· Private foundation
The David W and Susan G Robinson 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, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k13 grants · $40k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $35k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual grant recipient | $14,960 |
| SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA | $10,000 |
| OLIVER GOSPEL MISSION | $10,000 |
| USC SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | $5,000 |
| AMANI CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $5,000 |
| MERCY CORPS | $5,000 |
| CAMP COLE | $3,000 |
| MUSC FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| PRISMA HEALTH HOSPICE OF COLUMBIA | $2,500 |
| CANCER COMMONS | $2,000 |
| HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK | $2,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,000 |
| BROOKGREEN GARDENS | $2,000 |
| HANDSHAKE COLUMBUS INC | $2,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 98% of its 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
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
20 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- OGOliver Gospel Mission9× · 2017–2025 · $94k · revenue +45%
- SFSPOLETO FESTIVAL USA INC9× · 2017–2025 · $77k · revenue +36%
- HFHopeWay Foundation8× · 2018–2025 · $34k · revenue +115%
Funded once
- HHHeathwood Hall Episcopal Schoolgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +95%
- SHSTILL HOPES EPISCOPAL RETIREMENTone grant, 2022 · $5k
- MPMENLO PARK-ATHERTON EDUCATION FOUNDATIONone grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +24%
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.
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.
Our mission is to inspire conservation of the natural world by exhibiting and caring for animals, by excelling in education and research, and by providing an exceptional visitor experience.
(See Schedule O)
Charleston waterkeeper's mission it to protect and restore charleston's waterways for our community and future generations. we do that through an effective mix of boots-on-the-water stewardship and data-driven advocacy designed to protect…
To educate Charleston area residents and visitors about the natural and cultural history of the South Carolina Lowcountry through collections, exhibitions, preservation, conservation, research and related programming.
To provide South Carolinians an opportunity to advance their leadership skills while broadening their understanding of issues and opportunities facing the State.
Public/private collaborative to plant trees, raise awareness of the canopy, and educate about tree care.
The mission of the South Fork Conservancy is to restore and preserve habitat along the tributaries of Peachtree Creek. We give the community access to these healthy, restored greenspaces by designing, building and maintaining nature trails.
The mission of the Organization is to coordinate, support, and advocate for member Food Banks across the Carolinas to create lasting solutions to address hunger.
The mission of Carolina Children's Home is to meet the under-served mental and physical health needs of children, young adults, and their families
Charleston Habitat for Humanitys (CHFH) vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Seeking to put God's love into action, Charleston Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope. By…
The Carolina Ocean Alliance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that advances community-driven solutions through strategic coalitions of our partners, develops the next generation of leaders, and fosters a culture of environmental stewardship.
How this is measured
16 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. 16 of the 32 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 Oliver Gospel Mission ↗
- Who funds SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA INC ↗
- Who funds AMANI CHILDRENS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HopeWay Foundation ↗
- Who funds Mercy Corps ↗
- Who funds BROOKGREEN GARDENS ↗
- Who funds HARVEST HOPE FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds Heathwood Hall Episcopal School ↗
- Who funds MENLO PARK-ATHERTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds The Charleston Parks Conservancy ↗
- Who funds CONSERVATION VOTERS OF SC ↗
- Who funds South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc ↗
- Who funds HANDSHAKE COLUMBUS INC ↗
- Who funds CANCER COMMONS ↗
- Who funds Tara Hall School Inc DBA Mingo Creek Academy ↗
- Who funds BOK RANCH INC ↗
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: The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The David W and Susan G Robinson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
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