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Edward a and Ai O Shay 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.

$1.7M
Granted FY2022
46
Itemized grants FY2022
45
Organizations funded FY2022
60%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Itemized, FY2022
$1.4M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2022
$30,000
Largest grant, FY2022
$55,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 45
FY2017 to FY2022
States reached, FY2022
1
Total assets, FY2022
$40M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 60% of the organizations Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 59% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $840k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’22
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentHealthCrime & LegalOther
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
FY202245$1.4M60%
FY201940$1.1M30%
FY201833$1.1M64%
FY201713$180kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$7.4MArts & Culture$1.3MEducation$930kYouth Development$327kHuman Services$200kHealth$140kCivil Rights$90kEmployment$45kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
School on Wheels Inc$210,00041%
United Friends of the Children$145,00031%
Geffen Playhouse Inc$100,00040%
Children's Defense Fund$90,00040%
Ps Arts$90,00041%
Harmony Project$85,00031%
The Blind Childrens Center Inc$85,00031%
Will Geers Theatricum Botanicum$80,00033%
College Match$80,0002n/a
Fulfillment Fund$65,00031%
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All grantees of Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
School on Wheels Inc$210,00041%
United Friends of the Children$145,00031%
Geffen Playhouse Inc$100,00040%
Children's Defense Fund$90,00040%
Ps Arts$90,00041%
Harmony Project$85,00031%
The Blind Childrens Center Inc$85,00031%
Will Geers Theatricum Botanicum$80,00033%
College Match$80,0002n/a
Fulfillment Fund$65,00031%
Everybody Dance La$60,00032%
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association$60,00030%
Minds Matter of Los Angeles Inc$55,00034%
Thrive Scholars$55,00030%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles$55,00011%
Partners in Care Foundation$55,00020%
Museum Associates$55,00030%
Uncommon Good$55,00031%
Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc$50,00011%
Vision to Learn$50,00030%
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery$50,00010%
Inner-City Arts$50,00021%
The Mr Holland's Opus Foundation$45,00031%
Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles$45,00030%
MuseIque$40,00021%
Deaf West Theatre Company Inc$35,00013%
College Access Plan$35,00023%
Villa Esperanza Services$35,00010%
A Place Called Home$30,00010%
Holocaust Museum La$30,00010%
Covenant House California$30,00010%
Year Up Inc$25,00010%
Los Angeles Opera Company$25,00010%
Ready to Succeed$25,00014%
New Village Charter School Inc$25,00011%
Western Justice Center Foundation$25,00011%
Los Angeles Master Chorale Association$25,00010%
Friends of Pilgrim School$25,000115%
Las Fotos Project$20,0002n/a
Muralism$20,00018%
Focusing Philanthropy Inc$20,0001n/a
The Colburn School$20,00020%
Compton Conservatory of Music$10,0001n/a
Read to a Child Inc$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSchool on Wheels Inc: $210,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetUnited Friends of the Children: $145,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetGeffen Playhouse Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Defense Fund: $90,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPs Arts: $90,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetHarmony Project: $85,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Blind Childrens Center Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetWill Geers Theatricum Botanicum: $80,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetFulfillment Fund: $65,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetEverybody Dance La: $60,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetLos Angeles Philharmonic Association: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMinds Matter of Los Angeles Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetThrive Scholars: $55,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles: $55,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetPartners in Care Foundation: $55,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMuseum Associates: $55,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUncommon Good: $55,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetHeart of Los Angeles Youth Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetVision to Learn: $50,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHenry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInner-City Arts: $50,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Mr Holland's Opus Foundation: $45,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCenter Theatre Group of Los Angeles: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMuseIque: $40,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetDeaf West Theatre Company Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetCollege Access Plan: $35,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetVilla Esperanza Services: $35,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetA Place Called Home: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHolocaust Museum La: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCovenant House California: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYear Up Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Opera Company: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetReady to Succeed: $25,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetNew Village Charter School Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWestern Justice Center Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetLos Angeles Master Chorale Association: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of Pilgrim School: $25,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetMuralism: $20,000 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetThe Colburn School: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRead to a Child Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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 Ahmanson Foundati…The Ralph M Parsons F…The Annenberg Foundat…Weingart FoundationThe Rose Hills Founda…California Community …The Green FoundationStern Sidney Memorial…Jewish Community Foun…Perenchio FoundationThe Rosalinde and Art…Wm Keck Foundation
The Ahmanson FoundationCA35.8× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ahmanson Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Green Foundation · Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Perenchio Foundation · The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation · Wm Keck 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 Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation

How much does Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation give?
Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation reported 46 itemized grants totaling $1,450,000, out of $1,710,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 45 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (66%), Arts & Culture (12%), Education (8%).
Who are Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: School on Wheels Inc ($210k), United Friends of the Children ($145k), Geffen Playhouse Inc ($100k).
Does Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation 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 Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ahmanson Foundation, The Ralph M Parsons Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation.
Where is Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation based?
Edward a and Ai O Shay Family Foundation 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 74 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $1.8M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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