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The Vision Council Foundation

THE VISION COUNCIL FOUNDATION is the 501c3 organization associated with the parent 501c6 company, the vision council.

$47k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Education$217k
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $36,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $47,357 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $11,357 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.
$6,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$300k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GA PIEDMONT COLLEGE FOUNDATION$6,000
J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION$6,000
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION$6,000
RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION$6,000
BROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION$6,000
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$6,000
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 (FY22–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 64% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $6k → 16%ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 13%NYC COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY OF THE CUNY: $6k → 20%DAYTONA STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 12%HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $12k → 13%BROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 13%MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 15%MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $28k → 7%DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 11%SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $6k → 18%GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $12k → 14%CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 17%RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 5%CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 12%ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE: $6k → 16%BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $6k → 16%HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 13%BROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 13%MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 15%MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $9k → 7%GA PIEDMONT COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 14%RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 5%BROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 13%GA PIEDMONT COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 14%GA PIEDMONT COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6k → 14%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
OH
NJ
CT
VA
NC
GA
FL
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$139k · 8 repeat orgs$48k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
8

Total granted

$139k
$48k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+186%

Still filing today

100%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TH
    THE HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $18k · revenue +27%
  • JR
    JSARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $18k · revenue +21%
  • RV
    Raritan Valley Community College Foundation
    2× · 2022–2024 · $12k · revenue +171%

Funded once

  • CC
    CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue +9%
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue -17%
  • SC
    Southwestern Community College
    one grant, 2023 · $6k
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
Brookdale Community College Foundation Trust

The mission of the Foundation is to help students achieve their dream of earning a college degree. The Foundation solicits individuals, businesses, organizations, and private foundations to support and fund student scholarships and grants.

Philanthropy
2
Three Rivers College Foundation

To support the educational efforts of the college, the staff, and the faculty with financial support through fundraising and development efforts. in this role, three rivers college foundation performs many functions for the college.

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3
The Foundation for Florida Gateway College Inc

The foundation provides academic scholarships and financial support to the college.

Education
4
Northeast State Community College Foundation

To promote the cause of higher education and the mission of northeast state community college; to expand educational opportunities; and to acquire, manage, and administer foundation funds to achieve those objectives.

Education
5
Montgomery Community College Foundation Inc

The purpose of the foundation is to foster public understanding and support for montgomery community college, and to solicit and promote donations of any kind for the exclusive use of montgomery community college.

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6
Suffolk Community College Foundationinc

The suffolk community college foundation's mission is to support student access to quality education and vocational skill training by providing scholarships, emergency loans and funding for program development. additionally, the foundation…

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7
Manchester Community College Foundation Inc

Manchester community college foundation advances the academic, economic, and personal growth of diverse populations by finding sources of funding which will be used to assist the college in achieving its mission and goals.

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8
The Dodge City Community College Foundation

The foundation's exempt purpose is to aid in the fulfillment of the research, teaching and service functions of dodge city community college. the foundation is also involved with program development and facility renovation and expansion.

Philanthropy
9
Greenfield Community College Foundation

Greenfield community college foundation supports greenfield community college (hereafter referred to as the college) by raising funds, developing resources and building philanthropic and community relationships to enhance programs and…

Philanthropy
10
Coastal Carolina Community College Foundation Inc

The college foundation is organized and exists to help support the purpose and objectives of coastal carolina community college and to provide financial and other support beyond that which can be obtained through normal sources. funds…

Education
11
Forsyth Technical Community College Foundation Inc

The purposes of the foundation are to foster public understanding of, and support for, forsyth technical community college and to solicit and promote donations of any kind for the exclusive benefit of the college.

Education
12
Bucks County Community College Foundation Inc

Assist bucks county community college by providing expanded resources for the college's growth and development. foundation funds support instructional resources, campus facilities, scholarships and awards, cultural activities, and special…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Erie Community College Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Essex County College Foundation. 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

15 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. 15 of the 17 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)
15/15
Grantees still filing
11/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · EducationGEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCJSARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 · EducationJSARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDAT…Raritan Valley Community College Foundation: $12,000 · EducationRaritan Valley Community College FoundationMIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 · EducationMIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCBENJAMIN FRANKLIN CUMMINGS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $12,000 · EducationBENJAMIN FRANKLIN CUMMINGS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · EducationERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCDAYTONA STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · EducationDAYTONA STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INCDURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 · EducationDURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONCUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 · EducationCUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $36,891 · PhilanthropyMIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE …BROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 · PhilanthropyBROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION I…THE HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 · OtherTHE HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY C…OGEECHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 · OtherOGEECHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE F…CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 · OtherCAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDA…Southwestern Community College: $6,000 · OtherSouthwestern Community Colle…ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 · OtherESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDAT…CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: $5,718 · OtherCITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Education$108,000Philanthropy$54,891Other$53,718

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $36,891 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetGEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetTHE HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJSARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBROWARD COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRaritan Valley Community College Foundation: $12,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOGEECHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $12,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBENJAMIN FRANKLIN CUMMINGS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDAYTONA STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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.

Truist Foundation IncThe Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Truist Foundation IncFL12.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Truist Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Vision Council Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Vision Council Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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.

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 17 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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