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Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust at a glance

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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 FY2024still arriving
56
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$300k
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 2024.

Human Services$3.2MHealth$2.0MEducation$1.9MSocial Science$1.9MArts & Culture$884kHousing & Shelter$495kPublic Safety & Disaster$380kRecreation & Sports$355kOther$0
02FY2024 · 56 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k23 grants · $99k
  • $10k–50k24 grants · $405k
  • $50k–250k7 grants · $600k
  • $250k+2 grants · $550k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$15M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SALVATION ARMY$300,000
SALK INSTITUTE$250,000
UCSD HEALTH - MOORES CANCER CENTER$100,000
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY$100,000
UCSB FOUNDATION$100,000
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE$100,000
UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION$100,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS$50,000
AZTEC ATHLETIC FOUNDATION$50,000
RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALFOUNDATION$40,000
SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM$25,000
ALPHA PROJECT$20,000
MAYO CLINIC$20,000
SHARP HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION$20,000
FIR GROVE BOOSTER INC$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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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $1.1M) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $20k → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $10k → 14%COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $40k → 11%COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $40k → 11%COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $40k → 11%COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $20k → 11%COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $10k → 11%COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $10k → 11%COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $10k → 11%COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $10k → 11%DESERT ABILITY CENTER: $5k → 11%NOAH HOMES: $10k → 11%NOAH HOMES: $10k → 11%NOAH HOMES: $10k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%NOAH HOMES: $10k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%NOAH HOMES: $10k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%NOAH HOMES: $10k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%NOAH HOMES: $10k → 11%NOAH HOMES: $5k → 11%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%YWCA OF SAN DIEGO: $120k → 11%YWCA OF SAN DIEGO: $20k → 11%YWCA OF SAN DIEGO: $20k → 11%YWCA OF SAN DIEGO: $20k → 11%WARRIOR FOUNDATION: $20k → 11%YWCA OF SAN DIEGO: $20k → 11%YWCA OF SAN DIEGO: $10k → 11%LA JOLLA COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 11%LA JOLLA COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 11%LA JOLLA COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 11%LA JOLLA COMMUNITY CENTER: $5k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $50k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $50k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $50k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $50k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $50k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $50k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $50k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $30k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
OR
CA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 73 repeat orgs$257k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +76% since the first grant, against -81% for those funded once.

73 repeat relationships: 48 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

73
5

Total granted

$13M
$60k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+76%
-81%

Still filing today

55%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $197k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationAnimalsArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
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

  • TS
    THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $615k · revenue +88%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    8× · 2017–2024 · $380k · revenue +46%
  • SD
    SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $275k · revenue +48%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
  • WF
    WARRIOR FOUNDATION FREEDOM STATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +41%
  • HS
    HOMEFRONT SAN DIEGO
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
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
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation

To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.

Education
3
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
4
Associated Students of San Diego State University

To support the social, recreational, cultural and education programs and facilities, both on campus and in the community, and to advocate for student interests, provide leadership opportunities and participate in shared governance.

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5
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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6
San Diego Municipal Employees Assn

The san diego municipal employees association (sdmea) is dedicated to being a strong and effective advocate for san diego city employees. sdmea is united to improve employees' standard of living and promote their fair treatment by…

—
7
San Diego County Bar Association

The mission of the san diego county bar association is to be the representative of the san diego county legal profession, serving the prblic and the profession by enhancing the legal system and promoting justice, professional excellence,…

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8
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program Inc

The mission of san diego volunteer lawyer program, inc. is to provide equal access to the justice system by serving as a bridge between indigent and other disadvantaged people in san diego county and the volunteer lawyers who are willing…

Social Science
9
The Arc of San Diego

The arc of san diego supports and empowers persons with disabilities to achieve their life goals.

Human Services
10
Jewish Family Service of San Diego

Jewish family service is a client-centered, impact-driven organization working to build a stronger, healthier, more resilient san diego.

Human Services
11
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
12
San Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau

To drive visitor demand to economically benefit the san diego region.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank; the most unlike its peers is Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. 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

48 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. 48 of the 87 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
48/48
Grantees still filing
36/48
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SALK INSTITUTE: $1,850,000 · OtherSALK INSTITUTETHE SALVATION ARMY: $1,820,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYSAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY: $605,000 · OtherSAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITYUCSB FOUNDATION: $500,000 · OtherUCSB FOUNDATIONUCSD HEALTH - MOORES CANCER CENTER: $485,000 · OtherOPHELIA PROJECT: $350,000 · Other+52 more: $3,572,500 · Other+52 moreTHE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $615,000 · HealthTHE SCRIPPS…SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $175,000 · HealthSANFORD BUR…SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $140,000 · HealthSEMPER FI &…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $110,000 · HealthST JUDE CHI…EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $90,000 · HealthEPILEPSY FO…CONNECTMED INTERNATIONAL: $80,000 · HealthCONNECTMED …SHELTER FROM THE STORM INC: $50,000 · Health+1 more: $20,000 · HealthAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $380,000 · Human ServicesAmerican …YWCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $210,000 · Human ServicesYWCA OF S…COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION: $180,000 · Human ServicesCOACHELLA…WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $130,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED W…NOAH HOMES INC: $75,000 · Human ServicesNOAH HOME…CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesLA JOLLA COMMUNITY CENTER: $40,000 · Human Services+3 more: $50,000 · Human ServicesMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $210,000 · EducationSAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $165,000 · EducationUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationSpecial Delivery San Diego: $50,000 · EducationREALITY CHANGERS: $45,000 · EducationCOMPUTERS 2 SD KIDS: $40,000 · EducationSAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY: $275,000 · Arts & CultureSANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $180,000 · Arts & CultureJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $190,000 · Food & NutritionMAMA'S KITCHEN: $55,000 · Food & NutritionSAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC: $202,000 · Housing & Shelter
Other$9,182,500Health$1,280,000Human Services$1,110,000Education$610,000Arts & Culture$455,000Food & Nutrition$245,000Housing & Shelter$202,000

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 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 budgetSANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 6y, 0.0% 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
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 THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY ↗
  • Who funds MONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds YWCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds ALPHA PROJECT FOR THE HOMELESS ↗
  • Who funds SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds COACHELLA VALLEY RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ↗
  • Who funds SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds LIVING DESERT THE ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds PROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds ST VINCENT DE PAUL VILLAGE INC ↗
  • Who funds CONNECTMED INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO ↗

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…Rancho Santa Fe Found…Jewish Community Foun…Walter J & Betty C Za…David C Copley Founda…Sempra FoundationPrice Philanthropies …The Country FriendsSamuel I & John Henry…Pratt Memorial FundThe Cushman FoundationThe Nordson Corporati…
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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gilbert J Martin Foundation a Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Epilepsy Foundation of America: 22% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
18report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 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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