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Heart of Gold Legacy Foundation Formerly Solid Gold Foundation at a glance

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Heart of Gold Legacy Foundation Formerly Solid Gold Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$10k
Granted FY2022
18
Grants FY2022
2
States reached
$1k
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 2022.

Animals$186kHuman Services$13kPublic Safety & Disaster$3kYouth Development$1k
02FY2022 · 18 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
2
States reached
$6.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LEASHES 4 LIFE INT'L ASSISTANCE DOG$1,000
SURRENDERED SOULS RESCUE INC$1,000
FERAL CAT COALITION$500
EL CAJON ANIMAL CENTER FOR EDUC SER$500
SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA$500
WAGGING DOG RESCUE$500
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ANIMAL RESCUE F$500
LUCKY PUP DOG RESCUE$500
BOSTON BUDDIES INC$500
2ND CHANCE DOG RESCUE INC$500
CAT CANINE ASSISTANCE REFERRAL EDUC$500
ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF ST FRANCIS$500
PET PRESCRIPTION TEAM$500
SANTA CRUZ SPCA HUMANE SOCIETY$500
PREVENTING EUTHANASIA THROUGH RESCU$500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 75% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%ANIMAL FRIENDS RESCUE PROJECT: $2k → 12%WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC: $1k → 8%ANIMAL FRIENDS RESCUE PROJECT: $1k → 12%ANIMAL FRIENDS RESCUE PROJECT: $500 → 12%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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$186k · 59 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +17% since the first grant, against -28% for those funded once.

59 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2022, 45 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

59
12

Total granted

$186k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
-28%

Still filing today

61%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
AnimalsHuman ServicesHealthPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC
    3× · 2017–2021 · $12k · revenue +86%
  • CC
    CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $11k · revenue +76%
  • DF
    DOGS FOR THE DEAF INC DBA DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES
    2× · 2017–2018 · $6k · revenue +72%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
  • KP
    K-9 PLACEMENT AND ASSISTANCE LEAGUE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +76%
  • SS
    SACRAMENTO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALSgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +79%
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
St Clouds Rescue
Animals
2
Pets Without Partners

Find homes for homeless/abandoned dogs. Provide full vet car and housing while awaiting adoption,

Animals
3
The Adoptable Dog
Animals
4
Asian Dogs Rescue Allies

To rescue at risk k-9s from asia.

Animals
5
Shelters and Shelves Rescue Inc

foster based dog rescue working with shelters to save dogs

Animals
6
Donna's Love Pet Rescue
Animals
7
Desert Dog Rescue Inc

Animal rescue

Animals
8
Hope Fur Paws Rescue

To help injured, abandoned and unwanted animals. We provide food, vet care that includes heartworm prevention and spay or neuter services, shelter and anything else needed.

Animals
9
Their Lives Matter

Dog rescue and care nurturing finding a home

Animals
10
Raskels Rescue
Animals
11
Rescue Coop
Animals
12
Animal Rescue and Adoption Agency Inc

An animal rescue/adoption Agency. Rescued animals are from kill shelters or owner surrenders facing hardship then rehabbed/medical completed while in foster care then adopted into loving homes.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Canine Support Teams Inc; the most unlike its peers is Border Collies in Need. 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, 2017–2025.

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. 48 of the 75 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)
15
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/48
Grantees still filing
27/48
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DOGS FOR THE DEAF INC DBA DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES: $6,000 · AnimalsDOGS FOR THE DEAF INC DBA DOGS FOR BETTER LIVESSAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA: $4,000 · AnimalsFERAL CAT COALITION: $4,000 · AnimalsBOSTON BUDDIES INC: $3,500 · AnimalsNORTHERN CALIFORNIA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS: $3,500 · AnimalsSECOND CHANCE 4 PETS: $3,500 · AnimalsAnimal Welfare Foundation: $3,000 · AnimalsPets Lifeline Inc: $3,000 · AnimalsLEAVE NO PAWS BEHIND INC: $3,000 · AnimalsSaint Bernard Rescue Foundation Inc: $3,000 · Animals+25 more: $48,300 · Animals+25 moreEL CAJON ANIMAL CENTER FOR EDUC SER: $7,500 · OtherEL CAJON ANIMAL CENTER FOR EDUC SERGUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT: $6,000 · OtherGUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERTSURRENDERED SOULS RESCUE INC: $6,000 · OtherSURRENDERED SOULS RESCUE INCPREVENTING EUTHANASIA THROUGH RESCU: $4,000 · OtherLEASHES 4 LIFE INTERNATIONAL ASSITANCE DOGS: $3,500 · OtherHOPALONG ANIMAL RESCUE: $3,000 · OtherCAT CANINE ASSISTANCE REFERRAL EDUC: $3,000 · OtherIND LABRADOR RETRIEVER RESCUE SOCAL: $3,000 · Other+25 more: $44,500 · Other+25 moreGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $11,500 · Human ServicesGUIDE DOGS FOR T…CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $11,000 · Human ServicesCANINE COMPANION…CANINE SUPPORT TEAMS INC: $3,500 · Human ServicesCANINE SUPPORT T…Animal Friends Rescue Project: $3,000 · Human ServicesAnimal Friends R…WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesPET PRESCRIPTION TEAM: $4,500 · HealthSANTA CLARA COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE INCORPORATED: $2,500 · Public Safety & Disaster
Animals$84,800Other$80,500Human Services$30,000Health$4,500Public Safety & Disaster$2,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $11,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDOGS FOR THE DEAF INC DBA DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGUIDE DOGS OF THE DESERT: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPET PRESCRIPTION TEAM: $4,500 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetSAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFERAL CAT COALITION: $4,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCANINE SUPPORT TEAMS INC: $3,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBOSTON BUDDIES INC: $3,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNORTHERN CALIFORNIA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS: $3,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSECOND CHANCE 4 PETS: $3,500 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetHOPALONG ANIMAL RESCUE: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAnimal Friends Rescue Project: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Welfare Foundation: $3,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetPets Lifeline Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLEAVE NO PAWS BEHIND INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetJoybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Welfare Assistance Group: $2,500 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDOG ADOPTION AND WELFARE GROUP: $2,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSANTA CLARA COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE INCORPORATED: $2,500 over 3y, 9.7% of budgetGOLDEN GATE LABRADOR RETRIEVER RESCUE INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSHELTER PET PARTNERS INC: $2,500 over 3y, 10% of budgetRANCHO COASTAL HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHomeless Animal Rescue Team: $2,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCARE4Paws Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHERAPY DOGS OF SANTA BARBARA INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetHELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREYHOUND ADOPTION CENTER: $2,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAnimal Place: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWildcat Ridge Sanctuary: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSan Francisco Samoyed Rescue Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetSouthern California German Shepherd Rescue Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $2,000 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetSAVE A SMALL DOG RESCUE INC: $2,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetSanta Cruz SPCA and Humane Society: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern California Sled Dog Rescue: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetGERMAN SHEPHERD SAFE HAVEN INC: $2,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetBORDER COLLIES IN NEED: $2,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetK-9 PLACEMENT AND ASSISTANCE LEAGUE INC: $1,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSACRAMENTO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL DONATION ADVOCATE INC DBA VIDA-DBA 4PATAS: $1,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPaws Helping People Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDogs on Deployment: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetStar Paws Rescue Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetLABRADOR RESCUERS: $300 over 2y, 0.1% 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.

Thornton S Jr and Kat…The Duffield Family F…The Intuit FoundationGreater Good CharitiesThe Michelson Found A…Ethel Frends Charitab…Hope for PawsThe Winnick Family Fo…Mary Jo and Hank Gree…Sempra FoundationPetsmart Charities IncPedigree Foundation
Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide FoundationCA27.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation · The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund · The Intuit Foundation · Greater Good Charities · The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc · Ethel Frends Charitable Foundation · Hope for Paws · The Winnick Family Foundation Inc · Mary Jo and Hank Greenberg Animal Welfare Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Petsmart Charities Inc · Pedigree 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 Heart of Gold Legacy Foundation Formerly Solid Gold Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Heart of Gold Legacy Foundation Formerly Solid Gold Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Warrior Canine Connection Inc: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report 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 75 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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