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Connie Frank Foundation

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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$462k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0186% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Health$896kEducation$760kFood & Nutrition$643kCrime & Legal$482kArts & Culture$200kScience & Tech$123kPublic Safety & Disaster$121kCivil Rights$30kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $111k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $86k
  • $250k+2 grants · $817k
$20,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$8.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CARE CENTER$462,292
UCLA FOUNDATION$355,179
ACLU$85,942
LA FOOD BANK$25,628
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA$25,628
PROJECT ANGEL FOOD$24,606
CHILDRENS BURN FOUNDATION$20,000
UCLA SCHOOL OF EDUCATION$15,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
MASS MOCA FOUNDATION$5,000
VNA HEALTH$2,500
BREAST CANCER ALLIANCE$2,500
LOTUSLAND$1,000
Individual grant recipient$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $5k → 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

IL
NY
MA
IA
CT
RI
CA
AZ
TN
DC
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.
$2.3M · 26 repeat orgs$1.4M to everyone else

26 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
32

Total granted

$2.3M
$933k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+17%

Still filing today

42%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $490k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureEducationFood & NutritionAnimalsHuman ServicesOther
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

  • PA
    PROJECT ANGEL FOOD
    5× · 2020–2025 · $427k · revenue +106%
  • FO
    Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc
    6× · 2020–2025 · $166k · revenue +5%
  • CB
    CHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2025 · $110k · revenue +184%

Funded once

  • UF
    UCLA FOUNDATION-IMMUNE TOLERANCE
    one grant, 2022 · $302k
  • SC
    SANSUM CLINIC
    one grant, 2022 · $176k · revenue +13%
  • UR
    UC REGENTS UCLA
    one grant, 2021 · $150k
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
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
2
Sutter Health

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
3
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
4
Sutter Coast Hospital

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
5
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
6
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
7
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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

Health
8
Sutter Bay Hospitals

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
9
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
10
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
11
Usc Care Medical Group Inc

To promote health by engaging in the practice of medicine for patients of hospitals affiliated with the university of southern california keck school of medicine and elsewhere. to provide medical care to the sick and injured who may come…

Health
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ucla Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Cats At the Studios Inc. 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

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 64 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
15/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE RAPE FOUNDATION: $482,000 · OtherTHE RAPE FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CARE CENTER: $462,292 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CARE CENTERIndividual grant recipient: $304,954 · OtherIndividual grant recipientUCLA FOUNDATION-IMMUNE TOLERANCE: $301,796 · OtherUCLA FOUNDATION-IMMUNE TOLERANCEUC REGENTS UCLA: $150,000 · OtherUC REGENTS UCLAUCLA JONSONN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER: $140,000 · OtherUCLA FOUNDATION-BONE LAB: $122,720 · OtherMONTECITO FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION: $121,000 · OtherACLU: $113,442 · OtherLA FOOD BANK: $110,628 · OtherCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $110,000 · OtherUCSB ARTS & LEISURE: $100,000 · Other+28 more: $278,500 · Other+28 moreUCLA FOUNDATION: $891,483 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $80,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNI…+2 more: $10,000 · EducationPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $427,452 · HealthPROJECT ANGEL FO…SANSUM CLINIC: $176,166 · HealthSANSUM CLINIC+9 more: $67,500 · Health+9 moreFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $165,628 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $5,000 · Food & NutritionMUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST: $17,500 · Arts & CultureSATURDAY IN THE PARK INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY OF SANTA BARBARA INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureCATS AT THE STUDIOS INC: $5,000 · AnimalsLOS ANGELES SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $3,000 · AnimalsTHE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $5,000 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND: $2,500 · Civil Rights
Other$2,797,332Education$981,483Health$671,118Food & Nutrition$170,628Arts & Culture$23,500Animals$8,000Human Services$5,000Civil Rights$2,500

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 budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $891,483 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE RAPE FOUNDATION: $482,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $427,452 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetSANSUM CLINIC: $176,166 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $165,628 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $110,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBREAST CANCER ALLIANCE INC: $11,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetVISION TO LEARN: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCATS AT THE STUDIOS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSATURDAY IN THE PARK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetMASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHaven Hills Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Illinois Foodbank Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUTISTIC SELF ADVOCACY NETWORK INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEALGRIEF: $2,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTranslifeline DBA Trans Lifeline: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY OF SANTA BARBARA INC: $1,000 over 2y, 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.

  • Who funds UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE RAPE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT ANGEL FOOD ↗
  • Who funds SANSUM CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds American Diabetes Association ↗
  • Who funds MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST ↗
  • Who funds BREAST CANCER ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds VISION TO LEARN ↗
  • Who funds Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds CATS AT THE STUDIOS INC ↗
  • Who funds SATURDAY IN THE PARK INC ↗
  • Who funds MASSACHUSETTS MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Haven Hills Inc ↗
  • Who funds UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY ↗

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.

American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Endowment FoundationOH9.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Connie Frank Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Connie Frank Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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

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    How do I get to Connie Frank Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Connie Frank 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 64 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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