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Enberg Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Enberg Family Charitable 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.

$17k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% 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$244kEducation$47kRecreation & Sports$32kAnimals$30kHealth$21kYouth Development$15kScience & Tech$6kPhilanthropy$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$711k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY$10,700
THE SALK INSTITUTE$5,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA$1,000
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 (FY21–24, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ANGEL'S FOSTER FAMILY NETWORK: $500 → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $12k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $6k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $1k → 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

MI
NY
MA
IA
IN
OH
RI
CA
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 6% of Enberg Family Charitable Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 89% of the giving stays in CA; by stated purpose, 72%.

Enberg Family Charitable Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 18% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$359k · 13 repeat orgs$36k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
12

Total granted

$359k
$31k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+16%
+39%

Still filing today

77%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthYouth 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

  • CA
    CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC
    3× · 2021–2024 · $19k · revenue +20%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    3× · 2021–2024 · $15k · revenue +33%
  • CS
    CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2019 · $10k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • Indiana University Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +162%
  • CC
    CLEVELAND CLINIC FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • CM
    CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
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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2
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
3
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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4
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
5
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
6
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
7
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
8
Silicon Schools Fund Inc

The mission of the silicon schools fund is to improve education through supporting the launch of excellent new schools, improving academic instruction in existing schools, and by funding some of the boldest innovations in education…

Education
9
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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10
The Uc Davis Foundation

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

Education
11
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
12
United States Tennis Association- Middle States Section

The org. is a section of the united states tennis assoc. and is dedicated to carrying out the goals of the national assoc. within its region, particularly with respect to promoting tennis opportunities for juniors and adults of all…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Autry Museum of the American West; the most unlike its peers is American Heart Association Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 27 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/17
Grantees still filing
10/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE OLD GLOBE: $92,200 · OtherTHE OLD GLOBEBIRCH AQUARIUM (UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION): $30,000 · OtherBIRCH AQUARIUM (UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION)UC SAN DIEGO: $17,500 · OtherUC SAN DIEGOBig Brothers Big Sisters Of America: $9,000 · Other+12 more: $28,600 · Other+12 moreLA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY: $134,185 · Arts & CultureLA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETYTHEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DBA LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: $15,000 · Arts & CultureTHEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUN…+2 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationIndiana University Foundation: $10,000 · EducationCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $19,000 · Human Services+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesAmerican Heart Association Inc: $15,000 · HealthINTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME INCORPORATED: $7,050 · Recreation & SportsSTARPAL: $6,000 · Youth Development
Other$177,300Arts & Culture$151,185Education$20,000Human Services$19,500Health$15,000Recreation & Sports$7,050Youth Development$6,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY: $134,185 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $19,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DBA LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Of America: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME INCORPORATED: $7,050 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSTARPAL: $6,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSCHOOL YEAR ABROAD INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH TENNIS SAN DIEGO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANGELS FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFINLANDIA UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST: $500 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.

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 Cushman FoundationJewish Community Foun…The San Diego Foundat…Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Cushman FoundationCA13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cushman Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The San Diego Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Enberg Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Enberg Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%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 27 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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