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Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation

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.

$1.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
29
Grants FY2025
18
Organizations funded FY2024
17%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 28
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$22M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHuman ServicesHealthRecreation & SportsEnvironmentEducationOther
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
FY2025still arriving27$1.2M44%
FY202418$596k17%
FY202319$420k11%
FY202221$452k19%
FY202122$501k18%
FY202028$652k25%
FY201923$1.1M13%
FY201827$1.3M11%
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$3.0MEducation$1.4MHuman Services$1.1MArts & Culture$683kEnvironment$611kAnimals$291kRecreation & Sports$220kYouth Development$173kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
OR
IA
IN
CA
UT
MD
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Children's Institute Inc$976,16760%
Saint John's Cancer Institute$575,00041%
Santa Catalina Island Conservancy$505,00090%
Casa del Herrero$457,50079%
Beverly Hills Education Foundation$370,000912%
Moxie Foundation$157,50044%
Regents of the University of California$155,0007n/a
San Fernando Valley Fc$115,000437%
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara$111,00090%
Lobero Theatre Foundation$110,00090%
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All grantees of Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Children's Institute Inc$976,16760%
Saint John's Cancer Institute$575,00041%
Santa Catalina Island Conservancy$505,00090%
Casa del Herrero$457,50079%
Beverly Hills Education Foundation$370,000912%
Moxie Foundation$157,50044%
Regents of the University of California$155,0007n/a
San Fernando Valley Fc$115,000437%
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara$111,00090%
Lobero Theatre Foundation$110,00090%
BOYS and GIRLS CLUB OF SANTA BARBARAINC$100,0001n/a
Cottage Health$100,0001n/a
Roessler-Chadwick Foundation$100,00020%
Heal the Bay$75,00012%
Pet Adoption Fund$67,50052%
Beverly Hills Athletic Alumni Association$65,0003n/a
Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles$60,00061%
Children's Burn Foundation$55,00061%
Dogs Trust USA Inc$55,000212%
Unity Shoppe Inc$50,00050%
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation$50,00090%
Inner-City Arts$45,00050%
Friends of Robinson Gardens Inc$45,00091%
Quilts of Valor Foundation$42,50051%
Dalmatian Dreams Dba Dream Foundation$40,00040%
Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center$37,00051%
The Colleagues Inc$30,00014%
All Seated in a Barn$26,90042%
California Missions Foundation$25,0001n/a
The Surfrider Foundation$20,00020%
Pet Orphans of Southern California$20,00021%
Food From the Heart Inc$15,00021%
Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation$15,0001n/a
Tennis Patrons Assoc of Santa Barbara$15,00026%
St Vincent Hospital Foundation Inc$14,50010%
Santa Barbara High School Computer Science Academy Foundation$10,000160%
Cancer Hope Foundation$10,0002n/a
Oregon Health & Science University Foundation$10,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$8,25010%
Gamers Outreach Foundation Inc$7,5001n/a
Yosemite Foundation$5,00010%
Paws for Purple Hearts$5,00010%
The Rape Foundation$5,00010%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$5,00010%
Snip Foundation$5,000118%
Garden Club of Santa Barbara$5,00013%
El Montecito Presbyterian Church$2,5001n/a
Los Angeles County Police Canine Assoc$2,0001n/a
Habits of Waste$1,00010%
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 40 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChildren's Institute Inc: $976,167 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetSaint John's Cancer Institute: $575,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetSanta Catalina Island Conservancy: $505,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetCasa del Herrero: $457,500 over 7y, 8.6% of budgetBeverly Hills Education Foundation: $370,000 over 9y, 12% of budgetMoxie Foundation: $157,500 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetSan Fernando Valley Fc: $115,000 over 4y, 37% of budgetScholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara: $111,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetLobero Theatre Foundation: $110,000 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetRoessler-Chadwick Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHeal the Bay: $75,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetPet Adoption Fund: $67,500 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetWestside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles: $60,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetChildren's Burn Foundation: $55,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetDogs Trust USA Inc: $55,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetUnity Shoppe Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetNational Disaster Search Dog Foundation: $50,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetInner-City Arts: $45,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of Robinson Gardens Inc: $45,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetQuilts of Valor Foundation: $42,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetDalmatian Dreams Dba Dream Foundation: $40,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetHearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center: $37,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetThe Colleagues Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetAll Seated in a Barn: $26,900 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetThe Surfrider Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPet Orphans of Southern California: $20,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetFood From the Heart Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTennis Patrons Assoc of Santa Barbara: $15,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetSt Vincent Hospital Foundation Inc: $14,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Barbara High School Computer Science Academy Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 60% of budgetOregon Health & Science University Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $8,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYosemite Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rape Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSnip Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetGarden Club of Santa Barbara: $5,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetHabits of Waste: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 40.

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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.

Ann Jackson Family FoundationCA21.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ann Jackson Family Foundation · Mosher Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Www Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Santa Barbara Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · The Confidence Foundation · Brown Family Foundation · Elizabeth and John Moller Foundation · Brittingham 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.

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About Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation

How much does Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation give?
Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $1,237,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 28 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (36%), Education (17%), Human Services (14%).
Who are Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Children's Institute Inc ($976k), Saint John's Cancer Institute ($575k), Santa Catalina Island Conservancy ($505k).
Does Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation 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 Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ann Jackson Family Foundation, Mosher Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
Where is Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation based?
Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation 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 68 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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