nutrition$2kOther$0
02FY2019 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$29k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION$5,390
HERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION$5,000
FAMILY PROMISE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY$3,500
SALVATION ARMY$2,269
HHIHS-PTSO$1,500
HEROES OF THE LOW COUNTRY$1,000
HILTON HEAD HEROES$1,000
THE CART FUND$629
BORN TO READ$500
PAT CONROY LIBRARY CENTER$250
RISE AGAINST HUNGER$100
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $4k → 10%THE CHILDREN'S CENTER: $1k → 10%FAMILY PROMISE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY: $5k → 10%FAMILY PROMISE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY: $4k → 10%FAMILY PROMISE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY: $4k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

61%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$34k · 8 repeat orgs$22k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2019, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
15

Total granted

$34k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+65%
+82%

Still filing today

88%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
Human ServicesPhilanthropyEducationInternationalArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • FP
    FAMILY PROMISE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $12k · revenue +65%
  • TC
    THE CART FUND INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $7k · revenue +239%
  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $5k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • UM
    UNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF THE MEDICAL UNIV OF SOUTH CAROLINA
    one grant, 2017 · $7k
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue -4%
  • HH
    HILTON HEAD ISLAND RECREATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +99%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island-Sunset

Our primary mission is to promote goodwill and friendship both in our local community, our state, and around the world.

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2
Coastal Family Vacation Foundation Inc
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3
Carolina Coastal Community Hurricane Relief Fund

Organization that seeks to provide relief to families impacted by hurricanes in order for families to rebuild after disaster.

Human Services
4
Hilton Head Students Incentive Fund
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5
Community Kitchen Inc of Myrtle Beach

The mission is to feed the hungry and eliminate hunger in our community. last year, we fed over 101,000 adults in our general feeding program and nourished 32,644 children in our childrens hunger initiative program (chip). every person who…

Food & Nutrition
6
Darlington County Habitat for Humanity Inc

To provide affordable housing for low-income families in darlington county, sc

Housing & Shelter
7
Hospital Auxiliary

To render aid, assistance & comfort to the patients of hilton head hospital and coastal carolina hospital and to their families and friends through an in-service volunteer program, and to enrich the quality of life, health and education of…

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8
Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island Charitable Foundation

The rotary club of hilton head island charitable foundation is the funding arm of all of the community projects and charitable efforts of the rotary club of hilton head island. it provides a simple, tax efficient way for everyone - club…

Philanthropy
9
Hilton Head Island Regional Partnership Foundation Inc

To support and promote the town of hilton head island.

Community Improvement
10
Hilton Head Island Concours Delegance Inc

The concours event is held annually on hilton head island, sc and displays historical and significant automobiles for the purpose of educating the public on the automotive industry origin, development and contribution to history

Arts & Culture
11
Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island

Provide for community, national and international programs which advance understanding, goodwill and peace, provide humanitarian services and encourage high ethical standards.

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12
Hilton Head Reef Foundation Inc

The hilton head reef foundation, a subsidiary of the hilton head island sportfishing club is dedicated to the enhancement and protection of marine fisheries that are significant to the recreational and charter fishing communities. the…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Heritage Classic Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Cart Fund Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 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. 24 of the 30 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
18/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $19,236 · InternationalTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTAR…TUMAINI FUND USA INC: $1,010 · International+1 more: $100 · InternationalUNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF THE MEDICAL UNIV OF SOUTH CAROLINA: $7,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES…THE SALVATION ARMY: $5,445 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC: $4,500 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOW…HILTON HEAD ISLAND RECREATION: $1,000 · OtherBLUFFTON ROTARY CLUB: $1,000 · Other+9 more: $760 · OtherFAMILY PROMISE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY: $11,500 · Human ServicesFAMILY PROMISE OF THE LOW…THE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $4,907 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesTHE CART FUND INC: $7,481 · PhilanthropyTHE CART FUND INCHERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyHERITAGE CLASSIC FOU…HILTON HEAD HEROES INC: $1,010 · PhilanthropyHILTON HEAD HEROES I…+1 more: $10 · PhilanthropyHhi Seahawks Ptso Inc: $2,000 · EducationHeroes of the Low Country: $1,000 · EducationBORN TO READ INC: $500 · EducationSANDALWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $1,000 · Food & NutritionCOASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $500 · Arts & CultureTHE PAT CONROY LITERARY CENTER INC: $250 · Arts & Culture
International$20,346Other$19,705Human Services$16,907Philanthropy$13,501Education$3,500Food & Nutrition$1,000Arts & Culture$750

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $19,236 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY: $11,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTHE CART FUND INC: $7,481 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetHERITAGE CLASSIC FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $4,907 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC: $4,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHhi Seahawks Ptso Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetHILTON HEAD HEROES INC: $1,010 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTUMAINI FUND USA INC: $1,010 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHILTON HEAD ISLAND RECREATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANDALWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $1,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 7550: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBORN TO READ INC: $500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCOASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PAT CONROY LITERARY CENTER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRISE AGAINST HUNGER INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIRASOL HEALTH INC: $10 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDucks Unlimited Inc: $10 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE CLINIC: $10 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Foundation of the Lowcountry: $10 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $10 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI LOWCOUNTRY: $10 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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.

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.

Community Foundation …Heritage Classic Foun…The Bargain BoxWexford FoundationCoastal Community Fou…Hilton Head Firefight…The Church Mouse Thri…Breedlove Foundation …Edward a Bond Foundat…The Thorpe Family Fou…The Berkeley Hall Cha…The Gleason Family Fo…
Community Foundation of the LowcountrySC34.4× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry · Heritage Classic Foundation · The Bargain Box · Wexford Foundation · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Hilton Head Firefighters Association Inc · The Church Mouse Thrift Shop Inc · Breedlove Foundation Im 020120186528 · Edward a Bond Foundation · The Thorpe Family Foundation Inc · The Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation · The Gleason Family 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island-Sunset funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rotary Club of Hilton Head Island-Sunset. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 30 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2026) is on record and reports $14k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2019, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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