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FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC
FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $177,920 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($100,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 56% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2017
- $105k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $178k
- Net assets
- $132k
What Friends of the Historic Banner Elk School Inc does
Mission
The preservation of the historic banner elk school to allow future enjoyment and access to it by the public
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.
Program
The preservation of the historic banner elk school to allow future enjoyment and access to it by the public.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $5k → $11k.
1 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 56% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 84%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
65% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 67% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
56% of FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $78k that is directly attributable, 64% of it comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $100k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,323 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,323 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2017
Organizations like FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC?
- FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC (North Carolina) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $177,920 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($100,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 56% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $177,920 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $100,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE HISTORIC BANNER ELK SCHOOL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing