· Private foundation
Ef Harris Family Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
Read this first · the figures below need context
94% of Ef Harris Family Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to Bank Of America Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 5 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Ef Harris Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 18 organizations, $278k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2018
- Under $10k38 grants · $58k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $141k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | $90,500 |
| JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | $50,000 |
| KARA | $40,000 |
| THE OHIO ST U FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | $10,000 |
| THE ARK | $10,000 |
| PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST | $6,000 |
| WOODSIDE HIGH SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| OUR HOUSE OF HOPE RESCUE | $5,000 |
| THE VALARIE FUND | $5,000 |
| ANGELIC ORGANICS LEARNING CTR | $5,000 |
| DEBRA WEISS DANCE COMPANY | $3,600 |
| HILLEL STANFORD | $2,700 |
| BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN | $2,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY18–18, $200) 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
29 repeat relationships: 29 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call). Read against FY2018, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- JUJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO3× · 2017–2019 · $250k · revenue +13%
- UOUniversity of Michigan3× · 2017–2019 · $221k · revenue +202% · 42% of their budget
- KKARA2× · 2017–2018 · $121k · revenue +45%
Funded once
- CBCASHMERE BAPTIST CHURCHone grant, 2017 · $5k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $5k
- JNJCF NORTHERN CA WILDLIFEone grant, 2017 · $4k
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.
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.
Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.
The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.
Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.
The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…
Perc is dedicated to advancing conservation through markets, incentives, property rights, and partnerships.
Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…
RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.
Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…
Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…
Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.
The adler planetarium ('adler') is a not-for-profit cultural institution whose mission is to connect people to the universe and each other under the sky we all share. it aspires to be the world's premier center for engaging in astronomy…
Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.
How this is measured
24 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. 24 of the 64 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FD ↗
- Who funds JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds University of Michigan ↗
- Who funds KARA ↗
- Who funds THE VALERIE FUND ↗
- Who funds ANGELIC ORGANICS LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST ↗
- Who funds THE CENTER FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE INC ↗
- Who funds THE NEGEV FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH ↗
- Who funds CORPORATE ANGEL NETWORK INC ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULA ↗
- Who funds Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Ef Harris Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ef Harris Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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