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Syla Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.2M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
46
Itemized grants FY2024
54
Organizations funded FY2021
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Itemized, FY2024
$1.6M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$180,463
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$50M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$778kHealth$506kRecreation & Sports$255kHuman Services$215kFood & Nutrition$193kArts & Culture$121kReligion$104kYouth Development$95kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wilkes Community Partnership for Children$180,463114%
Wilkes Community College Foundation Inc$142,18422%
Utah Athletic Foundation$100,00020%
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation$95,00020%
Avon Old Farms School Inc$75,00020%
Utah Food Bank$55,00020%
Thrive Inc$50,00013%
Neighborhood House Association$50,00011%
Wilkes Recovery Revolution Inc$50,00011%
The Other Side Academy$45,00010%
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All grantees of Syla Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wilkes Community Partnership for Children$180,463114%
Wilkes Community College Foundation Inc$142,18422%
Utah Athletic Foundation$100,00020%
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation$95,00020%
Avon Old Farms School Inc$75,00020%
Utah Food Bank$55,00020%
Thrive Inc$50,00013%
Neighborhood House Association$50,00011%
Wilkes Recovery Revolution Inc$50,00011%
The Other Side Academy$45,00010%
Atlanta Union Mission Corporation$45,00020%
Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center$40,00021%
Park City Education Foundation$40,00011%
Special Operators Transition Foundation Inc$40,00012%
Colorado Friendship Inc$35,00029%
Community Food Share Inc$35,00020%
Sister Carmen Community Center Inc$33,00020%
Allen-Chase Foundation Dba Eaglebrook School$30,00020%
National Ability Center$30,00010%
Outreach United Resource Center Inc$28,00020%
First Step House$25,00010%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc Inc$25,00010%
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence Inc$25,00020%
Wilkes County Schools$25,0001n/a
The Schenck School$25,00010%
Angel Flight Soars Inc$20,00020%
The University of Tulsa$18,00010%
Kennedy Krieger Institute Inc$16,0002n/a
Wake Forest University$15,00010%
Mother House Dba Haven Ridge$15,00014%
Summit County Clubhouse$15,00022%
Engaged Latino Parents Advancing Student Outcomes$12,00012%
Wow Children's Museum World of Wonder$10,50021%
BlazeSports America Inc$10,00011%
Woodward Academy Inc$10,00010%
Table Ministries Inc$10,00011%
Families of Children Under Stress Inc$10,00011%
The Westminster Schools Inc$10,00010%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$10,00010%
The Health Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Yadkin River Greenway Council$8,00026%
Second Wind Fund Inc$5,00011%
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Atlanta (1361)$5,00010%
Cycle Kids Inc$5,00011%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$5,00010%
Emory University$5,00010%
American Diabetes Association$5,00010%
Friends School Inc$5,00010%
Shepherd Center Foundation Inc$5,00016%
Lekotek of Georgia Inc$2,50010%
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Wilkes Law Enforcement Officers Association, Inc.$1,00013%
Wilkes County Crimestoppers, Inc.$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($885k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Syla Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWilkes Community Partnership for Children: $180,463 over 1y, 14% of budgetWilkes Community College Foundation Inc: $142,184 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetUtah Athletic Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUnited States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation: $95,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAvon Old Farms School Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUtah Food Bank: $55,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThrive Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetNeighborhood House Association: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWilkes Recovery Revolution Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Other Side Academy: $45,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAtlanta Union Mission Corporation: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEncircle Family and Youth Resource Center: $40,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetPark City Education Foundation: $40,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSpecial Operators Transition Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetColorado Friendship Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetCommunity Food Share Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSister Carmen Community Center Inc: $33,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAllen-Chase Foundation Dba Eaglebrook School: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Ability Center: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOutreach United Resource Center Inc: $28,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFirst Step House: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSafehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Schenck School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAngel Flight Soars Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe University of Tulsa: $18,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWake Forest University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMother House Dba Haven Ridge: $15,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetSummit County Clubhouse: $15,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetEngaged Latino Parents Advancing Student Outcomes: $12,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetWow Children's Museum World of Wonder: $10,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBlazeSports America Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetWoodward Academy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTable Ministries Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFamilies of Children Under Stress Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Westminster Schools Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Health Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetYadkin River Greenway Council: $8,000 over 2y, 6.1% of budgetSecond Wind Fund Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Atlanta (1361): $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCycle Kids Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends School Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShepherd Center Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetLekotek of Georgia Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 50.

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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 Leonard G Herring…Colorado Gives Founda…AEC TrustSorenson Legacy Found…The Community Foundat…Community Foundation …The Community Foundat…The Winston-Salem Fou…The Stone FoundationThe Denver FoundationThe Cannon Foundation…Rose Community Founda…
The Leonard G Herring Family FoundationNC19.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 3 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Leonard G Herring Family Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · AEC Trust · Sorenson Legacy Foundation · The Community Foundation of Utah · Community Foundation Boulder County · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · The Winston-Salem Foundation · The Stone Foundation · The Denver Foundation · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Rose Community 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.

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How do I get to Syla Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Syla Foundation 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.

About Syla Foundation

How much does Syla Foundation give?
Syla Foundation reported 46 itemized grants totaling $1,644,963, out of $2,189,963 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing.
What does Syla Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (7%), Health (5%), Recreation & Sports (2%).
Who are Syla Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Wilkes Community Partnership for Children ($180k), Wilkes Community College Foundation Inc ($142k), Utah Athletic Foundation ($100k).
Does Syla Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Syla Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Leonard G Herring Family Foundation, Colorado Gives Foundation, AEC Trust.
Where is Syla Foundation based?
Syla Foundation is based in NC.

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 79 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $2.5M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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