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The Rawlings 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.

$250k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
5
Grants FY2024
11
Organizations funded FY2023
18%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$40,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$120,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 35
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$154M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 18% of the organizations The Rawlings Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
HealthInternationalReligionAnimalsPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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
FY2024still arriving5$250k20%
FY202311$837k18%
FY202219$7.1M42%
FY202129$10M52%
FY202018$562k56%
FY201935$13Mn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Religion$14MHealth$6.8MInternational$6.0MEducation$3.2MArts & Culture$1.2MHuman Services$592kPhilanthropy$276kCommunity Improvement$125kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
MI
NY
IN
OH
CT
RI
CO
KY
VA
MD
AR
TN
NC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hope of Life International$6,016,500312%
Family Church Inc$5,168,6676n/a
Liberty University Inc$3,001,41010%
Thomas Road Baptist Church$1,500,0002n/a
Spire Network$1,400,0002n/a
The Louisville Orchestra Inc$1,125,000113%
Turning Point Ministries Inc$1,000,0001n/a
Love City Inc$391,496318%
Tim Tebow Foundation Inc$270,83340%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$200,00010%
Show all 43 grantees
All grantees of The Rawlings Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hope of Life International$6,016,500312%
Family Church Inc$5,168,6676n/a
Liberty University Inc$3,001,41010%
Thomas Road Baptist Church$1,500,0002n/a
Spire Network$1,400,0002n/a
The Louisville Orchestra Inc$1,125,000113%
Turning Point Ministries Inc$1,000,0001n/a
Love City Inc$391,496318%
Tim Tebow Foundation Inc$270,83340%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$200,00010%
Hills Church Inc$116,6672n/a
Allan Houston Legacy Foundation Inc$100,000162%
Cedar Lake Foundation Inc$100,00014%
Childplace Inc$100,00011%
Carolina University$60,00020%
Friends of Palm Beach Inc$50,000128%
Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County Kentucky Inc$50,0001n/a
Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable$50,00011%
Score International Inc$46,00031%
Highpoint Charitable Services Inc$31,31921%
Safe Passage$31,31921%
Uncaged$27,50011%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & Northern Florida$13,00030%
Luther Rice College & Seminary Inc$12,50020%
Criswell College$12,50020%
Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic (Safe) Project US$10,00011%
The Temple Congregation Adath Isreal B Rith Sholom Inc$7,5001n/a
Lifegate Inc$5,00012%
Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue$5,00010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In$5,00010%
Friends of Franklin Parks Inc$3,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$2,00010%
Ct Cycling Advancement Programinc$1,00010%
Family Scholar House Inc$70010%
The Healing Place Inc$50010%
Green Hill Therapy Inc$50010%
St George's Scholar Institute Inc$50010%
Adopt Me Bluegrass Pet Rescue$35010%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$31010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25020%
Samaritan's Purse$25010%
Humane Society of Oldham County$20010%
Hillcrest Baptist Church$1501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($11M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Rawlings Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 35 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHope of Life International: $6,016,500 over 3y, 12% of budgetLiberty University Inc: $3,001,410 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Louisville Orchestra Inc: $1,125,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetLove City Inc: $391,496 over 3y, 18% of budgetTim Tebow Foundation Inc: $270,833 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetVanderbilt University Medical Center: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAllan Houston Legacy Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 62% of budgetCedar Lake Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetChildplace Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCarolina University: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of Palm Beach Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetKentucky School for the Blind Charitable: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetScore International Inc: $46,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetHighpoint Charitable Services Inc: $31,319 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSafe Passage: $31,319 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetUncaged: $27,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Central & Northern Florida: $13,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLuther Rice College & Seminary Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCriswell College: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic (Safe) Project US: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLifegate Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetKentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Franklin Parks Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCt Cycling Advancement Programinc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFamily Scholar House Inc: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Healing Place Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreen Hill Therapy Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt George's Scholar Institute Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAdopt Me Bluegrass Pet Rescue: $350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMuscular Dystrophy Association Inc: $310 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Oldham County: $200 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 35.

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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 of Louisville IncKY22.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc · Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc · Republic Bank Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Louisville Corporate Depository Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Wood & Marie Hannah Foundation · Cralle Foundation Inc · The Gheens Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Servant Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

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 Rawlings Foundation Inc

How much does The Rawlings Foundation Inc give?
The Rawlings Foundation Inc reported 5 grants totaling $250,150 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 35 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does The Rawlings Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (43%), Health (21%), International (19%).
Who are The Rawlings Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Hope of Life International ($6.0M), Family Church Inc ($5.2M), Liberty University Inc ($3.0M).
Does The Rawlings Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Rawlings 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 Rawlings Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc, The Community Foundation of Louisville Depository Inc.
Where is The Rawlings Foundation Inc based?
The Rawlings Foundation Inc is based in KY.

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 71 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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