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California Scottish Rite Foundation

The mission of the CALIFORNIA SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION (csrf) is dedicated to support and assist the children in california to develop their full potential by providing childhood language services, scholarships and other charitable programs.

$270k
Granted FY2021
5
Grants FY2021
2
States reached
$45k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2021.

Education$494kYouth Development$74kHealth$67kHuman Services$30kHousing & Shelter$18kCrime & Legal$17kPublic Benefit$390
02FY2021 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 5 grants below total $65,000 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $270,140 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $205,140 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k4 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $45k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$64M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION$45,000
JOB'S DAUGHTERS OF CALIFORNIA$5,000
CALIF DEMOLAY NORTH$5,000
RAINBOW GIRLS OF CALIFORNIA$5,000
CALIF DEMOLAY SOUTH$5,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY17–20, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 46% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $7k → 14%VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS: $4k → 10%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $6k → 14%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $5k → 14%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $50 → 14%PATRIOTS & PAWS: $8k → 10%MASONIC FAMILIES HELPING VETERANS: $600 → 10%STARS & STRIPES: $9k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

46%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$325k · 6 repeat orgs$375k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +56% since the first grant, against +16% for the ones you funded once.

6 repeat relationships — 0 still active in FY2021, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
20

Total granted

$325k
$310k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+16%

Still filing today

100%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
EducationHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropyOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • TR
    The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    2× · 2018–2019 · $135k · revenue +56%
  • CS
    CAL STATE FULLERTON PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2019 · $105k · revenue +87%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ANAHEIM-CYPRESS
    3× · 2017–2020 · $30k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • AA
    ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF VALLEY OF SAN FRANCISCO
    one grant, 2017 · $157k
  • SR
    SCOTTISH RITE BODIES BAKERSFIELD
    one grant, 2017 · $52k · revenue -65%
  • CS
    CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $26k · revenue -7%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of California

We build in our members a foundation of values focused on service, integrity and a sense of belonging. by strengthening our moral character, we are able to affect positive change in the wider world.

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2
Grand Chapter of California Order of the Eastern Star

To promote and practice charity and fraternalism. the subordinate organizations promoting charity and fraternalism through the grand chapter of california, order of the eastern star.

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3
The California Boys & Girls State Foundation
Philanthropy
4
Masonic Homes of California

In keeping with the tenets of freemasonry, the masonic homes of california promotes the quality of life by empowering our members, their families and our communities to live well and achieve meaningful and rewarding lives. (continued on…

Human Services
5
Dallas Scottish Rite Library & Museum Inc

Maintain scottish rite library and museum to provide educational benefits for scottish rite members and general public

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6
Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Montana Grand Lodge

To be the supreme legislative authority of lodges of ancient free and accepted masons of montana

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7
The University Foundation At Sacramento State

Raise private resources to advance the mission and priorities of the university and serve as ambassadors in the community. provide stewardship in the prudent investment of resources and ensure the integrity of the foundation through…

Education
8
Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

The ancient & accepted scottish rite of freemasonary is a fraternity with the principle purpose to make good men, better. human progress is our cause,liberty of though out supreme wish, freedom of conscience our mission, and the guarantee…

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9
The Scholarship Fund Grand Lodge Af & Am of Virginia

The grand lodge a f & a m of virginia organized the scholarship fund to award scholarships to needy & qualified students for tuition to institutions of higher learning. the scholarship fund is included in the consolidated financial…

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10
Free and Accepted Masons Napa Valley Lodge No 93

A man who strives to improve himself can also improve his community and the world at large. This is the mission of the Masons of California. Through Masonic principles and tradition, we foster personal growth and improve the lives of…

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11
California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

The sons of the american revolution are direct descendants of those patriots that achieved the independence of the american people. the objectives of our organization are intended to perpetuate a more profound reverence for the principles…

Arts & Culture
12
The California Endowment
Philanthropy

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is California Scottish Rite Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Masonic Families Helping Veterans. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 33 years old; the field is 14. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number24%0%<5yr15%0%5–10yr20%21%10–20yr17%33%20–35yr11%8%35–55yr13%38%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value24%0%<5yr15%0%5–10yr20%7%10–20yr17%30%20–35yr11%1%35–55yr13%62%55yr+

The field is 24% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 14% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/31
the rest of the field
14%
12,896/89,787

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 31 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
17/26
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF VALLEY OF SAN FRANCISCO — $157,085 · OtherANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF VALLEY OF S…SCOTTISH RITE BODIES BAKERSFIELD — $52,341 · OtherSCOTTISH RITE BODIES BAKERSFIELDBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ANAHEIM-CYPRESS — $30,250 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ANAHEIM-CYPRESSCALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION — $20,000 · OtherCALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATIONAncient and Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Santa Barbara and Bodies — $18,742 · OtherAncient and Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Sant…+10 more — $29,495 · Other+10 moreThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York — $135,321 · EducationThe Research Foundation for The Stat…THE SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION SOUTHERN JURISDICTION USA INC — $45,000 · EducationTHE SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION SOUTHER…CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES FOUNDATION — $26,250 · EducationCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGE…+5 more — $20,500 · Education+5 moreCAL STATE FULLERTON PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION — $105,120 · PhilanthropyCAL STATE FULLERT…THE MIDNIGHT MISSION — $17,678 · Human ServicesSTARS AND STRIPES CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION — $8,650 · Human ServicesPATRIOTS AND PAWS — $8,000 · Human ServicesUSA Homeownership Foundation Inc — $3,500 · Human Services+1 more — $600 · Human ServicesVETERANS LEGAL INSTITUTE — $16,567 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY PARTNERS — $5,150 · Community Improvement
Other$307,913Education$227,071Philanthropy$105,120Human Services$38,428Housing & Shelter$16,567Community Improvement$5,150

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York — $135,321 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAL STATE FULLERTON PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION — $105,120 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSCOTTISH RITE BODIES BAKERSFIELD — $52,341 over 1y, 8.5% of budgetTHE SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION SOUTHERN JURISDICTION USA INC — $45,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ANAHEIM-CYPRESS — $30,250 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES FOUNDATION — $26,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION — $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAncient and Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Santa Barbara and Bodies — $18,742 over 1y, 24% of budgetTHE MIDNIGHT MISSION — $17,678 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetVETERANS LEGAL INSTITUTE — $16,567 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetSTARS AND STRIPES CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION — $8,650 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPATRIOTS AND PAWS — $8,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS — $5,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHAPMAN UNIVERSITY — $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA RAINBOW FOR GIRLS FOUNDATION INC — $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetDEMOLAY INTERNATIONAL — $5,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetANCIENT & ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY OF BURLINGAME & COORD BODIES — $4,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUSA Homeownership Foundation Inc — $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA SCOTTISH RITE FOUNDATION — $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC — $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW DIRECTIONS INC — $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC — $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Orange County Communi…California Community …Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Orange County Community FoundationCA20.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · California Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization California Scottish Rite Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 31 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $174k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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