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Carolee Danz Family Foundation at a glance

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Carolee Danz Family Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$51k
Granted FY2019
16
Grants FY2019
4
States reached
$23k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Human Services$79kEducation$74kArts & Culture$51kCommunity Improvement$3kReligion$3kAnimals$500Environment$300Health$300Other$0
02FY2019 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k14 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $43k
$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SEATTLE$23,200
KIDS QUEST MUSEUM$20,000
YWCA$2,000
KLINE GALLAND CENTER$1,000
LEADERSHIP TOMORROW$1,000
HADASSAH FOUNDATION$1,000
MIRABELLA FOUNDATION$1,000
BELLEVUE COLLEGE$1,000
CARING BRIDGE$100
ACT THEATRE$100
KUOW$100
ASPCA$100
KCTS TELEVISION$100
NATURE CONSERVANCY$100
TENEMENT MUSEUM$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 (FY17–19, $73k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, 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%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SEATTLE: $25k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SEATTLE: $25k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SEATTLE: $23k → 9%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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$201k · 15 repeat orgs$10k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +80% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2019, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
6

Total granted

$201k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+80%
+13%

Still filing today

67%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
Arts & CultureHealthAnimalsHuman ServicesPublic BenefitOther
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

  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
    3× · 2017–2019 · $73k · revenue +107%
  • KG
    Kline Galland Center
    3× · 2017–2019 · $3k · revenue +473%
  • LT
    LEADERSHIP TOMORROW
    3× · 2017–2019 · $3k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • WS
    WA ST JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
  • SC
    Stillwater Christian Schoolgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +288%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
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
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
2
Association of Washington Cities

The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…

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3
Kqed Inc

See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

Arts & Culture
4
Life Science Washington

Life science washington is a non-profit trade and professional association dedicated to promoting innovation and responsible growth in the life sciences and biomedical industries in the state of washington. promotion and education are…

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5
Friends of Kexp

Kexp's mission is to enrich your life by championing music and discovery.

Youth Development
6
The Seattle Aquarium Society

Our mission is inspiring conservation of our marine environment.

Animals
7
Siff

Siff is a seattle-based 501(c)(3) arts nonprofit dedicated to the creation of vibrant experiences and spaces that champion film discovery and arts education.

Youth Development
8
King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

KCSARC is the largest and most comprehensive non-profit provider of sexual assault services in King County and Washington State. Our vision is a community free of sexual violence. Our mission is to: give voice to victims, their families,…

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9
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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10
Leadingage Inc

The mission of leadingage is to be the trusted voice for aging. our 6,000+ members and partners include nonprofit organizations representing the entire field of aging services, 38 state associations, hundreds of businesses, consumer…

Housing & Shelter
11
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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12
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Leadership Tomorrow; the most unlike its peers is The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. 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

14 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. 14 of the 24 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
12/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $70,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONKIDS QUEST MUSEUM: $40,000 · OtherKIDS QUEST MUSEUMWA ST JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $4,780 · OtherMIRABELLA FOUNDATION: $4,500 · Other+9 more: $10,700 · Other+9 moreJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $73,400 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICEKline Galland Center: $3,000 · HealthCaringBridge: $200 · Health+1 more: $100 · HealthLEADERSHIP TOMORROW: $3,000 · Public BenefitLOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM: $300 · Arts & CultureKUOW PUGET SOUND PUBLIC RADIO: $300 · Arts & CultureA CONTEMPORARY THEATRE INC: $300 · Arts & CultureCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA: $300 · Arts & CultureTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $400 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SEATTLEKING COUNTY: $100 · Animals
Other$129,980Human Services$73,400Health$3,300Public Benefit$3,000Arts & Culture$1,200Animals$500

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 budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE: $73,400 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetKline Galland Center: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLEADERSHIP TOMORROW: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetStillwater Christian School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLOWER EAST SIDE TENEMENT MUSEUM: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKUOW PUGET SOUND PUBLIC RADIO: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetA CONTEMPORARY THEATRE INC: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWING LUKE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCaringBridge: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SEATTLEKING COUNTY: $100 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.

Seattle FoundationAmerican Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle FoundationWA13.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Carolee Danz Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Carolee Danz Family 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%6%13%19%25%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 · 0–25%
    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.

    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 24 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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