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Desbrisay Sigler Family Foundation at a glance

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Desbrisay Sigler Family 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.

$18k
Granted FY2025still arriving
17
Grants FY2025still arriving
11
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$24kEducation$22kInternational$13kFood & Nutrition$12kPhilanthropy$9kScience & Tech$6kYouth Development$6kRecreation & Sports$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 17 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$91k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS$5,000
Individual grant recipient$2,607
VANCOUVER MASTER CHORALE$1,598
MASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION OF CLARK$1,090
CA YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION$1,000
VANCOUVER SYMPHONY$1,000
FILOLI GARDEN$1,000
FRIENDS OF HAWAII VOLCANOS$1,000
MOTHERS ESQUIRE$1,000
SUSAN G KOMEN HQ KOMENORG TX$500
SUPPORT THE GIRLS LLC$500
DE YOUNGLEGION MUSEUM$399
CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL$396
OPB$360
CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY$250
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 (FY18–18, $50) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%GIRLS WHO CODE: $50 → 17%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

ME
VT
WA
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
IN
PA
NJ
CA
UT
MO
KY
MD
DE
TN
DC
HI
OK
GA
TX
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.
$84k · 33 repeat orgs$30k to everyone else

33 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 24 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

33
47

Total granted

$84k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
+28%

Still filing today

45%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthEnvironmentEducationHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • MG
    MASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION OF CLARK COUNTY
    4× · 2022–2025 · $4k · revenue +34%
  • AG
    ALPHA GAMMA DELTA FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $3k · revenue +22%
  • VS
    VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    3× · 2020–2023 · $2k · revenue +158%

Funded once

  • SH
    SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • TL
    TURNER LIBRARY
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
  • SS
    SOUL SHOPPE PROGRAMS
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue -42%
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 Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
2
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
3
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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4
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
5
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

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.

Animals
6
American Association for the Advancement of Science

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,…

Science & Tech
7
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
8
California Life Sciences Association

Clsa advances californias world-leading life sciences innovation ecosystem by advocating for effective national, state and local public policies and supporting entrepreneurs and life sciences businesses.

Community Improvement
9
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
10
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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11
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Girls Who Code Inc; the most unlike its peers is Calistoga Art Center 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

41 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. 41 of the 91 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/41
Grantees still filing
25/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KORI DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: $11,001 · OtherKORI DEVELOPMENT PROJECTVancouver Master Chorale: $8,462 · OtherVancouver Master ChoraleIndividual grant recipient: $7,107 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL: $5,783 · OtherSEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOLTURNER PUBLIC LIBRARY PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY MANAGER: $5,500 · OtherTURNER PUBLIC LIBRARY PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY MANAGERTHE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS: $5,000 · OtherSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $5,000 · OtherTURNER LIBRARY: $5,000 · OtherUC BERKELEY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING: $4,500 · OtherNETWORK FOR GOOD-FACEBOOK: $3,930 · Other+60 more: $33,193 · Other+60 moreMASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION OF CLARK COUNTY: $4,364 · EducationALPHA GAMMA DELTA FOUNDATION INC: $2,600 · EducationSAN CARLOS CHARTER LEARNING CENTER: $500 · EducationCalifornia Youth Symphony Association: $2,000 · Arts & CultureKQED INC: $1,800 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $500 · Arts & CultureLINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA: $500 · Arts & CultureCORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS: $299 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $150 · Arts & CultureGOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY: $2,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $500 · EnvironmentCalifornia Native Plant Society: $250 · EnvironmentTHE PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION OF VANCOUVER AND CLARK COUNTY: $250 · Environment+1 more: $100 · EnvironmentSOUL SHOPPE PROGRAMS: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentChildren International: $1,122 · InternationalKIVA MICROFUNDS: $1,071 · International+1 more: $50 · InternationalPAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND: $1,050 · PhilanthropyNORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $600 · Philanthropy
Other$94,476Education$7,464Arts & Culture$5,249Environment$3,100Youth Development$2,500International$2,243Philanthropy$1,650

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVancouver Master Chorale: $8,462 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetTURNER PUBLIC LIBRARY PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY MANAGER: $5,500 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetTHE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION OF CLARK COUNTY: $4,364 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetALPHA GAMMA DELTA FOUNDATION INC: $2,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSOUL SHOPPE PROGRAMS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $2,035 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Youth Symphony Association: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKQED INC: $1,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFor the Girls Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren International: $1,122 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKIVA MICROFUNDS: $1,071 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MENTORING CENTER: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEGAL MENTOR NETWORK: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN CARLOS CHARTER LEARNING CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPENINSULA HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS: $299 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Native Plant Society: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION OF VANCOUVER AND CLARK COUNTY: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe ACC Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNine Lives Foundation: $175 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTRIDES FOR LIFE COLON CANCER FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCalistoga Art Center Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ANDREW MCDONOUGH B FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Open Hand: $75 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN BOOKBINDERS MUSEUM: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS WHO CODE INC: $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 Vancouver Master Chorale ↗
  • Who funds TURNER PUBLIC LIBRARY PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY MANAGER ↗
  • Who funds THE CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS ↗
  • Who funds MASTER GARDENER FOUNDATION OF CLARK COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds ALPHA GAMMA DELTA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SOUL SHOPPE PROGRAMS ↗
  • Who funds VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds California Youth Symphony Association ↗
  • Who funds GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds KQED INC ↗
  • Who funds For the Girls Inc ↗
  • Who funds Children International ↗
  • Who funds KIVA MICROFUNDS ↗
  • Who funds PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ↗
  • Who funds THE MENTORING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds NORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds LEGAL MENTOR NETWORK ↗

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.

Silicon Valley Commun…AbbVie FoundationTexas Instruments Fou…Renaissance Charitabl…The Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodThe Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA13.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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 Desbrisay Sigler Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Desbrisay Sigler Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Family Promise Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
9report 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.

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 91 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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grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home