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Gilbert J Martin Foundation a 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.

$1.7M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
56
Grants FY2024
60
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$300,000
Organizations funded a year
60 to 68
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$15M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
AnimalsEducationInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving56$1.7M14%
FY202360$1.6M0%
FY202265$1.8M2%
FY202163$1.8M0%
FY202065$1.5M8%
FY201968$1.5M7%
FY201862$1.5M2%
FY201766$1.7Mn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$3.2MHealth$2.0MEducation$1.9MSocial Science$1.9MArts & Culture$884kHousing & Shelter$495kPublic Safety & Disaster$380kRecreation & Sports$355kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
OR
CA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Salvation Army$1,820,0008n/a
The Scripps Research Institute$615,00080%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$380,00080%
San Diego Society of Natural History$275,00080%
Monarch School Project$210,00081%
YWCA of San Diego County$210,00063%
Alpha Project for the Homeless$203,00080%
San Diego Rescue Mission Inc$202,00080%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$190,00080%
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission$180,00080%
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History$180,00071%
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute$175,00040%
San Diego High School Foundation Inc$165,00083%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$140,00080%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$130,00070%
Living Desert The$130,00080%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$110,00080%
Promises2kids Foundation$100,00080%
Uc San Diego Foundation$100,00010%
Epilepsy Foundation of America$90,00080%
St Vincent de Paul Village Inc$80,00080%
Connectmed International$80,00086%
University of San Diego$80,00080%
Noah Homes Inc$75,00080%
Zoological Society of San Diego$60,00030%
Mama's Kitchen$55,00080%
Shelter From the Storm Inc$50,00081%
La Jolla Rotary Foundation$50,000512%
Special Delivery San Diego$50,00085%
American Friends of Our Armed Forces Walt Vanbenthysen$45,00084%
Reality Changers$45,00080%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$45,00080%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$45,00080%
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego$40,00010%
Any Body Can Youth Foundation$40,00083%
Computers 2 Sd Kids$40,00051%
La Jolla Community Center$40,00082%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc$35,00070%
Mt Soledad Memorial Assoc Inc Dba Mt Soledad National Veterans Memorial$32,50081%
San Diego Humane Society and Spca$30,00080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$25,00050%
Challenged Athletes Inc$25,00050%
San Diego Master Chorale$22,00071%
Sharp Healthcare Foundation$20,00010%
Fir Grove Boosters Inc$20,0001n/a
Warrior Foundation Freedom Station$20,00011%
Burundi Friends International$5,00011%
Desert Ability Center$5,00016%
La Jolla Kiwanis Foundation$2,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 37 recipients with no EIN on record ($6.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Scripps Research Institute: $615,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $380,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Society of Natural History: $275,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetMonarch School Project: $210,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetYWCA of San Diego County: $210,000 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetAlpha Project for the Homeless: $203,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetSan Diego Rescue Mission Inc: $202,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: $190,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCoachella Valley Rescue Mission: $180,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetSanta Barbara Museum of Natural History: $180,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute: $175,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSan Diego High School Foundation Inc: $165,000 over 8y, 3.3% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $140,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $130,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Desert The: $130,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $110,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPromises2kids Foundation: $100,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetUc San Diego Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of America: $90,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSt Vincent de Paul Village Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetConnectmed International: $80,000 over 8y, 6.3% of budgetUniversity of San Diego: $80,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNoah Homes Inc: $75,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetZoological Society of San Diego: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMama's Kitchen: $55,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetShelter From the Storm Inc: $50,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetLa Jolla Rotary Foundation: $50,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetSpecial Delivery San Diego: $50,000 over 8y, 4.8% of budgetAmerican Friends of Our Armed Forces Walt Vanbenthysen: $45,000 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetReality Changers: $45,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $45,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $45,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAny Body Can Youth Foundation: $40,000 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetComputers 2 Sd Kids: $40,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetLa Jolla Community Center: $40,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County Inc: $35,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMt Soledad Memorial Assoc Inc Dba Mt Soledad National Veterans Memorial: $32,500 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetSan Diego Humane Society and Spca: $30,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChallenged Athletes Inc: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSan Diego Master Chorale: $22,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetSharp Healthcare Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWarrior Foundation Freedom Station: $20,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBurundi Friends International: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetDesert Ability Center: $5,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetLa Jolla Kiwanis Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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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 FoundationCA27.8× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · David C Copley Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Country Friends · Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation · Pratt Memorial Fund · The Cushman Foundation · The Nordson Corporation 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.

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About Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust

How much does Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust give?
Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust reported 56 grants totaling $1,653,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 60 and 68 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (25%), Health (15%), Education (15%).
Who are Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Salvation Army ($1.8M), The Scripps Research Institute ($615k), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($380k).
Does Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
Where is Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust based?
Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust is based in CA.

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 87 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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