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The Wayne & Pauline Thrift Family Foundation at a glance

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The Wayne & Pauline Thrift Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$93k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$26k
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, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$98kHuman Services$89kEducation$84kPhilanthropy$72kReligion$26kAnimals$18kArts & Culture$12kPublic Safety & Disaster$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k23 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $58k
$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OCONEE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$26,250
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION$20,000
Individual grant recipient$11,335
Individual grant recipient$5,000
GRACE'S CLOSET$3,000
HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH$3,000
PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK$2,500
UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION$2,500
OCONEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY$2,500
ETV ENDOWMENT OF SC$2,000
WILD HEARTS EQUINE THERAPY$2,000
SENECA ROTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION$1,200
RIDE TO WORK MINISTRY$1,000
SENECA SERTOMA CLUB$1,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $84k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION: $10k → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION: $10k → 16%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION: $10k → 16%GRACE'S CLOSET: $3k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 14%UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION: $6k → 16%GRACE'S CLOSET: $3k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION: $3k → 16%GRACE'S CLOSET: $3k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION: $3k → 16%GRACE'S CLOSET: $3k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%HELEN'S HUGS: $1k → 16%GRACE'S CLOSET: $2k → 17%HELEN'S HUGS: $1k → 16%FOSTERING FAITHFULLY: $1k → 17%HELEN'S HUGS: $1k → 16%FOSTERING FAITHFULLY: $1k → 17%HELEN'S HUGS: $1k → 16%HELEN'S HUGS: $1k → 16%FOSTERING FAITHFULLY: $1k → 17%HELEN'S HUGS: $500 → 16%GRACE'S CLOSET: $1k → 17%FOSTERING FAITHFULLY: $1k → 17%FOSTERING FAITHFULLY: $1k → 17%OCONEE UNITED MINISTRIES: $2k → 17%OCONEE UNITED MINISTRIES: $2k → 17%OCONEE UNITED MINISTRIES: $2k → 17%OCONEE UNITED MINISTRIES: $2k → 17%OCONEE UNITED MINISTRIES: $1k → 17%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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$430k · 34 repeat orgs$11k to everyone else

34 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
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Total granted

$430k
$11k

Still filing today

68%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationAnimalsArts & CultureCrime & LegalOther
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

  • OM
    OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $73k · revenue +102%
  • CU
    CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    6× · 2020–2025 · $54k · revenue +82%
  • UW
    UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $41k · revenue +134%

Funded once

  • SM
    ST MARK METHODIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • ST
    SENECA TORNADO RELIEF FUND
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
  • SM
    SAINT MARK DREAM CAMPAIGN
    one grant, 2020 · $3k
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
South Carolina Legal Services

South carolina legal services is a statewide law firm that provides civil legal services to protect the rights and represent the interests of low income south carolinians.

Crime & Legal
2
South Carolina Public Interest Foundation
Crime & Legal
3
South Carolina Network of Children's Advocacy Centers

Empowering south carolina communities and children's advocacy centers to deliver a best practice response to child abuse

Youth Development
4
South Carolina Ovarian Cancer Foundation

The south carolina ovarian cancer foundation (scocf) was created as an organization to support women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, to be a source of education and awareness about the disease to people across the state, and to support…

Health
5
Center for Heirs' Property Preservation

(See Schedule O)

Crime & Legal
6
South Carolina Policy Council Education Foundation

The south carolina policy council was founded in 1986 as an independent, private, non-partisan research organization to promote the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty and responsibility in the state…

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7
Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The primary mission of the humane society is to end animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation in south carolina.

Animals
8
Central Carolina Community Foundation

Central carolina community foundation is a nonprofit community foundation that connects and mobilizes people and resources to strengthen the midlands of south carolina. the foundation partners with donors, nonprofit organizations,…

Philanthropy
9
Foundation for the Carolinas

Inspiring philanthropy and strengthening our region through innovative community initiatives and quality services to donors and constituents.

Philanthropy
10
Disability Rights South Carolina Inc

To furnish protection and advocacy services to south carolinians with disabilities

Civil Rights
11
South Carolina Wildlife Partnership

Our mission is to protect our state's hunting heritage and ensure this sports future for generations to come.

Animals
12
Conestee Foundation Inc

Through responsible stewardship of our unique ecological resource, we provide inclusive opportunities for meaningful connection, discovery, and education in nature.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Oconee Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Izzies Pond 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 39 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
20/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $40,035 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientHOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH: $18,000 · OtherHOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCHSENECA ROTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $13,700 · OtherSENECA ROTARY EDUCATION FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $6,000 · OtherRIDE TO WORK MINISTRY: $6,000 · OtherEMERSON ROSE FOUNDATION: $5,500 · OtherSENECA SERTOMA CLUB: $5,000 · Other+12 more: $30,435 · Other+12 moreUPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION INC: $41,000 · Human ServicesUPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTIO…Graces Closet: $15,000 · Human ServicesGraces ClosetOconee United Ministries: $9,000 · Human ServicesOconee United Ministrie…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red C…GOLDEN CORNER FOOD PANTRY: $6,500 · Human ServicesGOLDEN CORNER FOOD PANT…HELEN'S HUGS INC: $5,500 · Human ServicesHELEN'S HUGS INCFOSTERING FAITHFULLY: $5,000 · Human ServicesFOSTERING FAITHFULLY+1 more: $3,000 · Human ServicesOCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $72,950 · HealthOCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITA…PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $13,500 · HealthPANCREATIC CANCER ACTIO…WILD HEARTS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $4,000 · HealthCLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $54,000 · EducationCLEMSON UNIVERSITY …OCONEE COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY: $16,000 · EducationOCONEE COUNTY FRIEN…RIPPLE OF ONE: $7,000 · EducationRIPPLE OF ONEOCONEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $14,000 · AnimalsIzzies Pond Inc: $4,000 · AnimalsETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc: $10,400 · Arts & CulturePEACE CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,500 · Arts & CultureSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $6,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$144,670Human Services$93,000Health$90,450Education$77,000Animals$18,000Arts & Culture$11,900Crime & Legal$6,000

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 budgetOCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $72,950 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetCLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $54,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION INC: $41,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetGraces Closet: $15,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetOCONEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $14,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $13,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc: $10,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOconee United Ministries: $9,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $8,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRIPPLE OF ONE: $7,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGOLDEN CORNER FOOD PANTRY: $6,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHELEN'S HUGS INC: $5,500 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetFOSTERING FAITHFULLY: $5,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetWILD HEARTS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER: $4,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetIzzies Pond Inc: $4,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLACHLAN'S HOPE INC: $3,750 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetUPSTATE FOREVER: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLINS HOME FAMILY MINISTRIES: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSAFE HARBOR INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPEACE CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 3y, 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.

  • Who funds OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UPSTATE WARRIOR SOLUTION INC ↗
  • Who funds OCONEE COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ↗
  • Who funds Graces Closet ↗
  • Who funds OCONEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds ETV Endowment of South Carolina Inc ↗
  • Who funds Oconee United Ministries ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds RIPPLE OF ONE ↗
  • Who funds GOLDEN CORNER FOOD PANTRY ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds HELEN'S HUGS INC ↗
  • Who funds FOSTERING FAITHFULLY ↗
  • Who funds WILD HEARTS EQUINE THERAPY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Izzies Pond Inc ↗
  • Who funds LACHLAN'S HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds UPSTATE FOREVER ↗
  • Who funds NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds COLLINS HOME FAMILY MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds SAFE HARBOR INC ↗
  • Who funds PEACE CENTER FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Duke Energy FoundationDabo's All in Team Fo…Upcountry Fiber Found…Oconee Federal Charit…The Jim Parke Foundat…Rhodenbaugh FoundationJ M Smith FoundationGe Aerospace Foundati…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for Good
Duke Energy FoundationNC25.5× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Duke Energy Foundation · Dabo's All in Team Foundation · Upcountry Fiber Foundation · Oconee Federal Charitable Foundation · The Jim Parke Foundation · Rhodenbaugh Foundation · J M Smith Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good

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 Wayne & Pauline Thrift Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Wayne & Pauline Thrift Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report 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.

    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 39 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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