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The Gleason Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2024
50
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$385,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 50
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$971k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations The Gleason Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $176k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHousing & ShelterAnimalsInternationalEducationHealthOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving38$1.1M29%
FY202350$793k38%
FY202246$683k26%
FY202149$819k31%
FY202038$485k34%
FY201947$495k34%
FY201835$307k37%
FY201736$283kn/a
88% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.6MHealth$656kArts & Culture$580kHuman Services$452kPublic Safety & Disaster$230kReligion$224kInternational$198kPhilanthropy$181kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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NY
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OH
PA
NJ
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CO
NE
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KY
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VA
MD
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AR
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NC
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OK
GA
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Antioch Educational Center$924,8407n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$195,00050%
Coastal Discovery Museum$135,30063%
Mustard Seed Communities Inc$124,00081%
Salvation Army$117,5008n/a
The Children's Center Inc$67,00052%
American Heart Association Inc$65,00040%
Hopeful Horizons$64,00061%
Heritage Classic Foundation$55,00030%
Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc$45,00050%
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All grantees of The Gleason Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Antioch Educational Center$924,8407n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$195,00050%
Coastal Discovery Museum$135,30063%
Mustard Seed Communities Inc$124,00081%
Salvation Army$117,5008n/a
The Children's Center Inc$67,00052%
American Heart Association Inc$65,00040%
Hopeful Horizons$64,00061%
Heritage Classic Foundation$55,00030%
Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc$45,00050%
Hilton Head Preparatory School$38,99530%
Britepaths Inc$38,00040%
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$37,50070%
Seton Hall University$35,00040%
Warrior Jace Thompson Foundation$25,000180%
KCNQ2 Cure Alliance$25,000124%
Communities in Schools$25,00050%
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina$21,00050%
Catholic Relief Services$20,0003n/a
First Help Inc$20,00032%
Northern Virginia Family Services Inc$20,00040%
Smile Train Inc$17,00060%
East Cooper Community Outreach$17,00030%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$16,50040%
Bethany House Services Inc$15,00030%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$15,00020%
American Cancer Society Inc$15,00010%
The Scripps Research Institute$14,00030%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$13,00030%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$12,50050%
Mirasol Health Inc$12,00020%
Shelter House Inc$12,00030%
Hilton Head Heroes Inc$11,00032%
Memory Matters$10,50020%
Osprey Village Inc$10,00011%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$10,00030%
Pregnancy Center Inc$10,00031%
Duke University$10,00010%
Some Inc$9,00030%
Bethlehem Farm Inc$8,50021%
Mercy Center Inc$8,00030%
Hilton Head Humane Association$8,00010%
Ithaca College$8,00020%
Lowcountry Orphan Relief$7,50020%
World Jewish Relief USA Inc$7,50010%
New Hope Housing Inc$6,00010%
Unbound$6,00020%
NAMI National$6,00010%
Feral Cat Helpers Inc$5,00015%
Dress for Success Worldwide$5,00010%
Soar$5,0001n/a
The Boys & Girls Clubs Inc$5,0001n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$5,00010%
South Carolina Aquarium$4,00030%
The Seeing Eye Inc$4,00020%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$3,50020%
Utica University$3,00030%
Pet Helpers Inc$3,00020%
Assumption University$3,00010%
New Hope Housing Inc$3,00010%
Charleston Animal Society$2,00010%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$2,00010%
Professional Tennis Registry$2,00010%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$1,00010%
Catholic Medical Center$1,00010%
International Crisis Aid Inc$1,0001n/a
The Tomorrow Fund$1,00010%
Food for the Poor Inc$50010%
Special Olympics Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Gleason Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 63 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $195,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCoastal Discovery Museum: $135,300 over 6y, 3.0% of budgetMustard Seed Communities Inc: $124,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetThe Children's Center Inc: $67,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHopeful Horizons: $64,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetHeritage Classic Foundation: $55,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCatholic Medical Mission Board Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHilton Head Preparatory School: $38,995 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBritepaths Inc: $38,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMarc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $37,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSeton Hall University: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWarrior Jace Thompson Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 80% of budgetKCNQ2 Cure Alliance: $25,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetCommunities in Schools: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetArts Center of Coastal Carolina: $21,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFirst Help Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetNorthern Virginia Family Services Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $17,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEast Cooper Community Outreach: $17,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $16,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBethany House Services Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Scripps Research Institute: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMirasol Health Inc: $12,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetShelter House Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHilton Head Heroes Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetMemory Matters: $10,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetOsprey Village Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPregnancy Center Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetDuke University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBethlehem Farm Inc: $8,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetMercy Center Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHilton Head Humane Association: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetIthaca College: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLowcountry Orphan Relief: $7,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWorld Jewish Relief USA Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNew Hope Housing Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnbound: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeral Cat Helpers Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetDress for Success Worldwide: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 63.

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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 of the LowcountrySC27.8× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Lowcountry · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Heritage Classic Foundation · The Church Mouse Thrift Shop Inc · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Michael & Louise Lynch Charitable Foundation Inc · Breedlove Foundation Im 020120186528 · David W Ellis Family Foundation · The Hack Foundation Inc · The Bargain Box · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Douglas & Tonyia Bolton Family 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.

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About The Gleason Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Gleason Family Foundation Inc give?
The Gleason Family Foundation Inc reported 39 grants totaling $1,092,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 50 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Gleason Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (31%), Health (13%), Arts & Culture (11%).
Who are The Gleason Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Antioch Educational Center ($925k), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($195k), Coastal Discovery Museum ($135k).
Does The Gleason Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Gleason Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Gleason Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc, Heritage Classic Foundation.
Where is The Gleason Family Foundation Inc based?
The Gleason Family Foundation Inc is based in SC.

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 137 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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