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Dorothea Tuney Foundation at a glance

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Dorothea Tuney 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.

$24k
Granted FY2025still arriving
32
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$479kYouth Development$45kHealth$34kEducation$20kFood & Nutrition$19kRecreation & Sports$19kHuman Services$18kReligion$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 32 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$470
Median grant
5
States reached
$296k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
YMCA OF SAN DIEGO$4,061
TONY JANNUS DISTINGUISHED AVIATION SOCIETY INC$3,601
STONE RANCH ELEMENTARY FOUNDATION$3,220
YOSEMITE CONSERVANCY$2,230
HAWAII FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL$1,646
THE WELL COMMUNITY CHURCH$1,000
CHULA VISTA POLICE FOUNDATION$955
VOLUNTEERS OF BURBANK ANIMAL SHELTER$935
THE PLAYWRIGHTS REALM INC$800
T CLAUDE & GLADYS B RYAN FAMILY YMCA$680
MAKE-A-WISH SAN DIEGO$528
YONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION$525
HOCKEY IS LIFE$500
Individual grant recipient$500
THE NEXT SWELL$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%BIANCA FOUNDATION: $300 → 14%YMCA OF SAN DIEGO: $4k → 11%THE ARC OF SAN DIEGO: $1k → 11%TEAM HOYT SAN DIEGO: $300 → 11%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

NH
MI
NY
NJ
CA
CO
MD
HI
GA
FL
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.
$552k · 43 repeat orgs$190k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

43 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 36 since wound down; 24 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

43
163

Total granted

$552k
$170k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+12%

Still filing today

51%
39%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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
EducationArts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • MA
    MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO
    5× · 2017–2021 · $395k · revenue +60%
  • P3
    PERFECT 33 FOUNDATION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $28k · revenue +43%
  • GC
    GOLD CROWN FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $13k · revenue +54%

Funded once

  • MA
    Media Arts Center of San Diego
    one grant, 2022 · $53k
  • NF
    NTC FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -3%
  • OT
    Old Town San Deigo Foundation
    one grant, 2023 · $7k
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 San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
2
San Diego Jewish Academy

San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.

Education
3
The San Francisco School

A private school that cultivates and celebrates the intellectual, imaginative, and humanitarian promise of each student in a community that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity, and inspires passion for learning.

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4
Marin Academy

Marin academy asks every individual to think, question, and create in an environment of encouragement and compassion, and challenges each person to accept the responsibilities posed by education in a democratic society.

Education
5
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
6
The Seven Hills School

The institution provides educational instruction and activities to students ranging from preschool through 8th grade.

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7
United States Naval Institute

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.

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8
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
9
United Way of San Diego County

To spark breakthrough community action that elevates every child and family toward a brighter future.

Philanthropy
10
Associated Students of San Diego State University

To support the social, recreational, cultural and education programs and facilities, both on campus and in the community, and to advocate for student interests, provide leadership opportunities and participate in shared governance.

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11
San Diego French-American School

San diego french-american school offers an exceptional bilingual education within a vibrant international community, preparing students to become confident, responsible and engaged global citizens.

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12
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego; the most unlike its peers is The Mike Tice Foundation. 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

101 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. 101 of the 231 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)
22
Early backer (in before they grew)
100/101
Grantees still filing
57/101
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO: $395,000 · Arts & CultureMEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGOCYT SD: $16,100 · Arts & Culture+9 more: $18,276 · Arts & CultureMedia Arts Center of San Diego: $52,500 · OtherMedia Arts Center of San DiegoPERFECT 33 FOUNDATION: $28,000 · OtherPERFECT 33 FOUNDATION+153 more: $148,208 · Other+153 moreNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $10,800 · HealthALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $7,498 · HealthZACHARY HORTON FOUNDATION: $3,542 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,000 · Health+6 more: $2,853 · HealthMAMA'S KITCHEN: $10,800 · Food & NutritionHAWAII AG AND CULINARY ALLIANCE: $6,081 · Food & NutritionJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $3,900 · Food & NutritionJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $11,800 · Youth DevelopmentHODADS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentPOINT LOMA CHARITY CLUB: $825 · Youth DevelopmentK9 YOUTH ALLIANCE: $499 · Youth Development+2 more: $487 · Youth DevelopmentGOLD CROWN FOUNDATION: $12,735 · PhilanthropyCanby KC Charities: $522 · Philanthropy+1 more: $200 · PhilanthropyMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $2,500 · EducationMANHATTAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INC: $1,028 · EducationNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 · EducationSANTA FE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $1,000 · EducationUPWIND FOUNDATION INC: $525 · EducationYONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC: $525 · EducationTHE NEXT SWELL: $500 · EducationPOINTER ASSOCIATION: $395 · Education+4 more: $514 · Education
Arts & Culture$429,376Other$228,708Health$25,693Food & Nutrition$20,781Youth Development$14,611Philanthropy$13,457Education$7,987

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO: $395,000 over 5y, 7.8% of budgetPERFECT 33 FOUNDATION: $28,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetCYT SD: $16,100 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGOLD CROWN FOUNDATION: $12,735 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $11,800 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMAMA'S KITCHEN: $10,800 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $10,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNTC FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $7,498 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII AG AND CULINARY ALLIANCE: $6,081 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN: $5,349 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $4,061 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $3,900 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZACHARY HORTON FOUNDATION: $3,542 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetCHULA VISTA POLICE FOUNDATION: $3,383 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHAWAII LODGING & TOURISM ASSOCIATION: $3,150 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAlaska Travel Industry Association: $2,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $2,230 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Nice Guys Inc: $2,165 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS INC: $2,020 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHONOR FLIGHT SAN DIEGO: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF CHULA VISTA PARKS & RECREATION: $1,975 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetHILLWOOD ESTATE MUSEUM & GARDENS: $1,925 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCabrillo National Monument Foundation: $1,510 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSCDRINC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetJohn Muir Elementary PTA: $1,220 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetTHE ARC OF SAN DIEGO: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMANHATTAN COUNTRY SCHOOL INC: $1,028 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHODADS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetSANTA FE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN DIEGO FREEDOM RANCH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOLUNTEERS OF THE BURBANK ANIMAL SHELTER: $935 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPLAY MOUNTAIN PLACE: $835 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPOINT LOMA CHARITY CLUB: $825 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Of America: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeam Parker For Life: $700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO: $628 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSMALL MIRACLES THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTER INC: $569 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED PORTUGUESE SES: $540 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUPWIND FOUNDATION INC: $525 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetYONKERS PARTNERS IN EDUCATION INC: $525 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPASSENGER VESSEL FOUNDATION INC: $501 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetERIC PAREDES SAVE A LIFE FOUNDATION A CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION: $500 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

The San Diego Foundat…Sempra FoundationRancho Santa Fe Found…Jewish Community Foun…Frontstream Global Fu…The Conrad Prebys Fou…Staley Charitable Fou…Samuel I & John Henry…Walter J & Betty C Za…The Parker FoundationDavid C Copley Founda…Midway Foundation Inc
The San Diego FoundationCA28.1× affinity15 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Frontstream Global Fund · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Staley Charitable Foundation · Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · The Parker Foundation · David C Copley Foundation · Midway Foundation 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 Dorothea Tuney Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dorothea Tuney Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 21%
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: 21% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 231 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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