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Daniel & Susan Gottlieb Family Foundation at a glance

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Daniel & Susan Gottlieb 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.

$267k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$185k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$988kAnimals$769kEnvironment$435kPhilanthropy$145kArts & Culture$99kHuman Services$57kHealth$53kCivil Rights$34kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $185k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$916k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY$185,000
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$30,000
THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION$15,000
FRIENDS OF THE BALLONA WETLANDS$10,000
LIGHT PRODUCTIONSWOMEN'S IMAGE NETW$10,000
CEDARS SINAI HOSPITAL$8,000
HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK$3,500
Individual grant recipient$3,500
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE$1,000
SURVIVOR MITZVAH PROJECT$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 (FY19–19, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%SHARE: $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

WA
NY
OR
PA
CT
CA
VA
MD
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.4M · 45 repeat orgs$510k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +78% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

45 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 38 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

45
41

Total granted

$2.4M
$496k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+78%
+18%

Still filing today

44%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsEnvironmentEducationArts & CultureHealthInternationalOther
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

  • LM
    LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2017–2024 · $770k · revenue +68%
  • NW
    NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
    3× · 2017–2022 · $228k · revenue +72%
  • TP
    THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $93k · revenue +78%

Funded once

  • GP
    G2 PUBLICATIONS
    one grant, 2020 · $101k
  • JC
    JEM COMMUNITY CENTER
    one grant, 2019 · $50k
  • CB
    CA BOTANIC GARDEN
    one grant, 2020 · $45k
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
Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Spcala is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals through education, law enforcement, intervention and advocacy.

Animals
2
California Institute of Environmental Studies

The institute is dedicated to scientific research, the results of which are used to promote public awareness and education in the areas of conservation biology and ecology,including the wise use of natural resources.

Animals
3
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County

The SPCA Monterey County's Mission is assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education. The SPCA shelters homeless, neglected, and abused pets, including dogs, cats, horses, exotic…

Animals
4
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
5
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Connect conservationists and supporters, deploy resources to the field, provide conservationists with tools and support they need to succeed.

Animals
6
California Animal Rescue and Education Sanctuary Inc

C.A.R.E.S.MISSION STATEMENT*Rescue, foster and find good homes for abandoned and homeless domestic and farm animals.*Spay/neuter abandoned and homeless cats and dogs, as well as help low income families with same.*Conduct TNR+ programs to…

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7
Cuenca Los Ojos

Cuenca los ojos works to preserve and restore the biodiversity of the us/mexican borderlands through land protection, habitat restoration and wildlife reintroduction.

Environment
8
Lange Foundation

Our mission is to rescue pets that have been impounded at los angeles county's 25 overcrowded public shelters - providing proper care, shelter, and then placement. we also provide pet owners with alternatives when they think they have no…

Human Services
9
Los Angeles Conservancy

The los angeles conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of los angeles county.

Arts & Culture
10
The Institute for Bird Populations

The institute for bird populations enables science-based conservation of species and habitats by studying the abundance, demography, and ecology of birds and other wildlife.

Animals
11
Sustainable Conservation

Sustainable Conservation advances the collaborative stewardship of Californias land, air, and water for the benefit of nature and people. For over three decades, Sustainable Conservation has built coalitions of people with different…

Environment
12
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover

To bring animals out of crisis and strengthen the bond between people and animals through emergency sheltering, disaster relief services, financial assistance and education. redrover accomplishes its mission by engaging volunteers and…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is International Bird Rescue; the most unlike its peers is Los Angeles Press Club. 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

44 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. 44 of the 90 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/44
Grantees still filing
34/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WATERSHEDS CANADA: $218,756 · OtherWATERSHEDS CANADAUC DAVIS: $151,503 · OtherUC DAVISAUDUBON CALIFORNIA: $136,000 · OtherAUDUBON CALIFORNIAG2 PUBLICATIONS: $101,000 · OtherG2 PUBLICATIONSFRIENDS OF THE BALLONA WETLANDS: $89,825 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE BALLONA WETLANDSOUR LADY OF MALIBU SCHOOL: $68,800 · OtherCA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY: $67,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $60,106 · Other+58 more: $671,800 · Other+58 moreLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $769,975 · EducationLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY+2 more: $6,000 · EducationNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $227,500 · AnimalsNATIONAL WIL…FixNation Inc: $33,500 · AnimalsFixNation In…South Bay Wildlife Rehab and Educ: $25,000 · AnimalsSouth Bay Wi…INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE: $17,500 · AnimalsHeaven on Earth Society for Animals Inc: $12,000 · Animals+7 more: $30,250 · Animals+7 moreTHEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS INC: $93,200 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICE: $30,000 · EnvironmentRANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN: $25,000 · EnvironmentLOS ANGELES AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · EnvironmentCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $124,062 · PhilanthropyTHE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION: $17,750 · PhilanthropyCHP 11-99 FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Membership BenefitISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $27,500 · InternationalSurvivor Mitzvah Project: $2,000 · International
Other$1,564,790Education$775,975Animals$345,750Environment$173,200Philanthropy$141,812Membership Benefit$30,000International$29,500

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 budgetLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $769,975 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $227,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $124,062 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS INC: $93,200 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetPROJECT VERITAS: $35,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFixNation Inc: $33,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER: $28,700 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $27,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBOUND ANGELS: $25,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetSouth Bay Wildlife Rehab and Educ: $25,000 over 1y, 32% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $20,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION: $17,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetINTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE: $17,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLos Angeles County Police Canine Assoc: $16,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK INC: $13,500 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeaven on Earth Society for Animals Inc: $12,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSTRAY CAT ALLIANCE: $10,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetXERCES SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCalifornians Against Waste: $6,500 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetTHE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE LITTLE ANGELS PROJECT: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMountain Lion Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLOS ANGELES PRESS CLUB: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCLAREMATRIX: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetINVERTIGO DANCE THEATRE: $2,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetKITTEN RESCUE: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSurvivor Mitzvah Project: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL WELLNESS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJVS SOCAL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPCA INTERNATIONAL INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: $50 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.

  • Who funds LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS INC ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT VERITAS ↗
  • Who funds FixNation Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EARTHJUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN ↗
  • Who funds BOUND ANGELS ↗
  • Who funds South Bay Wildlife Rehab and Educ ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES AUDUBON SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds Los Angeles County Police Canine Assoc ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗

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 Annenberg Foundat…California Community …Mary Jo and Hank Gree…Thornton S Jr and Kat…Greater Good CharitiesSempra FoundationThe Diane Warren Foun…Laffintr of John & Ma…The Michelson Found A…Best Friends Animal S…PatagoniaorgPetsmart Charities Inc
The Annenberg FoundationPA30.2× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Annenberg Foundation · California Community Foundation · Mary Jo and Hank Greenberg Animal Welfare Foundation · Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation · Greater Good Charities · Sempra Foundation · The Diane Warren Foundation · Laffintr of John & Maria Tuw Main · The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc · Best Friends Animal Society · Patagoniaorg · Petsmart Charities Inc

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 Daniel & Susan Gottlieb Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Daniel & Susan Gottlieb Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Xerces Society Inc: 22% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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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Find your warmest path to Daniel & Susan Gottlieb Family 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 90 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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