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Carroll and Nancy O'Connor Foundation at a glance

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Carroll and Nancy O'Connor 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.

$200k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$300kHealth$219kAnimals$205kReligion$150kFood & Nutrition$90kYouth Development$75kCommunity Improvement$75kInternational$65kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $190k
$20,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$3.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION$30,150
THE GREY MUZZLE ORGANIZATION$25,000
TEMPLE AHAVAT SHALOM$25,000
WAGS AND WALKS$25,000
MOVEMBER FOUNDATION$25,000
NEW HORIZONS$20,000
AMERICAN ACCESS INSTITUTE$15,000
Individual grant recipient$15,000
KNOCK FOUNDATION$10,000
FURKIDS INC$5,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$5,000
02The need
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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 (FY19–20, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%GOLDEN HEART RANCH: $10k → 14%GOLDEN HEART RANCH: $10k → 14%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

MT
IL
NY
NV
CA
VA
NC
DC
AL
GA
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 73% of Carroll and Nancy O'Connor Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 54% of the giving stays in CA; by stated purpose, 16%.

Carroll and Nancy O'Connor Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 14 repeat orgs$163k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
8

Total granted

$1.1M
$133k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+21%

Still filing today

86%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k 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
HealthAnimalsEducationPhilanthropyFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION
    6× · 2018–2024 · $211k · revenue +41%
  • TG
    THE GREY MUZZLE ORGANIZATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · $100k · revenue +45%
  • MF
    MOVEMBER FOUNDATION
    4× · 2021–2024 · $99k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • FB
    FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +30%
  • LA
    LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue -1%
  • PA
    PROJECT ANGEL FOODgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +106%
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
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

To define and advance quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives.

Health
2
Cancer Research and Biostatistics

To help conquer cancer and other diseases through the application of biostatistical principles and innovative data management methods.

Health
3
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
4
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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5
California Association of Food Banks

California association of food banks (cafb) is a non-profit public benefit corporation located in oakland, california. together with its 41-member foodbanks, cafb is the largest charitable hunger-relief and anti-hunger leader in the state.…

Food & Nutrition
6
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
7
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
8
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
9
Allosource

Inspired by the gift of donation from our communities, allosource responsibly provides innovative cellular and tissue allografts to advance patient healing.

Health
10
Fajr Scientific

To provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Science & Tech
11
Asco Association

Asco association promotes the common business interests of its members by: (1) advocating for policies that improve the quality of cancer care; (2) maintaining the highest standards of oncology medical care through programs supporting…

Community Improvement
12
Alliance for Aging Research

The alliance for aging research is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the narrative to achieve healthy aging and equitable access to care.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Meals On Wheels America; the most unlike its peers is Movember Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

20 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. 20 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
14/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEW HORIZONS: $162,000 · OtherNEW HORIZONSTEMPLE AHAVAT SHALOM: $150,000 · OtherTEMPLE AHAVAT SHALOMLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $25,000 · OtherLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANKIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherC5 YOUTH FOUNDATION OF: $15,000 · OtherGOLDEN HEART RANCH: $20,000 · OtherNORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE: $20,000 · Other+2 more: $12,500 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION: $211,050 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $74,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO …THE GREY MUZZLE ORGANIZATION: $100,000 · AnimalsTHE GREY MUZZLE OR…FURKIDS INC: $60,000 · AnimalsFURKIDS INCWags and Walks: $45,000 · AnimalsWags and WalksMOVEMBER FOUNDATION: $99,000 · HealthMOVEMBER FOUNDAT…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $42,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISE…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER …PROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $20,000 · HealthPROJECT ANGEL FO…KNOCK FOUNDATIONINC: $65,000 · PhilanthropyKNOCK FOUN…CONCERN FOUNDATION: $50,000 · PhilanthropyCONCERN FO…FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA INC: $25,000 · Food & NutritionMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $20,000 · Food & NutritionAMERICAN ACCESS INSTITUTE: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentC5 YOUTH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $15,000 · Youth Development
Other$419,500Education$285,050Animals$205,000Health$186,000Philanthropy$115,000Food & Nutrition$45,000Youth Development$30,000

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 budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION: $211,050 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GREY MUZZLE ORGANIZATION: $100,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetMOVEMBER FOUNDATION: $99,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $74,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKNOCK FOUNDATIONINC: $65,000 over 7y, 10% of budgetFURKIDS INC: $60,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetCONCERN FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetWags and Walks: $45,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $42,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOLDEN HEART RANCH: $20,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetNORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN ACCESS INSTITUTE: $15,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetC5 YOUTH FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY VALLEY VENTURA/SANTA BARBARA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% 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.

Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Network for GoodDC9.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Carroll and Nancy O'Connor Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Carroll and Nancy O'Connor Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Carroll and Nancy O'Connor Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Carroll and Nancy O'Connor 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 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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