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Susan & Charles Shanor Charitable Trust at a glance

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Susan & Charles Shanor Charitable Trust

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.

$220k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$717kCrime & Legal$150kArts & Culture$125kPhilanthropy$110kYouth Development$75kHealth$60kHuman Services$50kCommunity Improvement$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $175k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY$125,000
UNC ASHEVILLE FOUNDATION$50,000
HEALTH EQUITY COALITION WNC$25,000
THE RARE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION$10,000
PARK PLACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH$5,000
KCB REAL ESTATE VII PASSTHROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS$19
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:

Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $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%HELPMATE: $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.

Which US states its grants reach

MA
CA
UT
TN
NC
DC
MS
GA
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.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$687k · 7 repeat orgs$544k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +221% since the first grant, against +39% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
14

Total granted

$687k
$379k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+221%
+39%

Still filing today

57%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $165k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementCrime & LegalHuman ServicesOther
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

  • PL
    PISGAH LEGAL SERVICES
    3× · 2019–2022 · $150k · revenue +221%
  • AC
    ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $19k · revenue +80%
  • HI
    HELPMATE INC
    2× · 2019–2021 · $10k · revenue +354%

Funded once

  • PA
    PEAK Academy Charter Schoolgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $175k · revenue +39%
  • TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $80k · revenue +45%
  • YM
    YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINAgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $40k · revenue +29%
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
Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: Wake…

Education
2
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

We educate the next generation of leaders to improve the health of our society.

Education
3
Fayetteville Academy

Fayetteville academy is an independent, college preparatory school (prek- 12) that encourages students to achieve their full potential by offering exceptional opportunities in academics, fine arts, and athletics. the academy emphasizes…

Education
4
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
5
Anderson University

The university is a comprehensive university affiliated with the south carolina baptist convention offering bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees. located on approximately 398 acres in the upstate region of south carolina near the…

Education
6
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
7
North Carolina Baptist Hospital

See schedule o for continuationnorth carolina baptist hospital (at times also referred to as the "hospital or "ncbh or "the filing organization") is an integral part of atrium health wake forest baptist (ahwfb), a preeminent learning…

Health
8
North Carolina Biotechnology Center

The north carolina biotechnology center aids the biotechnology-related efforts of researchers, businesses, state and federal governments, and other agencies primarily through awards of grants and loans related to specific programs and…

Science & Tech
9
Wake Forest University Health Sciences

See schedule o for continuationwake forest university health sciences (at times also referred to as "wake forest university school of medicine", "wfuhs or "the filing organization") is an integral part of atrium health wake forest baptist…

Education
10
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The mission of the edward via college of osteopathic medicine (vcom) is to prepare globally-minded, community-focused physicians to meet the needs of rural and medically underserved populations and promote research to improve human health.

Education
11
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

See schedule owake forest university baptist medical center (at times also referred to as the "medical center or "wfubmc or "the filing organization") is an integral part of atrium health wake forest baptist (at times also referred to as…

Health
12
The Presbyterian Hospital

In the spirit of keeping our focus on patient-centered, equitable and compassionate care while ensuring our organization is sustainable for future generations, we have restated our mission, vision and values and are now guided by our…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Asheville City Schools Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Peak Academy Charter School. 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 26 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)
17/18
Grantees still filing
13/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNC ASHEVILLE FOUNDATION: $462,500 · OtherUNC ASHEVILLE FOUNDATIONPEAK Academy Charter School: $175,000 · OtherPEAK Academy Charter SchoolTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $80,000 · OtherTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: $40,000 · Other+9 more: $54,800 · Other+9 morePISGAH LEGAL SERVICES: $150,000 · Crime & LegalPISGAH LEGAL…THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC: $125,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BETTER …ASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $13,439 · Arts & CultureASHEVILLE M…THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC: $105,000 · PhilanthropyPARK PLACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC: $45,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH: $5,000 · EducationThe Westminster Schools Inc: $5,000 · EducationReclaim Healthcare WNC Inc: $25,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH ATLANTIC INC: $15,000 · HealthRARE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthTHRIVE ASHEVILLE INC: $10,000 · Community ImprovementHatch AVL Foundation: $5,000 · Community ImprovementHELPMATE INC: $10,000 · Human Services
Other$812,300Crime & Legal$150,000Arts & Culture$138,439Philanthropy$105,000Education$55,000Health$50,000Community Improvement$15,000Human Services$10,000

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 budgetPEAK Academy Charter School: $175,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetPISGAH LEGAL SERVICES: $150,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTHE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY INC: $125,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $80,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARK PLACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetReclaim Healthcare WNC Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $19,322 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH ATLANTIC INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $13,439 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetRARE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHELPMATE INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Westminster Schools Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COLLIDER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% 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 Community Foundat…Selby and Richard McR…Dogwood Health TrustDuke Energy FoundationAmerican Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncNC21.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Dogwood Health Trust · Duke Energy Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Susan & Charles Shanor Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Susan & Charles Shanor Charitable Trust. 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 →median 12%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Susan & Charles Shanor Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to Susan & Charles Shanor Charitable Trust 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 26 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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