Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc
Rutherfordton, NC · EIN 56-0619367. Reported 193 grants totalling $5,705,153 to 103 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $14,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $25,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $550,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Rutherfordton | Rutherfordton, NC | $794,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kidsenses Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | $552,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Town of Forest City | Forest City, NC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Spindale | Spindale, NC | $302,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Town of Ellenboro | Ellenboro, NC | $284,338 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Isothermal Community College Foundation | Spindale, NC | $252,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Co Schools Edu Fnd | Forest City, NC | $240,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rutherford County Senior Center | Spindale, NC | $181,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town of Lake Lure | Lake Lure, NC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Housing Partnership Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | $149,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Ridge Hope | Rutherfordton, NC | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Outdoor Coalition | Rutherfordton, NC | $119,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Basics Christian Ministries Inc | Cliffside, NC | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Co Schools Educ Fnd | Forest City, NC | $99,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washburn Community Outreach Center | Bostic, NC | $95,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pisgah Legal Services | Asheville, NC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chase Corner United Methodist Minis | Forest City, NC | $82,726 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| County of Rutherford Finance Office | Spindale, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Forest City - Dunbar Elementary | Forest City, NC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Mountain Christian Camp | Bostic, NC | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Beginnings Soup Kitchen | Union Mills, NC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Lake Lure Flowering Brid | Lake Lure, NC | $57,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rutherford Co Schools | Bostic, NC | $57,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chimney Rock Disaster Relief | Chimney Rock, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Mountains Branch Library | Lake Lure, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Lure Classical Academy | Lake Lure, NC | $49,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Resources of Rutherford Co | Forest City, NC | $47,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | Hendersonville, NC | $46,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Abounding Grace Ministry Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | $45,258 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grahamtown Team | Forest City, NC | $45,100 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union Mills Learning Center Inc | Union Mills, NC | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rutherford County Community Health | Spindale, NC | $40,787 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safe Kids of Rutherford County Inc | Spindale, NC | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Co School Forrest W Hunt | Forest City, NC | $38,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach LLC | Lake Lure, NC | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Rutherford County Inc | Forest City, NC | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Forest City Swim Team Association | Forest City, NC | $35,540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Health Council of Ruther | Spindale, NC | $33,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nc Cooperative Extension Rutherfor | Spindale, NC | $33,057 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Isothermal Planning Development Cor | Rutherfordton, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutherford Life Services Inc | Spindale, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foothills Health District | Spindale, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbors Pantry | Rutherfordton, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutherford Building Agricultural Re | Forest City, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carolina Climbers Coalition | Asheville, NC | $23,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale, NC | $23,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wells Spring UMC | Forest City, NC | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics North Carolina Inc | Morrisville, NC | $20,525 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Co Emergency Medical Ser | Spindale, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yokefellow Service Center | Spindale, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Depa | Bostic, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chimney Rock Village & Town of Lake | Chimney Rock, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Piedmont Council Boy Scouts of Amer | Gastonia, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Co Economic Development | Forest City, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rutherford Opportunity Center | Forest City, NC | $12,760 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lake Lure Olympiad | Lake Lure, NC | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Liberty Baptist Food Pantry | Ellenboro, NC | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rutherford County Schools | Forest City, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | Forest City, NC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Isothermal Community College Founda | Spindale, NC | $8,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trinity School Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $7,305 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green River Baptist Association | Forest City, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spindale UMC | Spindale, NC | $5,250 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gilkey School Community Center | Rutherfordton, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mcl Detachment 1221 | Forest City, NC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Out of the Ashes | Forest City, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rutherford Co Health Department | Spindale, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Gabriels Episcopal Church | Rutherfordton, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Adaville Baptist Church Food Pantry | Spindale, NC | $4,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutherford Co Schools Education Fun | Forest City, NC | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandy Run Baptist Association | Bostic, NC | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Forest City Owls Foundation | Forest City, NC | $4,130 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Efnep Rutherford Cooperative Ext | Forest City, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thomas Hefferson Classical Academy | Forest City, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Throwing Bones for a Cure Inc | Asheville, NC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chase Youth Sports Inc | Forest City, NC | $3,480 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union Mills Community Development C | Union Mills, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adaville Baptist Church | Spindale, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Artifacturing LLC | Rutherfordton, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutherford Co American Legion Baseb | Forest City, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rutherford Co American Legion Post | Rutherfordton, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutherford County American Legion | Rutherfordton, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutherford County | Rutherfordton, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunshine Elementary School | Bostic, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Rutherford | Forest City, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Co School Rs Cen High | Rutherfordton, NC | $1,918 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teal Diva 5K | Matthews, NC | $1,539 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Fire Safety Council | Michigan Ctr, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Fire Safety Council 300 | Raleigh, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutherford Co Emergency Services | Forest City, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teal Diva | Matthews, NC | $1,040 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Active Inc | Black Mountain, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carolina Foothills Foundation | Forest City, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ellenboro Community Restoration | Ellenboro, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grace of God Rescue Mission | Forest City, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce | Forest City, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jackson Dewalt Koone Memorial Fund | Huntersville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dreaming Stones Arts & Ecology Cent | Rutherfordton, NC | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hands for Hope for Life | Forest City, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lydia's Place | Forest City, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rutherfordton Co Chamber of Commerc | Forest City, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
42 of 103 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 57%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 67 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | $957,682 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $2,400,016 | $9,500 |
| 2023 | 53 | $1,173,858 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 54 | $1,173,597 | $10,262 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $14,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Rhi Legacy Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 352, Rutherfordton, NC, 28139. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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