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The Invisible Hand Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Invisible Hand 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.

$225k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$45k
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, FY2019 to 2024.

International$573kHealth$82kEducation$64kReligion$53kHuman Services$49kHousing & Shelter$25kFood & Nutrition$14k
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $218k
$18,847
Median grant
6
States reached
$119k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LIVE2540$45,000
HOMETOWN MISSIONS$25,000
STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM$24,243
SAMARITANS PURSE$24,180
RALLY FOUNDATION$23,917
UNDUE MEDICAL DEBT$18,847
FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK OF CENTRAL CAROLINA$17,257
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND$15,915
FRONTLINE RESPONSE$12,331
PROMISE686$11,093
JAM FOR CAM$7,461
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 (FY23–24, $57k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 81% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK OF CENTRAL CAROLINA: $21k → 16%PROMISE686: $11k → 9%FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK OF CENTRAL CAROLINA: $17k → 16%JAM FOR CAM: $7k → 13%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
CT
CA
CO
NC
AL
GA
TX
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of The Invisible Hand Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 44% of the giving stays in GA; by stated purpose, 38%.

The Invisible Hand Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 7.1% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
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.
$711k · 6 repeat orgs$133k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against -8% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
6

Total granted

$711k
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
-8%

Still filing today

83%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $87k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHuman ServicesReligionPhilanthropyEducationHealthOther
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

  • LI
    LIVE2540 INC
    3× · 2019–2024 · $265k · revenue +303%
  • SO
    STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM
    3× · 2022–2024 · $64k · revenue +25%
  • RF
    RALLY FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $50k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • ML
    MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC
    one grant, 2022 · $14k · revenue -60%
  • V
    VSIgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $11k · revenue +32%
  • THE MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue -19%
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.

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Heaven's Family

Heaven's family's mission is to advance the kingdom of the lord jesus christ. we do that by strategically linking kingdom needs and opportunities with resources that the lord has entrusted to those who love him. through god-given…

Religion
2
Fsi-Freedom Seekers International

Freedom seekers international is a christian organization that exists to rescue the most severely persecuted for their religious faith in hostile and restrictive countries. through collaborative partnerships we deliver those who are…

Human Services
3
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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4
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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5
Amazing Facts International

To proclaim to the world the everlasting gospel of revelation 14:6-12 and to encourage revival in the remnant church by leading people to embrace salvation by faith in jesus, to establish them in the church, and to disciple all believers…

Religion
6
Redeem International

Redeem's mission is to protect widows and orphans from violent abuse and exploitation.

International
7
Forgotten Voices International

Closed as of 8/31/24 - for nearly 20 years our mission was: forgotten voices international's (fvi) mission is to demonstrate the love of jesus by partnering with local churches in southern africa to empower families and caregivers to meet…

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8
Far Reaching Ministries

Far Reaching Ministries (FRM) was founded to carry the Gospel Jesus Christ to the world with discipleship as our primary objective. We plant and edify evangelical churches, found Bible schools, gather intimate small groups, and sustain…

International
9
Mercy Multiplied International Inc

Mercy multiplied international, inc. is a christian-based entity that exists as the central coordinating body for the mercy multiplied program and brand. formerly known as mercy ministries international, inc., the ministry officially…

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10
Miracle Flights

Miracle flights is a national charity that provides free commercial airline tickets for u.s. residents in need of distant medical care not available in their own communities.

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11
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
12
International Needs

International needs has the vision to transform lives and change communities by helping christian nationals serve both god and neighbor within their own countries.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Edify; the most unlike its peers is Jam for Cam Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

16 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. 16 of the 18 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/16
Grantees still filing
6/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LIVE2540 INC: $265,000 · PhilanthropyLIVE2540 INCRALLY FOUNDATION INC: $49,501 · PhilanthropyRALLY FOUNDATION INCCompassion International Incorporated: $245,873 · InternationalCompassion International IncorporatedJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $15,915 · InternationalJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH …VSI: $10,920 · International+2 more: $10,888 · InternationalFRONTLINE RESPONSE INTERNATIONAL INC: $47,923 · ReligionFRONTLINE R…SAMARITAN'S PURSE: $24,180 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S…MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC: $13,548 · ReligionMOBILE LOAV…FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK OF CENTRAL CAROLINA: $38,394 · Human ServicesFAMILY SU…MEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $18,847 · Human ServicesMEDICAL D…Promise686 Inc: $11,093 · Human ServicesPromise68…JAM FOR CAM INC: $7,461 · Human ServicesJAM FOR C…STAIR OF BIRMINGHAM: $64,359 · EducationHOMETOWN MISSIONS: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $5,195 · OtherTHE MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $6,025 · Health
Philanthropy$314,501International$283,596Religion$85,651Human Services$75,795Education$64,359Other$30,195Health$6,025

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 budgetLIVE2540 INC: $265,000 over 3y, 8.5% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $245,873 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSTAIR OF BIRMINGHAM: $64,359 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetRALLY FOUNDATION INC: $49,501 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFRONTLINE RESPONSE INTERNATIONAL INC: $47,923 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK OF CENTRAL CAROLINA: $38,394 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $24,180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $18,847 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $15,915 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC: $13,548 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPromise686 Inc: $11,093 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVSI: $10,920 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJAM FOR CAM INC: $7,461 over 1y, 41% of budgetTHE MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $6,025 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE UNLIMITED FOR CHILDREN INC: $5,671 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEdify: $5,217 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.

Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn IncGA11.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Invisible Hand Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Invisible Hand Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 Invisible Hand Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to The Invisible Hand 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 18 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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