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The Jim and Margaret Krum Foundation Inc

The Krum Foundation operates exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc.

$366k
Granted FY2021
28
Grants FY2021
17
States reached
$64k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of The Jim and Margaret Krum Foundation Inc’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Of The Lowcountry Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year The Jim and Margaret Krum Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 24 organizations, $335k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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’18
14
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17
’20
24
’21
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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.

Education$1.1MPhilanthropy$345kHealth$100kRecreation & Sports$27kInternational$16k
02FY2021 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 28 grants below total $335,250, the rows itemized in this filing. The $366,250 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $31,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k19 grants · $147k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $125k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $64k
$8,000
Median grant
17
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Clemson University$64,000
University of SC$32,750
College of Charleston$23,000
Furman University$15,000
Charleston Southern Univ$14,000
Emory University - Oxford$10,000
Med Univ of SC$10,000
Stanford University$10,000
St Johns University$10,000
University of Pittsburgh$9,000
Liberty University$8,500
University of KY$8,000
Reed College$8,000
Lafayette College$8,000
GA Tech$8,000
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–21) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 95% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%University of Arizona: $8k → 15%University of Minnesota: $9k → 11%Lafayette College: $8k → 11%Carnegie Mellon University: $10k → 11%Stanford University: $10k → 8%St Johns University: $10k → 13%Furman University: $15k → 10%Med Univ of SC: $40k → 12%Wofford College: $8k → 15%Clemson University: $92k → 16%University of SC: $54k → 16%Georgetown University: $16k → 14%Auburn University: $19k → 15%Reed College: $8k → 12%Belmont University: $8k → 14%Rhodes College: $10k → 17%Wake Forest University: $10k → 8%GA Tech: $8k → 13%Emory University - Oxford: $10k → 14%SCAD: $23k → 16%Franciscan University: $8k → 19%Columbia College Chicago: $8k → 14%Liberty University: $9k → 20%Virginia Tech: $10k → 21%Lafayette College: $8k → 11%Carnegie Mellon University: $10k → 11%Stanford University: $10k → 8%St Johns University: $10k → 13%Furman University: $15k → 10%Med Univ of SC: $30k → 12%Clemson University: $74k → 16%University of SC: $38k → 16%Georgetown University: $16k → 14%Wake Forest University: $10k → 8%Emory University - Oxford: $10k → 14%University of Pittsburgh: $9k → 11%Med Univ of SC: $20k → 12%Clemson University: $66k → 16%University of SC: $33k → 16%Emory University - Oxford: $10k → 14%Med Univ of SC: $10k → 12%Clemson University: $64k → 16%University of SC: $33k → 16%Emory University - Oxford: $10k → 14%College of Charleston: $47k → 12%College of Charleston: $23k → 12%College of Charleston: $23k → 12%College of Charleston: $12k → 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

VT
WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
OR
OH
PA
CT
CA
UT
KY
VA
AZ
TN
NC
SC
DC
MS
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 23 repeat orgs$128k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2021, 6 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
8

Total granted

$1.1M
$76k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+59%

Still filing today

70%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k went to new ones.

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

  • EU
    Emory University
    4× · 2018–2021 · $40k · revenue +61%
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2018–2020 · $38k · revenue +44%
  • FU
    FURMAN UNIVERSITY
    2× · 2020–2021 · $30k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • SC
    Savannah College of Art and DesignIncgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $23k · revenue +80%
  • VP
    VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    one grant, 2018 · $9k
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
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
The Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
3
William Marsh Rice University

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…

Education
4
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
5
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
6
Texas Christian University

Texas christian university is an institution of higher education which includes nine major academic units: liberal arts, science and engineering, business, education, fine arts, communication, honors, nursing and health sciences, and the…

Education
7
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
8
California Lutheran University

The mission of the university is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

Education
9
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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10
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
11
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
12
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Georgetown University; the most unlike its peers is Wake Forest University. 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

30 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. 30 of the 44 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
28/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY: $295,500 · OtherCLEMSON UNIVERSITYUSC School of Medicine Greenville: $157,250 · OtherUSC School of Medicine GreenvilleCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTON: $105,000 · OtherCOLLEGE OF CHARLESTONPHI CHI MEDICAL FRATERNITY INC: $100,000 · OtherPHI CHI MEDICAL FRATERNITY INCAUBURN UNIVERSITY: $27,000 · Other+11 more: $109,000 · Other+11 moreEmory University: $40,000 · EducationEmory UniversityGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $38,000 · EducationGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYFURMAN UNIVERSITY: $30,000 · EducationFURMAN UNIVERSITYFRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE: $30,000 · EducationFRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBEN…Columbia College Chicago: $24,000 · EducationSavannah College of Art and DesignInc: $22,500 · EducationCHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $21,260 · EducationST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK: $20,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · EducationWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · EducationSOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $19,500 · EducationRhodes College: $17,000 · EducationCHAMPLAIN COLLEGE INCORPORATED: $16,000 · EducationBelmont University: $16,000 · EducationTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $16,000 · EducationLAFAYETTE COLLEGE: $16,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $16,000 · Education+10 more: $73,500 · Education+10 moreCommunity Foundation of the Lowcountry: $345,139 · PhilanthropyCommunity Foundation of …
Other$793,750Education$455,760Philanthropy$345,139

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCommunity Foundation of the Lowcountry: $345,139 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetEmory University: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $38,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFURMAN UNIVERSITY: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetColumbia College Chicago: $24,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSavannah College of Art and DesignInc: $22,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: $21,260 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: $19,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRhodes College: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHAMPLAIN COLLEGE INCORPORATED: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBelmont University: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLAFAYETTE COLLEGE: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIBERTY UNIVERSITY INC: $8,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYale University: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Kentucky Research Foundation: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREED INSTITUTE: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOFFORD COLLEGE: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAYLOR UNIVERSITY: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION: $6,000 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.

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

2025
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Yale University: 9% of income from government
  • Reed Institute: 0% of income from government
  • Champlain College Incorporated: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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.
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Find your warmest path to The Jim and Margaret Krum 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 44 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $378k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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