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Sharon and Claude B Pennington Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Sharon and Claude B Pennington Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.1M
Granted FY2024still arriving
48
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$1.3M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01FY2024 · 48 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k30 grants · $95k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $155k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $392k
  • $250k+4 grants · $2.5M
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$37M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED CAJUN NAVY$1,279,437
WEST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICE$618,030
EAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICE$338,638
EAST BATON ROUGE DISTRICT ATTORNEY$260,000
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH II$122,500
Individual grant recipient$100,000
IBERVILLE CHRISTIAN CENTER$69,345
THE EMERGE CENTER$50,000
CITY OF PLAQUEMINE POLICE DEPT$50,000
18TH JUDICIAL DIST ATTORNEYS OFC$30,000
ST JOHN SCHOOL$30,000
ST JAMES EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL$20,000
COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE$15,000
CAPITAL RENAISSANCE INTL SCHOOL$15,000
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION$13,000
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY24–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 17%. 80% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 17%WEST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICE: $618k → 12%THE EMERGE CENTER: $50k → 19%MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH II: $123k → 19%CLAW UP BOOSTERS: $2k → 22%LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME FOUND: $3k → 29%COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE: $15k → 19%ST JOHN SCHOOL: $30k → 19%FOUNDATION FOR WOMAN'S: $10k → 19%WE ARE THE DIFFERENCE: $3k → 19%EAST BATON ROUGE DISTRICT ATTORNEY: $260k → 19%ST JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH: $3k → 19%ST JAMES EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL: $20k → 19%TRUE HOPE MISSIONARY BAPTIST: $3k → 19%ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER BATON ROUGE: $2k → 19%ST LUKE FAMILY CHRISTIAN CENTER: $3k → 19%CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $13k → 19%HIGHER GROUNDS INTL WORSHIP CTR: $3k → 19%BROC FOUNDATION: $800 → 19%POINT PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH: $3k → 19%KNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: $5k → 19%MT CYRENE BAPTIST CHURCH: $3k → 19%DOUGLAS MANSHIP THEATRE: $5k → 19%HOPE COMMUNITY OUTREACH MINISTRIES: $3k → 19%CAPITAL RENAISSANCE INTL SCHOOL: $15k → 19%MOUNT ZION INNER CITY: $3k → 19%BATON ROUGE GENERAL FOUNDATION: $10k → 19%OLD MT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH: $3k → 19%EAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICE: $339k → 19%IBERVILLE CHRISTIAN CENTER: $69k → 19%UNITED CAJUN NAVY: $1.3M → 19%CITY OF REFUGE MINISTRIES: $3k → 19%LSU POLICE DEPARTMENT: $100k → 19%WORD OF TRUTH NEW LIFE CENTER: $3k → 19%CAPITAL REGION CRIME STOPPERS: $5k → 19%ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH: $3k → 19%UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL: $12k → 19%MISSION OUTREACH FOR CHRIST CORP: $3k → 19%ENVISION YOUTH GROUP: $3k → 19%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
Louisiana Cancer Foundation for Research and Education Inc

To improve opportunities for cancer research in Louisiana and enhance educational efforts regarding prevention and control over cancer.

Health
2
Lsu Research Foundation
Community Improvement
3
Brain Institute of Louisiana Inc

The brain institute of louisiana is a private, non-profit research institute with a primary focus on enhancing brain science in louisiana.

Health
4
Congenital Heart Foundation of Louisiana

Offer emotional/financial support to families with CHD.

Health
5
Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions

Infrastructure Solutions

Community Improvement
6
Beauregard Health System Foundation Inc

To assist in improving healthcare in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.

Health
7
Louisiana Cancer Research Center of Lsuhsc-NOTulane Hsc

To develop a coordinated cancer research and educational program that will optimize discovery and development of innovative cancer therapies; lead to innovative clinial treatment programs offering new opportunities for early detection,…

Health
8
Baton Rouge Health District

The mission of the baton rouge health district is joining forces to create a culture of health.

Health
9
Nsbr-F Bon Carre

Nsbr-f bon carre was created as a support organization of new schools for baton rouge. in furtherance of nsbr's exempt purpose to bring excellent school options to baton rouge, nsbr-f bon carre will provide a quality temporary or long-term…

Education
10
Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative Inc

To provide high quality comprehensive health care services for the under-served population of east baton rouge parish and the surrounding areas regardless of ability to pay.

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11
Louisiana Perinatal Justice Allianc

The purpose and mission of the louisiana perinatal justice alliance is to improve the reproductive care and health outcomes for all louisiana families, to promote evidence-based maternal and infant care, to advocate for parenting families,…

Health
12
Louisiana Rural Health Association

The mission of the association is to promote rural health as a distinct concern in louisiana; to serve as a forum for a unified voice for healthcare providers, public officials, healthcare workers, educators, and consumers working to…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is General Health System Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center Inc. 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

15 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. 15 of the 47 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
3/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WEST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICE: $618,030 · OtherWEST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICEEAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICE: $338,638 · OtherEAST BATON ROUGE SHERIFF'S OFFICEEAST BATON ROUGE DISTRICT ATTORNEY: $260,000 · OtherEAST BATON ROUGE DISTRICT ATTORNEYMOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH II: $122,500 · OtherMOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH IIIndividual grant recipient: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIBERVILLE CHRISTIAN CENTER INC: $69,345 · Other+30 more: $226,012 · Other+30 moreUnited Cajun Navy: $1,279,437 · Public Safety & DisasterUnited Cajun NavyTHE EMERGE CENTER INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $13,000 · HealthFOUNDATION FOR WOMANS: $10,000 · HealthBELLA BOWMAN FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · HealthOur Lady of the Lake Foundation: $5,000 · HealthSt George International School: $15,000 · EducationBATON ROUGE EPICUREAN SOCIETY: $2,950 · EducationBROC FOUNDATION INC: $800 · EducationCOMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE: $15,000 · AnimalsCAPITAL REGION CRIME STOPPERS INC: $5,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$1,734,525Public Safety & Disaster$1,279,437Philanthropy$50,000Health$35,500Education$18,750Animals$15,000Crime & Legal$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Cajun Navy: $1,279,437 over 1y, 28% of budgetTHE EMERGE CENTER INC: $50,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetSt George International School: $15,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCOMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $13,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR WOMANS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBELLA BOWMAN FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCAPITAL REGION CRIME STOPPERS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCAPITAL AREA FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOur Lady of the Lake Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBATON ROUGE EPICUREAN SOCIETY: $2,950 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetArts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Inc: $1,932 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBROC FOUNDATION INC: $800 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds United Cajun Navy ↗
  • Who funds THE EMERGE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds St George International School ↗
  • Who funds COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR WOMANS ↗
  • Who funds BELLA BOWMAN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL REGION CRIME STOPPERS INC ↗
  • Who funds CAPITAL AREA FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds KNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds Our Lady of the Lake Foundation ↗

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.

Irene W & Cb Penningt…The Credit Bureau of …The Lozick Family Fou…Baton Rouge Area Foun…Albemarle FoundationThe Charles Lamar Fam…William Edwin Montan …Shell USA Company Fou…Sparkhound Foundation…Pennington Family Fou…Rockhold Family Found…Our Lady of the Lake …
Irene W & Cb Pennington Private FoundationLA43.2× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Irene W & Cb Pennington Private Foundation · The Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge Foundation · The Lozick Family Foundation · Baton Rouge Area Foundation · Albemarle Foundation · The Charles Lamar Family Foundation · William Edwin Montan Charitable Trust · Shell USA Company Foundation · Sparkhound Foundation Inc · Pennington Family Foundation · Rockhold Family Foundation Inc · Our Lady of the Lake Hospital 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 Sharon and Claude B Pennington Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sharon and Claude B Pennington Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%8%17%30%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
    5report 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.
    04Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Sharon and Claude B Pennington Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Sharon and Claude B Pennington Family Foundation 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.

    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 47 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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