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Harris Foundation

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.

$13k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Religion$154kArts & Culture$52kEducation$41kHealth$38kEmployment$28kAnimals$16kPhilanthropy$13kRecreation & Sports$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$259k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CENTER THEATRE GROUP$3,500
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE$2,295
JVS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM$2,000
LACMA$1,300
WOMEN INSPIRING NEXTGEN$1,000
THE JEWISH FEDERATION$1,000
WOMENS GUILD CEDARS-SINAI$500
NBCC$500
ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES MUSEUM$425
FRIENDS OF LA RC$200
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 (FY17–19, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Camp Kesem: $300 → 14%PATH: $500 → 14%OPICA Adult Day Care: $3k → 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.
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$332k · 27 repeat orgs$26k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +18% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
24

Total granted

$332k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
+17%

Still filing today

52%
54%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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
HealthEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyYouth 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

  • SJ
    SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2020 · $20k · revenue +100%
  • GL
    GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
    5× · 2017–2023 · $16k · revenue +3%
  • GP
    GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC
    6× · 2017–2022 · $7k · revenue +18%

Funded once

  • AF
    American Friends of Israel Sport Center
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • OPICA ADULT DAY PROGRAM & COUNSELING CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $3k · revenue +108%
  • WS
    WILDWOOD SCHOOL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue +33%
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
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
2
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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3
Los Angeles City College Foundation

We are committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and creating programs that drive change. by addressing students' basic needs, including food, housing, utilities, transportation, and healthcare, we enable low-income students to enroll,…

Education
4
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Lacba)

Meeting the professional needs of los angeles lawyers, and improving the administration of justice.

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5
Los Angeles Conservancy

The los angeles conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of los angeles county.

Arts & Culture
6
University of La Verne

The university of la verne offers a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of traditional-age, adult, and graduate learners, preparing them for successful careers and a commitment to lifelong learning…

Education
7
Los Angeles Opera Company

To serve the public by producing world-class opera that preserves, promotes and advances the art form while embodying the diversity, spirit and artistic sensibility unique to los angeles. we envision an engaged and enlightened community in…

Arts & Culture
8
The Jewish Women's Archive Inc

The jewish women's archive documents jewish women's stories, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change.jwa is dedicated to expanding and transforming the historical narrative by restoring jewish women and gender…

Arts & Culture
9
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

We steward $1.5 billion in charitable assets through donor-advised funds, endowments, and other giving vehicles. partnering with 1,400 individuals, families, and organizations, we build enduring legacies and multigenerational impact. in…

Philanthropy
10
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber's mission: design and advance opportunities and solutions for a thriving regional economy that are inclusive and globally competitive. 1) advocacy - be a bold advocate for business as a driver of a strong economy that enables…

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11
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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12
California Apartment Association

The organization's mission is to represent the ethical members of the rental housing industry in all aspects of government affairs within the state of california, and to provide information, products and services which contribute to the…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Saint John's Health Center Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Medicine for Humanity. 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

32 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. 32 of the 57 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
21/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE: $154,915 · OtherWILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLEJewish Vocational Service: $27,610 · OtherJewish Vocational ServiceJVS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: $14,500 · OtherJVS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMIndividual grant recipient: $13,625 · OtherIndividual grant recipient+27 more: $40,440 · Other+27 moreCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $28,050 · Arts & CultureCENTER THEAT…GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC: $7,115 · Arts & CultureGEFFEN PLAYH…MUSEUM ASSOCIATES: $4,415 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM ASSOC…+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,433 · HealthLUPUS LA CO EMERGE: $2,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $925 · Health+3 more: $1,500 · HealthJEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA: $7,250 · PhilanthropyCONCERN FOUNDATION: $6,100 · PhilanthropyTHE AURELIA FOUNDATION: $5,250 · Philanthropy+1 more: $200 · PhilanthropyGREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: $16,290 · AnimalsWILDWOOD SCHOOL INC: $2,500 · EducationNEW VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC: $1,450 · EducationCoos Bay Area Zonta Service Foundation: $700 · EducationHILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB CHARITABLE FUND: $500 · EducationAMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY: $400 · EducationOPICA ADULT DAY PROGRAM & COUNSELING CENTER: $2,500 · Human ServicesPATH: $500 · Human ServicesCamp Kesem National: $300 · Human ServicesWOMEN HELPING YOUTH: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentWOMEN INSPIRING NEXTGEN: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$251,090Arts & Culture$40,580Health$26,858Philanthropy$18,800Animals$16,290Education$5,550Human Services$3,300Youth Development$3,000

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 budgetCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $28,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION: $16,290 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA: $7,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC: $7,115 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCONCERN FOUNDATION: $6,100 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AURELIA FOUNDATION: $5,250 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOPICA ADULT DAY PROGRAM & COUNSELING CENTER: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWILDWOOD SCHOOL INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,433 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWOMEN HELPING YOUTH: $2,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetWomen Against Gun Violence: $1,450 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetNEW VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC: $1,450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBrackens Kitchen Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOMEN INSPIRING NEXTGEN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $925 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCoos Bay Area Zonta Service Foundation: $700 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetOUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedicine for Humanity: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPATH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB CHARITABLE FUND: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Kesem National: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends Of L A R C: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBeit T'Shuvah: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEL PASO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $200 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.

  • Who funds CENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA ↗
  • Who funds GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds CONCERN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE AURELIA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM ASSOCIATES ↗
  • Who funds OPICA ADULT DAY PROGRAM & COUNSELING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds WILDWOOD SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN HELPING YOUTH ↗
  • Who funds LUPUS LA CO EMERGE ↗
  • Who funds Women Against Gun Violence ↗
  • Who funds NEW VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds Brackens Kitchen Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE SOLDIERS PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds WOMEN INSPIRING NEXTGEN ↗
  • Who funds THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Coos Bay Area Zonta Service Foundation ↗
  • Who funds OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER ↗

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.

Jewish Community Foun…California Community …David & Sylvia Weisz …The Ralph M Parsons F…The Annenberg Foundat…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Kaiser Foundation Hos…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesCA25× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · California Community Foundation · David & Sylvia Weisz Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Harris Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Harris Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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 57 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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