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Bella Vista Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.8M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
105
Grants FY2024
90
Organizations funded FY2023
12%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$35,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$120,000
Organizations funded a year
51 to 92
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$68M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 12% of the organizations Bella Vista Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $295k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEnvironmentEducationYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving91$3.7M15%
FY202390$3.9M12%
FY202289$4.0M18%
FY202192$4.1M25%
FY202080$3.5M44%
FY201954$2.5M19%
FY201851$2.6M27%
FY201751$2.3Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$8.9MHuman Services$8.5MHealth$3.2MEducation$1.9MYouth Development$1.5MAnimals$1.3MPhilanthropy$613kCrime & Legal$433kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Freshwater Trust$985,00082%
The Trust for Public Land$910,00080%
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County$815,00080%
StarVista$775,00081%
California Trout Inc$733,00082%
Buckelew Programs$570,00081%
Parent Services Project$520,000816%
Somos Mayfair Inc$505,00083%
Family Connections Centers$500,00083%
Mid Klamath Watershed Council$485,00083%
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All grantees of Bella Vista Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Freshwater Trust$985,00082%
The Trust for Public Land$910,00080%
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County$815,00080%
StarVista$775,00081%
California Trout Inc$733,00082%
Buckelew Programs$570,00081%
Parent Services Project$520,000816%
Somos Mayfair Inc$505,00083%
Family Connections Centers$500,00083%
Mid Klamath Watershed Council$485,00083%
Western Environmental Law Center$455,00083%
Sacred Heart Community Service$450,00080%
Safe & Sound$445,00081%
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco$430,00082%
Odd Fellow- Rebekah Childrens Home of California$415,00070%
Homeless Prenatal Program Inc$405,00081%
Mattole Restoration Council$395,07666%
CORA Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse$376,50081%
Sierra Streams Institute$360,331812%
Womens Division Christian Service Gum Moon Residence Hall$360,00082%
Deschutes River Conservancy$357,00064%
Puente de la Costa Sur$340,00072%
Point Reyes Bird Observatory$335,00070%
South Yuba River Citizens League$330,00072%
Wild Salmon Center$327,00061%
Mount St Joseph-St Elizabeth$300,00071%
Sustainable Northwest$295,00062%
South County Community Health Center Inc dba Ravenswood Family Health Center$293,00070%
San Jose Grail Family Services$285,00074%
Wu Yee Children's Services$280,00080%
Reading Partners$265,00050%
Jumpstart for Young Children Inc$255,00050%
826 Valencia$245,50051%
Homeless Childrens Network$240,00051%
Tandem Partners in Early Learning$235,00053%
Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation$220,122614%
Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild$215,00072%
Project Avary Inc Alternative Ventures for at Risk Youth$205,00052%
Central Oregon Landwatch$195,00054%
Springboard Collaborative$195,00040%
La Casa de las Madres$191,50061%
At the Crossroads$190,50044%
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation$190,00070%
Access Institute for Psychological Services$190,00052%
American Forests$185,00031%
Blue Mountains Forest Partners$184,000458%
Mujeres Unidas y Activas$180,00031%
Larkin Street Youth Services$180,00030%
Beats Rhymes and Life$175,00045%
Truckee River Watershed Council$169,00042%
Lotus Bloom$165,00042%
Bridge the Gap College Prep$160,00043%
San Francisco Education Fund$156,00041%
Lincoln$155,00040%
Shine Together Inc$155,00052%
Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc$155,00050%
Girlventures$152,50046%
Mission Graduates$145,00041%
San Francisco CASA$145,00041%
Blue Mountain Land Trust$144,20536%
Foodwise Community$140,00042%
Outward Bound California$140,00041%
North Fork John Day Watershed Council$139,76545%
Safe Passages$135,00031%
Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center Inc Lyric$135,00041%
Scott River Watershed Council$132,208319%
Peninsula Family Connections$130,00043%
Community Institute for Psychotherapy$130,00055%
Side By Side$125,00050%
Canal Alliance$125,00041%
KIDPOWER TEENPOWER FULLPOWER International$125,00044%
Klamath Bird Observatory$123,10745%
18 Reasons$120,50052%
Plumas Corporation$115,00025%
Literacy for Environmental Justice$115,00043%
One Life Counseling Center$110,50031%
Postpartum Support Center$110,00037%
Feather River Land Trust$100,00022%
Learning & Loving Education Center$95,00049%
Maidu Summit Consortium$90,00027%
Think Wild$87,000310%
Felton Institute$85,00040%
The Nature Conservancy of California$85,0002n/a
Bay Area Scores$85,00031%
Earthwatch Institute Inc$80,00021%
Holy Family Day Home$75,00031%
The Siskiyou Land Trust$75,000219%
Scott River Water Trust$74,000328%
City Youth Now Fka Volunteer Auxiliary Youth Guidance Center of San Francisco$72,50038%
South Fork John Day Watershed Council$71,000212%
United States Endowment for Forestry$70,00020%
Family Works$70,00023%
Healthy Black Families Inc$70,00024%
Truckee Donner Land Trust$69,00021%
Save the Redwoods League$67,00030%
The Pacific Forest Trust Incorporated$65,00021%
New Creation Home Ministries$65,00038%
Henry Ohlhoff House$65,00021%
Asian Health Services$60,00020%
Real Options for City Kids$55,00021%
Peninsula Family Service$50,00020%
Marin Community Clinic$50,00010%
American Rivers Inc$50,00010%
Hamilton Families$50,00010%
Rape Trauma Services$45,00031%
Trout Unlimited$45,0002n/a
Deschutes Land Trust$42,00013%
Northern California Grantmakers$40,50070%
A Home Within Inc$40,00012%
Trout Unlimited Inc$40,00010%
Modoc Nation$40,0001n/a
California Heritage Indigenous Research Project$40,00011%
Raphael House of San Francisco Inc$40,00011%
Yuba Watershed Institute$38,2801n/a
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley$35,00011%
Blue Forest Finance Inc$35,00012%
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation$35,00010%
Spark Sf Public Schools$35,00010%
Bear Yuba Land Trust$35,00011%
Karuk Tribe$34,5241n/a
Community Initiatives$32,00080%
North Marin Community Services$30,00010%
Legacy Global Programs$30,00011%
Siskiyou Co Economic Development Council$30,00011%
Agricultural Research Foundation$30,00010%
Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco$30,00010%
Edgewood Center for Children and Families$30,00010%
The Ceres Community Project$30,00011%
Western Rivers Conservancy$30,00010%
Oregon State University Foundation$27,10010%
Chac Fka Community Health Awareness Council$25,00011%
The Health Trust$25,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco$25,00010%
Mindful Schools$25,00011%
Intersection for the Arts$25,00010%
Reach Out and Read Inc$25,00010%
Mission Asset Fund$25,00010%
Worldbeing Inc$25,00014%
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence$21,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco$20,00020%
Magnolia Womens Recovery Programs Inc$20,00011%
American River Conservancy$20,00011%
Sequoia Living Inc$20,00010%
Child Advocates of Contra Costa County$20,00012%
The 5ive Pillars Organization$20,000111%
Aim High for High School$20,00010%
Freedom FWD-DBA Freedom Forward$20,00011%
Candid$17,00050%
Peer Health Exchange Inc$15,00010%
Ultimate Impact Inc$15,00012%
The Unity Care Group$15,00010%
Silvix Resources$13,00022%
Oregon Natural Desert Association$12,10011%
North Bay Childrens Center Inc$12,00010%
Up on Top$10,00013%
National Coalition of 100 Black Women$10,000114%
Marin Link Inc$10,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Bella Vista Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 152 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Freshwater Trust: $985,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $910,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Charities of Santa Clara County: $815,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetStarVista: $775,000 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetCalifornia Trout Inc: $733,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetBuckelew Programs: $570,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetParent Services Project: $520,000 over 8y, 16% of budgetSomos Mayfair Inc: $505,000 over 8y, 2.9% of budgetFamily Connections Centers: $500,000 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetMid Klamath Watershed Council: $485,000 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetWestern Environmental Law Center: $455,000 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetSacred Heart Community Service: $450,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetSafe & Sound: $445,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetGood Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco: $430,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetOdd Fellow- Rebekah Childrens Home of California: $415,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetHomeless Prenatal Program Inc: $405,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetMattole Restoration Council: $395,076 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetCORA Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse: $376,500 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetSierra Streams Institute: $360,331 over 8y, 12% of budgetWomens Division Christian Service Gum Moon Residence Hall: $360,000 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetDeschutes River Conservancy: $357,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetPuente de la Costa Sur: $340,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetPoint Reyes Bird Observatory: $335,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetSouth Yuba River Citizens League: $330,000 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetWild Salmon Center: $327,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetMount St Joseph-St Elizabeth: $300,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetSustainable Northwest: $295,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetSouth County Community Health Center Inc dba Ravenswood Family Health Center: $293,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSan Jose Grail Family Services: $285,000 over 7y, 3.5% of budgetWu Yee Children's Services: $280,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetReading Partners: $265,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetJumpstart for Young Children Inc: $255,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budget826 Valencia: $245,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetHomeless Childrens Network: $240,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetTandem Partners in Early Learning: $235,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetCentral Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation: $220,122 over 6y, 14% of budgetOregon Natural Resources Council Fund Oregon Wild: $215,000 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetProject Avary Inc Alternative Ventures for at Risk Youth: $205,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetCentral Oregon Landwatch: $195,000 over 5y, 3.8% of budgetSpringboard Collaborative: $195,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLa Casa de las Madres: $191,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetAt the Crossroads: $190,500 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetSan Francisco General Hospital Foundation: $190,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetAccess Institute for Psychological Services: $190,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetAmerican Forests: $185,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetBlue Mountains Forest Partners: $184,000 over 4y, 58% of budgetMujeres Unidas y Activas: $180,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetLarkin Street Youth Services: $180,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 152.

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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.

Bothin FoundationCA77.4× affinity37 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bothin Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Morris Stulsaft Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Ggs Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · McNabb Foundation · The Sobrato Family Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Sunlight Giving · The David and Lucile Packard 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.

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How do I get to Bella Vista Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Bella Vista 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.

About Bella Vista Foundation

How much does Bella Vista Foundation give?
Bella Vista Foundation reported 105 grants totaling $3,794,274 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 51 and 92 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Bella Vista Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (32%), Human Services (31%), Health (11%).
Who are Bella Vista Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Freshwater Trust ($985k), The Trust for Public Land ($910k), Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County ($815k).
Does Bella Vista Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bella Vista Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Bella Vista Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bothin Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.
Where is Bella Vista Foundation based?
Bella Vista Foundation is based in CA.

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 179 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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