· Private foundation
Sue & John Irvin Foundation
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k7 grants · $35k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $40k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER GRE | $50,000 |
| WILD TRAILS NC | $20,000 |
| TOE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL INC | $20,000 |
| MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITY HEALTH | $5,000 |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NW NC | $5,000 |
| GUILFORD EDUCATION ALLIANCE | $5,000 |
| RECONSIDERED GOODS | $5,000 |
| ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER GREENSBORO | $5,000 |
| BACK PACK BEGINNINGS | $5,000 |
| SHEPHERD'S CENTER OF GREENSBORO | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
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.
The greenville center for creative arts exists to enrich the cultural fabric of the communities we serve by providing a nurturing environment for art-education, appreciation and enjoyment, and by establishing a lasting legacy in the visual…
The mission of green hill center for nc art is to promote the visual arts of north carolina by engaging a broad community of artists, adults and children through dynamic exhibitions and educational programs while providing a platform for…
To serve as greensboro, north carolina's principal economic and community development organization. our goal is to strategically develop a vibrant community that creates, expands, and attracts business while advancing the quality of life…
Together with its diverse communities, the organization collects objects and stories, connects generations, and challenges people to explore our city's past, present and future. the museum sparks wonder through bold exhibitions and…
Goodwill industries of central north carolina, inc.'s mission is improving lives and enriching communities through the power of work
Greensboro opera is a community-based company dedicated to fostering the growth of opera and to presenting professional productions of the highest artistic caliber for the enjoyment, education, and enrichment of the triad region of north…
The mission of the gibbes museum of art is to enhance lives through art by engaging people of every background and experience with art and artists of enduring quality; collect and preserve the art that touches charleston; and provide…
The greensboro children's museum engages all children and families in hands-on, fun, learning experiences which contribute to their growth and development through play, creation, outdoor exploration, and stem activities.
Promoting and enhancing the economic growth and development of greenville county south carolina; gadc was formed by greenville county council.
Support emerging artists of all ages through education programs, exhibition opportunities, and community outreach.
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 12 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER GREENSBORO INC ↗
- Who funds WILD TAILS NC INC ↗
- Who funds TOE RIVER ARTS COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds THE NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC DBA GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER ↗
- Who funds UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF GREENSBORO INC ↗
- Who funds SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NC INC ↗
- Who funds MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITY HEALTH ↗
- Who funds THE SHEPHERD'S CENTER OF GREENSBORO INC ↗
- Who funds RECONSIDERED GOODS INC ↗
- Who funds BACKPACK BEGINNINGS ↗
- Who funds GUILFORD EDUCATION ALLIANCE ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation Inc · Hillsdale Fund · Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation · Moses Cone - Wesley Long Community Health Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc · The Allendale Fund · Hagan Family Fund · The Edward M Armfield Sr Foundation I · Weaver Foundation Inc · The Cemala Foundation Inc · The VF Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Sue & John Irvin Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sue & John Irvin Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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