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Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$61k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$89kArts & Culture$78kYouth Development$45kEducation$30kHealth$26kFood & Nutrition$22kHousing & Shelter$20kCivil Rights$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$55k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CANDELAS MUSIC ARTS FOUNDATION$10,000
FEEDING AMERICA$10,000
INTERFAITH FOOD CENTER$10,000
WHITTIER COLLEGE$10,000
Individual grant recipient$9,789
ACGELA INC$8,303
Individual grant recipient$2,480
ORCHARD COMMUNITY$300
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 (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 83% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BE THE MATCH: $8k → 11%MILLS COLLEGE: $10k → 10%FEEDING AMERICA: $10k → 11%YMCA OF WHITTIER: $10k → 14%WHITE BUFFALO LAND: $2k → 14%ACLU FOUNDATION: $10k → 17%ST ELIZABETH'S SHELTER: $10k → 12%USA FOR UNHCR: $10k → 14%KSUT PUBLIC RADIO: $10k → 12%CLIMATE CENTRAL: $10k → 11%SITE SANTA FE: $10k → 10%YMCA WHITTIER: $10k → 14%ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND: $10k → 17%KSUT PUBLIC RADIO: $10k → 12%CLIMATE CENTRAL: $10k → 11%SITE SANTA FE: $9k → 10%YMCA OF WHITTIER: $3k → 14%SITE SANTA FE: $9k → 10%MONTEBELLO HOUSING DEV CORP - SEEDS OF PEACE: $10k → 14%INTERFAITH FOOD CENTER: $10k → 14%ORCHARD COMMUNITY: $300 → 14%LA ANIMAL CARE: $10k → 14%CANDELAS MUSIC ARTS FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%CANDELAS FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%CANDELAS FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%CHICANA'S DIRECTORS INITIATIVE: $8k → 14%TREEPEOPLE: $10k → 14%SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS REGIONAL CONSERVANCY: $10k → 14%GHOST DIVING USA: $10k → 14%GHOST DIVING USA: $10k → 14%BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $10k → 14%BOYS & GIRLS CLUB: $10k → 14%WHITTIER COLLEGE: $10k → 14%WHITTIER COLLEGE: $10k → 14%PIH HEALTH FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%ACGELA INC: $8k → 14%BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $7k → 14%BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $5k → 14%A CLEANER GREENER EAST LA: $4k → 14%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.

50%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$173k · 8 repeat orgs$176k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +31% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
14

Total granted

$173k
$125k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+31%

Still filing today

63%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 16% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEnvironmentEducationHealthCivil RightsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • SS
    SITE SANTA FE
    3× · 2019–2023 · $28k · revenue +52%
  • CC
    CLIMATE CENTRAL INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $20k · revenue +54%
  • KI
    KUTE INC DBA KSUT PUBLIC RADIO
    2× · 2019–2021 · $20k · revenue +107%

Funded once

  • LA
    LA ANIMAL CARE
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
  • United States Association for UNHCR
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -1%
  • SE
    ST ELIZABETH'S SHELTER
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
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
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
2
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

See schedule ouniversity corporation for atmospheric research (ucar), on behalf of, and in cooperation with its member university members, is engaged in the management of long-term atmospheric and related research and educational…

Science & Tech
3
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
4
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
5
California Institute of Contemporary Art
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6
Chile-California Council

The Chile-California Council is a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to developing and promoting joint endeavors and cooperative relations between Chile and California, as well as individuals, legal entities and other institutions in…

International
7
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
8
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
9
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
10
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
11
American Geophysical Union

Agu's mission is to advance and support an inclusive community of earth and space scientists and partners dedicated to discovery and solutions to societal challenges. agu seeks to catalyze discovery and solutions to scientific and societal…

Science & Tech
12
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is Acgene Lab a California Nonprofit Organization. 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

16 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. 16 of the 29 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/16
Grantees still filing
8/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $32,069 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBCANDELAS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · OtherCANDELAS FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $13,140 · OtherIndividual grant recipientLA ANIMAL CARE: $10,000 · OtherLA ANIMAL CAREFEEDING AMERICA: $10,000 · OtherFEEDING AMERICAST ELIZABETH'S SHELTER: $10,000 · OtherST ELIZABETH'S SHELTERMILLS COLLEGE: $10,000 · OtherMILLS COLLEGESAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS REGION CONSERVANCY: $10,000 · OtherSAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS REGION CONSERVANCYMONTEBELLO HOUSING DEV CORP - SEEDS OF PEACE: $10,000 · OtherMONTEBELLO HOUSING DEV CORP - SEEDS OF PEACEIndividual grant recipient: $9,789 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPIH Health Foundation: $9,786 · OtherPIH Health FoundationIndividual grant recipient: $8,254 · OtherACGENE LAB A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION: $8,303 · OtherNMDP FOUNDATION: $8,000 · Other+4 more: $11,780 · Other+4 moreSITE SANTA FE: $27,750 · Arts & CultureSITE SANTA FEKUTE INC DBA KSUT PUBLIC RADIO: $20,000 · Arts & CultureKUTE INC DBA KSUT …Candelas Music and Arts Foundation: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCandelas Music and…GHOST DIVING USA: $20,000 · EnvironmentGHOST DIVING…TREEPEOPLE INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentTREEPEOPLE I…ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $10,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTA…Whittier College: $20,000 · EducationWhittier …INTERFAITH FOOD CENTER: $10,000 · EducationINTERFAIT…CLIMATE CENTRAL INC: $20,000 · Science & TechUnited States Association for UNHCR: $10,000 · InternationalAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · Civil Rights
Other$181,121Arts & Culture$57,750Environment$40,000Education$30,000Science & Tech$20,000International$10,000Civil Rights$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSITE SANTA FE: $27,750 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCLIMATE CENTRAL INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWhittier College: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKUTE INC DBA KSUT PUBLIC RADIO: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetGHOST DIVING USA: $20,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITH FOOD CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILLS COLLEGE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCandelas Music and Arts Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetPIH Health Foundation: $9,786 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetACGENE LAB A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION: $8,303 over 1y, 14% of budgetNMDP FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetORCHARD COMMUNITY INC: $300 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

California Community …National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
California Community FoundationCA12.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 3greenassistance funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from 3greenassistance. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–50%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to 3greenassistance?

    Find your warmest path to 3greenassistance 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 29 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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    The regranting layer
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    The endowment market
    who holds foundation money, and what just moved
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    funders cluster by geography, not ideology
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    where grant money is based, and what stays home