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Change A Life 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.

$25k
Granted FY2023
2
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$15k
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, FY2018 to 2023.

Human Services$1.1MHealth$655kHousing & Shelter$603kEducation$336kYouth Development$200kCrime & Legal$131kArts & Culture$90kFood & Nutrition$86kOther$0
02FY2023 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$15,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$260k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$15,000
RAD CAMP$10,000
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 (FY18–22, $749k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDEN'S SERVICE: $54k → 10%MONTEBELLO-COMMERCE YMCA: $10k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $9k → 11%NEW BEGINNINGS COUNSELING CENTER: $72k → 14%DAVID & MARGARET HOME: $70k → 14%LAURA'S HOUSE: $10k → 10%CASA TERESA: $10k → 10%HUMAN OPTIONS: $25k → 10%ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION: $75k → 10%PARA LOS NINOS: $25k → 14%COMMUNITY SENIOR SERVICES: $36k → 14%PROGRAM FOR TORTURE VICTIMS: $176k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELE: $127k → 14%FULFILLMENT FUND: $50k → 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

ME
NH
WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MO
VA
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.

8%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$292k · 3 repeat orgs$3.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +182% since the first grant, against +39% for those funded once.

3 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
108

Total granted

$292k
$3.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+182%
+39%

Still filing today

67%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’21’22’23
Human ServicesHousing & ShelterEducationHealthPhilanthropyYouth 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

  • HF
    HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
    2× · 2018–2022 · $153k · revenue +182%
  • CO
    CITY OF HOPE
    2× · 2018–2022 · $112k
  • FA
    FRIENDSHIP ADULT DAY CARE CENTER INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $27k · revenue +117%

Funded once

  • PF
    Program for Torture Victims
    one grant, 2018 · $176k · revenue +13%
  • PF
    PROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $160k · revenue +58%
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELESgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $127k · revenue +78%
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
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
2
Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd

Huntington Health stands for community. We stand for compassion. But more than anything, Huntington stands for health. Providing world-class health care is our specialty, and it's what we've been doing for the San Gabriel Valley since…

Health
3
Southern California University of Health Sciences

The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…

Education
4
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Promotion and advancement of children's health through patient care, research, and education.

Health
5
South Central Family Health Center

To improve the quality of life for the diverse communities we serve providing affordable and comprehensive healthcare and education in a welcoming multi-cultural environment.

Health
6
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
7
Mary's Shelter

Believing in the value of every life, mary's path empowers vulnerable teen mothers in foster care and their babies to create lives of dignity, hope and self-sufficiency.

Human Services
8
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
9
Pediatric and Family Medical Center Dba Eisner Health

Eisner health is a quality-focused, federally qualified nonprofit community health center dedicated to improving the physical, social, and emotional well-being of people in the communities we serve, regardless of income.

Health
10
Community Medical Centers Inc

The organization provides primary medical, behavior health, and dental care to the population of san joaquin, and solano counties without regard to patients' ability to pay.

Health
11
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
12
Via Care Community Health Center

Providing health care services to the poor and underserved of los angeles.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Families Forward; the most unlike its peers is Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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

69 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. 69 of the 119 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)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
68/69
Grantees still filing
61/69
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION: $160,081 · OtherPROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $120,136 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCITY OF HOPE: $112,069 · OtherCITY OF HOPEHABITAT FOR HUMANITY - OC: $100,000 · OtherHABITAT FOR HUMANITY - OCFive Acres The Boys and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles County: $95,000 · Other+78 more: $1,242,143 · Other+78 moreProgram for Torture Victims: $175,960 · Human ServicesProgram for Torture Vict…JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $127,069 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF…Illumination Health Home formerly The Illumination Foundation: $75,000 · Human ServicesIllumination Health Home…NBCC: $72,353 · Human ServicesNBCCDavid and Margaret Home Inc: $69,776 · Human ServicesDavid and Margaret Home …JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES: $54,084 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDR…FULFILLMENT FUND: $50,000 · Human ServicesFULFILLMENT FUNDAGINGNEXT INC: $36,213 · Human ServicesFRIENDSHIP ADULT DAY CARE CENTER INC: $27,000 · Human Services+6 more: $88,913 · Human Services+6 moreHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $153,100 · Housing & ShelterHABITAT FOR …Orange County Rescue Mission Inc: $86,154 · Housing & ShelterOrange Count…PEOPLE'S SELF HELP HOUSING CORP: $47,127 · Housing & ShelterPEOPLE'S SEL…LIFE SKILLS TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INC: $32,887 · Housing & ShelterLIFE SKILLS …HABITAT FOR HUMANITY EAST BAY SILICON VALLEY: $31,200 · Housing & ShelterHABITAT FOR …CASA YOUTH SHELTER: $20,000 · Housing & Shelter+2 more: $11,542 · Housing & ShelterVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $75,000 · HealthVIP COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $50,000 · HealthPARTNERS IN CARE FOUNDATION: $49,531 · HealthALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION: $49,338 · HealthSANSUM CLINIC: $16,741 · HealthDeaf Community Services of San Diego Inc: $13,191 · Health+1 more: $5,500 · HealthPABLOVE FOUNDATION INC: $70,000 · PhilanthropyAva's Heart: $59,700 · PhilanthropyBurn Institute: $27,267 · PhilanthropyJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $50,137 · Youth DevelopmentFILM2FUTURE: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentCOMMUNITY SENIORSERV INC: $76,964 · Food & Nutrition
Other$1,829,429Human Services$776,368Housing & Shelter$382,010Health$259,301Philanthropy$156,967Youth Development$100,137Food & Nutrition$76,964

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 budgetPROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION: $160,081 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $153,100 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $127,069 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFive Acres The Boys and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles County: $95,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $86,154 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOMMUNITY SENIORSERV INC: $76,964 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetIllumination Health Home formerly The Illumination Foundation: $75,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPABLOVE FOUNDATION INC: $70,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetDavid and Margaret Home Inc: $69,776 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAva's Heart: $59,700 over 1y, 23% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES: $54,084 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $50,137 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetVIP COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFULFILLMENT FUND: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTHE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM INC: $50,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFILM2FUTURE: $50,000 over 1y, 29% of budgetPARTNERS IN CARE FOUNDATION: $49,531 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetALISA ANN RUCH BURN FOUNDATION: $49,338 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetFAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK: $39,035 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetAGINGNEXT INC: $36,213 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetLIFE SKILLS TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INC: $32,887 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY EAST BAY SILICON VALLEY: $31,200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBurn Institute: $27,267 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetFRIENDSHIP ADULT DAY CARE CENTER INC: $27,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetPARA LOS NINOS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHuman Options Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE PRIORITY CENTER ENDING THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFAMILIES FORWARD: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPenny Lane Centers: $20,185 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASA YOUTH SHELTER: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetBEYOND BLINDNESS: $17,782 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSANSUM CLINIC: $16,741 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Hope Alliance: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetDeaf Community Services of San Diego Inc: $13,191 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetProject Access Inc: $11,649 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSHELTER PROVIDERS OF ORANGE COUNTY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLAURA'S HOUSE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOCEANA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAD CAMP INC: $10,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCASA TERESA INC: $9,600 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOUTH COUNTY OUTREACH: $9,459 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $9,313 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Orange County Communi…Kaiser Foundation Hos…Sisters of St Joseph …California Community …O L Halsell FoundationThe Devto Support Fou…Edwards Lifesciences …Weingart FoundationOneocFarmers & Merchants B…Mufg Union Bank Found…Sempra Foundation
Orange County Community FoundationCA39.9× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Sisters of St Joseph Healthcare Foundation · California Community Foundation · O L Halsell Foundation · The Devto Support Foundation · Edwards Lifesciences Foundation · Weingart Foundation · Oneoc · Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation · Mufg Union Bank Foundation Ag · Sempra 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 Change A Life Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Change A Life 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • The Trustees of the Smith College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
23report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 Change A Life Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Change A Life 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 119 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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The unnamed billions
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home