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Fiske 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.

$151k
Granted FY2024still arriving
22
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it funds
0160% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$232kHuman Services$73kPhilanthropy$44kRecreation & Sports$35kArts & Culture$14kFood & Nutrition$13kCrime & Legal$11kHealth$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k17 grants · $61k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$236k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CAMPANILE FOUNDATION$50,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
STONE RANCH FOUNDATION$10,000
SAN DIEGO VOLUNTEER LAWYER$10,000
YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY$10,000
CAMPANILE FOUNDATION$9,624
STONE RANCH FOUNDATION$5,000
COTTON VALLEY TRAIL COMMITTEE$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
SAN DIEGO FORCE FC$5,000
4S RANCH LITTLE LEAGUE$5,000
LAKES REGION MODEL RAILROAD$5,000
SAN DIEGO FORCE FC$5,000
CHILDREN'S CENTER WOLFEBORO$4,809
CAMP BELKNA YMCA CAMP$2,631
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $53k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $20k → 11%YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $20k → 11%YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $10k → 11%CAMP BELKNA YMCA CAMP: $3k → 9%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.
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$220k · 9 repeat orgs$171k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +87% since the first grant, against +35% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
21

Total granted

$220k
$133k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+87%
+35%

Still filing today

11%
48%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k 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 ServicesRecreation & SportsArts & CultureFood & NutritionEducationHealthOther
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

  • YO
    YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
    3× · 2022–2024 · $50k · revenue +87%
  • SR
    STONE RANCH FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $41k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    2× · 2022–2023 · $30k

Funded once

  • PF
    PUSD FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • JC
    JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANKgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +35%
  • DN
    DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
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
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego County Inc

The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego is to inspire, develop, and enrich young people to reach their fullest potential as confident, responsible, caring members of society. SINCE OUR DOORS OPENED IN 1952, OUR PROGRAMS…

Youth Development
2
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation

To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.

Education
3
Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association

Our mission is to provide a wide variety of recreational ice-skating programs for all members of our community to enjoy at affordable prices within a state-of-the-art facility. we strive to deliver this within a safe, friendly and fun…

Recreation & Sports
4
Sports Sd Inc

Recognizing that san diego is a premier tourist destination, the mission of the non-profit sports san diego is to generate tourism, visibility and economic impact for the san diego region by producing the holiday bowl and other outstanding…

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5
Zoological Society of San Diego

San diego zoo wildlife alliance is committed to saving species worldwide by uniting our expertise in wildlife care and conservation science with our dedication to inspiring passion for nature.

Animals
6
San Diego Society of Natural History

Conserving nature through science and discovery.

Arts & Culture
7
Walnut Creek Soccer Club aka Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Club

Youth soccer club - promote the development of youth soccer and appreciation of the game. provide training to players, coaches & referees for advancement to the highest levels in a positive environment.

Recreation & Sports
8
San Diego Yacht Club

To encourage and foster interest in all aspects of yachting.

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9
California State Games

The mission of the california state games is to promote and nurture the health, education, and well-being of residents by managing a high quality amateur sports event that encourages participation and provides an olympic-style experience.

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10
Winona Family Ymca Inc

The winona family ymca is a charitable, community service organization that includes men, women and children of all ages, abilities, incomes, races and religions. we are dedicated to building strong kids, strong families and strong…

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11
Associated Students of San Diego State University

To support the social, recreational, cultural and education programs and facilities, both on campus and in the community, and to advocate for student interests, provide leadership opportunities and participate in shared governance.

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12
San Diego County Bar Association

The mission of the san diego county bar association is to be the representative of the san diego county legal profession, serving the prblic and the profession by enhancing the legal system and promoting justice, professional excellence,…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ymca Camp Belknap Inc; the most unlike its peers is Carroll County Child Advocacy Center Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 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. 16 of the 39 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
10/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PUSD FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherPUSD FOUNDATIONSTONE RANCH FOUNDATION: $41,263 · OtherSTONE RANCH FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $24,498 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCHILDREN'S CENTER WOLFEBORO: $20,891 · OtherCHILDREN'S CENTER WOLFEBOROIndividual grant recipient: $20,177 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+23 more: $94,877 · Other+23 moreTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $160,624 · EducationTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION+1 more: $3,500 · EducationYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $50,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF SA…YMCA CAMP BELKNAP INC: $2,631 · Human ServicesJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $10,000 · Food & NutritionRULE 62 FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthLAKES REGION MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureRANCHO BERNARDO HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $500 · Arts & CultureGRANITE STATE ADAPTIVE: $5,000 · Youth Development
Other$306,706Education$164,124Human Services$52,631Food & Nutrition$10,000Health$10,000Arts & Culture$5,500Youth Development$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $160,624 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRULE 62 FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetLAKES REGION MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetLake Winnipesaukee Association: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetGRANITE STATE ADAPTIVE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWOLFEBORO NURSERY SCHOOL COOPERATIVE: $3,500 over 1y, 7.4% of budgetYMCA CAMP BELKNAP INC: $2,631 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN DIEGO SOCCER CLUB: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF POP WHALEN: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAbenaki Outing Club: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCARROLL COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRANCHO BERNARDO HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetLAKES REGION HUMANE SOCIETY: $250 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.

  • Who funds THE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds RULE 62 FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LAKES REGION MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds Lake Winnipesaukee Association ↗
  • Who funds GRANITE STATE ADAPTIVE ↗
  • Who funds WOLFEBORO NURSERY SCHOOL COOPERATIVE ↗
  • Who funds YMCA CAMP BELKNAP INC ↗
  • Who funds SAN DIEGO SOCCER CLUB ↗
  • Who funds THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF POP WHALEN ↗
  • Who funds Abenaki Outing Club ↗
  • Who funds CARROLL COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds RANCHO BERNARDO HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds LAKES REGION HUMANE SOCIETY ↗

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.

New Hampshire Charitable FoundationNH21× affinity8 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Curvey Family Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Fiske Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fiske Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Fiske Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Fiske Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 39 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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