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Balmes 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.

$178k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$21k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2018–2025.

Recreation & Sports$250kHealth$141kHuman Services$83kAnimals$75kHousing & Shelter$25kEmployment$20kFood & Nutrition$10kPublic Benefit$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k12 grants · $156k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$3.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HEALING STRIDES OF VA$20,500
NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER$20,000
SHELTER TO SOLDIER INC$20,000
CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC$15,000
PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES$10,000
LACAWAC SANCTUARY FOUNDATION INC$10,000
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO INC$10,000
CALIFORNIA AQUATIC THERAPY$10,000
CHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION$10,000
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DENTAL FOUNDATION$10,000
CALIFORNIA CAREFORCE$10,000
WORKSHOPS FOR WARRIORS INC$10,000
SUPPORT THE ENLISTED PROJECT INC$5,000
ZERO8HUNDRED INC$5,000
URBAN CORPS OF SAN DIEGO$5,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

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Your human-services grants (FY20–25, $130k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 73% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $10k → 7%ZERO8HUNDRED INC: $5k → 11%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $10k → 7%ZERO8HUNDRED INC: $5k → 11%LOST ANGELS CHILDRENS PROJECT INC: $10k → 14%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $5k → 7%ZERO8HUNDRED INC: $5k → 11%BLACK LOS ANGELES COUNTY CLIENT COALITIO: $20k → 14%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $5k → 7%ZERO8HUNDRED INC: $5k → 11%PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES: $5k → 7%CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $15k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $10k → 11%HOMEMORE PROJECT INC: $5k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR HOMES INC: $10k → 11%WOUNDED WARRIOR HOMES INC: $5k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

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VA
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US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

69%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$450k · 12 repeat orgs$198k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +26% since the first grant, against +4% for the ones you funded once.

12 repeat relationships — 8 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
14

Total granted

$450k
$110k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+4%

Still filing today

92%
93%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $88k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesPublic BenefitRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionEmploymentAnimalsOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • HG
    HIGHER GROUND USA INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $135k · revenue +73%
  • NA
    NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER
    6× · 2020–2025 · $90k · revenue +84%
  • PA
    PATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $35k · revenue +99%

Funded once

  • BL
    BLACK LOS ANGELES COUNTY CLIENT COALITION INC
    one grant, 2024 · $20k
  • SP
    SAFE PROJECT US
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • TS
    THE SAN MARCOS PROMISE
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue +18%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Healing Paws for Warriors Inc

Healing paws for warriors is a local veteran found / veteran led 501(c)(3) that provides rescue to trained service dogs to veterans faced with post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), traumatic brain injury (tbi) and/or military sexual…

Human Services
2
Companions for Heroes

To champion public awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and challenges confronting our countrys heroes and rally support for shelter animal adoption by connecting heroes and companions.

Human Services
3
For Veterans Sake Foundation

For veteran's sake foundation is here to provide an alternative solution to dealing with pts (post traumatic stress). we use a combination of a (non-therapeutic) neuro-traumatic resourcing, service dogs and consulting. working with the…

Health
4
California Veterans Assistance

To provide programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of becoming homeless with personal skills, training and employment.

Human Services
5
United States Veterans Initiative

The successful transition of military veterans and their families through the provision of housing, counseling, career development and comprehensive support.

Human Services
6
Amvets Department of California Service Foundation

Proudly serves veterans and their families in your community through service programs such as service officers, welcome home program to our homeless veterans, and grants used for various other veteran programs.

Public Benefit
7
Homes for Veterans a Nj Non Profit Corporation

Our mission is to provide a holistic approach to support veterans with disabilities by removing barriers in every aspect of their lives. this includes funding customized, barrier-free home modificationssuch as wheelchair-accessible…

Housing & Shelter
8
Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization

Swords to plowshares' mission is to heal the wounds of war, to restore dignity, hope and self-sufficiency to all veterans in need, and to significantly reduce homelessness and poverty among veterans.

Public Benefit
9
Our Heroes Dreams

To improve the lives of our nations warriors (veterans, first responders, peace officers, and their families) by helping them build a new mission and purpose in life, support their recovery and reintegration, and empower them to accomplish…

Health
10
Warfighter Scuba

To provide scuba instruction for veterans with ptsd. the weightlessness of scuba provides a peaceful respite from the pressures and trauma of military service. scuba for amputees provides a freedom of movement not experienced for years…

Public Benefit
11
Semper K9 Assistance Dogs

Combat veteran-founded and operated Semper K9s mission is to enhance the quality of life for wounded members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families by providing them with custom-trained mental health mobility service dogs. Using…

Public Benefit
12
United States War Dogs Association Inc

The mission of the corporation is to provide support for the war dogs of the united states military. the organization provides care packages to war dogs and their handlers serving overseas. the organization also provides support for…

Animals

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Shelter to Soldier Inc and the most unlike its peers is Black Los Angeles County Client Coalition Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 14 years old; the field is 14. You back the younger end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number24%3%<5yr15%3%5–10yr20%55%10–20yr17%10%20–35yr11%21%35–55yr13%7%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value24%1%<5yr15%4%5–10yr20%38%10–20yr17%34%20–35yr11%19%35–55yr13%4%55yr+

The field is 24% startups (under 5 years old) — 3% of your grantees by number, and just 1% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 14% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/33
the rest of the field
14%
26,003/186,945

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 35 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
20/33
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

HIGHER GROUND USA INC — $134,700 · Recreation & SportsHIGHER GROUND USA INCNATIONAL ABILITY CENTER — $90,000 · Recreation & SportsNATIONAL ABILITY CENTERCalifornia Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center Inc — $10,000 · Recreation & SportsGUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT — $40,000 · OtherGUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERTCALIFORNIA AQUATIC THERAPY — $30,000 · OtherCALIFORNIA AQUATIC THERAPYHEALING STRIDES OF VIRGINIA — $20,500 · OtherHEALING STRIDES OF VIRGINIASAN DIEGO COUNTY DENTAL FOUNDATION — $10,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO — $10,000 · OtherSAFE PROJECT US — $10,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION — $10,000 · OtherCalifornia Careforce — $10,000 · OtherSt Francis Center — $10,000 · OtherLACAWAC SANCTUARY FOUNDATION INC — $10,000 · OtherTHE SAN MARCOS PROMISE — $10,000 · OtherVETERANS NAVIGATION CENTER — $10,000 · Other+3 more — $15,000 · Other+3 morePATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES INC — $35,000 · Human ServicesPATIENT AIRLIFT SERVIC…CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC — $25,000 · Human ServicesCHALLENGED ATHLETES IN…Zero8Hundred Inc — $20,000 · Human ServicesZero8Hundred IncBLACK LOS ANGELES COUNTY CLIENT COALITION INC — $20,000 · Human ServicesBLACK LOS ANGELES COUN…WOUNDED WARRIOR HOMES INC — $15,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR HOMES …Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc — $10,000 · Human ServicesLost Angels Childrens …HOMEMORE PROJECT INC — $5,000 · Human ServicesSHELTER TO SOLDIER INC — $30,000 · AnimalsHELPING PAWS FOUNDATION — $5,000 · AnimalsSUPPORT THE ENLISTED PROJECT INC — $10,000 · Public BenefitPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS — $5,000 · Public BenefitONE MORE WAVE SURF CORP — $5,000 · Public BenefitFREMONT AREA VETERANS COALITION — $2,500 · Public BenefitURBAN CORPS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY — $10,000 · EmploymentWORKSHOPS FOR WARRIORS INC — $10,000 · EmploymentMANNA CONEJO VALLEY FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER INC — $5,400 · Food & NutritionSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY INC — $5,000 · Food & Nutrition
Recreation & Sports$234,700Other$195,500Human Services$130,000Animals$35,000Public Benefit$22,500Employment$20,000Food & Nutrition$10,400

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetHIGHER GROUND USA INC — $134,700 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetNATIONAL ABILITY CENTER — $90,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT — $40,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetPATIENT AIRLIFT SERVICES INC — $35,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSHELTER TO SOLDIER INC — $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC — $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetZero8Hundred Inc — $20,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR HOMES INC — $15,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetURBAN CORPS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY — $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCalifornia Aquatic Therapy & Wellness Center Inc — $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE SAN MARCOS PROMISE — $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetLost Angels Childrens Project Inc — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVETERANS NAVIGATION CENTER — $10,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetSUPPORT THE ENLISTED PROJECT INC — $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Francis Center — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMANNA CONEJO VALLEY FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER INC — $5,400 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWILMINGTON COMMUNITY CLINIC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHELPING PAWS FOUNDATION — $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE COUNTY INC — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOMEMORE PROJECT INC — $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetONE MORE WAVE SURF CORP — $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSaving Grace K9s — $5,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Cushman FoundationKaiser Foundation Hos…Rancho Santa Fe Found…David C Copley Founda…The Nordson Corporati…The San Diego Foundat…Billingsley Foundatio…Masserini Maurice J T…Samuel I & John Henry…Sempra FoundationJewish Community Foun…The Annenberg Foundat…
The Cushman FoundationCA19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cushman Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · David C Copley Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Billingsley Foundationcharle & Ruth · Masserini Maurice J Tua · Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Annenberg Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Balmes Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 35 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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