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Fred R Meyer Charitable Trust

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.

$36k
Granted FY2024still arriving
25
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$7k
Largest
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Education$83kHealth$19kHuman Services$13kYouth Development$10kCrime & Legal$3kArts & Culture$3kAnimals$2kPublic Safety & Disaster$1kOther$0
02FY2024 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$722k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SAN JOSE$6,800
ARCHBISHOP MITTY HIGH SCHOOL$5,000
ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF RENO$2,500
I GOT YOU RENO$2,000
ST LUCY SCHOOL$2,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$2,000
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION$1,500
BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF SAN JOSE$1,500
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$1,000
WASHOE COUNTY HONORARY SHERIFFS ASS$1,000
SHRINERS HOSPITAL$1,000
AUBRI BROWN CLUB$1,000
CHILDRENS DISCOVERY MUSEUM$1,000
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER$1,000
JW HOUSE$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%GOOD KARMA BIKES: $500 → 8%AUBRI BROWN CLUB: $3k → 8%AUBRI BROWN CLUB: $2k → 8%AUBRI BROWN CLUB: $1k → 8%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

WI
NV
IA
CA
WV
VA
MD
TN
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$132k · 24 repeat orgs$7k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
5

Total granted

$132k
$4k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+16%

Still filing today

42%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHealthHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentCrime & LegalEnvironmentOther
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

  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $6k · revenue +59%
  • TA
    THE AUBRI BROWN CLUB
    3× · 2022–2024 · $5k · revenue +13%
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS
    3× · 2022–2024 · $3k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $1k
  • TP
    The Pachamama Alliancegraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue +26%
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
Animal Equality

Animal equality is an international organization working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals.

Animals
2
A Just World

Our mission is to promote a world where all beings live a just life of dignity and respect. To this end, we engage in practical actions, raise funds, spread understanding and foster compassion.

Animals
3
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
4
Amazon Watch Inc

To protect the rainforest and advance the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with Indigenous communities in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon Basin's…

Environment
5
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
6
Animal Agriculture Alliance

The animal agriculture alliance is a nonprofit organization that helps bridge the communication gap between farm and fork. we connect food industry stakeholders, engage food chain influencers and promote consumer choice by helping key…

Food & Nutrition
7
American Angus Association

To provide programs, services, technology and leadership to enhance the genetics of the angus breed, broaden its influence within the beef industry and expand the market for superior tasting, high-quality angus beef worldwide.

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8
The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement

The Association conducts seminars and certification programs to carry out its exempt purposes.

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9
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
10
Better Food Foundation Inc

To promote dietary changes to build a healthy, equitable, humane, and environmentally-sustainable food system.

Food & Nutrition
11
Compassion in World Farming Inc

The Organization campaigns peacefully on a global level to end all cruel factory farming, specializing in farm animal welfare.

Human Services
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…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mercy for Animals Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Aubri Brown Club. 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

13 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. 13 of the 32 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
9/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SAN JOSE: $33,200 · OtherROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SAN JOSEARCHBISHOP MITTY HIGH SCHOOL: $15,000 · OtherARCHBISHOP MITTY HIGH SCHOOLROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF RENO: $10,000 · OtherROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF RENOI GOT YOU RENO: $4,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION: $3,500 · OtherBOYS GIRLS CLUB OF SAN JOSE: $3,350 · Other+16 more: $24,700 · Other+16 moreUniversity of San Francisco: $21,000 · EducationUniversity of San…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $6,100 · HealthST JUDE C…JW HOUSE: $5,500 · HealthJW HOUSETHE AUBRI BROWN CLUB: $5,000 · Human ServicesGOOD KARMA BIKES INC: $500 · Human ServicesBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS: $3,000 · Youth DevelopmentWashoe County Honorary Deputy Sheriffs Association Inc: $3,000 · Crime & LegalWILD HORSE CONNECTION CORPORATION: $1,000 · AnimalsMERCY FOR ANIMALS INC: $500 · AnimalsANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $500 · Animals
Other$93,750Education$21,000Health$11,600Human Services$5,500Youth Development$3,000Crime & Legal$3,000Animals$2,000

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 budgetUniversity of San Francisco: $21,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $6,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJW HOUSE: $5,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE AUBRI BROWN CLUB: $5,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWashoe County Honorary Deputy Sheriffs Association Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSAN JOSE POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION: $1,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Pachamama Alliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILD HORSE CONNECTION CORPORATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGOOD KARMA BIKES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMERCY FOR ANIMALS INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetA Well-Fed World: $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.

  • Who funds University of San Francisco ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds JW HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds THE AUBRI BROWN CLUB ↗
  • Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS ↗
  • Who funds Washoe County Honorary Deputy Sheriffs Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds SAN JOSE POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds The Pachamama Alliance ↗
  • Who funds WILD HORSE CONNECTION CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds GOOD KARMA BIKES INC ↗
  • Who funds MERCY FOR ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds A Well-Fed World ↗

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 Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncNC7.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Fred R Meyer Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Fred R Meyer Charitable Trust. 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%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 32 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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