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Cohn Sadie & Louis Char Tuw

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$26k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$8k
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, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$56kYouth Development$52kHuman Services$32kArts & Culture$20kEducation$15kRecreation & Sports$10kCrime & Legal$9kCommunity Improvement$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$570k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LIGHTHOUSE FOR BLIND AND VISUA IMPAIRED$8,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE BAY AREA$5,000
OKIZU FOUNDATION$5,000
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES$5,000
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER$2,500
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 (FY18–24, $38k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, 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%GIRLVENTURES: $5k → 10%CAMP KESEM NATIONAL: $3k → 14%GIRLVENTURES: $5k → 10%GIRLVENTURES: $5k → 10%GIRLVENTURES: $5k → 10%LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY: $5k → 10%LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IM: $5k → 10%GIRLVENTURES: $2k → 10%COMPASS FAMILY SERVICES: $2k → 10%COMPASS FAMILY SERVICES: $1k → 10%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.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$129k · 12 repeat orgs$80k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +94% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
25

Total granted

$129k
$67k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+94%
+24%

Still filing today

100%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 49% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Youth DevelopmentHuman ServicesArts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • OF
    OKIZU FOUNDATION
    7× · 2018–2025 · $21k · revenue +58%
  • BB
    Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area
    5× · 2018–2025 · $19k · revenue +94%
  • LF
    LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
    2× · 2018–2024 · $10k · revenue +210%

Funded once

  • CS
    City Surf Projectgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +230%
  • LF
    LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • EA
    Elsie Allen High School Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +10%
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
Friends of the Children - San Francisco Bay Area

Impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors - 12+ years, no matter what.

Education
2
The Kids Co-op Inc Dba Mariposa Kids

Support and inspire children's natural curiosity and independence through free play during their out-of-school time.

Education
3
San Francisco Girls' School

To educate and inspire girls to become innovators and leaders in stem.

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4
Community Youth Center of San Francisco

Our mission is to encourage a diverse population of high-need young people to explore their full potential through academic, career, family, and community life. Every year, CYC impacts over 8,000 San Francisco youth and their families,…

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5
San Francisco Casa

San Francisco CASA transforms the lives of children and youth traumatized and displaced in the foster care and related systems by providing one consistent, caring volunteer advocate, trained to address each childs needs in the court and…

Civil Rights
6
Oakland Kids First

The mission of Oakland Kids First is to increase youth voice, leadership and power to create engaging and equitable public schools where all students learn and lead.

Youth Development
7
Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast

To inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold and to respect themselves and the world around them.Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast offers a constellation of programs that deliver innovative, multi-faceted activities designed to…

Youth Development
8
California School-Age Consortium Inc

The California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC) builds professional networks that provide training, leadership development and advocacy to ensure that all young people have access to high quality out-of-school time programs and to create a…

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9
Camp Kaleidoscope

Camp Kaleidoscope, with offices on the Stanford University campus, trains student leaders to support San Francisco Bay Area children who have or had a parent with cancer. Through a free, week-long overnight camp and year-round programming,…

Human Services
10
Boys Hope Girls Hope of San Francisco

Boys Hope Girls Hope nurtures and guides motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men and women for others. Offering direct educational programming and support as well as college admission assistance and…

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11
Camps in Common

To promote and celebrate connections between nature, family, and community, by creating unique opportunities that advance cultural diversity, environmental appreciation, and youth empowerment.

Human Services
12
East Bay Agency for Children

For more than 70 years, East Bay Agency for Children continues to improve the well-being of children, youth and families by reducing the impact of trauma and social inequalities.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa; the most unlike its peers is Hayward Area Forum of the Arts Sun Gallery. 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

33 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. 33 of the 39 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/33
Grantees still filing
25/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OKIZU FOUNDATION: $20,500 · OtherOKIZU FOUNDATIONBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area: $19,000 · OtherBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay AreaBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CONTRA COSTA: $9,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CONTRA COSTALIGHTHOUSE FOR BLIND AND VISUA IMPAIRED: $8,000 · OtherLIGHTHOUSE FOR BLIND AND VISUA IMPAIREDBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OAKLAND: $7,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OAKLANDLIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND: $5,000 · OtherOakes Children's Center: $5,000 · OtherElsie Allen High School Foundation: $5,000 · OtherAlive and Free: $5,000 · Other+11 more: $21,500 · Other+11 moreGIRLVENTURES: $22,000 · Human ServicesGIRLVENTURESLIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $10,000 · Human ServicesLIGHTHOUSE FOR THE B…COMPASS FAMILY SERVICES: $3,000 · Human ServicesCOMPASS FAMILY SERVI…Camp Kesem National: $2,500 · Human ServicesCamp Kesem NationalEnriching Lives Through Music: $10,000 · Arts & CultureEnriching …COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER: $6,250 · Arts & CultureCOMMUNITY …HAYWARD AREA FORUM OF THE ARTS Sun Gallery: $2,000 · Arts & CultureHAYWARD AR…Mission Bit: $1,250 · Arts & CultureMission Bi…FRIENDS FOR YOUTH INC: $7,500 · Youth DevelopmentFRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH INC: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentTRIPS FOR KIDS MARIN: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentALAMEDA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentScientific Adventures dba Scientific Adventures for Girls: $1,500 · Youth DevelopmentCity Surf Project: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsOakland Childrens Fairyland Inc: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsGirls on the Run of the Bay Area Inc: $2,500 · Recreation & SportsFOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS RISING ABOVE: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY INITIATIVES: $5,000 · PhilanthropyGiant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc: $9,250 · Health
Other$105,000Human Services$37,500Arts & Culture$19,500Youth Development$15,000Recreation & Sports$12,500Philanthropy$10,000Health$9,250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGIRLVENTURES: $22,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetOKIZU FOUNDATION: $20,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area: $19,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEnriching Lives Through Music: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGiant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc: $9,250 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CONTRA COSTA: $9,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFRIENDS FOR YOUTH INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OAKLAND: $7,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCOMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER: $6,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAlive and Free: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCity Surf Project: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetElsie Allen High School Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetOakland Childrens Fairyland Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR STUDENTS RISING ABOVE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY INITIATIVES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOakes Children's Center: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCOMPASS FAMILY SERVICES: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetREAL OPTIONS FOR CITY KIDS: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAutism Society of San Francisco Bay Area: $2,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCamp Kesem National: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls on the Run of the Bay Area Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTRIPS FOR KIDS MARIN: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALAMEDA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND: $2,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetScientific Adventures dba Scientific Adventures for Girls: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMission Bit: $1,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOAVES & FISHES FAMILY KITCHEN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FREE CLINIC: $1,000 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 Francisco Fou…Bothin FoundationJewish Community Fede…Marin Community Found…Silicon Valley Commun…East Bay Community Fo…Golden State Communit…Olympic Club Foundati…McNabb FoundationThe Nicholson Family …The Henry Mayo Newhal…Goodwin Family Memori…
The San Francisco FoundationCA29.3× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Bothin Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Marin Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Golden State Community Foundation · Olympic Club Foundation · McNabb Foundation · The Nicholson Family Foundation · The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation · Goodwin Family Memorial Tua

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 Cohn Sadie & Louis Char Tuw funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cohn Sadie & Louis Char Tuw. 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%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
    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 Cohn Sadie & Louis Char Tuw?

    Find your warmest path to Cohn Sadie & Louis Char Tuw 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 39 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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