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The Degnan Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Degnan Family Foundation Inc

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.

$87k
Granted FY2024still arriving
44
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$784kReligion$94kArts & Culture$67kHealth$37kFood & Nutrition$25kYouth Development$16kSocial Science$15kHuman Services$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 44 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k42 grants · $65k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $22k
$1,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$164k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$12,000
St Vincent College$10,000
Saint Elizabeth University$7,000
CHS Collegiate School$5,000
St Vincent Archabbey$5,000
ARTS Etc$4,000
CHS Symphony (Annual Fund)$3,000
MUSC Foundation$3,000
Hewitt School$2,500
Davidson College Annual Fund$2,500
Boston College$2,500
Share Our Strength$2,500
Our Lady of Mercy$2,500
Spoleto Foundation$2,000
CHS Library Society$1,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 63% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%KIDDO'S CLUBHOUSE FOUNDATION: $500 → 13%Kiddo's Clubhouse Foundation: $500 → 13%Kiddo's Clubhouse Foundation: $500 → 13%Kiddo's Clubhouse Foundation: $500 → 13%Kiddos Clubhouse Foundation: $500 → 13%THE SEEING EYE: $2k → 4%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

VT
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC
GA
TX
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 60 repeat orgs$89k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

60 repeat relationships: 36 still active in FY2024, 24 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

60
28

Total granted

$1.1M
$76k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+10%

Still filing today

50%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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
EducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalFood & NutritionHuman 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

  • SV
    SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $512k · revenue +19%
  • CS
    CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    5× · 2017–2022 · $35k · revenue +65%
  • CC
    Charleston Collegiate School
    6× · 2018–2024 · $30k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • SB
    St Benedict's Prep
    one grant, 2021 · $30k
  • OL
    OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • RC
    RILEY CENTER FOR LIVABLE COMMUNITIES COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
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
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
2
Williams College

Williams College strives to achieve educational excellence by fostering a community of learning in collaboration with students, faculty, staff, devoted alumni and parents.

Education
3
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
4
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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6
Mitchell College

Mitchell college educates students through a highly individualized educational approach that brings forward each student's potential, reveals their strengths, and fosters personal growth.

Education
7
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg college is a residential, undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences.

Education
8
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
9
Sarah Lawrence College

At sarah lawrence college, our mission is to graduate citizens of the world who are diverse in every definition of the word, who take intellectual and creative risks, and who are able to focus exceptional intellectual discipline (continued…

Education
10
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
11
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Seeing Eye Inc; the most unlike its peers is Pure Theatre. 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

46 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. 46 of the 96 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/46
Grantees still filing
32/46
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE: $511,905 · EducationSAINT VINCENT COLLEGESaint Elizabeth University: $24,500 · EducationDavidson College: $20,000 · Education+7 more: $39,500 · Education+7 moreST BENEDICTS PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC: $70,000 · OtherST BENEDICTS PREPARATORY SCHOOL INCOur Lady of Mercy: $32,500 · OtherOur Lady of MercySt Benedict's Prep: $30,000 · OtherSt Benedict's PrepCharleston Collegiate School: $30,000 · OtherCharleston Collegiate SchoolSpoleto Foundation: $28,000 · OtherSpoleto FoundationUNIVERSITY OF ST ELIZABETH: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $24,000 · OtherSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $21,000 · Other+64 more: $237,500 · Other+64 moreCHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $35,000 · Arts & CultureARTS ETC: $11,500 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $2,000 · Arts & CulturePARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $9,500 · HealthMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $3,500 · HealthKEVIN BABINGTON FOUNDATION: $2,000 · HealthMETAVIVOR RESEARCH AND SUPPORT INC: $2,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 · HealthWE ARE FAMILY: $8,500 · Civil RightsWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $4,500 · InternationalOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,500 · InternationalA Fair Shake for Youth Inc: $5,500 · Youth Development
Education$595,905Other$498,000Arts & Culture$48,500Health$18,000Civil Rights$8,500International$7,000Youth Development$5,500

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 budgetSAINT VINCENT COLLEGE: $511,905 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $35,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCharleston Collegiate School: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSaint Elizabeth University: $24,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $21,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDavidson College: $20,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCharleston Library Society: $12,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MATHENY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL INC: $12,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetARTS ETC: $11,500 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $9,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWE ARE FAMILY: $8,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetBRYN MAWR COLLEGE: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRyerss Farm for Aged Equines: $6,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMORRISTOWN-BEARD SCHOOL: $6,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLAFAYETTE COLLEGE: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetA Fair Shake for Youth Inc: $5,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetMETANOIA: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $4,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Winston School: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCARL SCHURZ PARK CONSERVANCY INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetMEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCRESTHAVEN ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRAIRIE RIVERS NETWORK: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSea Island Habitat For Humanity Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKIDDOS CLUBHOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetTHE HEWITT SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDog Guy Foundation inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMETAVIVOR RESEARCH AND SUPPORT INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGARDEN STATE INITIATIVE INC: $1,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEASTERN ILLINOIS FOODBANK: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SEEING EYE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LAND CONNECTION FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE WINSTON SCHOOL: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGERDAS EQUINE RESCUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAN CLAIDHEAMH SOLUIS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPure Theatre: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND PRAIRIE FRIENDS: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREGAP OF ILLINOIS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.7% 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.

  • Who funds SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CHARLESTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds Charleston Collegiate School ↗
  • Who funds Saint Elizabeth University ↗
  • Who funds SHARE OUR STRENGTH ↗
  • Who funds Davidson College ↗
  • Who funds Charleston Library Society ↗
  • Who funds THE MATHENY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTS ETC ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds WE ARE FAMILY ↗
  • Who funds BRYN MAWR COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines ↗
  • Who funds MORRISTOWN-BEARD SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds LAFAYETTE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds A Fair Shake for Youth Inc ↗
  • Who funds METANOIA ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN 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.

Community Foundation …Coastal Community Fou…CharlesBrenda Larsen …George R & Janet E De…Kelly Family Foundati…The Joanna FoundationBristol-Myers Squibb …Chubb Charitable Foun…Henry & Sylvia Yaschi…Community Foundation …The Lumpkin Family Fo…Foundation for the Ca…
Community Foundation of New JerseyNJ20.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of New Jersey · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · CharlesBrenda Larsen Family Foundation · George R & Janet E Desko Charitable Foundation · Kelly Family Foundation · The Joanna Foundation · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of East Central Illinois · The Lumpkin Family Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas

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 The Degnan Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Degnan Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • Saint Elizabeth University: 2% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Morristown-Beard School: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 96 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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