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Verhagen Foundation at a glance

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Verhagen 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.

$151k
Granted FY2022
13
Grants FY2022
1
States reached
$31k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of Verhagen Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fd, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Verhagen Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $151k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

10
’21
7
’22
2
’23
0
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Philanthropy$2.9MFood & Nutrition$81kHuman Services$75kEducation$73kAnimals$62kHousing & Shelter$25kEnvironment$15kEmployment$5kOther$0
02FY2022 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k7 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $119k
$7,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LOW COUNTRY FOOD BANK$30,500
PET HELPERS$25,000
ASHLEY HALL SCHOOL$23,500
ONE 80 PLACE (CRISIS MINISTRIES)$20,000
MEALS ON WHEELS$10,000
DEE NORTON CENTER$10,000
FLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME$7,500
METANOLA$7,500
CAROLINA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER$5,000
STAR GOSPEL MISSION$5,000
CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY$5,000
ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND$1,000
CENTER FOR BIRDS OF PREY$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–22, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%CAROLINA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $5k → 12%CAROLINA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $5k → 12%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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$326k · 13 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2022, 0 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
3

Total granted

$326k
$21k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+64%

Still filing today

54%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
AnimalsHuman ServicesEnvironmentRecreation & SportsEducationOther
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

  • LF
    LOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $66k · revenue +11%
  • PH
    PET HELPERS INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $50k · revenue +30%
  • SG
    STAR GOSPEL MISSION
    2× · 2021–2022 · $15k · revenue +616%

Funded once

  • NE
    NOKUSE EDUCATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue ×65
  • MS
    My Sister's House Incgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +64%
  • HF
    HEALING FARM MINISTRIESgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $500 · revenue +36%
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
Jacksonville Humane Society Inc

The jacksonville humane society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need while engaging the hearts, hands and minds of our community to bring about an end to the killing of abandoned and orphaned shelter animals.

Animals
2
Carolina Animal Network

we are a small animal rescue. We help the community by assisting with vet care and rehoming animals they cannot keep. We also pull dogs cats kittens and puppies from local kill shelters when they run out of space, we provide those animals…

Animals
3
Fur Ever Home Cat Sanctuary

Provide loving care & home for approx 120 Feral Cats that are in danger out in streets/unadoptable. TNR projects for feral cat colonies around Horry County. Provide Vet & medication care for animals in-house.

Animals
4
Furgiven Animal Sanctuary

Furgiven Animal Sanctuary (FAS) is a nonprofit, no-kill organization that is dedicated to creating second, second-chance opportunities for overlooked dogs. Our focus lies in partnering with public shelters to prevent the euthanasia of dogs…

Animals
5
Animals First Rescue of the Carolinas Inc

Rescue unwanted dogs and cats from high kill shelters and other dire circumstances. Provide veterinary care shelter and love until the pet is placed into an appropriate new home.

Animals
6
Food Bank of Greenwood County

The mission of the food bank of greenwood county is to reduce hunger through community cooperation, effectively distributing donated grocery products and perishable foods, and making the best possible use of all available resources.

Food & Nutrition
7
Ranch Hands Rescue

To provide a sanctuary for people and animals, founded on hope and healing for the long-term recovery of trauma victims, special needs animals, and male survivors of sex trafficking.

Animals
8
Hubbard House Inc

Safety, empowerment, and social change for victims of domestic violence and their families. to that end we offer a full compendium of services for victims of domestic violence.

Human Services
9
New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To save the lives of animals through rescue, rehabilitation and adoption; to promote learning, eliminate animal cruelty and be a leader in advancing the highest standards in animal welfare.

Animals
10
Berkshire Humane Society Inc

Berkshire humane society, inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, open-admission animal support organization. our mission is to ensure the compassionate care, treatment and placement of companion animals, while promoting and improving the welfare…

Animals
11
The Hope Center Inc

Our mission is to provide comprehensive life-sustaining and life-rebuilding services that promote healing from substance use disorder, mental health disorders, and homelessness.

Housing & Shelter
12
Wayfinder Family Services

The mission of Wayfinder Family Services is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Founded in 1953 as the Foundation for the Junior Blind, the organization initially enabled visually…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Star Gospel Mission; the most unlike its peers is Landmarks for Families 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

12 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. 12 of the 18 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)
12/12
Grantees still filing
11/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD: $2,899,318 · PhilanthropyBANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FDASHLEY HALL SCHOOL: $73,000 · OtherLOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK INC: $66,000 · OtherONE 80 PLACE (CRISIS MINISTRIES): $40,000 · OtherDEE NORTON CENTER: $20,000 · OtherSTAR GOSPEL MISSION: $15,000 · OtherMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $15,000 · OtherMETANOLA: $12,500 · OtherFLORENCE CRITTENTON HOME: $10,000 · Other+2 more: $4,000 · OtherPET HELPERS INC: $50,000 · AnimalsCHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $10,000 · AnimalsNOKUSE EDUCATION INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentLandmarks for Families Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesMy Sister's House Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesTAKEOFF INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 · EducationHEALING FARM MINISTRIES: $500 · Recreation & Sports
Philanthropy$2,899,318Other$255,500Animals$60,000Environment$15,000Human Services$15,000Education$5,000Recreation & Sports$500

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 budgetBANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD: $2,899,318 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLOWCOUNTRY FOOD BANK INC: $66,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPET HELPERS INC: $50,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetNOKUSE EDUCATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLandmarks for Families Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTAKEOFF INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetMy Sister's House Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED SOUTH CAROLINA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHEALING FARM MINISTRIES: $500 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.

Coastal Community Fou…Henry & Sylvia Yaschi…Patrick Family Founda…Kuznik Charitable Fou…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…Natl Christian Charit…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina IncSC17.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · Patrick Family Foundation · Kuznik Charitable Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Verhagen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Verhagen Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 18 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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