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Belina Lee Lazzar Trust at a glance

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Belina Lee Lazzar Trust

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.

$739k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$233k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Animals$3.7MArts & Culture$247kEnvironment$167k
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $218k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $513k
$31,097
Median grant
3
States reached
$3.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Helen Woodward Animal Center$233,226
Zoological Society of San Diego$147,710
Return to Freedom Inc$77,742
San Diego Humane Society and SPCA$54,419
Horsepower Sanctuaries Inc DBA Redwings$38,871
Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue$38,871
KPBS$31,097
California Coastkeeper Alliance$23,323
Canine Companions for Independence$23,323
Marine Mammal Center$15,548
Quail Gardens Foundation Inc$15,548
San Diego Opera Association$15,548
Morris Animal Foundation$15,548
Best Friends Animal Society$7,774
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 95% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Marine Mammal Center: $16k → 8%Helen Woodward Animal Center: $233k → 11%Horsepower Sanctuaries Inc DBA Redwings: $27k → 12%California Coastkeeper Alliance: $23k → 12%Dreamcatcher WIld Horse and Burro Sanctu: $33k → 17%Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $39k → 18%Morris Animal Foundation: $16k → 12%Marine Mammal Center: $13k → 8%Helen Woodward Animal Center: $197k → 11%Horsepower Sanctuaries Inc DBA Redwings: $25k → 12%California Coastkeeper Alliance: $20k → 12%Dreamcatcher WIld Horse and Burro Sanctu: $33k → 17%Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $33k → 18%Morris Animal Foundation: $13k → 12%Helen Woodward Animal Center: $195k → 11%Horsepower Sanctuaries Inc DBA Redwings: $20k → 12%California Coastkeeper Alliance: $20k → 12%Dreamcatcher WIld Horse and Burro Sanctu: $30k → 17%Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $33k → 18%Helen Woodward Animal Center: $178k → 11%California Coastkeeper Alliance: $18k → 12%Dreamcatcher WIld Horse and Burro Sanctu: $27k → 17%Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $31k → 18%Helen Woodward Animal Center: $163k → 11%Dreamcatcher WIld Horse and Burro Sanctu: $25k → 17%Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $30k → 18%Helen Woodward Animal Center: $148k → 11%Dreamcatcher WIld Horse and Burro Sanctu: $20k → 17%Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $27k → 18%Helen Woodward Animal Center: $120k → 11%Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue: $25k → 18%KPBS: $31k → 11%KPBS: $26k → 11%KPBS: $26k → 11%KPBS: $24k → 11%KPBS: $22k → 11%KPBS: $20k → 11%KPBS: $16k → 11%San Diego Humane Society and SPCA: $54k → 11%San Diego Humane Society and SPCA: $46k → 11%San Diego Humane Society and SPCA: $46k → 11%San Diego Humane Society and SPCA: $41k → 11%San Diego Humane Society and SPCA: $38k → 11%San Diego Humane Society and SPCA: $35k → 11%San Diego Humane Society and SPCA: $28k → 11%Quail Gardens Foundation Inc: $16k → 11%Quail Gardens Foundation Inc: $13k → 11%San Diego Opera Association: $16k → 11%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.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.1M · 17 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
0

Total granted

$4.1M
$0

Still filing today

82%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

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

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsEnvironmentHuman ServicesArts & CultureOther
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

  • HW
    HELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER
    7× · 2019–2025 · $1.2M · revenue +66%
  • ZS
    ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
    5× · 2019–2025 · $585k · revenue +4%
  • RT
    RETURN TO FREEDOM INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $411k · revenue +46%

Funded once

    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
    Marin Humane Society

    Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

    Animals
    2
    The California Wildlife Center

    The california wildlife center (cwc) takes responsibility for the protection of all native wildlife through rehabilitiation, education and conservation. as the los angeles area's premier wildlife medical care and rehabilitation facility,…

    Health
    3
    Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County

    The SPCA Monterey County's Mission is assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education. The SPCA shelters homeless, neglected, and abused pets, including dogs, cats, horses, exotic…

    Animals
    4
    Animal Care Sanctuary

    Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

    Animals
    5
    Rancho Coastal Humane Society

    See schedule orancho coastal is dedicated to the rescue and shelter of abandoned companion animals. it encourages adoptions into loving homes and provides educational and community outreach programs designed to enhance the human-animal…

    Animals
    6
    World Vets

    To improve the health & well-being of animals through veterinary aid, response, training, research & local capacity building worldwide. We provide services to companion animals, horses, street dogs, livestock and marine animals including…

    Animals
    7
    San Diego Habitat Conservancy

    Acquire, manage and protect land in perpetuity that supports sensitive habitats and species, and to educate and inspire people and communities as stewards and advocates of their natural environment.

    Arts & Culture
    8
    United Animal Nations Dba Redrover

    To bring animals out of crisis and strengthen the bond between people and animals through emergency sheltering, disaster relief services, financial assistance and education. redrover accomplishes its mission by engaging volunteers and…

    —
    9
    The Humane Society for Seattleking County

    Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

    Animals
    10
    Spot

    SPOT Saving Pets One at a Time is a leading San Diego County all-volunteer rescue organization whose main focus is to save dogs and cats in shelters who are at risk of euthanization and to help other dogs and cats in need as well. In…

    Animals
    11
    Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

    Santa barbara humane operates two campuses located in santa barbara and santa maria providing care for community-owned and homeless animals. both campuses offer affordable high quality veterinary care, compassionate behavior training…

    Animals
    12
    Southern California Equine Foundation Inc

    Providing equine veterinary hospital facilities and support services in the care of injured or sick race horses

    Animals
    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Canine Companions for Independence Inc; the most unlike its peers is San Diego Humane Society and Spca. 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

    14 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. 14 of the 17 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)
    2
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    14/14
    Grantees still filing
    11/14
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    HELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER: $1,233,724 · AnimalsHELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTERZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $584,586 · AnimalsZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGORETURN TO FREEDOM INC: $411,241 · AnimalsRETURN TO FREEDOM INCSAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA: $287,869 · AnimalsSAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCALIFESAVERS INC: $216,838 · AnimalsLIFESAVERS INCHORSEPOWER SANCTUARIES INC DBA REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY: $205,622 · AnimalsHORSEPOWER SANCTUARIES INC DBA REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARYDreamCatcher Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary Inc: $166,751 · Animals+3 more: $205,616 · Animals+3 moreZoological Society of San Diego (CRES): $196,773 · OtherZoological …KPBS: $164,497 · OtherKPBSOtter Project Inc: $38,984 · OtherOtter Proje…California Coastkeeper dba California Coastkeeper Alliance: $84,387 · EnvironmentQUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION: $82,246 · EnvironmentCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $123,371 · Human ServicesSan Diego Opera Association: $82,246 · Arts & Culture
    Animals$3,312,247Other$400,254Environment$166,633Human Services$123,371Arts & Culture$82,246

    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 budgetHELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER: $1,233,724 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $584,586 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRETURN TO FREEDOM INC: $411,241 over 7y, 3.5% of budgetSAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA: $287,869 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLIFESAVERS INC: $216,838 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetHORSEPOWER SANCTUARIES INC DBA REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY: $205,622 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetDreamCatcher Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary Inc: $166,751 over 6y, 14% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $123,371 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Coastkeeper dba California Coastkeeper Alliance: $84,387 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetSan Diego Opera Association: $82,246 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetQUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION: $82,246 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $82,246 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION: $82,246 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $41,124 over 7y, 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.

    • Who funds HELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER ↗
    • Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO ↗
    • Who funds RETURN TO FREEDOM INC ↗
    • Who funds SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA ↗
    • Who funds LIFESAVERS INC ↗
    • Who funds HORSEPOWER SANCTUARIES INC DBA REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY ↗
    • Who funds DreamCatcher Wild Horse and Burro Sanctuary Inc ↗
    • Who funds CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC ↗
    • Who funds California Coastkeeper dba California Coastkeeper Alliance ↗
    • Who funds San Diego Opera Association ↗
    • Who funds QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION ↗
    • Who funds THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER ↗
    • Who funds MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION ↗
    • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗

    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.

    Gat Family FoundationBradford Family Found…The American Society …The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
    Gat Family FoundationCA13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

    Open a dossier: Gat Family Foundation · Bradford Family Foundation · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Belina Lee Lazzar Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Belina Lee Lazzar Trust. 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
      2report 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.

      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 17 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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