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Croutch Family 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.

$29k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2024.

Civil Rights$55kHealth$40kAnimals$35kFood & Nutrition$26kHuman Services$22kHousing & Shelter$21kReligion$15kYouth Development$12kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$727k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION$5,175
FOR 4 PAWS$5,000
FOOD FORWARD$2,642
ST JUDE$2,500
ACTBLUE BRADYCAMPAIGN$2,500
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$2,050
LA FOOD BANK$2,000
LIFE IS A CARNIVAL$1,783
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS$1,069
LA FAMILY HOUSING$1,052
SIERRA CLUB$1,030
THE V FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH$1,000
HEAL THE BAY$515
MAMMOTH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–23, $43k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 30% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%4 PAWS FOR ABILITY: $10k → 9%4 PAWS FOR ABILITY: $10k → 9%4 PAWS FOR ABILITY: $5k → 9%4 PAWS FOR ABILITY: $5k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES: $5k → 14%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES: $3k → 14%UNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $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

NY
MA
OH
CA
VA
TN
NC
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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$193k · 18 repeat orgs$69k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
16

Total granted

$193k
$47k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+8%

Still filing today

78%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • 4P
    4 PAWS FOR ABILITY INC
    4× · 2018–2023 · $30k · revenue +8%
  • LF
    LA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION
    5× · 2019–2024 · $21k · revenue +100%
  • AC
    AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    3× · 2020–2023 · $20k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • GO
    GIRLS ON THE RUN
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • WI
    WELLFARE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • UF
    UNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -5%
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
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
2
California Walks

Statewide voice for pedestrian safety and healthy, walkable communities for people of all ages and abilities. California Walks partners with state agencies, community-based organizations and residents.

Public Safety & Disaster
3
Hollywood Food Coalition

Hollywood food coalition welcomes people to dinner each night. we rescue and redistribute food daily to other organizations. we care for our immediate community through our wellness program. we build community with and through our…

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4
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
5
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc

To end hunger and transform the health of our community by providing nourishment to those in need by acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies and by providing education to solve hunger and nutritional problems in…

Food & Nutrition
6
Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall

The organization is a non-partisan, membership based speakers' forum that connects business leaders, community members, and engaged individuals with shared interest in local, national, and global affairs. it provides an open and accessible…

International
7
Farm2People

Farm2People's mission is to secure local harvests and fight hunger in Greater Los Angeles.

Food & Nutrition
8
League of California Community Foundations

The league of california community foundations promotes and strengthens community foundations in california. through collaboration and shared learning among member foundations and building partnerships with private and public entities, we…

Philanthropy
9
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber's mission: design and advance opportunities and solutions for a thriving regional economy that are inclusive and globally competitive. 1) advocacy - be a bold advocate for business as a driver of a strong economy that enables…

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10
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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

Health
11
League of Women Voters of Los Angeles

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and…

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12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Friends of the Children; the most unlike its peers is For 4 Paws. 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

30 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. 30 of the 44 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
16/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Women Against Gun Violence: $28,000 · OtherWomen Against Gun ViolenceLA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION: $21,492 · OtherLA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $19,500 · OtherAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAST JUDE: $17,650 · OtherST JUDELOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $12,575 · OtherLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANKBABY2BABY: $9,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $7,000 · Other+22 more: $62,315 · Other+22 more4 PAWS FOR ABILITY INC: $30,000 · Human Services4 PAWS FOR ABILITY…JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $7,652 · Human ServicesJEWISH FAMILY SERV…UNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $5,000 · Human ServicesUNITED FRIENDS OF …TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthTOWER CAN…THE V FOUNDATION: $3,500 · HealthTHE V FOU…PROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $2,500 · HealthPROJECT A…NAMI National: $1,069 · Health+1 more: $500 · HealthHEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC: $4,299 · Youth DevelopmentMINDS MATTER OF LOS ANGELES INC: $2,575 · Youth DevelopmentMammoth Mountain Community Foundation Inc: $2,050 · Youth DevelopmentFor 4 Paws: $5,000 · AnimalsHEAL THE BAY: $3,060 · EnvironmentSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EnvironmentFOOD FORWARD INC: $2,642 · Food & Nutrition
Other$177,532Human Services$42,652Health$22,569Youth Development$8,924Animals$5,000Environment$4,060Food & Nutrition$2,642

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 budget4 PAWS FOR ABILITY INC: $30,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetWomen Against Gun Violence: $28,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetLA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION: $21,492 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $19,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $12,575 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBABY2BABY: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES: $7,652 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWELLFARE INC: $5,113 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFor 4 Paws: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetUNITED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC: $4,299 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $4,150 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE V FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEAL THE BAY: $3,060 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVENICE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $3,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetFOOD FORWARD INC: $2,642 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMINDS MATTER OF LOS ANGELES INC: $2,575 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCONCERN FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMammoth Mountain Community Foundation Inc: $2,050 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,540 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAMMOTH LAKES FOUNDATION: $1,510 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI National: $1,069 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $515 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMammoth Hospital Foundation: $500 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.

Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramPA7.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: 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 Croutch Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Croutch 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%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 44 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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