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The Grove Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Grove Foundation Inc

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.

$28k
Granted FY2025still arriving
18
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$14k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Youth Development$48kArts & Culture$7kHealth$7kFood & Nutrition$3kEducation$2kReligion$1kAnimals$1kInternational$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k17 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $14k
$516
Median grant
6
States reached
$373k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Kids on Point$13,886
Massachusetts General Hospital$5,000
Charleston Library Society$1,016
Middleton Place Historic Site$1,000
Equal Justice Initiative$1,000
International African American Muse$1,000
Glaucomaorg$538
KCRW$520
MANNA FoodBank$516
Lowcountry Food Bank$515
American Foundation Suicide Prevent$500
From the Heart Productions$500
Historic Charleston Foundation$478
Gibbes Museum of Art$257
SCETV$240
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 (FY24–24, $518) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Operation Home: $518 → 12%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

MA
CA
NC
SC
DC
HI
AL
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$58k · 8 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
9

Total granted

$58k
$6k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
0%

Still filing today

63%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthEducationRecreation & SportsCivil RightsFood & NutritionOther
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

  • KO
    KIDS ON POINT INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $48k · revenue +30%
  • MANNA FOOD BANK INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $3k · revenue +141%
  • EE
    ETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc
    3× · 2022–2024 · $540 · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • COUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue -40%
  • WM
    Wilbur Ministries
    one grant, 2023 · $1k
  • PH
    PET HELPERS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue +39%
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
The Charleston Museum

To educate Charleston area residents and visitors about the natural and cultural history of the South Carolina Lowcountry through collections, exhibitions, preservation, conservation, research and related programming.

Arts & Culture
2
Center for Heirs' Property Preservation

(See Schedule O)

Crime & Legal
3
Charleston Waterkeeper

Charleston waterkeeper's mission it to protect and restore charleston's waterways for our community and future generations. we do that through an effective mix of boots-on-the-water stewardship and data-driven advocacy designed to protect…

Environment
4
Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Ctnc conserves land in ways that inspire and enable people to build resilient, just communities. we carry out our mission in collaboration with other conservation organizations and the communities we serve. our goal is to lessen the…

Environment
5
Foundation for the Carolinas

Inspiring philanthropy and strengthening our region through innovative community initiatives and quality services to donors and constituents.

Philanthropy
6
The South Carolina Historical Society

The schs mission is to expand, preserve, and make accessible our invaluable collection, and to encourage interest and pride in the rich history of our state.

Arts & Culture
7
Feeding the Carolinas

The mission of the Organization is to coordinate, support, and advocate for member Food Banks across the Carolinas to create lasting solutions to address hunger.

Food & Nutrition
8
Central Carolina Community Foundation

Central carolina community foundation is a nonprofit community foundation that connects and mobilizes people and resources to strengthen the midlands of south carolina. the foundation partners with donors, nonprofit organizations,…

Philanthropy
9
Conservation Law Foundation Inc

Conservation law foundation, inc. (clf) protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people and future generations. we use the law, science, and markets to create solutions that preserve and restore our natural resources,…

Environment
10
Lowcountry Land Trust Inc

To protect land and water forever, nurture relationships between people and place, and connect conservation to community.

Environment
11
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc

Nourish people. build solutions. empower communities. no one goes hungry.

Food & Nutrition
12
American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina Foundation Inc

At the aclu of south carolina foundation, we advocate, litigate, educate, and mobilize to defend and advance the civil rights and civil liberties of all south carolinians.

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Kids On Point Inc; the most unlike its peers is Rails to Trails Conservancy. 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

17 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. 17 of the 28 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
9/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KIDS ON POINT INC: $48,089 · Recreation & SportsKIDS ON POINT INCMassachusetts General Hospital: $5,000 · OtherMassachusetts General Hospi…International African American Muse: $2,000 · OtherInternational African Ameri…Various Contributions Under 1000: $1,619 · OtherVarious Contributions Under…Charleston Library Society: $1,516 · OtherCharleston Library SocietyWilbur Ministries: $1,057 · OtherWilbur MinistriesMiddleton Place Historic Site: $1,000 · OtherMiddleton Place Historic Si…American Foundation Suicide Prevent: $1,000 · OtherAmerican Foundation Suicide…EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $1,000 · OtherEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE+11 more: $3,492 · Other+11 moreMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $2,716 · Food & NutritionCOUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT: $2,000 · EducationCircle De Luz Inc: $125 · EducationETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc: $540 · Arts & CultureFrom The Heart Productions: $500 · Arts & CultureCAROLINA ART ASSOCIATION DBA GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART: $407 · Arts & CulturePET HELPERS INC: $1,030 · AnimalsCIGAR FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Philanthropy
Recreation & Sports$48,089Other$17,684Food & Nutrition$2,716Education$2,125Arts & Culture$1,447Animals$1,030Philanthropy$1,000

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 budgetKIDS ON POINT INC: $48,089 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $2,716 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharleston Library Society: $1,516 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPET HELPERS INC: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCIGAR FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc: $540 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION HOME INC: $518 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAROLINA ART ASSOCIATION DBA GIBBES MUSEUM OF ART: $407 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCircle De Luz Inc: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWho We Play For Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY: $35 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.

Coastal Community Fou…Guffey Family Foundat…Henry & Sylvia Yaschi…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina IncSC17.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Guffey Family Foundation · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Grove Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Grove 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
    6report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Grove Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to The Grove 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 28 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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