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Farallon 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.

$576k
Granted FY2024still arriving
160
Grants FY2024still arriving
22
States reached
$70k
Largest
01What you fund
0197% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20202024.

Health$589kEnvironment$380kEducation$324kReligion$241kInternational$233kRecreation & Sports$146kHousing & Shelter$143kArts & Culture$130kOther$0
02FY2024 · 160 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k147 grants · $234k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $165k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $177k
$1,000
Median grant
22
States reached
$8.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Seattle Childrens Hospital$70,000
Arboretum Foundation$55,000
Recovery Beyond$51,500
Schwab Charitable Fund$27,900
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK$25,000
KENYON COLLEGE$25,000
Season of Sharing Fd$20,000
Acres of Diamonds$15,000
East Palo Alto Tennis$12,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium$10,000
Sausalito Presbyterian Church$10,000
KING COUNTY LIBRARY$10,000
NORTHERN LIGHT SCHOOL$10,000
St Joseph Catholic Church$7,600
Aldea$7,600
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–24, $190k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 19% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Your grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Aldea: $8k → 9%Mychals Learning Place: $5k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $1k → 14%CHARITY NAVIGATOR: $25 → 7%MY NEW RED SHOES: $5k → 7%Aldea: $1k → 9%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $20k → 9%Mychals Learning Place: $1k → 14%Aldea: $400 → 9%CANINE COMPANIONS: $10k → 9%MY NEW RED SHOES: $1k → 7%Aldea: $200 → 9%Peninsula Volunteers: $1k → 7%Covenant House: $1k → 17%Animal Wellness Action: $100 → 7%Covenant House: $1k → 17%Covenant House: $500 → 17%First Place For Youth: $2k → 10%First Place For Youth: $2k → 10%Recovery Beyond: $52k → 9%First Place For Youth: $2k → 10%Red Cross: $6k → 14%Recovery Beyond: $28k → 9%First Place For Youth: $1k → 10%Red Cross: $3k → 14%Recovery Beyond: $12k → 9%First Place For Youth: $1k → 10%Red Cross: $1k → 14%Recovery Beyond: $5k → 9%Red Cross: $1k → 14%CHALLENGED ATHLETES: $1k → 11%Red Cross: $500 → 14%COMPASS FAMILY SERVICES: $500 → 10%LENOX HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE: $3k → 17%LENOX HILL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE: $500 → 17%HUDSON GUILD: $3k → 17%Covenant House: $500 → 17%Covenant House: $300 → 17%PROVIDENCE HOSPICE OF SEATTLE FOUND: $1k → 9%Issaquah Food Bank: $3k → 9%Issaquah Food Bank: $3k → 9%Issaquah Food Bank: $3k → 9%Issaquah Food Bank: $2k → 9%Issaquah Food Bank: $1k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

Which US states your grants reach

VT
WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
WY
IN
OH
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$2.3M · 163 repeat orgs$311k to everyone else

163 repeat relationships — 109 still active in FY2024, 54 since wound down; 48 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

163
133

Total granted

$2.3M
$229k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+35%

Still filing today

50%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $81k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEnvironmentEducationAnimalsArts & CultureOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • SC
    SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
    5× · 2020–2024 · $240k · revenue +54%
  • MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL
    4× · 2021–2024 · $188k · revenue +39%
  • ARBORETUM FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $169k · revenue +389%

Funded once

  • PB
    Piedmont Beautif Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $31k
  • BA
    Bay Area Community Services Incgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +100%
  • EU
    Emory Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +54%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
2
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
3
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.

4
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
5
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
6
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.

Environment
7
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
8
Kqed Inc

See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

Arts & Culture
9
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
10
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.

Philanthropy
11
Sacramento Zoological Society

The sacramento zoo inspires appreciation, respect and a connection with wildlife and nature through education, recreation and conservation.

Animals
12
The Bar Association of San Francisco

The bar association of san francisco champions equal access to justice and promotes humanity, excellence, and diversity in the legal profession. we provide legal services to disadvantaged and underserved individuals in san francisco. we…

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The San Diego Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Emerald City Pet Rescue. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyHealth Access Advocacy and …Addiction Recovery ServicesFaith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Animal Rescue and ShelterLocal Food System Organizat…Youth Development ServicesAffordable Housing Developm…Christian Missionary Organi…Local History MuseumsPublic Library OperationsChild Abuse Advocacy Servic…Community College Foundatio…Women & Girls Leadership De…Jewish Community Organizati…United Way AffiliatesCancer Support ServicesCommunity Arts CentersYouth Sports ProgramsPregnancy Support ServicesPolicy Research and AdvocacySenior Support ServicesCommunity FoundationsDevelopmental Disabilities …Independent K-12 SchoolsEnvironmental Conservation …
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 35 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number22%2%<5yr14%4%5–10yr19%12%10–20yr16%31%20–35yr13%24%35–55yr16%26%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value22%0%<5yr14%9%5–10yr19%7%10–20yr16%22%20–35yr13%34%35–55yr16%27%55yr+

The field is 22% startups (under 5 years old) — 2% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.5% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.5%1/208
the rest of the field
13%
240,396/1,819,357

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

197 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 197 of the 354 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
34
Early backer (in before they grew)
193/197
Grantees still filing
142/197
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

St Marks Church — $98,750 · OtherSt Marks ChurchBoysGirls Clubs — $85,000 · OtherBoysGirls ClubsIndividual grant recipient — $62,150 · OtherSeason of Sharing Fd — $57,500 · OtherGRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — $45,000 · OtherYOSEMITE FOUNDATION — $51,163 · Other+133 more — $885,320 · Other+133 moreSEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — $240,000 · HealthSEATTLE CHILDREN'S…SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION — $100,000 · HealthSUTTER BAY MEDICAL…Acres of Diamonds — $55,750 · HealthAcres of DiamondsPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC — $22,150 · Health+4 more — $19,857 · HealthMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL — $187,529 · InternationalMEDICAL T…AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC — $15,500 · InternationalAMERICARE…Amazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East — $13,500 · InternationalAmazima M…+5 more — $13,200 · International+5 moreARBORETUM FOUNDATION — $169,000 · EnvironmentARBORETUM…CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC — $12,500 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR…ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED — $12,150 · EnvironmentENVIRONME…Ten Strands — $8,000 · Environment+8 more — $25,763 · Environment+8 moreNorthern Light School — $66,700 · EducationKENYON COLLEGE — $25,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE — $25,000 · EducationTeach for America Inc — $20,000 · EducationUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION — $10,200 · EducationEmory University — $10,000 · EducationThe Junior Center of Art and Science — $9,900 · EducationJubilee REACH — $9,000 · Education+5 more — $20,500 · EducationRECOVERY BEYOND PARADIGM — $96,350 · Human ServicesCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC — $30,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches — $11,000 · Human ServicesISSAQUAH FOOD AND CLOTHING BANK — $10,500 · Human ServicesALDEA INC — $9,200 · Human ServicesFIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH — $7,000 · Human Services+9 more — $25,225 · Human ServicesDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC — $103,335 · PhilanthropyKICKSTART INTERNATIONAL INC — $17,500 · PhilanthropyTHE SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S FOUNDATION — $12,500 · Philanthropy+2 more — $3,500 · Philanthropy
Other$1,284,883Health$437,757International$229,729Environment$227,413Education$196,300Human Services$189,275Philanthropy$136,835

Showing your 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetSEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — $240,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL — $187,529 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetARBORETUM FOUNDATION — $169,000 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC — $103,335 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION — $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRECOVERY BEYOND PARADIGM — $96,350 over 4y, 6.9% of budgetNorthern Light School — $66,700 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetAcres of Diamonds — $55,750 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION — $51,163 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION — $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC — $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION — $25,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKENYON COLLEGE — $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE — $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC — $22,150 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBay Area Community Services Inc — $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc — $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFARM FORWARD INC — $17,500 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetKICKSTART INTERNATIONAL INC — $17,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC — $15,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East — $13,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S FOUNDATION — $12,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWOODLAND PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC — $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED — $12,150 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches — $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetISSAQUAH FOOD AND CLOTHING BANK — $10,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSNOQUALMIE VALLEY PRESERVATION ALLIANCE — $10,300 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION — $10,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMECHANICS' INSTITUTE — $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Junior Center of Art and Science — $9,900 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetALDEA INC — $9,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJubilee REACH — $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO — $8,679 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE WRIGHT SOCIETY — $8,034 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetTen Strands — $8,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC — $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH — $7,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION — $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGREENBELT ALLIANCEPEOPLE FOR OPEN SPACE — $6,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION — $6,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Eastside Services — $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMYCHALS LEARNING PLACE — $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMBOLDEN CHANGE — $6,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHarper For Kids Inc — $5,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
  • Who funds MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL
  • Who funds ARBORETUM FOUNDATION
  • Who funds DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
  • Who funds SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION
  • Who funds RECOVERY BEYOND PARADIGM
  • Who funds Northern Light School
  • Who funds Acres of Diamonds
  • Who funds YOSEMITE FOUNDATION
  • Who funds MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
  • Who funds CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC
  • Who funds WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION
  • Who funds KENYON COLLEGE
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
  • Who funds Bay Area Community Services Inc
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc
  • Who funds FARM FORWARD INC
  • Who funds KICKSTART INTERNATIONAL INC
  • Who funds AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC
  • Who funds Amazima Ministries International Education and Empowerment for East
  • Who funds THE SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S FOUNDATION

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Seattle FoundationWA28.5× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · The James Irvine Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · McKinstry Charitable Foundation · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Farallon Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 90%1%3%6%10%your share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 14%
  • WaterWatch of Oregon61% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc30% of income from government
  • The Coral Restoration Foundation Inc16% of income from government
  • Medical Teams International14% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College1% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
50report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 354 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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