· Private foundation
Help-A-Child Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2021
- $10k–50k6 grants · $153k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $291k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| RIVER OAK CENTER FOR CHILDREN | $150,000 |
| WILLOW VIEW ASSOCIATION | $79,750 |
| WILLOW VIEW ASSOCIATION | $61,642 |
| UC DAVIS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | $47,500 |
| JDRF | $25,000 |
| MARYS HOUSE | $25,000 |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS | $22,500 |
| CHILDRENS RECEIVING HOME OF SACRAMENTO | $17,500 |
| ST JOHNS SHELTER | $15,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
9 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2021, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $166k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- RORiver Oak Center for Children5× · 2017–2021 · $201k · revenue +9%
- SOSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC3× · 2018–2021 · $31k · revenue +38%
- BCBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC3× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +4%
Funded once
- FTFairytale Town Incgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $15k · revenue +30%
- FCFRANKLIN CONKLIN FOUNDATIONgraduatedone grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +63%
- MMARYHOUSEone grant, 2019 · $3k
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.
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.
Starview children & family services provides social and mental health services in california. the services provided will embody a commitment to high clinical standards and quality improvements to assist clients to achieve their maximum…
All children need a childhood. Allies for Every Child brings together and strengthens families, cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life. (Continues on Schedule O)
The mission of Wayfinder Family Services is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Founded in 1953 as the Foundation for the Junior Blind, the organization initially enabled visually…
Youth For Change (YFC) mission is to enhance the well being of children, families, individuals, and communities.
Through a holistic approach to emotional well-being, Wellnest offers hope, healing, and opportunity to the children, young adults, families, and communities we serve. Our commitment remains steadfast as we enter our second century of…
Our mission is to end child abuse and neglect through educating, advocating, and counseling to empower and strengthen children and families. Our vision is that all children live in a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment.
Advocates for abused, neglected and other identified children within the court system, with the belief that every child is entitled to a safe and stable home.
To reduce trauma to children who have experienced abuse as well as their families by providing a safe and supportive environment through a collaboration of community agencies.
At the sacramento children's home, we are committed to opening doors to the future by maximizing the potential of children and families.
A Shared Vision educates, inspires, and empowers families to nurture the development of their young children who are blind or visually impaired. We provide early intervention vision services in families' homes and community settings…
The mission of the Family Care Network is to enhance the wellbeing of children, adults, and families in partnership with our community.
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 28 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 River Oak Center for Children ↗
- Who funds WILLOW VIEW ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC ↗
- Who funds Childrens Receiving Home of Sacramento ↗
- Who funds Fairytale Town Inc ↗
- Who funds FRANKLIN CONKLIN FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
- Who funds RIDE TO WALK INC ↗
- Who funds CASA of Placer Yuba and Sutter ↗
- Who funds Family Promise of Sacramento ↗
- Who funds Albie Aware Inc ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Sacramento Region Community Foundation · The Loveall Foundation for Children · Teichert Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Help-A-Child Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Help-A-Child Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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