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Ca Dunn Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$678k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2024.

Health$653kEducation$236kRecreation & Sports$161kHuman Services$71kArts & Culture$36kAnimals$17kPublic Benefit$6kYouth Development$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $610k
$50,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SUHI FOUNDATION$200,000
CHALLENGED ATHELETES FOUNDATION$155,000
SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATION$100,000
SEMPER FI AND AMERICAS FUND$55,000
YOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO$50,000
SDSU ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION$50,000
SAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM$25,000
BE PERFECT FOUNDATION$25,000
SAN DIEGO ANIMAL SANCTUARY AND FARM$5,000
HONOR FLIGHT SAN DIEGO$5,000
XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL MEMORIAL SCHOL$5,000
FACE FOUNDATION$3,203
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 (FY17–23, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GENERATE HOPE: $1k → 11%RANCHO SANTA FE WOMENS FUND: $2k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $250 → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $250 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
IL
NY
PA
CA
VA
KS
DC
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 23 repeat orgs$64k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +82% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
20

Total granted

$1.1M
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+82%
+26%

Still filing today

70%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesAnimalsPublic BenefitArts & CultureEducationOther
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

  • SH
    SCRIPPS HEALTH
    8× · 2017–2024 · $452k · revenue +82%
  • TS
    The SUHI Foundation
    6× · 2017–2024 · $211k · revenue +160% · 49% of their budget
  • YT
    YOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO
    3× · 2020–2024 · $77k · revenue +292%

Funded once

  • TL
    TEAM LINDBERG CHARITY INC
    one grant, 2022 · $8k
  • RC
    RADY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
  • IN
    INLAND NORTHWEST LAND TRUSTgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +61%
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
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
2
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation

To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.

Education
3
Zoological Society of San Diego

San diego zoo wildlife alliance is committed to saving species worldwide by uniting our expertise in wildlife care and conservation science with our dedication to inspiring passion for nature.

Animals
4
United Way of San Diego County

To spark breakthrough community action that elevates every child and family toward a brighter future.

Philanthropy
5
Kfhpw Holdings

Supporting kaiser permanente organizations which provide high-quality, affordable health care services to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve.

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6
San Diego Municipal Employees Assn

The san diego municipal employees association (sdmea) is dedicated to being a strong and effective advocate for san diego city employees. sdmea is united to improve employees' standard of living and promote their fair treatment by…

—
7
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
8
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
9
Sharp Coronado Hospital & Healthcare Center

To operate and maintain a general acute care hospital and related facilities for the acute care of persons suffering from illnesses or disabilities, and for the continuing care of persons needing rehabilitation and the custodial care of…

—
10
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
11
San Diego Charitable Real Estate Foundation

See schedule o.the exempt purpose of san diego charitable real estate foundation is to support san diego foundation in its mission to promote and increase responsible and effective philanthropy by accepting, managing and marketing real…

Community Improvement
12
San Diegans for Health Care Coverage

Promote Access to Health Care for all San Diegans

Health
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 Kootenai Humane Society 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

31 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. 31 of the 48 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/31
Grantees still filing
27/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SCRIPPS HEALTH: $452,450 · HealthSCRIPPS HEALTHSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $60,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUNDBE PERFECT FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Health+4 more: $1,950 · HealthCHALLENGED ATHELETES FOUNDATION: $167,400 · OtherCHALLENGED ATHELETES FOUNDATIONYOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO: $77,000 · OtherYOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGOSDSU ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION: $57,500 · OtherSDSU ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONBARNES TENNIS CENTER YOUTH TENNIS S: $26,000 · OtherBARNES TENNIS CENTER YOUTH TENNIS S+21 more: $46,613 · Other+21 moreThe SUHI Foundation: $211,000 · EducationThe SUHI FoundationTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $17,500 · EducationTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDAT…SAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM: $35,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $400 · Arts & CultureRancho Santa Fe Womens Fund: $2,300 · Human ServicesCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $2,250 · Human ServicesGENERATEHOPE INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $750 · Human ServicesYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $500 · Human ServicesHONOR FLIGHT SAN DIEGO: $5,000 · Public BenefitJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $750 · Public BenefitPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $500 · Public BenefitSPOKANIMAL CARE: $1,800 · AnimalsHELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER: $1,500 · AnimalsKOOTENAI HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $1,250 · AnimalsPawsitive Teams Inc: $500 · Animals
Health$539,400Other$374,513Education$228,500Arts & Culture$35,400Human Services$6,800Public Benefit$6,250Animals$5,050

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 budgetSCRIPPS HEALTH: $452,450 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe SUHI Foundation: $211,000 over 6y, 49% of budgetYOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO: $77,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM: $35,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBE PERFECT FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHONOR FLIGHT SAN DIEGO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $2,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetINLAND NORTHWEST LAND TRUST: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRANCHO SANTA FE FOUNDATION: $2,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHP 11-99 FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSPOKANIMAL CARE: $1,800 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKOOTENAI HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $1,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING SAN DIEGO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENERATEHOPE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPebble Beach Company Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL BIPOLAR FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSharp Healthcare Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMid-City Community Music: $400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $200 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.

The San Diego Foundat…Jewish Community Foun…The Conrad Prebys Fou…Sempra FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…The Pfizer Foundation…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…
The San Diego FoundationCA22.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Ca Dunn Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ca Dunn Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
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 Ca Dunn Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Ca Dunn Family 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 48 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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