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The Parrish Family Foundation

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.

$36k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$119kReligion$110kHealth$71kPublic Safety & Disaster$47kHousing & Shelter$29kRecreation & Sports$27kCommunity Improvement$17kYouth Development$16kOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$4,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$632k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SASS GO$10,000
MENTAL ILLNESS RECOVERY CENTER$5,000
SHARE ONE LOVE$4,500
SISTERCARE$4,500
NANCY K PERRY CHILDRENS SHELTER$3,500
GAME CHANGERS$3,400
FRESH START MINISTRY AT ST LUKES$2,500
LEXINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$2,500
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 (FY17–22, $48k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 46% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 13%COLUMBIA BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER: $2k → 16%MISSION LEXINGTON: $9k → 11%MISSION LEXINGTON: $5k → 11%MISSION LEXINGTON: $5k → 11%MISSION LEXINGTON: $3k → 11%SCOOTER SCOTT PROJECT: $4k → 11%THE NURTURING CENTER: $6k → 16%THE NURTURING CENTER: $5k → 16%THE NURTURIING CENTER: $5k → 16%CHILDRENS TRUST OF SC: $4k → 16%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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$343k · 24 repeat orgs$130k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
28

Total granted

$343k
$126k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+25%

Still filing today

54%
29%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesReligionHousing & ShelterHealthYouth DevelopmentPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • SI
    SISTERCARE INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $49k · revenue +32%
  • MI
    Mental Illness Recovery Center Inc
    6× · 2018–2024 · $33k · revenue +20%
  • PT
    PATHWAYS TO HEALING
    5× · 2017–2022 · $25k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • EC
    EBENEZER CHURCH
    one grant, 2017 · $12k
  • CC
    CAMP COLE
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
  • DL
    DAILY LIVING MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
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
Thrive Sc

The provision of housing and services to victims of domestic violence

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2
Shalom House Ministries Inc

Shalom House Ministries Inc operates a treatment center for women struggling with drug and alcohol addition. It also offers transitional dwelling for women who need a safe place after treatment.

Health
3
The Turning Point of South Carolina Inc

Our Mission is to provide a structured, safe and secure residential setting in which people may recover from substance addiction physically, mentally and spiritually and reconnect with their families and community.

Housing & Shelter
4
Southeastern Carolina Crossroads Inc

Southeastern carolina crossroads is an organization designed to provide a positive atmosphere and faith based help and hope for men to overcome addiction.

Health
5
Battered But Not Broken

Teach a positive lifestyle and promote social, emotional and spiritual growth by providing housing and resources for women previously incarcerated who have suffered from drug and alcohol abuse or violent crimes. we strive to reduce…

Crime & Legal
6
Carolina Teen Center

Carolina Teen Center is a prevention and education year-round after-school and summer program that services youth and their families. Literacy programs, tutoring, life skills, mentoring, positive peer groups, conflict resolution skills,…

Health
7
My Sister's House Inc

My Sister's House is a nonprofit organization that provides services, programs, and resources to empower victims of domestic violence and their children to be free from abuse.

Human Services
8
Safe Homes of Augusta Inc

To provide assistance from domestic violence.

Human Services
9
Carolina Childrens Home

The mission of Carolina Children's Home is to meet the under-served mental and physical health needs of children, young adults, and their families

Human Services
10
The Garden City Rescue Mission and Life Development Center Inc

The organization feeds, shelters and teaches life development skills to the homeless people of the central savannah river area.

—
11
Family Crisis Center Inc

Provide shelter and relief for victims of domestic abuse

Human Services
12
C4 Ministries of Laurens County

General assistance to help families experiencing homelessness and low-income families achieve sustaiinable independence through a community-based response.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mental Illness Recovery Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is Gamechangers 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

23 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. 23 of the 53 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SISTERCARE INC: $49,000 · OtherSISTERCARE INCMental Illness Recovery Center Inc: $32,500 · OtherMental Illness Recovery Center IncAMERICAN RED CROSS: $26,500 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSKEY CHANGES THERAPY SERVICES: $13,500 · OtherFRESH START MINISTRY AT ST LUKES: $13,000 · OtherFRESH START PRISON MINISTRY: $12,000 · OtherEBENEZER CHURCH: $11,500 · Other+33 more: $168,100 · Other+33 moreMISSION LEXINGTON: $21,500 · Human ServicesMISSION LEXI…NURTURING CENTER INC: $16,000 · Human ServicesNURTURING CE…HEALING SPECIES INC: $4,500 · Human ServicesHEALING SPEC…CHILDREN'S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA: $4,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S T…The Scooter Scott Project: $4,000 · Human ServicesThe Scooter …COLUMBIA BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER: $2,000 · Human ServicesPATHWAYS TO HEALING: $25,000 · HealthHomeless No More Inc: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterGOODWORKS INC: $5,000 · Housing & ShelterSASS GO: $20,000 · Public Safety & DisasterSOAR COLUMBIA: $12,000 · ReligionOliver Gospel Mission: $5,000 · ReligionRIVER'S EDGE RETREAT INC: $7,500 · Youth Development
Other$326,100Human Services$52,000Health$25,000Housing & Shelter$25,000Public Safety & Disaster$20,000Religion$17,000Youth Development$7,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSISTERCARE INC: $49,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMental Illness Recovery Center Inc: $32,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetPATHWAYS TO HEALING: $25,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMISSION LEXINGTON: $21,500 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetSASS GO: $20,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetHomeless No More Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetNURTURING CENTER INC: $16,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSOAR COLUMBIA: $12,000 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetNANCY K PERRY CHILDRENS SHELTER: $9,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRIVER'S EDGE RETREAT INC: $7,500 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMidlands Fatherhood Coalition: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGOODWORKS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetEZEKIEL MINISTRIES INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetOliver Gospel Mission: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHEALING SPECIES INC: $4,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCHILDREN'S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMidlands Housing Alliance Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCENTRAL MIDLANDS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOLUMBIA BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY CENTER: $2,000 over 1y, 6.1% 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.

  • Who funds SISTERCARE INC ↗
  • Who funds Mental Illness Recovery Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAYS TO HEALING ↗
  • Who funds MISSION LEXINGTON ↗
  • Who funds SASS GO ↗
  • Who funds Homeless No More Inc ↗
  • Who funds NURTURING CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds SOAR COLUMBIA ↗
  • Who funds NANCY K PERRY CHILDRENS SHELTER ↗
  • Who funds RIVER'S EDGE RETREAT INC ↗
  • Who funds CITY YEAR INC ↗
  • Who funds ACTS METRO INC ↗
  • Who funds Midlands Fatherhood Coalition ↗
  • Who funds GOODWORKS INC ↗
  • Who funds EZEKIEL MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Oliver Gospel Mission ↗
  • Who funds HEALING SPECIES INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA ↗
  • Who funds Midlands Housing Alliance Inc ↗

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…Dominion Energy Chari…Lipscomb Family Found…Michael J Mungo Found…The Nord Family Found…Carolina Childrens Ho…United Way of the Mid…The Deloache Family F…Rogersslater Foundati…The Toby Cassels Foun…Junior League of Colu…Bonner Family Private…
Central Carolina Community FoundationSC48.8× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Carolina Community Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Lipscomb Family Foundation · Michael J Mungo Foundation · The Nord Family Foundation · Carolina Childrens Home · United Way of the Midlands · The Deloache Family Foundation · Rogersslater Foundation Inc · The Toby Cassels Foundation · Junior League of Columbia Inc · Bonner Family Private 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 Parrish Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Parrish Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • City Year Inc: 11% of 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
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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How do I get to The Parrish Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Parrish Family Foundation 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 53 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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