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Garen 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.

$117k
Granted FY2025still arriving
14
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$801kArts & Culture$305kRecreation & Sports$101kPhilanthropy$55kScience & Tech$41kInternational$20kEmployment$10kHuman Services$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $22k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $35k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $60k
$3,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$4.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HARVARD WESTLAKE SCHOOL$60,000
MUSEIQUE$15,000
NATIONAL ABILITY CENTER$10,000
PIONEER THEATRE$10,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
UTAH SYMPHONY$4,348
MICROFINANCING PARTNERS IN AFRICA$3,000
Individual grant recipient$2,557
NOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES$2,000
CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND$2,000
MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION$1,000
THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE$1,000
KPCW$1,000
PARK CITY MUSEUM$350
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 (FY17–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PEACE HOUSE INC: $1k → 5%SHOES THAT FIT: $1k → 14%One Voice: $1k → 14%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

NY
OR
NJ
CA
UT
MO
WV
VA
MD
DC
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 26 repeat orgs$132k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

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

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
27

Total granted

$1.2M
$122k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+11%

Still filing today

88%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesScience & TechYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther
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

  • HS
    HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL
    6× · 2017–2025 · $276k · revenue +21%
  • PC
    Park City Education Foundation
    5× · 2019–2024 · $212k · revenue +78%
  • BP
    BRIGHT PROSPECT
    4× · 2017–2020 · $179k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE CALTECH Y
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +3%
  • PP
    Pomona Public Library Foundation
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +11%
  • MF
    Mightycause Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
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
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
2
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
3
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
4
The Uc Davis Foundation

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

Education
5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
6
Los Angeles Opera Company

To serve the public by producing world-class opera that preserves, promotes and advances the art form while embodying the diversity, spirit and artistic sensibility unique to los angeles. we envision an engaged and enlightened community in…

Arts & Culture
7
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
8
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
9
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
10
Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc

The hammer museum at ucla believes in the promise of art and ideas to illuminate our lives and build a more just world.

Arts & Culture
11
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
12
Pomona College

Throughout its history, pomona college has educated men and women of exceptional promise. we gather individuals, regardless of financial circumstances, into a small residential community that is strongly rooted in southern california yet…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Grantmakers for Education; the most unlike its peers is Friends of Brentwood 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

44 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. 44 of the 59 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/44
Grantees still filing
31/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL: $276,000 · EducationHARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOLPark City Education Foundation: $212,059 · EducationPark City Education FoundationBRIGHT PROSPECT: $179,354 · EducationBRIGHT PROSPECTTHE CALTECH Y: $100,000 · EducationTHE CALTECH Y+8 more: $32,424 · EducationCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $164,510 · Arts & CultureCENTER THEATRE GROUP …MuseIque: $61,000 · Arts & CultureMuseIqueUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $19,385 · Arts & CultureUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA+7 more: $19,934 · Arts & Culture+7 moreNATIONAL ABILITY CENTER: $96,600 · Recreation & SportsIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $11,785 · OtherPIONEER THEATRE: $10,000 · OtherTHE MUSIC CENTER: $6,000 · OtherMICROFINANCING PARTNERS IN AFRICA: $18,087 · OtherTHE HIGH ROCKS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION: $10,000 · OtherMOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION: $4,850 · Other+22 more: $15,294 · OtherDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $25,000 · PhilanthropyPARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $19,531 · PhilanthropyCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyCLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND: $37,000 · Science & Tech+1 more: $1,032 · Science & TechNOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES: $20,764 · Youth DevelopmentTHE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT: $1,030 · Youth Development
Education$799,837Arts & Culture$264,829Recreation & Sports$96,600Other$101,016Philanthropy$54,531Science & Tech$38,032Youth Development$21,794

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 budgetHARVARD-WESTLAKE SCHOOL: $276,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPark City Education Foundation: $212,059 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetBRIGHT PROSPECT: $179,354 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $164,510 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CALTECH Y: $100,000 over 1y, 8.8% of budgetNATIONAL ABILITY CENTER: $96,600 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetMuseIque: $61,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND: $37,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES: $20,764 over 9y, 2.8% of budgetClaremont Graduate University: $19,675 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $19,531 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA: $19,385 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMICROFINANCING PARTNERS IN AFRICA: $18,087 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetTHE HIGH ROCKS EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET INC: $6,015 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPomona Public Library Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetMOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION: $4,850 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPark City Performances: $4,059 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Wireless of Park City: $4,059 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY: $3,762 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGRANTMAKERS FOR EDUCATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPARK CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $1,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Auckland University of Technology: $1,049 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetMOUNT WILSON INSTITUTE: $1,032 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN LEADERSHIP PROJECT: $1,030 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE COLBURN SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHOES THAT FIT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeace House Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Voice: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION: $539 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF BRENTWOOD INC: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAVIATION HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM OF NEW JERSEY: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE AOPA FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Center on Law & Poverty Inc: $140 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKCRW FOUNDATION INC: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $16 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 Rosalinde and Art…The Ahmanson Foundati…The Ralph M Parsons F…Weingart FoundationThe Annenberg Foundat…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Thomas H and Carolyn …Jeffrey & Leslie Fisc…Promontory FoundationHodgman Family Founda…Mark C Lemons Foundat…Sad Foundation Inc
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert FoundationCA15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 6 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Thomas H and Carolyn L Fey Family Foundation · Jeffrey & Leslie Fischer Family Fdn · Promontory Foundation · Hodgman Family Foundation · Mark C Lemons Foundation · Sad Foundation Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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 59 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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