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The McLain Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$54k
Granted FY2023
19
Grants FY2023
19
Organizations funded FY2023
53%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$1,300
Largest grant, FY2023
$11,490
Organizations funded a year
12 to 29
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
8
Total assets, FY2023
$443k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 53% of the organizations The McLain Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 49% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentPhilanthropyEducationOther
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
FY202319$54k53%
FY202212$102k25%
FY202127$126k48%
FY202028$253k43%
FY201927$268k67%
FY201829$297kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$613kReligion$160kHealth$126kFood & Nutrition$64kRecreation & Sports$31kArts & Culture$31kAnimals$26kHuman Services$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
WI
NY
IN
OH
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
AL
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Auburn University Foundation$150,10010%
University of Florida$66,0002n/a
Florida Proton Therapy Institute Inc$50,00010%
Vanderbilt University$24,10050%
Orchard Alliance$20,2501n/a
Helping Hands Ministries Inc$20,00010%
No Longer Bound Inc$20,00010%
Carolina Art Association Dba Gibbes Museum of Art$9,65030%
Spoleto Festival USA Inc$8,50010%
Tigers Unlimited Foundation$7,31210%
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All grantees of The McLain Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Auburn University Foundation$150,10010%
University of Florida$66,0002n/a
Florida Proton Therapy Institute Inc$50,00010%
Vanderbilt University$24,10050%
Orchard Alliance$20,2501n/a
Helping Hands Ministries Inc$20,00010%
No Longer Bound Inc$20,00010%
Carolina Art Association Dba Gibbes Museum of Art$9,65030%
Spoleto Festival USA Inc$8,50010%
Tigers Unlimited Foundation$7,31210%
Oak Hill School$6,21150%
Calvert School Incorporated$5,75050%
Summerhill Community Ministries Inc$4,97041%
The Preservation Society of Charleston Inc$4,07330%
Barnabas International$3,50030%
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art$2,16030%
The Maryland Food Bank Inc$2,00010%
The Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc$1,80020%
Shepherd Center Inc$1,50030%
Brookgreen Gardens$1,30010%
Road Safe America$1,05040%
Atlanta Historical Society Inc$1,00020%
The Salvation Army$1,0001n/a
Ulman Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Eagle Mount$1,00020%
Duke University$1,00010%
Alpha Omicron Pi Foundation$90040%
Emory University$8003n/a
Atlanta Police Foundation Inc$75020%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$70010%
Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville Inc$60010%
Atlanta Ballet Inc$55030%
Bucknell University$50010%
French Heritage Society Inc$50010%
Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc$50010%
Gbmc Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Launchpad Foundation$5001n/a
Department of Public Health & Human Services$5001n/a
The Sandy Springs Society Inc$50010%
Good Friends$35010%
Junior League of Atlanta Inc$28530%
Movember Foundation$25610%
Helping Hands of Georgetown Inc$25010%
Resurrection Church Inc$2001n/a
Snowdoun Baptist Church$2001n/a
Food for the Poor Inc$20010%
Forward Arts Foundation Inc$15010%
Georgia Conservancy Inc$1501n/a
Friends of the Warner Parks Inc$10010%
American Cancer Society Inc$10010%
Good Friends Inc$10010%
Peachtree Road Methodist Church$1001n/a
Covenant House$10010%
American Heart Association Inc$5010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia Inc$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($674k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The McLain Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAuburn University Foundation: $150,100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFlorida Proton Therapy Institute Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVanderbilt University: $24,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHelping Hands Ministries Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNo Longer Bound Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCarolina Art Association Dba Gibbes Museum of Art: $9,650 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSpoleto Festival USA Inc: $8,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTigers Unlimited Foundation: $7,312 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOak Hill School: $6,211 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCalvert School Incorporated: $5,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSummerhill Community Ministries Inc: $4,970 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Preservation Society of Charleston Inc: $4,073 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBarnabas International: $3,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art: $2,160 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Maryland Food Bank Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc: $1,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShepherd Center Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBrookgreen Gardens: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoad Safe America: $1,050 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAtlanta Historical Society Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUlman Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEagle Mount: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlpha Omicron Pi Foundation: $900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Police Foundation Inc: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAntiques & Garden Show of Nashville Inc: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAtlanta Ballet Inc: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBucknell University: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFrench Heritage Society Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Sandy Springs Society Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGood Friends: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJunior League of Atlanta Inc: $285 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMovember Foundation: $256 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHelping Hands of Georgetown Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetForward Arts Foundation Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Warner Parks Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGood Friends Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia Inc: $25 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 44.

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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.

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta IncGA17.2× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Assurant Foundation · The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Ibm International Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 McLain Family Foundation Inc

How much does The McLain Family Foundation Inc give?
The McLain Family Foundation Inc reported 19 grants totaling $53,579 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 29 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does The McLain Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (56%), Religion (15%), Health (11%).
Who are The McLain Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2023: Auburn University Foundation ($150k), University of Florida ($66k), Florida Proton Therapy Institute Inc ($50k).
Does The McLain Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The McLain Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The McLain Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc, Assurant Foundation, The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Inc.
Where is The McLain Family Foundation Inc based?
The McLain 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 86 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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