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Fitzpatrick Family Foundation at a glance

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Fitzpatrick 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.

$188k
Granted FY2025still arriving
5
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$779kAnimals$535kHuman Services$459kHealth$376kHousing & Shelter$176kInternational$141kPublic Safety & Disaster$130kPublic Benefit$89kOther$0
02FY2025 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $55k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $125k
$35,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$5.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Humble Design Inc$75,000
Chopra Foundation$50,000
Kitchens For Good$35,000
Hillsborough Schools Fdtn$20,000
Yellowstone Forever$7,500
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 (FY18–24, $389k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 28% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Heroes and Horses: $10k → 10%Family Independence Initiative: $100k → 10%SOF Support: $80k → 7%SOF Support: $57k → 7%SOF Support: $40k → 7%SOF Support: $40k → 7%SOF Support: $37k → 7%SOF Support: $25k → 7%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

MT
IL
NY
WY
NJ
CA
UT
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
TX
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.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 18 repeat orgs$1.0M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +9% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
31

Total granted

$2.0M
$1.0M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
0%

Still filing today

61%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k 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
EducationHuman ServicesHealthAnimalsYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • WI
    WILDAID INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $492k · revenue +5%
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2019–2024 · $200k · revenue +44%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    3× · 2021–2023 · $80k · revenue +112%

Funded once

  • SJ
    St Johns College High School
    one grant, 2017 · $150k
  • CA
    CELEBRITY ADVENTURES INC
    one grant, 2022 · $141k · revenue -8%
  • CF
    CELEBRITY FIGHT NIGHT FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue -76%
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
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
2
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
3
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

Our vision is to reimagine everyday giving to help charities. our mission is to enable the world's leading online platforms to create opportunities for everyday charitable giving. in doing so, we ensure our programs are trustworthy,…

Philanthropy
4
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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5
Allosource

Inspired by the gift of donation from our communities, allosource responsibly provides innovative cellular and tissue allografts to advance patient healing.

Health
6
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
7
American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Inc

To provide for education, scholarships and other charitable purposes related to the culinary profession

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8
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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9
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
10
National Association of Corporate Directors

We empower directors and transform boards to be future ready.

Public Benefit
11
Special Forces Foundation

The special forces foundation provides immediate and ongoing support to the special forces community and their families.

Philanthropy
12
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

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

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego; the most unlike its peers is Saved in America. 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

34 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. 34 of the 51 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/34
Grantees still filing
17/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Hillsborough Schools Fdtn: $162,500 · OtherHillsborough Schools FdtnSt Johns College High School: $150,000 · OtherSt Johns College High SchoolJunior Achievement of San Diego Cou: $90,000 · OtherJunior Achievement of San Diego CouEastside College Prep: $50,000 · OtherSAVED IN AMERICA: $42,700 · OtherALL STARS HELPING KIDS INC: $35,000 · OtherKITCHENS FOR GOOD: $35,000 · OtherKIDS BEST FRIENDS: $100,000 · OtherKIDS BEST FRIENDSSEAL-NSW FAMILY FOUNDATION: $68,600 · OtherSEAL-NSW FAMILY FOUNDATIONYELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $62,500 · OtherYELLOWSTONE FOREVER+21 more: $244,925 · Other+21 moreSOF SUPPORT INC: $279,350 · Human ServicesSOF SUPPORT INCCELEBRITY ADVENTURES INC: $141,400 · Human ServicesCELEBRITY ADVENTURE…FII - NATIONAL: $100,000 · Human ServicesFII - NATIONAL+1 more: $10,000 · Human ServicesWILDAID INC: $492,000 · AnimalsWILDAID INC+1 more: $15,000 · AnimalsDUKE UNIVERSITY: $200,000 · EducationDUKE UNIVERSIT…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $80,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER…THE PALM VALLEY SCHOOL: $50,000 · EducationTHE PALM VALLE…Teach for America Inc: $25,000 · EducationTeach for Amer…HORATIO ALGER ASSN OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INC: $15,000 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationChopra Foundation: $213,220 · HealthChopra Fou…Eisenhower Medical Center: $48,000 · HealthEisenhower…PROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $20,000 · HealthPROJECT AN…+1 more: $1,000 · HealthHumble Design Inc: $155,000 · Housing & ShelterCELEBRITY FIGHT NIGHT FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · PhilanthropyDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $40,800 · Philanthropy+1 more: $1,700 · Philanthropy
Other$1,041,225Human Services$530,750Animals$507,000Education$375,000Health$282,220Housing & Shelter$155,000Philanthropy$142,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWILDAID INC: $492,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetSOF SUPPORT INC: $279,350 over 6y, 11% of budgetChopra Foundation: $213,220 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $200,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHumble Design Inc: $155,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCELEBRITY ADVENTURES INC: $141,400 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetCELEBRITY FIGHT NIGHT FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetKIDS BEST FRIENDS: $100,000 over 1y, 49% of budgetFII - NATIONAL: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSEAL-NSW FAMILY FOUNDATION: $68,600 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetYELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $62,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTHE PALM VALLEY SCHOOL: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $48,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVED IN AMERICA: $42,700 over 2y, 6.5% of budgetDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $40,800 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetALL STARS HELPING KIDS INC: $35,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetKITCHENS FOR GOOD: $35,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKELLER RESTAURANT RELIEF FUND: $30,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEONARDO DICAPRIO FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFUTURE CITIZENS FOUNDATION DBA THE FIRST TEE OF MONTEREY COUNTY: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOACHARTORG: $19,375 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBorn Free USA united with API: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHORATIO ALGER ASSN OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEROES AND HORSES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMOVE FOR HUNGER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOHNNY MILLER CHAMP FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCouncil on Foundations Inc: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIM Youth Mental Health: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO: $300 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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…Sempra FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…The Chicago Community…The Goldman Sachs Cha…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…Silicon Valley Commun…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…The Blackbaud Giving …
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY17.3× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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 Fitzpatrick Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fitzpatrick Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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 Fitzpatrick Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Fitzpatrick 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 51 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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