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Gould Family Foundation Inc

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.

$72k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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.

Arts & Culture$97kYouth Development$53kCrime & Legal$22kPublic Safety & Disaster$22kInternational$22kHousing & Shelter$18kHuman Services$16kCivil Rights$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k23 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $31k
$1,850
Median grant
7
States reached
$826k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
World Central Kitchen$10,444
Salvation Army$10,406
California Fire Foundation$10,298
La Jolla Playhouse$4,000
Doctors without Borders$3,800
Multicultural Institute$3,000
Street Level Health Project$3,000
Monument Crisis Center$3,000
Humble Design$2,061
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts$2,000
International Rescue Committee$2,000
Downtown Womens Center$1,872
Altadena Girls$1,850
New York Public Library NYPL$1,800
Headstrong Project$1,800
02The need
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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 (FY17–25, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 57% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Immigrant Legal Resource Center: $1k → 10%Downtown Womens Center: $2k → 14%Montessori School of Ojai: $5k → 10%Monument Crisis Center: $3k → 9%Beauty 2 The Streetz: $5k → 14%Multicultural Institute: $3k → 10%Montessori School of Ojai: $1k → 10%Uyghur Human Rights Project: $250 → 14%American Red Cross: $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

ME
WA
IL
MI
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
NM
SC
DC
AL
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.

36%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$136k · 21 repeat orgs$239k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
77

Total granted

$136k
$185k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+20%

Still filing today

86%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 24% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalHousing & ShelterHealthYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • TF
    THE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $17k · revenue +162%
  • 8I
    826DC INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $15k · revenue +68%
  • CE
    CONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND
    2× · 2023–2024 · $11k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • BF
    Bamyan Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue -66%
  • AR
    A Reason To Survivegraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +48%
  • CT
    Camp TLC
    one grant, 2017 · $8k
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.

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La Casa de las Madres

La Casa de las Madres' mission is to respond to calls for help from DV victims, of all ages, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We give survivors the tools to transform their lives. We seek to prevent future violence by educating the…

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2
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
3
Pangea Legal Services

Pangea's mission is to provide deportation defense services, advocate for policy change, and provide education and legal empowerment for our immigrant communities.

Crime & Legal
4
Center for Domestic Peace

We are Marin's champion in the movement to end domestic violence - working at the intersection of survivors, systems, and community.

Human Services
5
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
6
San Francisco Public Press

The mission of the San Francisco Public Press is to enrich civic life by publishing investigative and solutions journalism that engages diverse audiences and promotes public accountability. The San Francisco Public Press…

Education
7
Jobs with Justice San Francisco

A long-term, strategic alliance of labor, community, faith-based, and student organizations working together to build greater economic power for workers and community members through employee rights at work and access to good jobs,…

Employment
8
California Donor Table

California Donor Table anchors a hub of donors, foundations, and community leaders. We pool together our resources to shape California into a truly democratic state that works for the people, not the powerful. Rooted in our commitment to…

Civil Rights
9
Direct Action for Women Now World-Wide Inc Formerly Indias Daughters Inc
Philanthropy
10
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
11
Counterpart International Inc

For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…

International
12
Institute for Public Strategies

Institute of Public Strategies (IPS) is a nonprofit corporation that receives its funding from local and federal governmental agencies and private foundations, through long-term grants or contracts to provide community-level services…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Monument Crisis Center; the most unlike its peers is Conservation Endowment Fund. 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

65 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. 65 of the 116 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)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
64/65
Grantees still filing
44/65
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: $11,000 · OtherMUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTSTHE SALVATION ARMY: $10,406 · OtherCALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION: $10,298 · OtherCamp TLC: $7,500 · OtherKHMER ARTS ACADEMY: $7,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $7,500 · OtherDoors of Change: $7,500 · OtherProject Access Inc: $10,000 · Other+69 more: $124,943 · Other+69 moreBamyan Foundation: $25,000 · InternationalBamyan FoundationWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,444 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITC…International Rescue Committee INC: $9,945 · InternationalInternational Resc…THE AJA PROJECT: $7,500 · InternationalTHE AJA PROJECTMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,300 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRON…+2 more: $1,500 · InternationalA Reason To Survive: $10,000 · Arts & CultureA Reason To S…THEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DBA LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: $7,500 · Arts & CultureTHEATER & ART…ARTS FOR ALL INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureARTS FOR ALL …PORT ANGELES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $5,000 · Arts & CulturePORT ANGELES …Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival: $5,000 · Arts & CultureOrcas Island …East Bay Center for the Performing Arts: $4,000 · Arts & CultureEast Bay Cent…OJAI FESTIVALS LTD: $3,500 · Arts & CultureOJAI FESTIVAL…IMAGINATION STAGE INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureIMAGINATION S…+4 more: $4,000 · Arts & Culture+4 moreTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $17,000 · HealthStreet Level Health Project: $3,000 · HealthSCRIPPS HEALTH: $3,000 · HealthHEAD STRONG PROJECT INC: $1,800 · HealthMontessori School of Ojai: $6,000 · Human ServicesBeauty 2 The Streetz: $5,000 · Human ServicesMONUMENT CRISIS CENTER: $3,000 · Human ServicesMULTICULTURAL INSTITUTE: $3,000 · Human ServicesDOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER: $1,872 · Human ServicesHELP OF OJAI INC: $1,033 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 · Human ServicesIMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER: $1,000 · Human ServicesCasa de Esperanza: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human Services826DC INC: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $1,030 · Youth DevelopmentThe Black Neighborhood: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentCONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND: $11,040 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $1,000 · EnvironmentCOALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS SECRETARIAT: $520 · Environment
Other$196,647International$60,689Arts & Culture$46,500Health$24,800Human Services$23,155Youth Development$17,030Environment$12,560

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 budgetBamyan Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetTHE FORTUNE SOCIETY INC: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget826DC INC: $15,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetCONSERVATION ENDOWMENT FUND: $11,040 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetMUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: $11,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetProject Access Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $9,945 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATER & ARTS FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DBA LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDoors of Change: $7,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetTHE AJA PROJECT: $7,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $6,356 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $6,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMontessori School of Ojai: $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetARTS FOR ALL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetOrcas Island Chamber Music Festival: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBeauty 2 The Streetz: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetALBANY MUSIC FUND: $4,500 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetEast Bay Center for the Performing Arts: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $3,584 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOJAI FESTIVALS LTD: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDON DIEGO SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMONUMENT CRISIS CENTER: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSCRIPPS HEALTH: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMULTICULTURAL INSTITUTE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPS ARTS: $2,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIMAGINATION STAGE INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetROTARY CLUB OF OJAI WEST FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHEAD STRONG PROJECT INC: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $1,521 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO ABORTION FUND: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCheetah Conservation Fund: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELP OF OJAI INC: $1,033 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRO PUBLICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWords Alive: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCasa de Esperanza: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDRENS DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDEL MAR FOUNDATION: $800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH: $772 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriendship Place: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION FOR RAINFOREST NATIONS SECRETARIAT: $520 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 San Diego Foundat…Boys and Girls Aid So…Walter J & Betty C Za…The Conrad Prebys Fou…Jewish Community Foun…The California Endowm…The Parker FoundationAlameda County Commun…Price Philanthropies …The Cynthia & George …The James Irvine Foun…East Bay Community Fo…
The San Diego FoundationCA17× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Boys and Girls Aid Society of San Diego Ltd · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The California Endowment · The Parker Foundation · Alameda County Community Food Bank · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation · The James Irvine Foundation · East Bay Community 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 Gould Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gould Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 13%
  • Imagination Stage Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
19report 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.
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Find your warmest path to Gould Family Foundation Inc 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 116 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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