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Asis 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.

$77k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$18k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Food & Nutrition$111kEnvironment$34kCivil Rights$33kHuman Services$31kEmployment$21kHealth$21kPhilanthropy$21kPublic Safety & Disaster$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k14 grants · $38k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $40k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STONE SOUP CAFE$18,000
ZEN PEACEMAKERS$11,500
Share our Strength-No Kid Hungry$10,000
Earth Island Inst-PLASTIC POLLUTION$5,000
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY$5,000
PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$5,000
LIVINGSTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION$5,000
Crane School$5,000
Livingston Food Pantry$5,000
AFRICAN WOMEN RISING$2,000
VNA Health Foundation$1,000
Motion Picture Television Fund$1,000
Doctors Without Borders$1,000
Santa Barbara Agricultural Farm Ed$1,000
SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN$500
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 (FY17–25, $34k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 70% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Motion Picture Television Fund: $5k → 14%Motion Picture Television Fund: $2k → 14%LIVINGSTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%Motion Picture Television Fund: $1k → 14%THERE WITH CARE: $1k → 12%LIVINGSTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%RIDE ON THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP: $1k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE: $5k → 14%AFRICAN WOMEN RISING: $2k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE: $2k → 14%AFRICAN WOMEN RISING: $1k → 14%UNITY SHOPPE: $2k → 14%AFRICAN WOMEN RISING: $500 → 14%AFRICAN WOMEN RISING: $100 → 14%AFRICAN WOMEN RISING: $100 → 14%UNITY SHOPPE: $1k → 14%AFRICA WOMEN RISING: $100 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
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.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$215k · 21 repeat orgs$97k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
38

Total granted

$215k
$85k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+20%

Still filing today

86%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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
Human ServicesFood & NutritionEnvironmentInternationalEducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • SHARE OUR STRENGTH
    6× · 2017–2025 · $43k · revenue +60%
  • SS
    Stone Soup Cafe Inc
    5× · 2020–2025 · $37k · revenue +323%
  • FO
    Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc
    7× · 2017–2025 · $12k · revenue +76%

Funded once

  • TL
    The Lobero Foundation
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
  • DR
    DIRECT RELIEF SANTA BARBARA
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • TA
    THE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -33%
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
Food Forward Inc

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.

Food & Nutrition
3
Sustainable Conservation

Sustainable Conservation advances the collaborative stewardship of Californias land, air, and water for the benefit of nature and people. For over three decades, Sustainable Conservation has built coalitions of people with different…

Environment
4
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
5
Santa Barbara Foundation

The mission of the santa barbara foundation (sbf) is to mobilize collective wisdom and philanthropic capital to build empathetic, inclusive and resilient communities.

Philanthropy
6
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

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.

Philanthropy
7
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
8
The Global FoodBanking Network

To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.

International
9
Farm Sanctuary Inc

We pursue bold solutions to end animal agriculture and foster just and compassionate vegan living through education and policy advocacy.

Animals
10
Santa Catalina Island Conservancy

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…

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11
Arizona Community Foundation

To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.

Philanthropy
12
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Connect conservationists and supporters, deploy resources to the field, provide conservationists with tools and support they need to succeed.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Farm to School of Park County; the most unlike its peers is St Elmo Village. 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

44 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. 44 of the 65 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/44
Grantees still filing
27/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SHARE OUR STRENGTH: $42,500 · OtherSHARE OUR STRENGTHZEN PEACEMAKERS: $17,500 · OtherZEN PEACEMAKERSZEN PEACEMAKERS INC: $15,000 · OtherZEN PEACEMAKERS INCThe Lobero Foundation: $10,000 · OtherThe Lobero FoundationPLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION: $10,000 · OtherPLASTIC POLLUTION COALITIONDIRECT RELIEF SANTA BARBARA: $10,000 · OtherDIRECT RELIEF SANTA BARBARAAMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM: $7,000 · Other+35 more: $50,213 · Other+35 moreStone Soup Cafe Inc: $36,800 · Food & NutritionStone Soup Cafe IncFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $12,000 · Food & NutritionFoodbank of Santa Bar…LIVINGSTON FOOD PANTRY OF PARK COUNTY: $6,000 · Food & NutritionLIVINGSTON FOOD PANTR…CENTER FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE AT FAIRVIEW GARDENS: $5,000 · Food & NutritionCENTER FOR URBAN AGRI…+1 more: $1,000 · Food & NutritionGREYSTON FOUNDATION INC: $21,300 · PhilanthropyGREYSTON FO…PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $11,500 · PhilanthropyPARK COUNTY…+1 more: $1,000 · PhilanthropyLivingston Healthcare Foundation: $10,000 · Human ServicesLivingston …UNITY SHOPPE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesUNITY SHOPP…MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $8,000 · Human ServicesMOTION PICT…AFRICAN WOMEN RISING: $3,800 · Human ServicesAFRICAN WOM…+2 more: $2,000 · Human Services+2 moreFARM TO SCHOOL OF PARK COUNTY: $6,100 · EducationCRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationTHE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE: $1,000 · EducationEarth Island Institute Inc: $6,000 · EnvironmentSANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN: $1,750 · EnvironmentSAVE THE YELLOWSTONE GRIZZLY: $1,500 · Environment350ORG: $1,250 · EnvironmentTRUE NATURE SOCIETY QUAIL SPRINGS: $400 · EnvironmentTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $10,000 · Membership Benefit
Other$162,213Food & Nutrition$60,800Philanthropy$33,800Human Services$33,800Education$12,100Environment$10,900Membership Benefit$10,000

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 budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $42,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStone Soup Cafe Inc: $36,800 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetGREYSTON FOUNDATION INC: $21,300 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $12,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $11,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLivingston Healthcare Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetUNITY SHOPPE INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFARM TO SCHOOL OF PARK COUNTY: $6,100 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetLIVINGSTON FOOD PANTRY OF PARK COUNTY: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VITAL GROUND FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNotes For Notes Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE AT FAIRVIEW GARDENS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAFRICAN WOMEN RISING: $3,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVNA HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST ELMO VILLAGE: $2,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetSANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budget350ORG: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRIDE ON LA RIDE ON THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCALM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHERE WITH CARE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIHI EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetGREATER GALLATIN UNITED WAY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROSSCUT MOUNTAIN SPORTS CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWISHTOYO FOUNDATION DBA WISHTOYO CHUMASH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORGANIC SOUP KITCHEN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUE NATURE SOCIETY QUAIL SPRINGS: $400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetANDRE SOBEL RIVER OF LIFE FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAFFYRE SANCTUARY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN WILD HORSE PRESERVATION CAMPAIGN: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND: $100 over 1y, 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.

Santa Barbara Foundat…Hutton Foundation Dba…Manitou FundCalifornia Community …The Dovana Foundation…Natalie Orfalea Found…Towbes FoundationPatricia Bragg Founda…Park County Community…Williams-Corbett Foun…Glassybaby FoundationThe Wood-Claeyssens F…
Santa Barbara FoundationCA25× affinity10 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Barbara Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Manitou Fund · California Community Foundation · The Dovana Foundation Inc · Natalie Orfalea Foundation · Towbes Foundation · Patricia Bragg Foundation · Park County Community Foundation · Williams-Corbett Foundation · Glassybaby Foundation · The Wood-Claeyssens 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 Asis Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Asis Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 26%
  • Stone Soup Cafe Inc: 26% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
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How do I get to Asis Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Asis 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 65 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 unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home