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Southern States Educational Foundation Inc at a glance

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Southern States Educational Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$94k
Granted FY2023
11
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$65k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.

Education$534kPhilanthropy$285kArts & Culture$54kReligion$21kHousing & Shelter$16kAnimals$15kHuman Services$5kYouth Development$5kOther$0
02FY2023 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k10 grants · $29k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $65k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$43k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE$65,000
SAVANNAH CLASSICAL ACADEMY$7,850
ST JOSEPHS CANDLER FOUNDATION$5,000
KASUMISOU FOUNDATION$5,000
WOMEN'S BOARD OF BETHESDA$5,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GEORGIA INC$2,500
Individual grant recipient$1,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$1,000
ABILITIES UNLIMITED$1,000
BURN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA$600
CHATHAM SAVANNAH AUTHORITY FOR HOMELESS$500
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 (FY22–22, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%PAWS 4 PEOPLE: $5k → 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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$697k · 4 repeat orgs$254k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +11% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2023, 1 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
26

Total granted

$697k
$238k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
0%

Still filing today

75%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CultureHousing & ShelterHealthOther
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

  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE
    2× · 2022–2023 · $275k · revenue +11%
  • TS
    THE SAVANNAH CLASSICAL ACADEMY INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $245k · revenue +3%
  • SC
    SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $167k · revenue +29%

Funded once

  • SC
    SAVANNAH CLASSICAL ACADEMY FOUNDATI
    one grant, 2021 · $77k
  • GS
    Georgia Southern University Foundation Incgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $35k · revenue +46%
  • GH
    Georgia Historical Societygraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +94%
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
Savannah College of Art and DesignInc

Scad prepares talented students for creative professions through engaged teaching and learning in a positively oriented university environment.

Education
2
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute Inc

The Georgia Budget & Policy Institute works to advance lasting solutions that expand economic opportunity and well-being for all Georgians. We produce research and state budget analysis to show Georgia ways to provide equitable education,…

Public Benefit
3
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission On Colleges Inc

The southern association of colleges and schools commission on colleges is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states. the commission's mission is the enhancement of…

Education
4
Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures Inc

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively as a supporting organization to and for the benefit of the georgia institute of technology to foster and support education and scientific research and economic development…

Education
5
The Georgia Center for Nonprofits

Our mission is to create thriving communities by helping nonprofits succeed. our work revolves around four primary areas of focus.1. we are a hub for social innovation 2. we are a capacity accelerator for organizations and their people3.…

Community Improvement
6
Goodwill of the Coastal Empire Inc

Our commitment is to provide the individual support, meaningful training and employment services to people to remove barriers and close skill gaps so that individuals build brighter futures.

Employment
7
Georgia Hospital Association

The georgia hospital association (gha) serves approximately 150 hospitals throughout georgia. its purpose is to promote the health and welfare of the public through the development of better health care for all of georgia's citizens. gha…

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8
Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundationinc

Assist and further research at georgia southern university

Science & Tech
9
South Carolina Business & Industry Political Education Committee

Promoting and protecting the free private and competitive enterprise system through research and education.

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10
Sc Chamber of Commerce

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

—
11
Friends of Ga State Parks & Histori

The mission of friends is to partner with, promote and preserve georgia state parks & historic sites. statewide, friends works to raise awareness of the economic and intrinsic values of georgia's greatest treasures. we work with state and…

Human Services
12
Georgia Alliance for Breast Cancer F/K/a It's the Journey

Georgia alliance for breast cancer mission is to engage with georgia's breast cancer community to increase access to care and reduce disparities in cancer outcomes.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of the Coastal Empire; the most unlike its peers is Kasumisou 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

23 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. 23 of the 38 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
15/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE SAVANNAH CLASSICAL ACADEMY INC: $245,300 · EducationTHE SAVANNAH CLASSICAL ACADEMY INCSAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $166,668 · EducationSAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INCGeorgia Southern University Foundation Inc: $35,000 · EducationGeorgia Southern University Foundation Inc+1 more: $5,000 · EducationUNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE: $275,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE+1 more: $5,000 · PhilanthropySAVANNAH CLASSICAL ACADEMY FOUNDATI: $77,025 · OtherSAVANNAH CLASSICAL …Georgia Historical Society: $25,000 · OtherGeorgia Historical …ST JOSEPHS CANDLER FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherST JOSEPHS CANDLER …PAWS 4 PEOPLE: $10,000 · OtherPAWS 4 PEOPLE+20 more: $45,155 · Other+20 moreTELFAIR MUSEUM OF ART INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureDaufuskie Island Historical Foundation: $6,000 · Arts & CultureTHE 200 CLUB OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesPAWS4PEOPLE INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesABILITIES UNLIMITED INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesGood Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington Inc: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterFORKIDS INC: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterFIRST FRUIT MINISTRIES: $5,000 · Religion
Education$451,968Philanthropy$280,000Other$167,180Arts & Culture$26,000Human Services$11,000Housing & Shelter$10,000Religion$5,000

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 budgetUNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE: $275,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetTHE SAVANNAH CLASSICAL ACADEMY INC: $245,300 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetSAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL INC: $166,668 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGeorgia Southern University Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGeorgia Historical Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTELFAIR MUSEUM OF ART INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDaufuskie Island Historical Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 8.6% of budgetTHE 200 CLUB OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGood Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFIRST FRUIT MINISTRIES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFORKIDS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPAWS4PEOPLE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKasumisou Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budget100 BLACK MEN OF SAVANNAH INC: $5,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetTHE WOMEN'S BOARD OF BETHESDA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetGEORGIA CONSERVANCY INC: $2,555 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJunior Achievement of Georgia: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetQUALITY GROWTH INSTITUTE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABILITIES UNLIMITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBURN FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $600 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.

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…Colonial Foundation I…Georgia Power Foundat…The Blackbaud Giving …Parker's Community Fu…Mary Lane Morrison Fo…Bradley Foundation IncThrivent Charitable I…THDF II Inc DBA The H…Charities Aid Foundat…The Winston-Salem Fou…Amg Charitable Gift F…
The Savannah Community Foundation IncGA21.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Savannah Community Foundation Inc · Colonial Foundation Inc · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Parker's Community Fund Inc · Mary Lane Morrison Foundation Inc · Bradley Foundation Inc · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · THDF II Inc DBA The Home Depot Foundation & Homer Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Winston-Salem Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift 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 Southern States Educational Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Southern States Educational Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–50%
    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 38 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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