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Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation at a glance

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Berenice Roth Spalding 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.

$83k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$33k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$208kEducation$183kFood & Nutrition$134kHuman Services$75kHealth$43kCrime & Legal$22kHousing & Shelter$22kCommunity Improvement$18kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $48k
$6,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EXTRAFOODORG$32,500
HOSPITALITY HOUSE$15,000
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION$8,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA$6,601
Individual grant recipient$6,000
NPR$5,202
350ORG$3,301
FARMING HOPE$2,602
AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF MARIN$2,590
AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF MARIN$1,500
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 (FY18–24, $39k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 48% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 9%GATHERING FOR WOMEN: $5k → 12%AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICES: $5k → 8%AMERICAN INDIAN SERVICES: $5k → 8%SOUTH BAY CHILDRENS HEALTH CENTER: $4k → 14%MONUMENT CRISIS CENTER: $8k → 9%REFUGIA MARIN: $1k → 8%REFUGIA MARIN: $1k → 8%LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES: $5k → 10%LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES: $4k → 10%CHILDREN'S COUNCIL SAN FRANCISCO: $1k → 10%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

VT
NH
WA
MI
NY
MA
NV
CA
UT
AZ
NM
DC
HI
TX
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$673k · 31 repeat orgs$208k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 28 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
42

Total granted

$673k
$163k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+27%

Still filing today

61%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 46% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k 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
EducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentHealthAnimalsArts & 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

  • E
    Extrafood
    7× · 2017–2025 · $78k · revenue ×11
  • TH
    THE HAMLIN SCHOOL
    3× · 2017–2019 · $60k · revenue +18%
  • FH
    FARMING HOPE
    6× · 2020–2025 · $58k · revenue +233%

Funded once

  • TA
    The ACC Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $13k · revenue +93%
  • MP
    MINNOW PROJECT
    one grant, 2022 · $12k
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $12k · revenue +47%
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
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
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
Foodwise Community

Foodwise grows thriving communities through the power and joy of local food. We envision a world that nourishes all people, local economies, and the living earth.

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4
San Francisco Challenge dba AmericaOne
Recreation & Sports
5
Jobs with Justice San Francisco

A long-term, strategic alliance of labor, community, faith-based, and student organizations working together to build greater economic power for workers and community members through employee rights at work and access to good jobs,…

Employment
6
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to promote sustainability in the Bay Area and beyond by engaging communities in avian science, habitat restoration, and education.

Environment
7
San Francisco Public Press

The mission of the San Francisco Public Press is to enrich civic life by publishing investigative and solutions journalism that engages diverse audiences and promotes public accountability. The San Francisco Public Press…

Education
8
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
9
Parents for Public Schools of San Francisco

PPS-SF's mission is to promote the fundamental value of public education and pursue the success of every public school by sharing knowledge, bridging communities, and informing policy.

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10
Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association

Our mission is to support california farmers and communities by providing farmers markets for our diverse bay area neighborhoods. we do this by operating certified farmers markets in six bay area counties. these farmers markets provide…

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11
Marin Academy

Marin academy asks every individual to think, question, and create in an environment of encouragement and compassion, and challenges each person to accept the responsibilities posed by education in a democratic society.

Education
12
Sonoma Botanical Garden
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Filoli Center; the most unlike its peers is Ocean Voyages Institute. 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

50 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 50 of the 80 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
49/50
Grantees still filing
35/50
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE HAMLIN SCHOOL: $59,500 · OtherTHE HAMLIN SCHOOLAMERICAN FRIENDS OF WHISTLER: $48,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF WHISTLERCATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS: $44,500 · OtherCATHEDRAL SCHOOL FOR BOYSCalWild: $44,000 · OtherCalWildEXTRA FOOD ORGANIZATION: $24,000 · OtherHOPE OF THE VALLEY: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $19,000 · OtherHomeward Bound of Marin: $17,000 · Other+46 more: $230,783 · Other+46 moreSAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL: $46,000 · EducationSAN FRANCISCO …FACES SF: $28,975 · EducationFACES SFCALIFORNIA FARMWORKER FOUNDATION: $13,250 · EducationCALIFORNIA FAR…UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF …SPARK SF PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $7,000 · EducationSPARK SF PUBLI…SLS PRESCHOOL: $4,000 · Education+3 more: $5,625 · EducationExtrafood: $77,500 · Food & NutritionExtrafoodNative American Land Conservancy: $39,000 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICE: $16,000 · Environment350ORG: $6,301 · EnvironmentAGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF MARIN: $4,090 · Environment+2 more: $4,000 · EnvironmentFARMING HOPE: $58,292 · EmploymentAmerican Indian Services: $10,000 · Human ServicesLarkin Street Youth Services: $8,500 · Human ServicesMONUMENT CRISIS CENTER: $8,000 · Human ServicesGATHERING FOR WOMEN - MONTEREY: $5,000 · Human ServicesSOUTH BAY CHILDRENS HEALTH CENTER: $4,000 · Human ServicesREFUGIA MARIN: $2,400 · Human Services+1 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesONE TREE PLANTED INC: $16,000 · PhilanthropyHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $7,000 · Philanthropy
Other$506,783Education$114,850Food & Nutrition$77,500Environment$69,391Employment$58,292Human Services$38,900Philanthropy$23,000

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 budgetExtrafood: $77,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetTHE HAMLIN SCHOOL: $59,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFARMING HOPE: $58,292 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL: $46,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCalWild: $44,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetNative American Land Conservancy: $39,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetFACES SF: $28,975 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHomeward Bound of Marin: $17,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetONE TREE PLANTED INC: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA FARMWORKER FOUNDATION: $13,250 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetThe ACC Foundation: $13,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOcean Voyages Institute: $12,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe Whole Child - Mental Health & Housing Services: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC CLINICS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian Services: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLarkin Street Youth Services: $8,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMONUMENT CRISIS CENTER: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPARK SF PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $6,601 over 1y, 0.0% of budget350ORG: $6,301 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGATHERING FOR WOMEN - MONTEREY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOUTH BAY CHILDRENS HEALTH CENTER: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSLS PRESCHOOL: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSCHOOLS MENTORING AND RESOURCES TEAM INC (SMART): $3,625 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetARAWAKA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREFUGIA MARIN: $2,400 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetFOOD RUNNERS: $2,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF CABRILLO AQUARIUM: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKQED INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARCHANGEL ANCIENT TREE ARCHIVE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE URBAN FOREST: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $1,625 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Council of San Francisco: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLa Casa de las Madres: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFILOLI CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCreative Growth Art Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDICINE HORSE PROJECT: $1,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetPROCTOR ACADEMY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUTTVILLE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY MARIN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget826 Valencia: $1,000 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.

McNabb FoundationThe San Francisco Fou…Marin Community Found…Silicon Valley Commun…The James Irvine Foun…Jewish Community Fede…Bothin FoundationTides FoundationCrescent Porter Hale …Ralph & Marsha Guggen…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Lisa & Douglas Goldma…
McNabb FoundationDE26.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: McNabb Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The James Irvine Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Bothin Foundation · Tides Foundation · Crescent Porter Hale Foundation · Ralph & Marsha Guggenheim Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund

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 Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    18report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Berenice Roth Spalding 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 80 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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