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Harbor Point Charitable Foundation

To Fund and faciliate the most promising organizations aimed at improving the quality of life for the bay area

$377k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$35k
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 2024.

Human Services$719kHealth$399kArts & Culture$381kEducation$263kFood & Nutrition$121kRecreation & Sports$81kHousing & Shelter$64kEmployment$42kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 20 grants below total $257,440, the rows itemized in this filing. The $376,940 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $119,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $233k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MOUNTAIN PLAY ASSOCIATION$35,000
VIVALON WHISTLESTOP$35,000
MARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCAT$20,000
TO CELEBRATE LIFE FOUNDATION$12,500
SCHOOL RULE MARIN$10,000
CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT$10,000
EXTRA FOOD$10,000
KIDS COOKING FOR LIFE$10,000
MARIN CASA$10,000
MUTTVILLE$10,000
SCIENCE IS ELEMENTARY$10,000
NEXT STEPS LIASON PROJECT$10,000
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY$10,000
SHIFTING GEARS$10,000
MARIN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS$10,000
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, $306k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $30k → 9%CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $20k → 9%CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $20k → 9%CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $15k → 9%CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $15k → 9%CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $10k → 9%CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $10k → 9%CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $10k → 9%MARIN VILLAGES: $8k → 8%MARIN VILLAGES: $7k → 8%VIVALON WHISTLESTOP: $35k → 8%VIVALON WHISTLESTOP: $30k → 8%VIVALON WHISTLESTOP: $22k → 8%VIVALON WHISTLESTOP: $20k → 8%WHISTLESTOP: $15k → 8%VIVALON WHISTLESTOP: $15k → 8%WHISTLESTOP: $15k → 8%WHISTLESTOP: $10k → 8%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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 25 repeat orgs$204k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
14

Total granted

$2.0M
$129k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+60%

Still filing today

88%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k 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
Arts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentFood & 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

  • SV
    ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MARIN COUNTY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $335k · revenue +54%
  • MS
    MARIN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOUNDATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $164k · revenue +1%
  • V
    Vivalon
    8× · 2017–2024 · $162k · revenue +54%

Funded once

  • KA
    Kids & Art Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +111%
  • SM
    SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +935%
  • AH
    AIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -28%
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
Marin Open Studios

Marin open studios is a non-profit visual arts organization dedicated to engaging and supporting marin county artists and their audiences through events, programs and services. marin open studios champions a diverse and inclusive community…

Arts & Culture
2
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
3
Transportation Alternatives for Marin
Public Benefit
4
Marin Academy

Marin academy asks every individual to think, question, and create in an environment of encouragement and compassion, and challenges each person to accept the responsibilities posed by education in a democratic society.

Education
5
Senior Access

Senior Access's mission is to help Marin's older and disabled adults remain independent and part of the community for as long as possible.

—
6
Marin Brain Injury Network Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery

Provide continued rehabilitation, hope, and community for people affected by brain injury.

—
7
Unitedly

Unitedly is a nonprofit organization based in San Mateo County, California. Unitedly was established to ensure Asian families and communities have access to equitable opportunities and resources to thrive in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Human Services
8
San Francisco Film Society

SFFILM is a nonprofit organization whose mission ensures independent voices in film are welcomed, heard, and given the resources to thrive. SFFILM connects and inspires audiences, students and teachers, and filmmakers through our film…

—
9
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
10
Agricultural Institute of Marin

The mission of the agricultural institute of marin is to educate, inspire, and connect communities, farmers, and producers in order to create a healthy, earth-friendly, equitable local and regional food and agricultural system.

Environment
11
California Walks

Statewide voice for pedestrian safety and healthy, walkable communities for people of all ages and abilities. California Walks partners with state agencies, community-based organizations and residents.

Public Safety & Disaster
12
Marin Theatre Company

Marin theatre company is the bay area's premier mid-size theater and the leading professional theater in the north bay. mtc produces a six-show season of provocative plays by passionate playwrights from the 20th century and today in an…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mountain Play Association; the most unlike its peers is Beyond Differences. 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

40 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. 40 of the 47 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/40
Grantees still filing
27/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MARIN COUNTY: $334,827 · Human ServicesST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY DISTRI…Vivalon: $162,000 · Human ServicesVivalonTHE CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $130,000 · Human ServicesTHE CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT+1 more: $14,000 · Human ServicesMARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION: $120,000 · OtherMARIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATI…THE REDWOODS A COMMUNITY OF SENIORS: $58,000 · OtherTHE REDWOODS A COMMUNITY OF SE…Sunflower Wellness: $34,000 · OtherSunflower WellnessSaint Mary's College High School: $26,000 · OtherMILL VALLEY LIVEARTS DBA 142 THROCKMORTON THEATRE: $22,500 · OtherZERO BREAST CANCER: $21,000 · OtherHomeward Bound of Marin: $54,000 · OtherHomeward Bound of MarinNext Steps Liaison Project: $30,000 · OtherSUMMER SEARCH: $42,000 · OtherSUMMER SEARCHMUTTVILLE: $40,000 · OtherMUTTVILLE+14 more: $136,533 · Other+14 moreTO CELEBRATE LIFE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION: $265,000 · HealthTO CELEBRATE LIF…EVERYLIFE FOUNDATION FOR RARE DISEASES: $20,000 · HealthEVERYLIFE FOUNDA…+3 more: $23,614 · Health+3 moreMARIN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOUNDATION: $164,400 · EducationMARIN SCHOOL …Northern Light School: $70,000 · EducationNorthern Ligh…SCIENCE IS ELEMENTARY INC: $10,000 · EducationAIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationSHIFTING GEARS USA: $10,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE: $80,000 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA…MOUNTAIN PLAY ASSOCIATION: $70,000 · Arts & CultureMOUNTAIN P…BREAD & ROSES PRESENTS: $14,500 · Arts & CultureBREAD & RO…SWEETWATER MUSIC HALL INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureROSS VALLEY PLAYERS: $10,000 · Arts & CultureEnriching Lives Through Music: $10,000 · Arts & CultureExtrafood: $87,500 · Food & NutritionMEALS OF MARIN: $23,000 · Food & NutritionSAN FRANCISCO PARKS ALLIANCE: $75,000 · Recreation & Sports
Human Services$640,827Other$584,033Health$308,614Education$264,400Arts & Culture$194,500Food & Nutrition$110,500Recreation & Sports$75,000

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 budgetST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MARIN COUNTY: $334,827 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetTO CELEBRATE LIFE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION: $265,000 over 7y, 8.3% of budgetMARIN SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FOUNDATION: $164,400 over 8y, 15% of budgetVivalon: $162,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT: $130,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetExtrafood: $87,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetCALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE: $80,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO PARKS ALLIANCE: $75,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMOUNTAIN PLAY ASSOCIATION: $70,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetNorthern Light School: $70,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetTHE REDWOODS A COMMUNITY OF SENIORS: $58,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHomeward Bound of Marin: $54,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSUMMER SEARCH: $42,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMUTTVILLE: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSunflower Wellness: $34,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetNext Steps Liaison Project: $30,000 over 3y, 21% of budgetMEALS OF MARIN: $23,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetMILL VALLEY LIVEARTS DBA 142 THROCKMORTON THEATRE: $22,500 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetZERO BREAST CANCER: $21,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetSEPSIS ALLIANCE INC: $15,893 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetBREAD & ROSES PRESENTS: $14,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetKids & Art Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetSCIENCE IS ELEMENTARY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSWEETWATER MUSIC HALL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetAIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMARIN COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetROSS VALLEY PLAYERS: $10,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetBeyond Differences: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSHIFTING GEARS USA: $10,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetYOUTH ALIVE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMARIN CENTER FOR INDENPENDENT LIVING: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEnriching Lives Through Music: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetALCOHOL JUSTICE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetST VINCENTS DAY HOME: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRoss Valley Children For Change: $8,500 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetSide By Side: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBridge the Gap College Prep: $7,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $6,614 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.

Marin Community Found…Leonard & Beryl Buck …The San Francisco Fou…Jewish Community Fede…McNabb FoundationHobsonlucas Family Fo…Kaiser Foundation Hos…The Fred Gellert Fami…Fenwick FoundationBothin FoundationHeffernan Group Found…The Jolson Family Fou…
Marin Community FoundationCA52.3× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · McNabb Foundation · Hobsonlucas Family Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Fred Gellert Family Foundation · Fenwick Foundation · Bothin Foundation · Heffernan Group Foundation · The Jolson Family 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 Harbor Point Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harbor Point Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s 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 · 0–25%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Harbor Point Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Harbor Point Charitable 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 47 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 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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