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Aed 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.

$178k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$636kHealth$516kHuman Services$42kArts & Culture$31kRecreation & Sports$8kYouth Development$3kFood & Nutrition$2k
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $125k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$7.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$75,000
MARIN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL$50,000
MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$10,000
ADVOKIDS$10,000
THACHER SCHOOL INC$10,000
MARIN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL$10,000
BACKYARD KIDS THEATER INC$5,000
MARIN PROMISE PARTNERSHIP$2,500
CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC$2,500
HEAD-ROYCE SCHOOL$1,000
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY$1,000
SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART - SAN FRANCISCO$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $3k → 11%SAN FRANCISCO PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $1k → 10%SAN FRANCISCO PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $500 → 10%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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 13 repeat orgs$38k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +31% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
5

Total granted

$1.2M
$33k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+12%

Still filing today

85%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • MG
    MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $510k · revenue +128%
  • MC
    MARIN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
    7× · 2018–2024 · $430k · revenue +26%
  • TT
    The Thacher School Inc
    8× · 2017–2024 · $90k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • OL
    OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
  • PP
    Pixie Parents Inc
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue -73%
  • CS
    COMMON SENSE MEDIA
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +12%
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
Marin Academy

Marin academy asks every individual to think, question, and create in an environment of encouragement and compassion, and challenges each person to accept the responsibilities posed by education in a democratic society.

Education
2
Montessori De Terra Linda

Montessori de terra linda is a diverse community of teachers, parents and children working together for the education of the child, utilizing the methods of maria montessori. we serve children ages 2-12, providing a rich learning…

Education
3
The San Francisco School

A private school that cultivates and celebrates the intellectual, imaginative, and humanitarian promise of each student in a community that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity, and inspires passion for learning.

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4
Mark Day School

Innovative and full of heart, mark day school nurtures each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, embrace challenge with courage and joy, and work in partnership with others to build more caring and inclusive communities.

—
5
San Francisco Friends School

At san francisco friends school, students learn in a community grounded in the quaker values of reflection, integrity, peaceful problem-solving and stewardship. our teachers challenge students with a dynamic curriculum that inspires…

Education
6
Terra Marin School

Our mission is to spark wonder and intellectual curiosity in each child. We achieve this through a purposeful blend of:Engaging academics custom-tailored to each child's abilities, strengths and interests;An unparalleled social-emotional…

Education
7
Cypress School of San Francisco F/K/a Cow Hollow Preschool

Cypress school of san francisco is a play based full day program, serving children aged 2-5.9 years old. we are a parent participation school with a low teacher to child ratio and licensed master teachers on staff.

Education
8
Santa Catalina School

Santa catalina school exists to develop in each student a striving for excellence, a maturing awareness of moral and spiritual values, a sense of responsible purpose, and a determination to serve the world with courage, grace, and…

Education
9
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
10
Presidio Hill School

Presidio hill school is a co-ed k-8 independent, progressive school. learning is collaborative and an active experience with an emphasis on inquiry. students are engaged in their own learning and guided by an expert faculty through a…

Education
11
The Seven Hills School

The institution provides educational instruction and activities to students ranging from preschool through 8th grade.

—
12
Millennium School of San Francisco

See schedule oto realize the transformative potential of middle school. millennium school believes in developing each student to their fullest potential, this involves providing both a rigorous academic program and a science-based…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Bay Area Discovery Museum; the most unlike its peers is San Anselmo Montessori School. 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

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 21 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
13/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MARIN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $430,000 · EducationMARIN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLThe Thacher School Inc: $90,000 · EducationThe Thacher School Inc+2 more: $10,500 · EducationMARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $510,000 · HealthMARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION+1 more: $6,000 · HealthTHE HEAD ROYCE SCHOOL: $73,500 · OtherTHE HEAD ROYCE…ADVOKIDS: $20,000 · OtherADVOKIDSSCHOOLS OF THE SACRED HEART-SAN FRANCISCO: $19,000 · OtherSCHOOLS OF THE…OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC CHURCH: $15,000 · OtherOUR LADY OF TH…SAN ANSELMO MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $12,500 · OtherSAN ANSELMO MO…+4 more: $13,000 · Other+4 moreBAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $15,000 · Arts & CultureBackyard Kids Theater Inc: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMON SENSE MEDIA: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesTHE SAN FRANCISCO PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $1,500 · Human ServicesFOUR WINDS: $2,500 · Recreation & Sports
Education$530,500Health$516,000Other$153,000Arts & Culture$30,000Human Services$4,000Recreation & Sports$2,500

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 budgetMARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $510,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetMARIN COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $430,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetThe Thacher School Inc: $90,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HEAD ROYCE SCHOOL: $73,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetADVOKIDS: $20,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSAN ANSELMO MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $12,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBackyard Kids Theater Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHERE WITH CARE OF THE BAY AREA: $6,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPixie Parents Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCOMMON SENSE MEDIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARIN PROMISE PARTNERSHIP: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAN FRANCISCO PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% 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.

The San Francisco Fou…Marin Community Found…Laural FoundationGs Donor Advised Phil…Etc Family FoundationMbd & Jfd FoundationAm Dachs FoundationJewish Community Fede…The Yelp FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…
The San Francisco FoundationCA20.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Laural Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Etc Family Foundation · Mbd & Jfd Foundation · Am Dachs Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · The Yelp Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · 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 Aed Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Aed Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 Aed Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Aed Foundation 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 21 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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