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Garner Family Foundation at a glance

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Garner Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$20k
Granted FY2022
1
Grants FY2022
1
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Education$1.7MInternational$21kPublic Safety & Disaster$13kArts & Culture$11kHuman Services$10kHealth$3kAnimals$1kYouth Development$524Other$0
02FY2022 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$20,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$210k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTE$20,000
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CA HIGHWAY PATROL 11-99 FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%ISIGHT MISSIONS: $500 → 11%LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA SOCIETY: $500 → 9%AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTE: $20k → 17%BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL: $500 → 15%LOUISBURG COLLEGE: $1k → 11%US PARK POLICE FOUNDATION: $2k → 6%CA HIGHWAY PATROL 11-99 FOUNDATION: $3k → 10%RANCHO SANTA FE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION PROJECT: $500 → 17%LOUISBURG COLLEGE: $1k → 11%CA HIGHWAY PATROL 11-99 FOUNDATION: $3k → 10%RANCHO SANTA FE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION PROJECT: $500 → 17%CA HIGHWAY PATROL 11-99 FOUNDATION: $1k → 10%RANCHO SANTA FE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%RANCHO SANTA FE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $2k → 11%VISION OF CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $500 → 11%SEAL NSW FAMILY FOUNDATION: $500 → 11%UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $687k → 11%UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $374k → 11%UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $369k → 11%UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $196k → 11%UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $110k → 11%THE DAVID'S HARP FOUNDATION INC: $524 → 11%PEDAL THE CAUSE SAN DIEGO: $1k → 11%PADRES PEDAL THE CAUSE: $500 → 11%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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 6 repeat orgs$36k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +78% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2022, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
10

Total granted

$1.8M
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+78%
+11%

Still filing today

50%
70%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
HealthArts & CultureInternationalEducationPublic BenefitAnimalsOther
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

  • US
    UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2021 · $1.7M · revenue +78%
  • C
    CUREBOUND
    2× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +198%
  • PC
    PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION PROJECT INCORPORATED
    2× · 2017–2018 · $1k · revenue +45%

Funded once

  • OG
    OLD GLOBE THEATRE
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +11%
  • UP
    US PARK POLICE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $2k
  • ZS
    ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
    one grant, 2019 · $1k · revenue +4%
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
Doheny Eye Institute

To further the conservation, improvement and restoration of human eyesight" (mrs. doheny - 1947).

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2
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

At la jolla institute for immunology, our scientists focus on understanding how the immune system works in order to promote human health and prevent disease. our discoveries apply to many diseases, ranging from diabetes to heart disease,…

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3
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
4
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
5
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
6
The Scripps Research Institute

The scripps research institute ("tsri") performs high impact basic biomedical research, improves the human condition by fostering translation of its discoveries into useful products and engages in the highest quality graduate scientific…

Health
7
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
8
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
9
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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10
Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy

The parker institute for cancer immunotherapy's (pici) mission is to develop and accelerate access to breakthrough cancer therapies, curating innovation from discovery to patient access.

Health
11
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Unlocking the secrets of life itself is the driving force behind the salk institute. our team of world-class, award-winning scientists pushes boundaries of knowledge in areas such as neuroscience, cancer research, aging, immunobiology,…

Science & Tech
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Uc San Diego Foundation; the most unlike its peers is David's Harp Foundation. 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, 2017–2025.

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. 13 of the 18 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)
12/13
Grantees still filing
8/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $1,735,483 · EducationUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATIONCA HIGHWAY PATROL 11-99 FOUNDATION: $11,000 · OtherRANCHO SANTA FE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $9,200 · OtherLOUISBURG COLLEGE: $2,000 · OtherUS PARK POLICE FOUNDATION: $1,500 · Other+3 more: $1,500 · OtherThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $20,000 · International+1 more: $500 · InternationalOLD GLOBE THEATRE: $10,000 · Arts & CulturePHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION PROJECT INCORPORATED: $1,000 · Arts & CultureCUREBOUND: $1,500 · HealthISIGHT MISSIONS INC: $500 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $500 · HealthZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $1,000 · AnimalsDAVID'S HARP FOUNDATION: $524 · Youth DevelopmentSEAL-NSW FAMILY FOUNDATION: $500 · Public Benefit
Education$1,735,483Other$25,200International$20,500Arts & Culture$11,000Health$2,500Animals$1,000Youth Development$524Public Benefit$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 budgetUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $1,735,483 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOLD GLOBE THEATRE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOUISBURG COLLEGE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCUREBOUND: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION PROJECT INCORPORATED: $1,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetDAVID'S HARP FOUNDATION: $524 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEAL-NSW FAMILY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vision of Children: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 San Diego Foundat…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The San Diego FoundationCA13.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Garner Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Garner Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
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How do I get to Garner Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Garner 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 18 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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