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Smith Holloway Patton Foundation at a glance

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Smith Holloway Patton Foundation

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.

$66k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$585kHealth$304kArts & Culture$148kEnvironment$135kHousing & Shelter$62kHuman Services$45kReligion$30kPhilanthropy$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $6k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$435k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RAINFOREST RISING$60,000
WESTOVER HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$5,000
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,000
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 (FY20–24, $131k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%RAINFOREST RISING: $60k → 9%HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION: $1k → 17%RAINFOREST RISING: $50k → 9%RAINFOREST RISING: $15k → 9%RAINFOREST RISING: $5k → 9%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.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
OH
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
KS
AR
NC
TX
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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$937k · 12 repeat orgs$379k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
16

Total granted

$937k
$373k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+27%

Still filing today

92%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterFood & 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

  • TA
    THE ANTHONY SCHOOL
    6× · 2018–2023 · $413k · revenue +46%
  • RR
    RAINFOREST RISING
    4× · 2021–2024 · $130k · revenue +293% · 28% of their budget
  • Davidson College
    5× · 2018–2022 · $113k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • AC
    ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2023 · $150k · revenue +18%
  • MP
    MICHIGAN PARKINSON FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue +27%
  • CC
    CAMBER CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
    one grant, 2023 · $50k
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
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health

Arbor research collaborative for health is committed to improving patient care through research that shapes medical policies and practice. in particular, arbor research conducts health outcomes research on chronic disease and end-stage…

Health
2
Arkansas Community Foundation Inc

Arkansas community foundation engages people, connects resources and inspires solutions to build community.

Philanthropy
3
University of the Ozarks

True to our christian heritage, we prepare students from diverse religious, cultural, educational and economic backgrounds to live life fully.

Education
4
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
5
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
6
Unc Health Foundation Inc

At unc health foundation, we inspire philanthropic support for unc health and unc school of medicine that transforms healthcare and provides hope to the people of north carolina and communities around the world.

Education
7
University Hospital & Clinics Inc

The organization provides medical care to improve, maintain, and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
8
Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care Inc

To promote excellence in health care through evaluation and education

Health
9
Ashland University

Ashland university, guided by our christian heritage, is a comprehensive, private university that provides a transformative learning experience, shaping graduates who work, serve and lead with integrity in their local, national, and global…

Education
10
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc

Aura provides innovative, open resources to enable discovery and excellence in research, to unify the astrophysics communities, and to promote public understanding of our universe and the benefits of scientific exploration.

Science & Tech
11
Opportunity Arkansas Foundation

Renewing the land of opportunity by simplifying government and solving generational problems for the next generation.

Philanthropy
12
The Foundation for Health Care Continuums

The mission of the foundation for health care continuums is to strengthen each community we serve by providing a wide spectrum of housing and health care services that honor the evolving, aging population.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Arkansas Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Nature Conservancy. 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

18 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. 18 of the 31 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
16/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ANTHONY SCHOOL: $413,000 · OtherTHE ANTHONY SCHOOLARKANSAS ARTS CENTER: $107,292 · OtherARKANSAS ARTS CENTERCAMBER CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH: $50,000 · OtherCAMBER CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTHHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $36,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITYFIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BROWNSVILLE: $25,000 · Other+12 more: $31,750 · OtherARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $150,000 · HealthARKANSAS CHILDREN'S H…MICHIGAN PARKINSON FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthMICHIGAN PARKINSON FO…+2 more: $3,265 · HealthRAINFOREST RISING: $130,000 · Human ServicesRAINFOREST RISI…CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC: $45,250 · Human ServicesCENTERS FOR YOU…+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesDavidson College: $112,500 · EducationDavidson Colle…RANDOLPH COLLEGE INC: $35,000 · EducationRANDOLPH COLLE…UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF …MOUNT HOLLY CEMETERY: $27,400 · Arts & CultureACANSA ARTS FESTIVAL: $10,500 · Arts & CultureTHE FARMER'S HOUSE INC: $25,250 · Housing & ShelterPOTLUCK INC: $250 · Food & Nutrition
Other$663,042Health$253,265Human Services$176,250Education$165,500Arts & Culture$37,900Housing & Shelter$25,250Food & Nutrition$250

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 budgetTHE ANTHONY SCHOOL: $413,000 over 6y, 7.9% of budgetARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $150,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAINFOREST RISING: $130,000 over 4y, 28% of budgetDavidson College: $112,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMICHIGAN PARKINSON FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetCENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC: $45,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $36,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetRANDOLPH COLLEGE INC: $35,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMOUNT HOLLY CEMETERY: $27,400 over 5y, 17% of budgetTHE FARMER'S HOUSE INC: $25,250 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetACANSA ARTS FESTIVAL: $10,500 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOLFE STREET FOUNDATION INC: $1,750 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetArkansas Urology Foundation: $1,515 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOUR HOUSE INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPOTLUCK INC: $250 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 THE ANTHONY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ↗
  • Who funds RAINFOREST RISING ↗
  • Who funds Davidson College ↗
  • Who funds MICHIGAN PARKINSON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ↗
  • Who funds RANDOLPH COLLEGE INC ↗
  • Who funds MOUNT HOLLY CEMETERY ↗
  • Who funds THE FARMER'S HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ACANSA ARTS FESTIVAL ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds WOLFE STREET FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Arkansas Urology Foundation ↗
  • Who funds HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds OUR HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds POTLUCK INC ↗

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.

Arkansas Community Fo…Brown FoundationRoy & Christine Sturg…Riggs Benevolent FundArvest FoundationAmerican Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Arkansas Community Foundation IncAR21.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arkansas Community Foundation Inc · Brown Foundation · Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable & Educational Trust · Riggs Benevolent Fund · Arvest Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Smith Holloway Patton Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Smith Holloway Patton Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–40%
    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 31 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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