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Alice Ghostley Foundation

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.

$35k
Granted FY2025still arriving
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Grants FY2025still arriving
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States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

71% of Alice Ghostley Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Providence Health & Services Foundation San Fernando & Santa Clarita Valleys Sa, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

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.

Health$208kEducation$68kCrime & Legal$18kArts & Culture$10kHuman Services$10kEmployment$10kYouth Development$9kAnimals$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$364k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PROVIDENCE TARZANA FOUNDATION$25,000
SEL4CA$10,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–19, $13k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%HOME FRONT K9 PROJECT: $5k → 12%HOME FRONT K9 PROJECT: $3k → 12%GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA: $5k → 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.

52%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$102k · 6 repeat orgs$94k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
15

Total granted

$102k
$94k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+5%

Still filing today

83%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureAnimalsPublic BenefitOther
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

  • S
    SEL4CA
    4× · 2018–2025 · $50k · revenue +118% · 33% of their budget
  • BC
    BROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $16k · revenue +17%
  • HF
    HOME FRONT K9 PROJECT INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $8k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • IF
    INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +19% · 31% of their budget
  • CO
    CITY OF HOPE
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
  • CI
    CHIME INSTITUTE
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -11%
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.

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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
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University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
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The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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University of California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
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University of California San Francisco Foundation

Organization's mission ====================== the university of california, san francisco(ucsf) is among the world's leading universities dedicated to advancing health worldwide through biomedical research, graduate-level education in the…

Education
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Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

The parker institute for cancer immunotherapy's (pici) mission is to develop and accelerate access to breakthrough cancer therapies, curating innovation from discovery to patient access.

Health
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Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
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Community Partners

Community development and social enterprise organization.

Community Improvement
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Los Angeles Police Foundation

The mission of lapf is to create partnerships to provide resources and programs that help the police perform at their highest level and to enhance lapd-community relations.(see schedule o)

Human Services
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California Institute of Contemporary Art
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California Communications Access Foundation Dba Ability Central

The mission of california communications access foundation (ccaf) is to serve as an educator, convener and resource that works collaboratively to ensure communications and information access in service of individuals who are deaf or…

Human Services
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The California Endowment
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Broadway Caresequity Fights Aids Inc; the most unlike its peers is Big Sky Bravery Foundation. 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, 2017–2025.

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. 17 of the 23 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
15/17
Grantees still filing
10/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES FOUNDATION SAN FERNANDO & SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS SA: $175,000 · HealthPROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES FOUNDATION SAN FERNAND…+1 more: $1,000 · HealthINSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES: $25,000 · OtherINSTITUTE FOR FAMILIESCOUNTY OF LA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT: $18,000 · OtherCOUNTY OF LA SHERIFF'S DEPART…BROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $16,250 · OtherBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS A…CITY OF HOPE: $10,000 · OtherCITY OF HOPEPAYACTIV ACCESS FOUNDATION: $9,500 · OtherPAYACTIV ACCESS FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherTEMPLE JUDEA: $5,000 · Other+4 more: $6,500 · Other+4 moreSEL4CA: $50,000 · EducationSEL4CAUCLA FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATIONCHIME INSTITUTE: $10,000 · EducationCHIME INSTITUTEHOME FRONT K9 PROJECT INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $5,000 · Human ServicesSHERIFFS YOUTH FOUNDATION: $8,500 · Youth DevelopmentSHALOM INSTITUTE CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $10,000 · Arts & CultureBIG SKY BRAVERY FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Public Benefit
Health$176,000Other$100,250Education$75,000Human Services$12,500Youth Development$10,500Arts & Culture$10,000Public Benefit$2,000

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 budgetPROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES FOUNDATION SAN FERNANDO & SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS SA: $175,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSEL4CA: $50,000 over 4y, 33% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES: $25,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $16,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHIME INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAYACTIV ACCESS FOUNDATION: $9,500 over 1y, 13% of budgetSHERIFFS YOUTH FOUNDATION: $8,500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetBIG SKY BRAVERY FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONCERN FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHALOM INSTITUTE CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILDAID INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPenny Lane Centers: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuardians Support Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% 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.

American Endowment Fo…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Endowment FoundationOH8.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Alice Ghostley Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Alice Ghostley Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 Alice Ghostley Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Alice Ghostley 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 23 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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