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Savannah Harbor Foundation Inc

The organizations was founded in 2001 to support local childrens charities and to present family-oriented community events.

$34k
Granted FY2017
21
Grants FY2017
3
States reached
$9k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2017 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$174k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMM FOUNDATION FOR CSRA$9,000
GREENBRIAR'S CHILDREN CENTER$5,000
PALMETTO BRONZE$2,000
SAVANNAH VOICE FESTIVAL$2,000
200 CLUB OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE$2,000
ARMSTRONG STATE UNIVERSITY$1,500
TOURISM LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF GREATER SAVANNAH$1,500
SAVANNAH BOARD OF EDUCATION$1,500
SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION$1,000
GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA$1,000
SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL$1,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF COASTAL EMPIRE$1,000
MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL$1,000
WILLIAM WEBB MEMORIAL$1,000
FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER SAVANNAH$500
02The need
02

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 (FY17–17, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%GREENBRIAR'S CHILDREN CENTER: $5k → 16%FAMILY PROMISE OF GREATER SAVANNAH: $500 → 16%200 CLUB OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE: $2k → 16%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 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
Savannah Harbor Foundation Inc

The organizations was founded in 2001 to support local childrens charities and to present family-oriented community events. the foundation was began as a response to the 9/11 tragedy with the goal of bringing feel-good, family-friendly,…

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2
The Creative Coast Inc

To nurture the members of the savannah community engaged in creative or innovative endeavors and to cultivate an environment in which they can thrive.

Community Improvement
3
Gullah Festival of South Carolina

The Gullah Festival was established to honor and recreate the atmosphere of a celebration called Decoration Day now named Memorial Day. As a result every year during the festival weekend there is a Decoration Day Play to commemorate the…

Arts & Culture
4
The Hibernian Society of Savannah Foundation Inc
Philanthropy
5
The Savannah Book Festival Inc

The savannah book festival is an annual event, free and open to the public, in celebration of the written work and its role in improving the human experience. our mission is to promote reading, writing, and civil conversation.

Education
6
Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast

Girl scout council of colonial coast, a united way agency, serves girls in grades k-12, in southeastern virginia and northeastern north carolina. our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a…

Youth Development
7
Run for the Fallen Inc

Benefit fallen soldiers

Human Services
8
Crime Stoppers of Savannah-Chatham County Inc

Crime stoppers allows people an opportunity to provide information on crime and criminals anonymously.

Crime & Legal
9
Inner City Night Shelter Inc

A non-profit corporation that provides shelter for homeless men and women in savannah, georgia.

Housing & Shelter
10
The South Florida Charity Classic
Human Services
11
Sc Chamber of Commerce

Enhancing the quality of life for all south carolinians, achieving global competiteveness and ultimately increasing prosperity for sc citizens.

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12
Sc Shrm State Council

The sc shrm state council is a global hr professional organization that exists to: build and sustain partnerships with human resource professionals, media, governments, non-governmental organizations, businesses, and academic institutions…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Savannah Music Festivalinc; the most unlike its peers is Girls On the Run of Coastal Georgia. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

17 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. 17 of the 21 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/17
Grantees still filing
10/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC: $9,000 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR T…GREENBRIAR CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesGREENBRIAR CHILDREN'S CENTER…THE 200 CLUB OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE 200 CLUB OF THE COASTAL …FAMILY PROMISE OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE INC: $500 · Human ServicesFAMILY PROMISE OF THE COASTA…LOWCOUNTRY DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY: $500 · Human ServicesLOWCOUNTRY DOWN SYNDROME SOC…SAFE SHELTER CENTER FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES INC: $500 · Human ServicesSAFE SHELTER CENTER FOR DOME…PALMETTO BRONZE INC: $2,000 · OtherPALMETTO BRONZE INCSAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM: $1,500 · OtherSAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC …Armstrong State University: $1,500 · OtherArmstrong State UniversityWILLIAM F WEBB MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: $1,000 · OtherWILLIAM F WEBB MEMORIAL SCHOLAR…Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Inc: $1,000 · OtherGirl Scouts of Historic Georgia…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE COASTAL EMPIREINC: $1,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES…GIRLS ON THE RUN OF COASTAL GEORGIA: $500 · OtherXCEL STRATEGIES INC: $500 · OtherHUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH COASTAL GEORGIA CONSOLIDATED TRUSTS: $500 · OtherSAVANNAH VOICE FESTIVAL INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureSAVANNAH VO…SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVALINC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureSAVANNAH MU…SAVANNAH CHILDREN'S CHOIR INC: $500 · Arts & CultureSAVANNAH CH…TOURISM LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF THE GREATER SAVANNAH AREA INC: $1,500 · Community ImprovementSMHA Healthcare Inc: $1,000 · HealthSAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Education
Philanthropy$9,000Human Services$8,500Other$9,500Arts & Culture$3,500Community Improvement$1,500Health$1,000Education$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC: $9,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGREENBRIAR CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE 200 CLUB OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSAVANNAH VOICE FESTIVAL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTOURISM LEADERSHIP COUNCIL OF THE GREATER SAVANNAH AREA INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSMHA Healthcare Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts of Historic Georgia Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE COASTAL EMPIREINC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVALINC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetXCEL STRATEGIES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLOWCOUNTRY DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH COASTAL GEORGIA CONSOLIDATED TRUSTS: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAFE SHELTER CENTER FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES INC: $500 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.

The Savannah Communit…United Way of the Coa…Georgia Power Foundat…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Savannah Community Foundation IncGA22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Savannah Community Foundation Inc · United Way of the Coastal Empire · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Savannah Harbor Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Savannah Harbor Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    typical government reliance, FY20–24
    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 21 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 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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