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Albert and Bessie Warner Fund at a glance

· Private foundation

Albert and Bessie Warner Fund

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.

$382k
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$688kHealth$306kCivil Rights$128kPhilanthropy$119kScience & Tech$55kEducation$34kReligion$27kSocial Science$20kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 21 grants below total $366,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $382,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $16,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k11 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $126k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $200k
$5,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$9.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
University of Southern California, Sch. Dramatic Arts$100,000
Altadena Arts Magnet Annual Fund$50,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc$50,000
Southern California Counseling Center$33,500
ACLU of District of Columbia Foundation$25,000
Union of Concerned Scientists$15,000
Jewish Voice for Peace$15,000
Committee to Protect Journalists$15,000
The Chris Hondros Foundation$12,500
Greater Washington Community Foundation$10,000
Bronx Documentary Fund$5,000
Patriotic Millionaires Research Center$5,000
Photoville$5,000
UCLA Health System Auxilary$5,000
Economic Policy Institute$5,000
02Its 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.
$1.3M · 31 repeat orgs$47k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against -8% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
5

Total granted

$1.3M
$10k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
-8%

Still filing today

52%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesCivil RightsReligionOther
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

  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $150k · revenue +40%
  • SC
    SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNSELING CENTER
    4× · 2020–2023 · $84k · revenue +19%
  • JS
    J STREET EDUCATION FUND INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $27k · revenue +61%

Funded once

  • EF
    Everytown for Gun Safety Support
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • LA
    LOS ANGELES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue -26%
  • UC
    Univ Cal Regents UCSB (Arts and Lectures)
    one grant, 2023 · $3k
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.

03Its 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
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
2
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
3
Pitzer College

Pitzer College produces engaged socially responsible citizens of the world through an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary liberal arts education emphasizing social justice, intercultural understanding and environmental sensitivity.…

Education
4
The California Channel

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…

—
5
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
6
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
7
The American Institute of Architects California

The AIA California, in collaboration with local components, is the voice of the architectural profession.

—
8
California Budget & Policy Center

The budget center provides dependable, timely, policy guidance and public education through our independent research and analysis, public education, strategic collaborations, and communications to expand economic opportunities and promote…

Education
9
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara

The scholarship foundation of santa barbara inspires, encourages and supports santa barbara county students to and through college, graduate and vocational school by providing information, advising, and scholarships.

—
10
University of the Pacific

To provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.

Education
11
California Baptist University

A private institution of higher education, offering both undergraduate and graduate courses to students.

Education
12
Scripps College

To educate women to develop their intellect and talents through active participation in a community of scholars, so that as graduates they may contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity and…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Santa Barbara Foundation; the most unlike its peers is National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

20 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. 20 of the 40 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
13/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Southern California, Sch. Dramatic Arts: $500,000 · OtherUniversity of Southern California, Sch. Dramatic ArtsAltadena Arts Magnet Annual Fund: $114,250 · OtherAltadena Arts Magnet Annual FundACLU of District of Columbia Foundation: $60,000 · OtherACLU of District of Columbia FoundationThe Chris Hondros Foundation: $57,500 · OtherThe Chris Hondros FoundationUnion of Concerned Scientists: $55,000 · OtherUnion of Concerned Scientists+26 more: $241,500 · Other+26 morePLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $150,000 · HealthPLANNED PARE…+1 more: $4,000 · HealthSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNSELING CENTER: $83,500 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING: $10,000 · Human ServicesCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $42,500 · Civil RightsWOMEN'S FUND OF SANTA BARBARA: $21,000 · PhilanthropySANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyJ STREET EDUCATION FUND INC: $27,320 · ReligionA JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE: $25,000 · International
Other$1,028,250Health$154,000Human Services$93,500Civil Rights$42,500Philanthropy$31,000Religion$27,320International$25,000

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 budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $150,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNSELING CENTER: $83,500 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $42,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJ STREET EDUCATION FUND INC: $27,320 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetA JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE: $25,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWOMEN'S FUND OF SANTA BARBARA: $21,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST: $15,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION INC: $10,500 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetCENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING: $10,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUCLA HEALTH SYSTEM AUXILIARY: $4,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTRUTHOUT: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERA SANTA BARBARA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNSELING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC ↗
  • Who funds J STREET EDUCATION FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds A JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN'S FUND OF SANTA BARBARA ↗
  • Who funds ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UCLA HEALTH SYSTEM AUXILIARY ↗
  • Who funds Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds TRUTHOUT ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INC ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INC ↗
  • Who funds OPERA SANTA BARBARA ↗

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.

Hutton Foundation Dba…California Community …Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker FoundationCA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · California Community Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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.

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 40 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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