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Bishop Pine Fund at a glance

· Private foundation

Bishop Pine Fund

$7k
Granted FY2022
19
Grants FY2022
1
States reached
$500
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Environment$49kArts & Culture$14kAnimals$11kHealth$8kEducation$7kInternational$5kPhilanthropy$4kHuman Services$3kOther$0
02FY2022 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$250
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AUDUBON CANYON RANCH$500
MARIN AG LAND TRUST$500
MARINE MAMMAL CENTER$500
ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION$500
WEST MARIN COMMUNITY SERVICES$500
GREENBELT ALLIANCE$500
MARIN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK$500
PAPERMILL CREEK CHILDREN'S CORNER$250
SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE$250
MARIN CONSERVATION LEAGUE$250
SONOMA COUNTY WILDLIFE RESCUE$250
WILD CARE$250
KWMR$250
DANCE PALACE COMMUNITY CENTER$250
FORESTS FOREVER$250
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 (FY17–22, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 45% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 10%WEST MARIN SENIOR SERVICES: $500 → 8%WEST MARIN SENIOR SERVICES: $500 → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 10%WEST MARIN SENIOR SERVICES: $500 → 8%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $200 → 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $150 → 10%WEST MARIN SENIOR SERVICES: $250 → 8%WEST MARIN SENIOR SERVICES: $250 → 8%WEST MARIN SENIOR SERVICES: $250 → 8%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.
$105k · 38 repeat orgs$500 to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

38 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2022, 21 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

38
1

Total granted

$105k
$500

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+26%

Still filing today

61%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
EnvironmentArts & CultureInternationalAnimalsEducationHuman ServicesOther
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

  • AC
    AUDUBON CANYON RANCH INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $9k · revenue +52%
  • TM
    THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER
    6× · 2017–2022 · $5k · revenue +63%
  • DP
    DANCE PALACE
    6× · 2017–2022 · $4k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • WM
    WEST MARIN COMMUNITY SERVICESgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $500 · revenue +26%
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
Environmental Action Committee of West Marin

To protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity of west marin.

Environment
2
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Connect conservationists and supporters, deploy resources to the field, provide conservationists with tools and support they need to succeed.

Animals
3
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
4
California Coastkeeper dba California Coastkeeper Alliance

California Coastkeeper Alliance unites Waterkeeper programs statewide to fight for swimmable, fishable, and drinkable waters for all Californians.

Environment
5
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
6
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
7
Wildcoast

The mission of wildcoast is to conserve coastal and marine ecosystems and address climate change through natural solutions. our staff is dedicated to conserving threatened and endangered coastlines and wildlife in california and mexico.…

Environment
8
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
9
CalWild

The California Wilderness Coalition protects the natural landscapes that make California unique, providing clean air and water, a home to wildlife, and a place for recreation and spiritual renewal.

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10
Bay Nature Institute dba Bay Nature Bay Nature Magazine

Bay Nature connects the people of the San Francisco Bay Area to our natural world and motivates people to solve problems with nature in mind. Our vision is that all people have a close relationship with theirnatural world.

Environment
11
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.

Environment
12
Western Rivers Conservancy

Western rivers conservancy's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wildcare; the most unlike its peers is Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. 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

28 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. 28 of the 42 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/28
Grantees still filing
22/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MARIN AG LAND TRUST: $8,500 · OtherMARIN AG LAND TRUSTJACK MASON MUSEUM: $4,100 · OtherJACK MASON MUSEUMPLANNING CONSERVATION LEAGUE: $4,000 · OtherPLANNING CONSERVATION LEAGUESAVE SAN FRANCISCO BAY: $3,500 · OtherSAVE SAN FRANCISCO BAYCOASTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE: $2,950 · OtherCOASTAL HEALTH ALLIANCEHABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $2,600 · OtherMARIN COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $2,550 · OtherST ANTHONY FOUNDATION: $2,550 · OtherGUIDE DOGS: $2,250 · OtherWILDCARE: $2,250 · OtherMARIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,050 · OtherWORLD WIDE FUND: $2,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $1,800 · OtherUNITED WAY OF THE BAY AREA: $2,000 · OtherST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 · Other+5 more: $4,550 · Other+5 moreAUDUBON CANYON RANCH INC: $8,500 · EnvironmentAUDUBON CANYON RANCH INCGREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OPEN SPACE: $3,800 · EnvironmentGREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OP…SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE: $3,750 · EnvironmentSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUEMARIN CONSERVATION LEAGUE: $3,750 · EnvironmentMARIN CONSERVATION LEAGUEENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $3,500 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCO…NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $2,900 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNC…Environmental Volunteers Inc: $2,250 · EnvironmentEnvironmental Volunteers IncFORESTS FOREVER INC: $1,500 · EnvironmentTRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA: $1,250 · EnvironmentDANCE PALACE: $4,250 · Arts & CultureKWMR: $3,150 · Arts & CultureKQED INC: $800 · Arts & CultureTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $4,500 · AnimalsSONOMA COUNTY WILDLIFE RESCUE: $2,300 · AnimalsWest Marin Scholarship Program: $3,700 · EducationPAPERMILL CREEK CHILDRENS CORNER: $1,950 · EducationMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,300 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $1,500 · InternationalRURAL CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING CORPORATIO: $800 · InternationalWest Marin Senior Services: $2,250 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,850 · Human Services
Other$51,650Environment$31,200Arts & Culture$8,200Animals$6,800Education$5,650International$5,600Human Services$4,100

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 budgetAUDUBON CANYON RANCH INC: $8,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $4,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDANCE PALACE: $4,250 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetGREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OPEN SPACE: $3,800 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE: $3,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMARIN CONSERVATION LEAGUE: $3,750 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetWest Marin Scholarship Program: $3,700 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKWMR: $3,150 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCOASTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE: $2,950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $2,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSONOMA COUNTY WILDLIFE RESCUE: $2,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Volunteers Inc: $2,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWest Marin Senior Services: $2,250 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWILDCARE: $2,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE BAY AREA: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPAPERMILL CREEK CHILDRENS CORNER: $1,950 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,850 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFORESTS FOREVER INC: $1,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKQED INC: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRURAL CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING CORPORATIO: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWEST MARIN COMMUNITY SERVICES: $500 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.

  • Who funds AUDUBON CANYON RANCH INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds DANCE PALACE ↗
  • Who funds GREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OPEN SPACE ↗
  • Who funds SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds MARIN CONSERVATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds West Marin Scholarship Program ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds KWMR ↗
  • Who funds COASTAL HEALTH ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
  • Who funds SONOMA COUNTY WILDLIFE RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds Environmental Volunteers Inc ↗
  • Who funds West Marin Senior Services ↗
  • Who funds WILDCARE ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF THE BAY AREA ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds PAPERMILL CREEK CHILDRENS CORNER ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC ↗
  • Who funds FORESTS FOREVER INC ↗
  • Who funds TRUST FOR HIDDEN VILLA ↗
  • Who funds KQED INC ↗
  • Who funds RURAL CALIFORNIA BROADCASTING CORPORATIO ↗

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.

Marin Community Found…The West Marin FundLeonard & Beryl Buck …Patty and Jack Wright…The San Francisco Fou…American Endowment Fo…Freitas FoundationFore River FoundationMary a Crocker TrustThe Rock FoundationGordon E and Betty I …Tides Foundation
Marin Community FoundationCA24.5× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · The West Marin Fund · Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation · Patty and Jack Wright Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Freitas Foundation · Fore River Foundation · Mary a Crocker Trust · The Rock Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Tides 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 Bishop Pine Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bishop Pine Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 42 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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