Skip to content
The Hilliard Family Foundation Inc at a glance

· Private foundation

The Hilliard Family 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.

$90k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$58k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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$142kEducation$121kRecreation & Sports$109kEnvironment$94kHuman Services$77kHealth$23kFood & Nutrition$3kCommunity Improvement$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $58k
$20,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FURMAN UNIVERSITY$57,928
MILL VILLAGE MINISTRIES$20,000
SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION$7,500
CABARRUS ARTS COUNCIL$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $89k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 10% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%MILL VILLAGE MINISTRIES: $20k → 10%JUBILEE ACADEMY: $5k → 16%MILL VILLAGE MINISTRIES: $20k → 10%CALVARY HOME FOR CHILDREN: $4k → 15%MILL VILLAGE MINISTRIES: $20k → 10%MILL VILLAGE MINISTRIES: $20k → 10%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.
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.
$529k · 9 repeat orgs$132k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
19

Total granted

$529k
$132k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+45%

Still filing today

89%
63%

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
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthInternationalOther
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

  • FT
    FOOTHILLS TRAIL CONSERVANCY INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $109k · revenue +206% · 30% of their budget
  • FU
    FURMAN UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2020–2025 · $108k · revenue +43%
  • MV
    MILL VILLAGE MINISTRIES
    4× · 2022–2025 · $80k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • AU
    ANDERSON UNIVERSITYgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue +42%
  • SP
    SOAPSTONE PRESERVATION ENDOWMENT INC
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • UF
    UPSTATE FOREVERgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +288%
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
Greenville Theatre Arts Center
—
2
Carolina Art Association Dba Gibbes Museum of Art

The mission of the gibbes museum of art is to enhance lives through art by engaging people of every background and experience with art and artists of enduring quality; collect and preserve the art that touches charleston; and provide…

Arts & Culture
3
Redux Contemporary Art Center

Redux contemporary art center is committed to fostering creativity and the cultivation of contemporary art through diverse exhibitions, affordable studio space for visual artists, meaningful education and outreach programs, and a…

Arts & Culture
4
Fayetteville Academy

Fayetteville academy is an independent, college preparatory school (prek- 12) that encourages students to achieve their full potential by offering exceptional opportunities in academics, fine arts, and athletics. the academy emphasizes…

Education
5
High Point Academy Inc

Mission: cultivating lifelong learners in a student centered environment. vision: to be an exemplary school of choice for academically minded families.

Education
6
Salisbury Academy

To provide an enriching and challenging curriculum and educational community which encourages students to be life-long learners, develop strong character, serve their community, and deepen their faith.

—
7
Charleston Stage Company Inc

Charleston stage's vision is to be a leading professional theater company, engaging the broad community through high quality productions, with leading artists, and excellent production values. the organization provides the community access…

Arts & Culture
8
Savannah College of Art and DesignInc

Scad prepares talented students for creative professions through engaged teaching and learning in a positively oriented university environment.

Education
9
Metropolitan Arts Council

The mission of the metropolitan arts council is to stimulate and support artistic expression and its appreciation and enjoyment in ways that enrich all citizens, artists, cultural organizations, and communities of greenville county. we…

—
10
Walnut Grove Christian School

We are a k-12 christian school founded under the following (4) pillars: academics: we provide an amazing accredited academic program utilizing 100% certified teachers. schedule: we provide our students and their families an opportunity on…

Education
11
The Carolina Trust
Philanthropy
12
South Carolina Public Interest Foundation
Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sc Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina 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

20 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. 20 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
13/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOOTHILLS TRAIL CONSERVANCY INC: $109,000 · OtherFOOTHILLS TRAIL CONSERVANCY INCCabarrus Arts Council: $50,000 · OtherCabarrus Arts CouncilSOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS FOUNDATION: $46,000 · OtherSOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE A…SOUTH CAROLINA BOTANICAL GARDEN: $10,000 · OtherMEYER CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $10,000 · OtherSC GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES FOUNDATION INC: $8,940 · Other+5 more: $12,000 · OtherFURMAN UNIVERSITY: $107,928 · EducationFURMAN UNIVERSITYANDERSON UNIVERSITY: $50,000 · EducationANDERSON UNIVERSITYPUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS GREENVILLE COUNTY: $13,500 · EducationPUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS GRE…+1 more: $1,500 · EducationMILL VILLAGE MINISTRIES: $80,000 · Human ServicesMILL VILLAGE MI…Jubilee Academy Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesJubilee Academy…CALVARY HOME FOR CHILDREN: $4,000 · Human ServicesTHE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC: $70,000 · EnvironmentTHE GREENWICH …UPSTATE FOREVER: $10,000 · EnvironmentUPSTATE FOREVE…+1 more: $2,500 · EnvironmentSOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S THEATRE: $30,000 · Arts & CultureSOAPSTONE PRESERVATION ENDOWMENT INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureAsheville Art Museum Association Inc: $2,500 · Arts & CultureCOLUMBIA CHILDRENS THEATRE: $2,500 · Arts & CultureFREE MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $22,500 · HealthAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY FNDN: $2,000 · Community ImprovementJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA INC: $1,000 · International
Other$245,940Education$172,928Human Services$89,000Environment$82,500Arts & Culture$45,000Health$22,500Community Improvement$2,000International$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 budgetFOOTHILLS TRAIL CONSERVANCY INC: $109,000 over 5y, 30% of budgetFURMAN UNIVERSITY: $107,928 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMILL VILLAGE MINISTRIES: $80,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetTHE GREENWICH LAND TRUST INC: $70,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetANDERSON UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCabarrus Arts Council: $50,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetSOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S THEATRE: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFREE MEDICAL CLINIC INC: $22,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPUBLIC EDUCATION PARTNERS GREENVILLE COUNTY: $13,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUPSTATE FOREVER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSC GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES FOUNDATION INC: $8,940 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJubilee Academy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCALVARY HOME FOR CHILDREN: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAsheville Art Museum Association Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLUMBIA CHILDRENS THEATRE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCONGAREE LAND TRUST: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY FNDN: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

Central Carolina Comm…Daniel-Mickel Foundat…Duke Energy FoundationThe Maddrey FoundationThe Jolley FoundationScansource Charitable…United Community Bank…Hollingsworth Funds I…Prisma Health-UpstatePrisma HealthDabo's All in Team Fo…Sisters of Charity Fo…
Central Carolina Community FoundationSC23.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Carolina Community Foundation · Daniel-Mickel Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · The Maddrey Foundation · The Jolley Foundation · Scansource Charitable Foundation · United Community Bank Foundation · Hollingsworth Funds Inc · Prisma Health-Upstate · Prisma Health · Dabo's All in Team Foundation · Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina

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 Hilliard Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Hilliard Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Hilliard Family Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to The Hilliard 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 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.

    Source object · view filing

    Play a game based on Hilliard Family’s filings →

    More from the funding graph

    The unnamed billions
    grants reported with no recipient in the public record
    The regranting layer
    51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
    The DAF merry-go-round
    $9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
    The endowment market
    who holds foundation money, and what just moved
    The camps
    funders cluster by geography, not ideology
    By state
    where grant money is based, and what stays home