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Elizabeth E Bettelheim 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.

$215k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
13
Grants FY2025
21
Organizations funded FY2024
76%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 21
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$4.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 76% of the organizations Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 74% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 26% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $210k 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
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsRecreation & SportsHuman 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 arriving13$215k54%
FY202421$285k76%
FY202315$186k67%
FY202215$436k67%
FY202118$442k78%
FY202015$218k73%
FY201911$198k64%
FY201810$140k90%
96% 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$650kEducation$395kReligion$214kHealth$203kAnimals$165kHuman Services$126kRecreation & Sports$115kYouth Development$55kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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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
Jewish Gen Inc$270,00056%
Chabad of El Cerrito$194,0007n/a
Alpha Epsilon Phi Foundation$140,000417%
California Historical Society$110,00044%
Jefferson Historical Society & Museum$75,000227%
Conservation Society of California$70,00050%
Age-Friendly Solutions$66,0006n/a
Side By Side$60,00030%
Marin Brain Injury Network Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery$45,00042%
Diavolo Dance Theatre$30,00013%
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All grantees of Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jewish Gen Inc$270,00056%
Chabad of El Cerrito$194,0007n/a
Alpha Epsilon Phi Foundation$140,000417%
California Historical Society$110,00044%
Jefferson Historical Society & Museum$75,000227%
Conservation Society of California$70,00050%
Age-Friendly Solutions$66,0006n/a
Side By Side$60,00030%
Marin Brain Injury Network Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery$45,00042%
Diavolo Dance Theatre$30,00013%
University of California Berkeley Foundation$29,27810%
Kensington Community Council$25,000112%
California Academy of Sciences$25,00020%
The Marine Mammal Center$25,00010%
Joy in Motion Inc$25,00014%
Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley$25,00010%
The Excelsior Foundation$25,00015%
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation$20,0001n/a
Marin Treatment Center$20,00010%
Surfers Healing Foundation Inc$20,00013%
USA Swimming Foundation Inc$15,00010%
She Should Run$15,00011%
Our House Grief Support Center$15,00011%
Bananas Incorporated$15,00010%
Sea Turtle Inc$15,00010%
World Arts West$15,00011%
Kensington Education Foundation$15,00017%
The Spahr Center$10,00010%
Grizzly Peak Flyfishers$10,000139%
Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc$10,00010%
League to Save Lake Tahoe$10,00010%
Girls Inc$10,00010%
Camp Kee Tov Foundation$10,0001n/a
Jewish Commmunity High School of the Bay$10,00010%
Buckelew Programs$10,00010%
Albany Music Fund$10,00017%
Stepafrika USA Inc$10,00010%
Audubon Canyon Ranch Inc$10,00010%
Friends of the Kensington Library$10,0001n/a
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10,00010%
Sonrise Equestrian Foundation$10,00014%
Pasadena Humane$10,0001n/a
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco$10,00010%
Lindsay Wildlife Museum$10,00010%
Richmond Art Center$10,00011%
Angel Island Conservancy$5,000110%
Bay Area Womens Sports Initiative$5,00011%
Happy Shalom School Inc$5,0001n/a
The Cove School Parent Teacher Organization$5,0001n/a
The Den Collective Inc$5,00011%
San Francisco Jewish Community Publications Inc$5,00010%
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$5,00010%
Chinese Historical Society of America$5,00010%
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation$5,00010%
Stephen J Wampler Foundation Camp WAMP$5,00011%
Pollinator Partnership$5,00010%
The Jewish Women's Archive Inc$5,00010%
Bird Conservation Fund$5,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 34 recipients with no EIN on record ($622k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 49 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJewish Gen Inc: $270,000 over 5y, 6.5% of budgetAlpha Epsilon Phi Foundation: $140,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetCalifornia Historical Society: $110,000 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetJefferson Historical Society & Museum: $75,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetConservation Society of California: $70,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSide By Side: $60,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMarin Brain Injury Network Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery: $45,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetDiavolo Dance Theatre: $30,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetUniversity of California Berkeley Foundation: $29,278 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKensington Community Council: $25,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetCalifornia Academy of Sciences: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Marine Mammal Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJoy in Motion Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Excelsior Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetMarin Treatment Center: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSurfers Healing Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetUSA Swimming Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetShe Should Run: $15,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetOur House Grief Support Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBananas Incorporated: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSea Turtle Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWorld Arts West: $15,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetKensington Education Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 7.4% of budgetThe Spahr Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGrizzly Peak Flyfishers: $10,000 over 1y, 39% of budgetHuckleberry Youth Programs Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLeague to Save Lake Tahoe: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGirls Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Commmunity High School of the Bay: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBuckelew Programs: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlbany Music Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetStepafrika USA Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAudubon Canyon Ranch Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSonrise Equestrian Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetAsian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLindsay Wildlife Museum: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRichmond Art Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAngel Island Conservancy: $5,000 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetBay Area Womens Sports Initiative: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Den Collective Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSan Francisco Jewish Community Publications Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChinese Historical Society of America: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJoybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStephen J Wampler Foundation Camp WAMP: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPollinator Partnership: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 49.

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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.

Marin Community FoundationCA19.6× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation · Bothin Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · McNabb Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Hobsonlucas Family Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Silicon Valley Community 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 Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation

How much does Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation give?
Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $215,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 21 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (29%), Education (17%), Religion (9%).
Who are Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jewish Gen Inc ($270k), Chabad of El Cerrito ($194k), Alpha Epsilon Phi Foundation ($140k).
Does Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 76% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Elizabeth E Bettelheim 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 Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marin Community Foundation, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma, Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation.
Where is Elizabeth E Bettelheim Family Foundation based?
Elizabeth E Bettelheim 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 92 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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