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Bakersfield West Rotary-Stroope Family Foundation

Funding of various community services, educational programs, temporary and immediate needs of the community.

$108k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$14k
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.

Health$97kYouth Development$88kHuman Services$68kArts & Culture$36kPhilanthropy$29kCrime & Legal$17kEducation$16kRecreation & Sports$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 4 grants below total $50,424, the rows itemized in this filing. The $108,424 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $58,000 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 $10k1 grant · $9k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $42k
$13,858
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY$13,858
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB$13,858
BAKERSFIELD ART FOUNDATION$13,858
BAKERSFIELD WEST ROTARY CLUB - MISCELLANEOUS DONATIONS$8,850
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $34k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 17%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 17%WOUNDED HEROES FUND: $10k → 18%COVENANT COMMUNITY SERVICES: $3k → 18%HEARTS CONNECTION: $10k → 18%ALLIANCE AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE: $12k → 18%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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 6% of Bakersfield West Rotary-Stroope Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 100% of the giving stays in CA; by stated purpose, 96%.

Bakersfield West Rotary-Stroope Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$231k · 8 repeat orgs$143k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +147% since the first grant, against +43% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 2 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

8
20

Total granted

$231k
$115k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+147%
+43%

Still filing today

75%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 45% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k 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
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TB
    THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF KERN COUNTY
    7× · 2017–2024 · $74k · revenue +147%
  • BM
    BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
    3× · 2018–2020 · $37k · revenue +161%
  • BW
    BAKERSFIELD WEST ROTARY-STROOPE FAMILY FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2024 · $29k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • TL
    THE LEAGUE OF DREAMS INC
    one grant, 2019 · $13k · revenue +4%
  • TO
    THE OPEN DOOR NETWORKgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $12k · revenue +885%
  • HC
    HEARTS CONNECTIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +235%
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
Epilepsy Society of Kern County
Health
2
Kern County Cancer Foundation

Dedicated to assisting kern county residents who need financial assistance in obtaining treatment for cancer and associated diseases.

Health
3
Kern County Network for Children

Assure community services to children

Human Services
4
Kern County Law Enforcement Foundation

Support of local law enforcement

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5
Bakersfield Recovery Services

Provide residential and outpatient treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.

Health
6
Kern Medical Center Foundation

Kern medical center foundation is dedicated to promote education and programs that support the mission of kern medical center

Health
7
Condors Community Foundation

The Condors Community Foundation (the Foundation) mission is to support community organizations whose purpose is to enhance the health, education and general well-being of Kern County residents, particularly children and families in need.…

Youth Development
8
Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative

To end homelessness in kern county through collaborative planning and action.

Human Services
9
Shielding the Frontline Kern County Inc

Committed to serving our Kern County frontline emergency responders by facilitating free, confidential counseling services specializing in trauma, behavioral health, and family support.

Health
10
Kern County Fire Department Retired Employees Asso

Support of local retired firefighters

Recreation & Sports
11
Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

To create, promote and enhance business opportunities for our membership, and provide business, cultural and resource linkages, with special emphasis on the Hispanic community.

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12
Cbcc Foundation for Community Wellness Inc

Serving the educational, financial, and emotional needs of kern county cancer patients and their families. providing assistance to individuals with financial hardship to relieve medical debt.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Assistance League of Bakersfield; the most unlike its peers is Kern County Library Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

24 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. 24 of the 30 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
21/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $37,000 · HealthBAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPI…Adventist Health Physicians Network: $24,600 · HealthAdventist Health Physician…VALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $12,500 · HealthVALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCA…San Joaquin Community Hospital dba Adventist Health Bakersfield: $10,000 · HealthSan Joaquin Community Hosp…+1 more: $2,000 · HealthTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF KERN COUNTY: $74,309 · Youth DevelopmentTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS…Bakersfield Police Activities League: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentBakersfield Police Activ…RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $20,817 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARIT…BAKERSFIELD WEST ROTARY CLUB: $20,808 · OtherBAKERSFIELD WEST ROTARY CLUBKern High School District: $11,500 · OtherKern High School DistrictKERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS: $10,000 · OtherKERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT O…FRIENDS OF MERCY FOUNDATION: $9,134 · OtherFRIENDS OF MERCY FOUNDATIONMagdalene Hope Inc: $9,683 · OtherMagdalene Hope IncJIM BURKE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $4,000 · Other+6 more: $8,500 · Other+6 moreTHE OPEN DOOR NETWORK: $12,000 · Human ServicesTHE OPEN DO…HEARTS CONNECTION: $10,000 · Human ServicesHEARTS CONN…WOUNDED HEROES FUND KERN COUNTY: $9,683 · Human ServicesWOUNDED HER…ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF BAKERSFIELD: $4,000 · Human ServicesASSISTANCE …COVENANT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesCOVENANT CO…BAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY: $13,858 · Arts & CultureBAKERSFIEL…Bakersfield Art Foundation Inc DBA Bakersfield Museum of Art: $13,858 · Arts & CultureBakersfiel…Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra Inc: $6,000 · Arts & CultureBakersfiel…BAKERSFIELD WEST ROTARY-STROOPE FAMILY FOUNDATION: $28,978 · PhilanthropyTHE LEAGUE OF DREAMS INC: $12,500 · Recreation & Sports
Health$86,100Youth Development$79,309Other$94,442Human Services$38,183Arts & Culture$33,716Philanthropy$28,978Recreation & Sports$12,500

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 budgetTHE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF KERN COUNTY: $74,309 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBAKERSFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $37,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetBAKERSFIELD WEST ROTARY-STROOPE FAMILY FOUNDATION: $28,978 over 3y, 11% of budgetAdventist Health Physicians Network: $24,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $20,817 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBAKERSFIELD YOUTH SYMPHONY: $13,858 over 1y, 39% of budgetBakersfield Art Foundation Inc DBA Bakersfield Museum of Art: $13,858 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE LEAGUE OF DREAMS INC: $12,500 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetVALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OPEN DOOR NETWORK: $12,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHEARTS CONNECTION: $10,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetSan Joaquin Community Hospital dba Adventist Health Bakersfield: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED HEROES FUND KERN COUNTY: $9,683 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetMagdalene Hope Inc: $9,683 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetBakersfield Symphony Orchestra Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF BAKERSFIELD: $4,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetJIM BURKE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF KERN COUNTY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCOVENANT COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJJs Legacy: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGlobal Family Care Network Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBRISTOL HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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.

Kern Community Founda…The Virginia and Alfr…Valley Strong Cu Fka …Diane S Lake Charitab…Dignity HealthLazzerini Family Foun…William & Florence Wh…The Cynthia Lake Char…Bakersfield North Rot…Trichell Family Found…CARE - Childrens Advo…Harry and Ethel West …
Kern Community FoundationCA38.4× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kern Community Foundation · The Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundation · Valley Strong Cu Fka Kern Schools Federal Credit Union · Diane S Lake Charitable Trust Lake Diane S Ttee · Dignity Health · Lazzerini Family Foundation · William & Florence Wheeler Foundation · The Cynthia Lake Charitable Trust · Bakersfield North Rotary Foundation · Trichell Family Foundation · CARE - Childrens Advocates Resource Endowment · Harry and Ethel West 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 Bakersfield West Rotary-Stroope Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bakersfield West Rotary-Stroope Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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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    Find your warmest path to Bakersfield West Rotary-Stroope Family 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 30 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 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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