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Twordc Foundation Co Richard D McRae Jr at a glance

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Twordc Foundation Co Richard D McRae Jr

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$138k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$217kHealth$141kPhilanthropy$140kYouth Development$90kAnimals$85kArts & Culture$23kReligion$15kRecreation & Sports$14kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $75k
$25,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$866k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Franklin road academy$75,000
MAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL$25,000
SHARKEY-ISSAQUENA ACADEMY$25,000
SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS$5,000
MISSISSIPPI SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC$4,500
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION$3,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY21–22, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 22%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 19%MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $10k → 24%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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 45% of Twordc Foundation Co Richard D McRae Jr’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 54% of the giving stays in MS; by stated purpose, 41%.

Twordc Foundation Co Richard D McRae Jrlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$518k · 15 repeat orgs$122k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
18

Total granted

$518k
$97k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+23%

Still filing today

87%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthPhilanthropyOther
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

  • FR
    FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $132k · revenue +55%
  • PB
    Pebble Beach Company Foundation
    4× · 2018–2023 · $85k · revenue +59%
  • MA
    MISSISSIPPI ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
    3× · 2018–2021 · $27k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • WM
    WOODLAND MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2019 · $15k
  • AC
    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
  • MS
    Mississippi State University Foundation Incgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +73%
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
Humane Society of South Mississippi

The mission of the humane society is to save and enhance the lives of pets through cooperative and innovative approaches to adoption, spay/neuter, sheltering and community engagement.

Animals
2
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
3
Memphis Academy of Science and Engineeri

To produce lifelong learners, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and productive members of the global community

Education
4
Mississippi Aquarium

To do any and all things in connection with the operation and management of an aquarium and providing, maintaining, and encouraging the use of quality public facilities and works which will offer scientific research, educational, and…

Animals
5
Memphis Zoological Society

The memphis zoological society is building one of the world's great zoos in memphis. our staff and volunteers are dedicated to providing a naturalistic and enriching sanctuary for our animals and a clean, friendly, entertaining, and…

Animals
6
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
7
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
8
Midlands Humane Society

To protect and nurture companion animals and enrich the lives of people who love them.

Animals
9
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.

Arts & Culture
10
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
11
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
12
University School of Jackson

The university school of jackson, a distinctive college preparatory school, seeks to instill a passion for academic excellence and lifelong learning so each student will reach his/her maximum potential.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of the Capital Area Inc; the most unlike its peers is Nashville Ballet. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

26 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. 26 of the 35 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
19/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY INC: $100,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON…Pebble Beach Company Foundation: $85,000 · PhilanthropyPebble Beach Company FoundationUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL AREA INC: $40,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL AREA INCFRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY INC: $132,000 · EducationFRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY INCCURREY INGRAM ACADEMY: $25,000 · EducationCURREY INGRAM ACADEMYMISSISSIPPI SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $16,500 · EducationMISSISSIPPI SCHOLARSHIP FU…MAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL: $100,000 · HealthMAGNOLIA SPEECH SC…American Heart Association Inc: $22,200 · HealthAmerican Heart Ass…SHARKEY-ISSAQUENA ACADEMY: $25,000 · OtherSHARKEY-ISSAQ…WOODLAND MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: $15,000 · OtherWOODLAND MISS…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $15,000 · OtherAMERICAN CANC…SALE OF JUNIOR CHAMPIONS: $10,000 · OtherSALE OF JUNIO…GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER MISSISSIPPI: $5,000 · OtherGIRL SCOUTS O…OAK HILL SCHOOL: $5,000 · OtherOAK HILL SCHO…JACKSON FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER: $5,000 · OtherJACKSON FRIEN…JUNIOR SALE OF CHAMPIONS: $4,000 · Other+4 more: $6,900 · Other+4 moreMGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project: $30,000 · AnimalsMGVP INC Mou…MISSISSIPPI ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE: $27,000 · AnimalsMISSISSIPPI …HUMANE SOCIETY OF VERO BEACH AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC: $5,000 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIE…AUSTIN PETS ALIVE INC: $5,000 · AnimalsAUSTIN PETS …HOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $5,000 · AnimalsHOUSTON SOCI…NASHVILLE ZOO INC: $4,000 · Animals+2 more: $3,500 · AnimalsNASHVILLE BALLET: $11,770 · Arts & CultureMISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureNashville Symphony Association: $1,500 · Arts & CultureMississippi State University Foundation Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesSUNNYBROOK CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesPALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF JACKSON MS INC: $5,000 · Community Improvement
Philanthropy$225,000Education$173,500Health$122,200Other$90,900Animals$79,500Arts & Culture$23,270Human Services$21,000Community Improvement$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY INC: $132,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetMAGNOLIA SPEECH SCHOOL: $100,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY INC: $100,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetPebble Beach Company Foundation: $85,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL AREA INC: $40,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetMGVP INC Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project: $30,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMISSISSIPPI ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE: $27,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetCURREY INGRAM ACADEMY: $25,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $22,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMISSISSIPPI SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $16,500 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetNASHVILLE BALLET: $11,770 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMississippi State University Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSUNNYBROOK CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER MISSISSIPPI: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF JACKSON MS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOAK HILL SCHOOL: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF VERO BEACH AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAUSTIN PETS ALIVE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALMER HOME FOR CHILDREN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE ZOO INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVOLUNTEER EQUINE ADVOCATES: $2,500 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetNashville Symphony Association: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $1,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISSISSIPPI SPAY AND NEUTER (SPAN): $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Van Devender Family F…Feild Co-Operative As…Selby and Richard McR…Community Foundation …Ergon Foundation IncRaymond James Charita…Kathryn & Julian Wien…The Community Foundat…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Shell USA Company Fou…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…
Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender TrusteeMS19.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Van Devender Family Foundation William Van Devender Trustee · Feild Co-Operative Association · Selby and Richard McRae Foundation · Community Foundation for Mississippi · Ergon Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Kathryn & Julian Wiener Fund · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment 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 Twordc Foundation Co Richard D McRae Jr funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Twordc Foundation Co Richard D McRae Jr. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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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    Find your warmest path to Twordc Foundation Co Richard D McRae Jr 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 35 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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