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Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Wyck and Shell Knox Family 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.

$390k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$966kEducation$669kArts & Culture$439kYouth Development$335kCrime & Legal$150kPhilanthropy$150kHuman Services$110kEnvironment$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $130k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $260k
$35,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$8.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE CSRA$150,000
CHILD ENRICHMENT$60,000
KAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION$50,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS$35,000
UGA FOUNDATION$25,000
GEORGIA NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION$25,000
RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL$25,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
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 (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $230k → 16%RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL: $25k → 9%THE PRESCHOOL: $5k → 13%YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE: $10k → 13%FERNBANK MUSEUM: $5k → 14%GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $101k → 16%THOMSON FAMILY Y: $50k → 18%COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE CSRA: $150k → 18%UGA MOREHEAD HONORS COLLEGE: $40k → 27%KAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION: $50k → 16%MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $220k → 16%GEORGIA NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION: $25k → 13%THOMSON FAMILY Y: $50k → 18%WESTOBOU FESTIVAL: $10k → 18%UGA MOREHEAD HONORS COLLEGE: $10k → 27%MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $200k → 16%THE FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GEORGIA: $10k → 13%WESTOBOU FESTIVAL: $10k → 18%UGA FOUNDATION: $150k → 27%MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $200k → 16%RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF AUGUSTA: $10k → 18%UGA FOUNDATION: $115k → 27%MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $25k → 16%ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL: $35k → 13%AUGUSTA JEWISH MUSEUM: $5k → 18%UGA FOUNDATION: $100k → 27%ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL: $25k → 13%UGA FOUNDATION: $50k → 27%UGA FOUNDATION: $25k → 27%COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS: $8k → 13%PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL FUND: $25k → 27%COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS: $6k → 18%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: $75k → 18%CHILD ENRICHMENT: $60k → 18%CHILD ENRICHMENT: $60k → 18%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: $35k → 18%CHILD ENRICHMENT: $30k → 18%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: $25k → 18%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: $25k → 18%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: $25k → 18%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: $25k → 18%BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: $25k → 18%VIA COGNITIVE: $20k → 18%JUD C HICKEY CENTER FOR ALZEHIMERS CARE: $20k → 18%JUD C HICKEY CENTER FOR ALZEHIMERS CARE: $20k → 18%VIA COGNITIVE: $20k → 18%GHS FOUNDATION: $50k → 18%GHS FOUNDATION: $50k → 18%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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 13 repeat orgs$614k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
17

Total granted

$2.1M
$514k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
+33%

Still filing today

38%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureCrime & LegalHealthYouth DevelopmentPublic BenefitOther
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

  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2024 · $440k · revenue +112%
  • CE
    CHILD ENRICHMENT INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $150k · revenue +6%
  • AS
    Atlanta Speech School Inc
    3× · 2018–2022 · $65k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • SO
    SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUGUSTA - MILLER PROJECT
    one grant, 2017 · $300k
  • GH
    Georgia Historical Societygraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $101k · revenue +33%
  • PA
    Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue -74%
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
Uga Real Estate Foundation Inc

The UGA Real Estate Foundation manages and improves various real estate assets for the benefit of the University of Georgia, governed by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The UGA Real Estate Foundation may also…

Philanthropy
2
Augusta University Foundation Inc

To raise private support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and others to further the interests of augusta university. other purposes of the foundation are to establish and maintain endowments and provide the administration for…

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3
Augusta University Research Institute Inc

Augusta university research institute, inc. (the "institute") was incorporated under the laws of the state of georgia as a nonprofit corporation on july 31, 1980. the institute qualified as a tax-exempt corporation under section 501(c)(3)…

Education
4
Atlanta Historical Society Inc

Atlanta history center seeks to connect people, history, and culture to build a stronger community. through exhibitions, collections, historic houses, gardens, archives, educational school tours, public programs, and digital and virtual…

Arts & Culture
5
University System of Georgia Foundation Inc & Affiliates

The mission of the University System of Georgia Foundation, a cooperative organization of the Board of Regents, is to support and advance the work of the University System of Georgia consistent with the University System's Strategic Plan.

Education
6
Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures Inc

The corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively as a supporting organization to and for the benefit of the georgia institute of technology to foster and support education and scientific research and economic development…

Education
7
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc

It is the mission of the georgia tech foundation, inc., to: 1. promote the cause of higher education in the state of georgia; 2. receive and manage financial donations received by the foundation for support and enhancement of the georgia…

Education
8
Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundationinc

Assist and further research at georgia southern university

Science & Tech
9
Georgia Southern University Foundation Inc

The Georgia Southern University Foundation, Inc. was created to raise private funding to meet certain educational and institutional needs at Georgia Southern University not addressed by state allocations. The Foundation's primary mission…

Education
10
Georgia College & State University Alumni Association Inc

The association shall empower alumni to forge enduring connections with their alma mater, each other, and the wider community. the association shall enrich the lives of alumni through a spectrum of valuable services, including dynamic…

Education
11
Albany State University Foundation Inc

The Albany State University Foundation, Inc. enhances the academic vision and priorities of ASU through its organized fundraising activities and funds management. The Foundation, a non-profit corporation, is governed by an elected Board of…

Public Benefit
12
The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art Inc

The gertrude herbert institue of art inc's mission is to provide opportunities for visual arts education and to develop visual arts awareness and appreciation through the greater augusta community.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The University of Georgia Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Sacred Heart Cultural Center 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

18 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. 18 of the 34 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/18
Grantees still filing
11/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER: $875,000 · OtherMD ANDERSON CANCER CENTERSYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUGUSTA - MILLER PROJECT: $299,908 · OtherSYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUGUSTA - MILLER PROJECTBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS: $235,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBSGeorgia Historical Society: $101,000 · OtherGHS FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherTHOMSON FAMILY Y: $100,000 · Other+12 more: $220,000 · Other+12 moreTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $440,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORG…Atlanta Speech School Inc: $65,000 · EducationAtlanta Speech School I…KAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · EducationKAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUND…RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC: $25,000 · Education+2 more: $20,000 · EducationTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC: $150,000 · PhilanthropyCHILD ENRICHMENT INC: $150,000 · Crime & LegalAUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureAUGUSTA SYMPHONY INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureFernbank Inc: $5,000 · Arts & CultureAUGUSTA JEWISH MUSEUM INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureSACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER INC: $1,500 · Arts & CulturePiedmont Athens Regional Foundation Inc: $25,000 · HealthZELL MILLER FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Public BenefitRISE Augusta Inc: $500 · Youth Development
Other$1,930,908Education$600,000Philanthropy$150,000Crime & Legal$150,000Arts & Culture$36,500Health$25,000Public Benefit$1,000Youth Development$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 budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION: $440,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC: $150,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCHILD ENRICHMENT INC: $150,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetGeorgia Historical Society: $101,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetAtlanta Speech School Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetKAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPiedmont Athens Regional Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetRUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC: $20,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetYOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GEORGIA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetAUGUSTA SYMPHONY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFernbank Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetATHENSMADE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetAUGUSTA JEWISH MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetZELL MILLER FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetRISE Augusta Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILD ENRICHMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds Georgia Historical Society ↗
  • Who funds Atlanta Speech School Inc ↗
  • Who funds KAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds RUMSEY HALL SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IN GEORGIA INC ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTA SYMPHONY INC ↗
  • Who funds Fernbank Inc ↗
  • Who funds ATHENSMADE INC ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTA JEWISH MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ZELL MILLER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RISE Augusta Inc ↗

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.

Georgia Power Foundat…The Knox FoundationThe Community Foundat…Creel-Harison Foundat…The Community Foundat…Ramachandra and Niran…Publix Super Markets …Natl Christian Charit…Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…Raymond James Charita…The Bank of America C…
Georgia Power Foundation IncGA23.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Knox Foundation · The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area Inc · Creel-Harison Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Ramachandra and Niranjini Reddy Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%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
    1get 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 34 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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