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David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc

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.

$193k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2025
13
Organizations funded FY2024
38%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$47,500
Organizations funded a year
3 to 21
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$3.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 38% of the organizations David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k 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
EducationArts & CultureFood & NutritionReligionHuman ServicesHealthOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving26$190k58%
FY202413$157k38%
FY202321$175k86%
FY20223$27k0%
FY20215$58k20%
FY202010$164k50%
FY201911$66k82%
FY20186$64k33%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$639kHealth$263kEducation$194kHuman Services$102kInternational$48kArts & Culture$41kPublic Safety & Disaster$26kYouth Development$14kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hillside Christian Center$540,7409n/a
Bentley School$122,60030%
The Cancer League Inc$88,50078%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$57,50020%
Project Rescue Foundation$52,50050%
Lake School Corporation$31,00034%
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation$30,00020%
Hospitals Without Borders$25,0002n/a
The Napa Valley College Foundation$22,50031%
Oakland Police Emergency Net$20,000125%
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All grantees of David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hillside Christian Center$540,7409n/a
Bentley School$122,60030%
The Cancer League Inc$88,50078%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$57,50020%
Project Rescue Foundation$52,50050%
Lake School Corporation$31,00034%
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation$30,00020%
Hospitals Without Borders$25,0002n/a
The Napa Valley College Foundation$22,50031%
Oakland Police Emergency Net$20,000125%
International Medical Corps$20,00010%
Edify$20,00020%
The Salvation Army$11,5442n/a
Feeding America$10,00010%
On a Mission Church$10,0001n/a
Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church$7,5002n/a
Notes for Education Inc$7,50012%
Childrens Health Guild$6,00011%
San Leandro Boys and Girls Club Inc$5,00020%
One Love Initiative dba Circuit Riders$5,00010%
Friends of the Cameo$5,00011%
Little Wishes$5,0001n/a
St Helena Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
Youth With a Mission$5,0001n/a
Reality San Francisco Church$5,0001n/a
League to Save Lake Tahoe$5,0001n/a
The Battery Foundation$4,00010%
Habitat for Humanity East Bay Silicon Valley$3,00010%
Children Rising Inc$2,50010%
The Peninsula Bridge Program$2,50010%
Cypress Mandela Training Center$2,50010%
Collabria Care$2,50010%
St Anthony Foundation$2,5001n/a
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County$2,50010%
Oakland School for the Arts$2,50010%
Samaritan House$2,50010%
Family Bridges Inc$2,50010%
Atet Foundation$2,5001n/a
Alameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank$2,50010%
Streetlife Ministries$2,2501n/a
Bay Area Rescue Mission$2,25010%
Episcopal Community Services$2,00510%
California Fire Foundation$2,0001n/a
Cityteam Ministries$2,00010%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$2,00010%
Hairtostay$2,00010%
Ole Health$1,50010%
Fine Arts Museums Foundation$1,00010%
St Helena Volunteer Fire Department$1,00010%
Soles4souls Inc$1,00010%
University of the Nations Kona Inc$1,00010%
Creative Growth Art Center$1,00010%
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art$60010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($197k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 40 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBentley School: $122,600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cancer League Inc: $88,500 over 7y, 8.1% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $57,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Rescue Foundation: $52,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetLake School Corporation: $31,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetAmerican Conservatory Theatre Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Napa Valley College Foundation: $22,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetOakland Police Emergency Net: $20,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetInternational Medical Corps: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEdify: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNotes for Education Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetChildrens Health Guild: $6,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSan Leandro Boys and Girls Club Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOne Love Initiative dba Circuit Riders: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of the Cameo: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSt Helena Hospital Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Battery Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity East Bay Silicon Valley: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren Rising Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Peninsula Bridge Program: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCypress Mandela Training Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCollabria Care: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls Incorporated of Alameda County: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOakland School for the Arts: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan House: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Bridges Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBay Area Rescue Mission: $2,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEpiscopal Community Services: $2,005 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCityteam Ministries: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Library Foundation of Los Angeles: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHairtostay: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOle Health: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFine Arts Museums Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Helena Volunteer Fire Department: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSoles4souls Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of the Nations Kona Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCreative Growth Art Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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…East Bay Community Fo…Jewish Community Fede…Marin Community Found…Kaiser Foundation Hos…American Endowment Fo…McNabb FoundationThe Yelp FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…E Richard Jones Famil…Peter a & Vernice H G…The Ayco Charitable F…
The San Francisco FoundationCA22.8× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Marin Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · American Endowment Foundation · McNabb Foundation · The Yelp Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · E Richard Jones Family Foundation Mr E Richard Jones · Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation · The Ayco Charitable 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.

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About David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc

How much does David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc give?
David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc reported 27 grants totaling $192,549 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 21 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (46%), Health (19%), Education (14%).
Who are David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Hillside Christian Center ($541k), Bentley School ($123k), The Cancer League Inc ($89k).
Does David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Francisco Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma.
Where is David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc based?
David & Susan Martin Foundation Inc is based in CA.

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 69 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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