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The Dewberry Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Dewberry Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$60k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$282kHuman Services$117kYouth Development$81kRecreation & Sports$48kEmployment$47kEducation$44kHealth$39kPublic Safety & Disaster$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$15,100
Median grant
2
States reached
$2k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SYNCHRONICITY THEATRE$25,000
IBU FOUNDATION$15,100
HISTRORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION$10,000
PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $173k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC: $1k → 13%PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC: $30k → 21%PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC: $15k → 21%PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME - VIDALIA INC: $15k → 21%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT: $10k → 14%PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC: $15k → 21%PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME - VIDALIA INC: $15k → 21%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT: $10k → 14%PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC: $10k → 21%PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC: $10k → 21%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT: $10k → 14%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT: $10k → 14%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT: $10k → 14%MOVING IN THE SPIRIT: $10k → 14%NEIGHBORS TOGETHER: $1k → 12%MIDTOWN ASSISTANCE CENTER: $1k → 13%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

NY
PA
CA
CO
MO
VA
TN
SC
DC
GA
TX
FL
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$636k · 22 repeat orgs$162k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
55

Total granted

$636k
$162k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+11%

Still filing today

73%
49%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • PA
    PAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $120k · revenue +15%
  • MI
    MOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $60k · revenue +17%
  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ATLANTA INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $22k · revenue +15%

Funded once

  • HE
    HOUSTON EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF METRO ATLANTA
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
  • GI
    GLOW INTERNATIONAL INC
    one grant, 2022 · $13k
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
Boston Architectural College

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

—
2
Atlantic University Inc

Provide post-secondary education of excellence.

Education
3
Morehouse School of Medicine

Leading the creation and advancement of health equity we exist to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities, increase the diversity of the health professional and scientific workforce, and address primary health care…

Education
4
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
5
Spelman College

Spelman college, a historically black college and global leader in the education of women of african descent, is dedicated to the academic excellence of its students.

Education
6
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
7
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
8
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

—
9
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
10
Unc Health Foundation Inc

At unc health foundation, we inspire philanthropic support for unc health and unc school of medicine that transforms healthcare and provides hope to the people of north carolina and communities around the world.

Education
11
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
12
Aacsb International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Aacsb international provides quality assurance of business school programs, the latest in business education intelligence, thought leadership, and learning and development services.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Georgia Tech Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award Foundation. 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

45 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. 45 of the 78 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/45
Grantees still filing
29/45
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SYNCHRONICITY THEATRE: $223,332 · OtherSYNCHRONICITY THEATREIBU FOUNDATION: $45,750 · OtherIBU FOUNDATIONALEXANDER-THARPE FUND: $25,000 · OtherALEXANDER-THARPE FUNDHOUSTON EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND: $25,000 · OtherHOUSTON EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUNDHISTORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION: $21,251 · Other+41 more: $111,303 · Other+41 morePAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC: $120,000 · Human ServicesPAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME …MOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC: $60,000 · Human ServicesMOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC+3 more: $3,005 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ATLANTA INC: $21,634 · Arts & CultureTHE CHILD…CAROLINA ART ASSOCIATION DBA GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART: $20,500 · Arts & CultureCAROLINA …ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $11,800 · Arts & CultureROBERT W …FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS O…The Charleston Museum: $3,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $3,000 · Arts & CultureSavannah College of Art and DesignInc: $15,000 · EducationIDEALS FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 · EducationTRI-COUNTY CRADLE TO CAREER COLLABORATIVE: $4,500 · EducationTHE JOSEPH SAMS SCHOOL INC: $3,966 · EducationCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Education+3 more: $3,030 · EducationIBU Foundation: $25,100 · InternationalSpirit of America Worldwide: $1,000 · InternationalQUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $10,200 · HealthAugies Quest to Cure ALS Inc: $5,000 · HealthMEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION: $3,500 · HealthLighthouse Family Retreat Inc: $1,250 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthHRJ CHARITIES INC: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentBoys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc: $4,000 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $1,500 · Youth DevelopmentSpirit of America Foundation: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$451,636Human Services$183,005Arts & Culture$64,934Education$40,496International$26,100Health$21,050Youth Development$11,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPAUL ANDERSON YOUTH HOME INC: $120,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetMOVING IN THE SPIRIT INC: $60,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetIBU Foundation: $25,100 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ATLANTA INC: $21,634 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHISTORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION: $21,251 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCAROLINA ART ASSOCIATION DBA GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART: $20,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSavannah College of Art and DesignInc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIDEALS FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $11,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetQUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $10,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAugies Quest to Cure ALS Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP TWIN LAKES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHRJ CHARITIES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetCharleston Library Society: $4,599 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTRI-COUNTY CRADLE TO CAREER COLLABORATIVE: $4,500 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JOSEPH SAMS SCHOOL INC: $3,966 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Charleston Museum: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRUE COLORS THEATRE COMPANY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Preservation Society of Charleston Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFORERUNNERS FOR CHRIST INC: $2,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLighthouse Family Retreat Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA TECH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION INC: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeighbors Together Inc: $1,005 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSpirit of America Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMIDTOWN ASSISTANCE CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGeorgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES COURT TENNIS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSpirit of America Worldwide: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING HANDS MINISTRIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHALSEY FAMILY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNOBIS WORKS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Georgia Power Foundat…The Community Foundat…Henry & Sylvia Yaschi…The Imlay Foundation …Publix Super Markets …Coastal Community Fou…John M Rivers Jr Foun…Guffey Family Foundat…John H & Wilhelmina D…Frances Wood Wilson F…South Carolina Humani…Gaylord and Dorothy D…
Georgia Power Foundation IncGA24.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 6 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · The Imlay Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · John M Rivers Jr Foundation · Guffey Family Foundation · John H & Wilhelmina D Harland Charitable Foundation · Frances Wood Wilson Foundation Inc · South Carolina Humanities Council Inc · Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley 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 The Dewberry Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Dewberry Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 78 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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