· Private foundation
Akawee
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES CENTER | $5,000 |
| COMMITTEE ON THE SHELTERLESS | $2,500 |
| REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK | $2,000 |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO | $1,000 |
| MOLOKAI LAND TRUST | $1,000 |
| HUI HO OLANA | $1,000 |
| SONOMA LAND TRUST | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $500 |
| ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND | $500 |
| KQED | $62 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–25, $13k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +55% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
9 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- PPPETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES CENTER3× · 2023–2025 · $13k · revenue +1%
- MLMOLOKAI LAND TRUST6× · 2020–2025 · $9k · revenue +221%
- SLSONOMA LAND TRUST6× · 2020–2025 · $8k · revenue +251%
Funded once
- WIWW II AIRBORNE DEMO TEAM FOUNDATIONone grant, 2019 · $5k
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCone grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue 0%- PBPETALUMA BOUNTY PROJECTone grant, 2024 · $1k
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.
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.
The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…
The mission of the land trust of napa county is to preserve the character of napa county by permanently protecting land. the organization's vision is the protection of unique natural resources, proactive preservation of the scenic beauty,…
The museum of sonoma county engages and inspires our diverse community with art and history exhibitions, collections, and public programs that are inclusive, educational, and relevant.
Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.
Passionately deliver relevant products, services, and education tailored to help our members, employees, and communities achieve their financial goals.
An authentic, sustainable, awake, engaged community, evolving the practice of senior living in a calm, compassionate, respectful environment, informed by the teachings of wisdom and contemplative care.
The mission of sunnyvale community services is to prevent homelessness and hunger for low-income sunnyvale residents facing temporary crises.
To distribute public affairs and other educational information in order to create an electronic bridge between californians and their public officials, and, in the process educate a new generation of voting citizens and civic leaders who…
The catalina island conservancy protects and stewards 88% of catalina island. more than 42,000 acres of wildlands, coves and coastal habitats. founded to preserve the island's natural resources, the conservancy advances a mission rooted in…
The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.
Npr international operations, inc. ("nprio") supports the international newsgathering activities of national public radio, inc. through bureaus and offices established locally in foreign countries.
To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.
How this is measured
14 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. 14 of the 22 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES CENTER ↗
- Who funds MOLOKAI LAND TRUST ↗
- Who funds SONOMA LAND TRUST ↗
- Who funds COMMITTEE ON THE SHELTERLESS ↗
- Who funds HUI HOOLANA ↗
- Who funds REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds The Sea Ranch Chapel Fdtn ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC ↗
- Who funds UNA VIDA ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA ↗
- Who funds POLLY KLAAS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds KQED 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.
Open a dossier: Sonoma County Community Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Akawee funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Akawee. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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