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Boris and Vera Bogart Foundation at a glance

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Boris and Vera Bogart 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.

$40k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Youth Development$188kHuman Services$178kEducation$115kHealth$81kAnimals$46kHousing & Shelter$25kFood & Nutrition$7kRecreation & Sports$7kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $100
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $40k
$40,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LIFE LEARNING ACADEMY SF$40,000
WIENGARTEN CHILDREN'S CENTER$100
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 (FY17–23, $124k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND: $15k → 10%MY NEW RED SHOES: $4k → 7%SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $17k → 8%HARBOR HOUSE: $15k → 10%OAKS CHILDRENS CENTER: $9k → 7%SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $15k → 8%SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN W: $5k → 10%SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $10k → 8%SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN W: $4k → 10%SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $10k → 8%SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $6k → 8%SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $5k → 8%SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $5k → 8%ONE WARM COAT: $5k → 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.
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.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$369k · 8 repeat orgs$288k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
20

Total granted

$369k
$288k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+22%

Still filing today

63%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationHealthInternationalAnimalsOther
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

  • LL
    Life Learning Academy
    3× · 2018–2025 · $115k · revenue +37%
  • SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE
    7× · 2017–2023 · $68k · revenue +119%
  • OF
    OKIZU FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2021 · $40k · revenue +59%

Funded once

  • BC
    BOYS CLUB OF NAPA INC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY
    one grant, 2023 · $47k · revenue -21%
  • WA
    WILDLIFE ASSOCIATES
    one grant, 2017 · $31k
  • SV
    SILICON VALLEY BOYS GIRLS CLUB
    one grant, 2022 · $30k
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
Children's Council of San Francisco

By advocating for quality early care and education, empowering families with information and financial support, and building the capabilities of educators, Children's Council of San Francisco ensures that every child in San Francisco has…

Human Services
2
The Kids Co-op Inc Dba Mariposa Kids

Support and inspire children's natural curiosity and independence through free play during their out-of-school time.

Education
3
East Bay Agency for Children

For more than 70 years, East Bay Agency for Children continues to improve the well-being of children, youth and families by reducing the impact of trauma and social inequalities.

Health
4
San Francisco Casa

San Francisco CASA transforms the lives of children and youth traumatized and displaced in the foster care and related systems by providing one consistent, caring volunteer advocate, trained to address each childs needs in the court and…

Civil Rights
5
Oakes Children's Center

Oakes Children Center closed it services as of July 31st, 2022.

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6
Coastside Childrens Programs

Coastside childrens programs (ccp) mission is to provide a safe and caring environment where children learn through experience, play, and friendships - building a foundation for success in school and life. ccp is offering preschool…

Human Services
7
Friends of the Children - San Francisco Bay Area

Impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors - 12+ years, no matter what.

Education
8
Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Association

Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center's mission is to provide opportunities for the individuals and families in the North Beach, Chinatown,Fisherman's wharf and Mission Bay neighborhoods to enrich their quality of life.

Community Improvement
9
Community Action Marin

We make it possible for people in marin to achieve well-being by providing the vital services they need. together, we break down the barriers that get in the way of fair and lasting change in service to better outcomes for all.

Human Services
10
Allies for Every Child Inc

All children need a childhood. Allies for Every Child brings together and strengthens families, cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life. (Continues on Schedule O)

Human Services
11
Linda Vista Children's Center

We help children discover a way of dealing with life that is realistic, comfortable, and satisfying. Self-confidence is nurtured as children learn to rely on themselves and each other. The noncompetitive environment is one that allows each…

—
12
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area

To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired; the most unlike its peers is Camp Phoenix. 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

19 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. 19 of the 28 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WIENGARTEN CHILDREN'S CENTER: $57,420 · OtherWIENGARTEN CHILDREN'S CENTERBOYS CLUB OF NAPA INC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY: $47,010 · OtherBOYS CLUB OF NAPA INC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALL…OKIZU FOUNDATION: $40,094 · OtherOKIZU FOUNDATIONRUSSIAN CHILDREN'S WELFARE SOCIETY: $39,161 · OtherRUSSIAN CHILDREN'S WELFARE SOCIETYWILDLIFE ASSOCIATES: $31,000 · OtherWILDLIFE ASSOCIATESSILICON VALLEY BOYS GIRLS CLUB: $30,000 · OtherSILICON VALLEY BOYS GIRLS CLUBHANNA BOYS CENTER: $14,745 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OAKLAND: $14,400 · Other+4 more: $28,543 · Other+4 moreLife Learning Academy: $115,000 · EducationLife Learning AcademyREAL OPTIONS FOR CITY KIDS: $25,000 · EducationREAL OPTIONS FOR CITY KI…SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $68,100 · Human ServicesSACRED HEART COMMUNIT…HARBOR HOUSE: $15,000 · Human ServicesHARBOR HOUSELIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $15,000 · Human ServicesLIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BL…Support for Families of Children with Disabilities: $8,800 · Human ServicesSupport for Families …Oaks Childrens Center Inc: $8,500 · Human ServicesOaks Childrens Center…ONE WARM COAT: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $4,000 · Human ServicesCAMP PHOENIX: $24,175 · Youth DevelopmentNorth Marin Community Services: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentROOM REDUX: $2,650 · Youth DevelopmentFAMILY HOUSE INC: $17,600 · HealthTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $15,000 · AnimalsSave The Children Federation Inc: $5,000 · InternationalTENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $5,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$302,373Education$140,000Human Services$124,400Youth Development$46,825Health$17,600Animals$15,000International$5,000Housing & Shelter$5,000

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 budgetLife Learning Academy: $115,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetSACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICE: $68,100 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS CLUB OF NAPA INC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY: $47,010 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetOKIZU FOUNDATION: $40,094 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetREAL OPTIONS FOR CITY KIDS: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCAMP PHOENIX: $24,175 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetNorth Marin Community Services: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFAMILY HOUSE INC: $17,600 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHARBOR HOUSE: $15,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OAKLAND: $14,400 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSupport for Families of Children with Disabilities: $8,800 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOaks Childrens Center Inc: $8,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE WARM COAT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMBOLDEN CHANGE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetROOM REDUX: $2,650 over 1y, 0.9% 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…Bothin FoundationRoss Stores FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…Golden State Communit…The Morris Stulsaft F…Quest FoundationJewish Community Fede…East Bay Community Fo…Kaiser Foundation Hos…Marin Community Found…
McNabb FoundationDE19.5× affinity7 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 · Bothin Foundation · Ross Stores Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Golden State Community Foundation · The Morris Stulsaft Foundation · Quest Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · East Bay Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Marin Community 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 Boris and Vera Bogart Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Boris and Vera Bogart Foundation. 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%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 Boris and Vera Bogart Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Boris and Vera Bogart 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 28 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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