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South Carolina Childrens Fund at a glanceAlso receives grants: funding profile →

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South Carolina Childrens Fund

To make strategic, catalytic investments and provide expertise and technical assistance to educational organizations across south carolina.

$575k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.

Education$840kPhilanthropy$75kYouth Development$45kRecreation & Sports$25kPublic Benefit$20kHuman Services$15k
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k11 grants · $245k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $330k
$30,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$982k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LIBERTY STEAM CHARTER SCHOOL$125,000
MOVEMENT SCHOOL BRIDGE VIEW$75,000
COMPASS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY$70,000
SPARTANBURG COUNTY FOUNDATION$60,000
MICHIGAN EDUCATOR WORKFORCE$35,000
DONORSCHOOSEORG$30,000
LOWCOUNTRY LITERACY PROJECT$30,000
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ALLIANCE$30,000
PALMETTO PROMISE INSTITUTE$20,000
EDUCATOR REFORMERS ACADEMY$20,000
GREENVILLE TECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL$20,000
TEENSHARP$15,000
NEW VENTURE FUND$15,000
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF$15,000
MIDDLE TYGER COMMUNITY CENTER$15,000
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY24–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 94% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%TEENSHARP: $15k → 10%EDUCATOR REFORMERS ACADEMY: $20k → 7%EMPOWER SCHOOLS: $40k → 8%GRIP TAPE: $45k → 9%DONORSCHOOSEORG: $30k → 17%SEA ISLAND HERITAGE ACADEMY: $25k → 10%LEGACY EARLY COLLEGE: $45k → 10%MOVEMENT SCHOOL BRIDGE VIEW: $75k → 12%LIBERTY STEAM CHARTER SCHOOL: $125k → 14%MIDDLE TYGER COMMUNITY CENTER: $15k → 15%PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ALLIANCE: $30k → 16%NEW VENTURE FUND: $15k → 14%MICHIGAN EDUCATOR WORKFORCE: $35k → 14%COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF: $15k → 12%LIBERTY STEAM CHARTER SCHOOL: $65k → 14%SPARTANBURG COUNTY FOUNDATION: $60k → 15%COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF: $15k → 12%THE EDUCATION LAB: $50k → 12%LOWCOUNTRY LITERACY PROJECT: $30k → 12%CRISTO REY CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL: $25k → 12%COMPASS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY: $100k → 12%COMPASS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY: $70k → 12%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.

41%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$390k · 3 repeat orgs$555k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +13% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

3 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
7

Total granted

$390k
$265k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
0%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $290k went to new ones.

50%100%’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’24’25
EducationHealthRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • LS
    LIBERTY STEAM CHARTER SCHOOL
    2× · 2024–2025 · $190k · revenue -6%
  • CC
    COMPASS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
    2× · 2024–2025 · $170k · revenue +47%
  • CI
    Communities in Schools of South Carolina
    2× · 2024–2025 · $30k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • PA
    POST AND COURIER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue 0%
  • GO
    GRIPTAPE ORG INC
    one grant, 2024 · $45k · revenue 0%
  • LE
    LEGACY EARLY COLLEGE
    one grant, 2024 · $45k · revenue -5%
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
South Carolina Preparatory Academy

The Academy's Mission is to offer a classically based education that is grounded in time-tested fundamentals so that students learn to think, discern, and be prepared to fill a rising need in our changing world.

Education
2
South Shore Charter School

The mission of south shore charter school is to cultivate students the tenacity, integrity, and curiosity needed to become innovative and socially responsible leaders, ready to face and solve the ever-changing challenges facing our…

Education
3
Carolina Charter Academy

Operation of a public charter school.

Education
4
Spartanburg Day School

The mission of the spartanburg day school is to provide a superior educational experience, in a community of trust, that prepares students for a life well lived. spartanburg day school is dually accredited by southern association of…

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5
Global Academy of South Carolina

The mission of global academy of south carolina is to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment that promotes global citizenship, cultural understanding, and academic excellence. we strive to empower students to become well-rounded…

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6
North East Carolina Preparatory School Inc

North east carolina preparatory school is a public charter school serving grades k-12 in tarboro, north carolina.

Education
7
Cape Fear Academy

To operate a private school for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 in Wilmington, NC

Education
8
Mastery Charter High School

All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams.

Education
9
River Mill Academy

Operation of a north carolina public charter school

Education
10
Compass Public Charter School

Public Education.

Education
11
East Cooper Montessori Charter School

East cooper montessori charter school educates the human potential by being a model public montessori program and creates empathetic, innovative, accountable thinkers who foster and advocate for community and diversity.

Education
12
North Carolina Charter Educational Foundation Inc

North carolina charter educational foundation is a north carolina not-for-profit entity organized exclusively for educational purposes. the foundation is comprised of respected leaders in the state of north carolina who are committed to…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Empower Schools Inc; the most unlike its peers is Post and Courier Foundation. 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

22 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.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
7/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LIBERTY STEAM CHARTER SCHOOL: $190,000 · EducationLIBERTY STEAM CHARTER SCHOOLCOMPASS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY: $170,000 · EducationCOMPASS COLLEGIATE ACADEMYMOVEMENT CHARTER SCHOOL: $75,000 · EducationMOVEMENT CHARTER SCHOOLGRIPTAPE ORG INC: $45,000 · EducationGRIPTAPE ORG INCLEGACY EARLY COLLEGE: $45,000 · EducationLEGACY EARLY COLLEGEEMPOWER SCHOOLS INC: $40,000 · EducationMICHIGAN EDUCATOR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE: $35,000 · EducationFOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC: $35,000 · EducationLowcountry Literacy Project: $30,000 · EducationSOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS: $30,000 · EducationCommunities in Schools of South Carolina: $30,000 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEORG: $30,000 · Education+3 more: $65,000 · Education+3 morePOST AND COURIER FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherNOAA Fitness Association Inc: $25,000 · OtherSpartanburg County Foundation: $60,000 · PhilanthropyPalmetto Promise Institute: $20,000 · HealthMIDDLE TYGER COMMUNITY CENTER: $15,000 · Recreation & SportsNEW VENTURE FUND: $15,000 · EnvironmentTEENSHARP: $15,000 · Youth Development
Education$820,000Other$75,000Philanthropy$60,000Health$20,000Recreation & Sports$15,000Environment$15,000Youth Development$15,000

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 budgetLIBERTY STEAM CHARTER SCHOOL: $190,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCOMPASS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY: $170,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetMOVEMENT CHARTER SCHOOL: $75,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPOST AND COURIER FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetGRIPTAPE ORG INC: $45,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetLEGACY EARLY COLLEGE: $45,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEMPOWER SCHOOLS INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMICHIGAN EDUCATOR WORKFORCE INITIATIVE: $35,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLowcountry Literacy Project: $30,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetSOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS: $30,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetCommunities in Schools of South Carolina: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOAA Fitness Association Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetCRISTO REY CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetPalmetto Promise Institute: $20,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetGREENVILLE TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMIDDLE TYGER COMMUNITY CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTEENSHARP: $15,000 over 1y, 1.7% 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 Seminar Network I…J M Smith FoundationCoastal Community Fou…Foundation for the Ca…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
The Seminar Network IncVA13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Seminar Network Inc · J M Smith Foundation · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 South Carolina Childrens Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from South Carolina Childrens Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Teensharp: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get 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 · 0–15%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to South Carolina Childrens Fund?

Find your warmest path to South Carolina Childrens Fund 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 22 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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