· Private foundation
Dancing Tides Foundation Inc
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k37 grants · $142k
- $10k–50k47 grants · $893k
- $50k–250k12 grants · $1.0M
- $250k+4 grants · $2.4M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | $1,000,000 |
| ROBIN HOOD | $750,000 |
| CRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | $400,000 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | $250,000 |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | $200,000 |
| CATE SCHOOL | $200,000 |
| CHARITY WATER | $100,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $100,000 |
| AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOC FOUNDATION | $60,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $60,000 |
| PARKINSONS WELLNESS INITIATIVE FOUNDATION | $50,000 |
| MATH FOR AMERICA | $50,000 |
| DIRECT RELIEF | $50,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $50,000 |
| GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER | $50,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $1.1M) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 78% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.
107 repeat relationships: 70 still active in FY2024, 37 since wound down; 21 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $302k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- IRInternational Rescue Committee INC8× · 2017–2024 · $5.4M · revenue +81%
- RHROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION6× · 2017–2024 · $3.8M · revenue +49%
- CCCRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL8× · 2017–2024 · $1.8M · revenue +66%
Funded once
- AVAmerica Votesgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $600k · revenue +495%
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2020 · $500k
VITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INCone grant, 2021 · $100k · revenue -26%
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.
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.
The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.
Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…
The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.
To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.
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…
Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.
The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.
Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…
How this is measured
138 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. 138 of the 217 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 International Rescue Committee INC ↗
- Who funds ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CRANE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND ↗
- Who funds THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds MATH FOR AMERICA ↗
- Who funds CHARITY GLOBAL INC ↗
- Who funds America Votes ↗
- Who funds NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC ↗
- Who funds CATE SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds DIRECT RELIEF ↗
- Who funds ALIADOS USA ↗
- Who funds SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade ↗
- Who funds MONTECITO TRAILS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds Mercy Corps ↗
- Who funds POCONO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ↗
- Who funds SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER INC ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN IN CONFLICT INC ↗
- Who funds NORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Wilderness Youth Project Inc ↗
- Who funds INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds STORYTELLER CHILDRENS CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ↗
- Who funds HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Santa Barbara Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · The Kirby-Jones Foundation · Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation · Brittingham Family Foundation · Www Foundation · The B & B Foundation · Mosher Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · James S Bower Foundation · G a Fowler Family Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Dancing Tides Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dancing Tides Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
- Aha Foundation Inc: 42% of income from government
- Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
- Aspetuck Land Trust: 28% of income from government
- Saga Innovations Inc: 28% of income from government
- The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
- 47 Palmer Inc: 3% of income from government
- Cohen Veterans Network Inc: 2% of income from government
How this is measured
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