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The Franklin Lewis Robuck 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.

$328k
Granted FY2024still arriving
32
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$118k
Largest
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Religion$755kHuman Services$668kHealth$319kYouth Development$149kHousing & Shelter$138kFood & Nutrition$89kCommunity Improvement$30kInternational$21kOther$0
02FY2024 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k23 grants · $49k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $161k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $118k
$4,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$6.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHRIST'S SANC HOLY CHURCH$118,000
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES INC$26,000
LYNDA RANDLE MINISTRIES$25,000
HOPE REINS$25,000
KAY YOW CANCER FUNDS$25,000
SOWING SEED INC$20,000
UNITED MISSION FUND$20,000
YOUNG LIFE OF RALEIGH$10,000
THE SALVATION ARMY$10,000
RALEIGH DREAM CENTER$5,000
REFUGEE HOPE PARTNERS$5,000
REBUILDING TOGETHER OF THE TRIANGLE$5,000
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR$5,000
YOUR CENTER PEACE$5,000
FAITH IN ACTION$5,000
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 (FY18–24, $464k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 1% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%BOYS & GIRLS HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA INC: $2k → 21%BOYS & GIRLS HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA INC: $1k → 21%BOYS & GIRLS HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA INC: $1k → 21%BOYS & GIRLS HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA INC: $1k → 21%BOYS & GIRLS HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA INC: $1k → 21%RALEIGH DREAM CENTER: $325k → 8%RALEIGH DREAM CENTER: $50k → 8%RALEIGH DREAM CENTER: $40k → 8%RALEIGH DREAM CENTER: $25k → 8%RALEIGH DREAM CENTER: $5k → 8%REFUGEE HOPE PARTNERS: $5k → 8%REFUGEE HOPE PARTNERS: $5k → 8%HUMAN COALITION: $1k → 8%HUMAN COALITION: $1k → 8%HUMAN COALITION: $1k → 8%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

IL
NY
MA
NJ
MO
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
DC
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 48 repeat orgs$67k to everyone else

48 repeat relationships: 31 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

48
13

Total granted

$2.2M
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+102%

Still filing today

56%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentReligionInternationalRecreation & 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

  • RD
    RALEIGH DREAM CENTER
    5× · 2018–2024 · $445k · revenue ×18
  • LR
    LYNDA RANDLE MINISTRIES INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $170k · revenue +40%
  • HOPE REINS
    7× · 2018–2024 · $134k · revenue +89%

Funded once

  • CH
    CHURCH HOME REHAB & HEALTH
    one grant, 2020 · $19k
  • EW
    EAST WAKE ATHLETIC CLUB
    one grant, 2023 · $12k
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE - CRISIS IN UKRAINE
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
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
For Charlotte Inc

To unite the Church to transform the city through the power of the Gospel.

Religion
2
Christian Mission for the United Nations Community

Christian Mission for the United Nations Community is a ministry aimed at leading the head of every nation and other top leaders to faith in Jesus Christ and helping them to walk in dependence upon God as they discharge the…

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3
Church of God Children's Home of North Carolina Inc

To provide a positive and safe living environment for hurting, abused, neglected and at-risk children placed privately and by the north carolina department of social services

Human Services
4
Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina Incorporated

Baptist children's homes of north carolina (bch) is a nonprofit organization that reaches out to children and families in crisis. the agency's mission statement is "sharing hope...changing lives."

Religion
5
UrbanPromise Charlotte

Provide Charlotte's low-income children and youth with the academic, spiritual, and social development necessary to become Christian leaders determined to restore their communities.

Youth Development
6
Habitat for Humanity Cabarrus County

Guided by God, Habitat Cabarrus transforms lives and our community by uniting all of Cabarrus County around the cause of decent, affordable housing for everyone.

Housing & Shelter
7
Wnc Lighthouse Inc

The mission of WNC Lighthouse Inc is Changing lives, by being a light for Christ our Lord. Our vision is To be fully devoted to Jesus Christ, by opening our arms and providing Christian services to the underseved children, adults and…

Human Services
8
North Raleigh Ministries Inc

To equip families and individuals in crisis with the resources and skills needed to achieve stability.

Religion
9
Ransomed Heart Ministries

This organization exists to restore men and women to live from their heart - as God's intimate allies - by recovering the treasure of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, entrusting that message to the people who have been transformed by it, and to…

Religion
10
Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc

The Children's Home Society of North Carolina's mission is to promote the right of every child to a permanent, safe, and loving family.

Human Services
11
Lighthouse Ministries of Raleigh Inc

Line 1, Description of organization mission: Our mission is to help fulfill the great commission of making disciples through biblical counseling, coaching, small groups, speaking and writing. To provide a safe environment for adults and…

Religion
12
Ncf Carolinas Inc

Our mission is to mobilize resources by inspiring biblical generosity and creating charitable giving strategies among individuals, families, businesses, advisors, ministries and non-profits.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Raleigh Rescue Mission Inc; the most unlike its peers is Chincoteague Island Library Inc. 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

33 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. 33 of the 62 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
24/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHRIST'S SANC HOLY CHURCH: $445,000 · OtherCHRIST'S SANC HOLY CHURCHLYNDA RANDLE MINISTRIES INC: $170,000 · OtherLYNDA RANDLE MINISTRIES INCKAY YOW CANCER FUNDS: $135,000 · OtherKAY YOW CANCER FUNDSYOUNG LIFE OF RALEIGH: $62,000 · OtherUNITED MISSION FUND: $60,000 · OtherFOOD BANK OF CENTRAL & EAST NC: $51,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMY: $45,000 · Other+35 more: $254,197 · Other+35 moreRALEIGH DREAM CENTER: $445,000 · Human ServicesRALEIGH DREAM CENTERYour CenterPeace Inc: $90,000 · Human ServicesYour CenterPeace IncTHE RALEIGH RESCUE MISSION INC: $56,000 · Human ServicesTHE RALEIGH RESCUE MISSION INC+3 more: $19,000 · Human ServicesHOPE REINS: $134,000 · HealthHOPE REINSRonald McDonald House Global: $54,000 · HealthRonald McDo…BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $13,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCE…CHILDREN'S FLIGHT OF HOPE: $13,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S …HAVEN HOUSE INC: $8,000 · Health+1 more: $2,000 · HealthPRESERVING HOME INC: $75,000 · Housing & ShelterNEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR MINISTRIES: $35,000 · Youth DevelopmentFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $23,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS CLUB OF WAKE COUNTY INC: $16,000 · Youth DevelopmentMINA MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 · ReligionBenchmark Ministries INC: $10,000 · Religion+1 more: $500 · ReligionFAITH IN ACTION NETWORK: $30,000 · Community Improvement
Other$1,222,197Human Services$610,000Health$224,000Housing & Shelter$75,000Youth Development$74,500Religion$30,500Community Improvement$30,000

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 budgetRALEIGH DREAM CENTER: $445,000 over 5y, 18% of budgetLYNDA RANDLE MINISTRIES INC: $170,000 over 7y, 7.9% of budgetHOPE REINS: $134,000 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetYour CenterPeace Inc: $90,000 over 7y, 19% of budgetPRESERVING HOME INC: $75,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetTHE RALEIGH RESCUE MISSION INC: $56,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $54,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR MINISTRIES: $35,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetFAITH IN ACTION NETWORK: $30,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: $23,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMINA MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetJOBS FOR LIFE INC: $20,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetBOYS CLUB OF WAKE COUNTY INC: $16,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $13,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S FLIGHT OF HOPE: $13,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGlobal Impact Resources Inc: $13,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetRefugee Hope Partners Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBenchmark Ministries INC: $10,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHAVEN HOUSE INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS HOMES OF NC INC: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRESCUE MISSIONS MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEAST COOPER MEALS ON WHEELS INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN COALITION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOSPEL MUSIC HYMN SING FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetHenderson County & Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRIANGLE GOLF FOUNDATION INC DBA THE FIRST TEE OF THE TRIANGLE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUSGA FOUNDATION: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND LIBRARY INC: $600 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetST FRANCIS SPRINGS PRAYER CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCAROLINAS GOLF FOUNDATION: $300 over 3y, 0.1% 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 RALEIGH DREAM CENTER ↗
  • Who funds LYNDA RANDLE MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE REINS ↗
  • Who funds Your CenterPeace Inc ↗
  • Who funds PRESERVING HOME INC ↗
  • Who funds THE RALEIGH RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds Ronald McDonald House Global ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds FAITH IN ACTION NETWORK ↗
  • Who funds FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES ↗
  • Who funds MINA MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds JOBS FOR LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS CLUB OF WAKE COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S FLIGHT OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds Global Impact Resources Inc ↗
  • Who funds Refugee Hope Partners Inc ↗
  • Who funds Benchmark Ministries INC ↗
  • Who funds HAVEN HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS HOMES OF NC INC ↗
  • Who funds RESCUE MISSIONS MINISTRIES 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.

Triangle Community Foundation IncNC30.4× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Triangle Community Foundation Inc · Crossroads Fellowship Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · North Carolina Community Foundation · John & Frances Morisey Trust Account · Carolina Hurricanes Foundation · John William Pope Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Truist Foundation Inc · Thomas & Kate Fonville Account · Lonnie & Carol Poole Family Foundation · Aj Fletcher 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 Franklin Lewis Robuck Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Franklin Lewis Robuck Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%5%11%20%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
    10report 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.
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    Find your warmest path to The Franklin Lewis Robuck Family Foundation Inc 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 62 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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