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The Garrett Family Ever Forward Foundation at a glance

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The Garrett Family Ever Forward 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.

$848k
Granted FY2025still arriving
31
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$180k
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, FY2019 to 2025.

Philanthropy$1.4MHuman Services$509kRecreation & Sports$501kInternational$353kHealth$340kEnvironment$287kPublic Safety & Disaster$250kHousing & Shelter$113kOther$0
02FY2025 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $33k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $347k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $468k
$20,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$19M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Samaritans Purse$180,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital$75,000
Tenth Mountain Division Hut$63,000
United Cajun Navy$50,000
Fisher House Foundation Inc$50,000
Mikeroweworks Foundation$50,000
Gary Sinise Foundation$40,000
Black Mountain Home for Children$35,000
Elkin Valley Trails Association Inc$25,000
New River Conservancy$25,000
American Cancer Society$25,000
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation$25,000
Michael J Fox Foundation$25,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers$20,000
Action Against Hunger USA$20,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $356k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 76% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Black Mountain Home for Children: $135k → 12%Riverwood Therapeutic Riding Center: $15k → 15%HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE OF GREENSBORO: $8k → 16%HUTS FOR VETS: $25k → 7%Black Mountain Home for Children: $35k → 12%RIVERWOOD THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $12k → 15%HUTS FOR VETS: $20k → 7%BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME FOR CHILDREN YOUTH & FAMILIES: $8k → 12%RIVERWOOD THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC: $10k → 15%HUTS FOR VETS: $15k → 7%RIVERWOOD THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC: $10k → 15%HUTS FOR VETS: $15k → 7%RIVERWOOD THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC: $10k → 15%HUTS FOR VETS: $10k → 7%RIVERWOOD THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC: $5k → 15%Adult Enrichment Services of Wilkes: $12k → 19%Adult Enrichment Services of Wilkes: $12k → 19%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
MA
IA
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
LA
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.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.5M · 27 repeat orgs$496k to everyone else

27 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
9

Total granted

$2.5M
$330k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+18%

Still filing today

85%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $166k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’24’25
Human ServicesEnvironmentPhilanthropyHealthEducationReligionOther
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

  • TM
    Tenth Mountain Division Hut Assn Inc 10th Mountain
    4× · 2019–2022 · $327k · revenue +34%
  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    3× · 2022–2025 · $313k · revenue +40%
  • TM
    TENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2019–2021 · $250k · revenue +14% · 46% of their budget

Funded once

  • HW
    Hearts with Hands
    one grant, 2024 · $75k
  • AR
    ANCHOR RIDGE
    one grant, 2024 · $75k · revenue 0%
  • HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue +29%
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
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
2
Veterans Bridge Home Inc

To connect, lead, and advocate in communities to ensure service members, veterans, and their families thrive. see schedule o for additional information.veterans bridge home connects veterans and their families, in any state of transition,…

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3
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.

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4
Three Rivers Land Trust Inc

Protect and conserve land, natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms and historic places within north carolina's heartland

Environment
5
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

To define and advance quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives.

Health
6
Carolina Meadows Foundation Inc

To solicit and receive gifts, grants, bequests and contributions for the support of carolina meadows, inc. in order to enhance or extend its mission, programs, services, and facilities.

Human Services
7
The Land Trust for Tennessee Inc

To conserve the unique character of tennessee's natural and historic landscapes and sites for future generations.

Environment
8
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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9
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
10
Gaston Memorial Hospital Inc

To provide compassionate, exceptional and highly reliable care.

Health
11
Gaston Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc

To engage and inspire our community to support caromont health in providing compassionate, exceptional and highly reliable care.

Health
12
Amvets (American Veterans)

Amvets is a veterans service organization whose members, having served or now serving in the u.s. armed forces, are united to uphold and defend the constitution of the united states; to safeguard the principles of freedom, liberty and…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Action Against Hunger - Usa; the most unlike its peers is Samaritan's Purse. 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

41 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. 41 of the 48 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/41
Grantees still filing
24/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $1,052,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUSTTENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 · PhilanthropyTENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION FOUNDATION INCGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $80,000 · PhilanthropyGARY SINISE FOUNDATIONMIKEROWEWORKS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $52,500 · PhilanthropyTenth Mountain Division Hut Assn Inc 10th Mountain: $327,000 · Recreation & SportsTenth Mountai…ELKIN VALLEY TRAILS ASSOCIATION: $160,000 · Recreation & SportsELKIN VALLEY …SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $313,000 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S…ANCHOR RIDGE: $75,000 · ReligionANCHOR RIDG…SAMARITAN KITCHEN OF WILKES: $27,500 · ReligionSAMARITAN K…BLACK MOUNTAIN HOME FOR CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC: $177,500 · Human ServicesBLACK MOUNT…Huts for Vets: $85,000 · Human ServicesHuts for Ve…RIVERWOOD THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $62,000 · Human ServicesRIVERWOOD T…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $50,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Na…ADULT ENRICHMENT SERVICES OF WILKES: $24,000 · Human ServicesADULT ENRIC…+1 more: $7,500 · Human ServicesFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · OtherFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATI…Hearts with Hands: $75,000 · OtherHearts with HandsTenth Mountain Division Hut: $63,000 · OtherTenth Mountain Divisi…Autism Society of America Inc: $40,000 · OtherBoys Club of Wake County NC: $35,000 · OtherUnited Cajun Navy: $125,000 · OtherUnited Cajun NavySTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $60,000 · OtherSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL…HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $50,000 · OtherHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS …THE HONOR FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · OtherACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $40,000 · OtherNational 4-H Council: $35,000 · Other+11 more: $95,800 · Other+11 moreBLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION: $157,000 · EnvironmentNew River Conservancy: $67,000 · EnvironmentBLUE RIDGE CONSERVANCY: $30,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL: $27,500 · Environment+1 more: $5,000 · EnvironmentST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $150,000 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $50,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · Health+1 more: $5,000 · Health
Philanthropy$1,484,500Recreation & Sports$487,000Religion$415,500Human Services$406,000Other$758,800Environment$286,500Health$230,000

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 budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $1,052,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTenth Mountain Division Hut Assn Inc 10th Mountain: $327,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $313,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTENTH MOUNTAIN DIVISION FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 over 3y, 46% of budgetBLACK MOUNTAIN HOME FOR CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC: $177,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetELKIN VALLEY TRAILS ASSOCIATION: $160,000 over 3y, 40% of budgetBLUE RIDGE PARKWAY FOUNDATION: $157,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $150,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Cajun Navy: $125,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHuts for Vets: $85,000 over 4y, 19% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetANCHOR RIDGE: $75,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNew River Conservancy: $67,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetRIVERWOOD THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $62,000 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSaving Grace K9s: $45,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetACTION AGAINST HUNGER - USA: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HONOR FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNational 4-H Council: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBLUE RIDGE CONSERVANCY: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL: $27,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetSAMARITAN KITCHEN OF WILKES: $27,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADULT ENRICHMENT SERVICES OF WILKES: $24,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN TENNIS PATRONS FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Winston-Salem Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUTHORACARE COLLECTIVE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTOP SOLDIER SUICIDE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetACTIVATE GOOD INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTRIANGLE LAND CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS OF WAKE COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 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.

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.

Duke Energy FoundationNorth Carolina Commun…Triangle Community Fo…The Winston-Salem Fou…American Tower Corpor…The Stone FoundationHillsdale FundChatham Foundation IncThe Leonard G Herring…Foundation for the Ca…The Pfizer Foundation…Verizon Foundation
Duke Energy FoundationNC26.6× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Duke Energy Foundation · North Carolina Community Foundation · Triangle Community Foundation Inc · The Winston-Salem Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · The Stone Foundation · Hillsdale Fund · Chatham Foundation Inc · The Leonard G Herring Family Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Verizon 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 Garrett Family Ever Forward Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Garrett Family Ever Forward Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–40%
    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 48 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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