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Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation

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$565k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
28
Itemized grants FY2024
19
Organizations funded FY2023
47%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$457k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 29
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$769M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 47% of the organizations Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $380k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthInternationalEmploymentOther
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
FY2024still arriving25$427k44%
FY202319$534k47%
FY202227$439k44%
FY202129$429k55%
FY202029$447k55%
FY201929$495kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$1.3MHealth$701kArts & Culture$264kInternational$157kHuman Services$145kFood & Nutrition$118kEmployment$68kPhilanthropy$51kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MA
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CA
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NC
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HI
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AL
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
NLN Foundation for Nursing Education$350,250451%
MaineHealth$240,00060%
Somos Amigos Medical Missions$122,00066%
Powherful Foundation Inc$93,000154%
Board of the University of Alabama$80,0001n/a
Lsu School of Medicine New Orleans Medical Alumni Association Inc$75,000117%
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc$75,00020%
Stanford Health Care$75,00060%
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod Inc$70,00060%
St Michael Special School$69,0003n/a
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All grantees of Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
NLN Foundation for Nursing Education$350,250451%
MaineHealth$240,00060%
Somos Amigos Medical Missions$122,00066%
Powherful Foundation Inc$93,000154%
Board of the University of Alabama$80,0001n/a
Lsu School of Medicine New Orleans Medical Alumni Association Inc$75,000117%
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc$75,00020%
Stanford Health Care$75,00060%
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod Inc$70,00060%
St Michael Special School$69,0003n/a
Just Food of Douglas County Ks Inc$60,50060%
Diversemedicine Inc$50,000158%
The Aspen Institute Inc$50,00050%
Global Justice Center$50,00041%
Community Servings Inc$48,95050%
Green Dot Public Schools$40,00020%
Duke University$40,00040%
100 Black Men Greater Mobile Inc$40,00019%
Breaktime United Inc$37,50040%
Fenway Community Health Center Inc$37,50030%
Trustees of Boston University$37,00020%
DC Jazz Festival$30,00031%
Trustees of Clark University$30,00010%
Opportunity Village$30,0001n/a
Wisconsin Literacy Inc$28,00031%
Regents of the University of California$25,0001n/a
Coro Southern California Inc$25,00011%
Helping Our Women Inc$25,00021%
Apollo Theater Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Marlborough School$25,00010%
Harlem Children's Zone Inc$25,00010%
The 19th News$24,00010%
Every Mother Counts$23,00020%
Alas Ayudando Latinos a Sonar$21,25011%
Lanai Cat Sanctuary$20,90021%
Sempervirens Fund$20,10230%
Capital B News Inc$20,00010%
March on Washington Film Festival$20,00021%
Drexel University$20,00010%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$20,00010%
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Inc$20,00020%
University of South Alabama$20,0001n/a
Foundation for Black Women's Wellness Inc$20,00021%
Robert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education$20,00011%
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation for Expanding Health Care Access$20,00010%
Brooke School Foundation Inc$15,00010%
Media Impact Funders Inc$15,00011%
Elizabeth Ballard Community Center Inc$13,50020%
George Mark Childrens Fund$10,50010%
Hui No Ke Ola Pono Inc$10,25010%
Equal Justice Initiative$10,11010%
Direct Relief$10,07510%
Unity Ice Academy Inc$10,00019%
Trinity College$10,00010%
Hughes Memorial United Methodist Church$10,0001n/a
California Academy of Sciences$10,00010%
Gladstone Foundation$10,00010%
Miriam's Kitchen$10,00010%
Empower Grieving Children Inc$10,00012%
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Inc$10,00010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10,00010%
Inner City Youth Orchrstra of Los Angeles Inc$10,00011%
Outer Cape Health Services Inc$10,00010%
Golden Willow Retreat Inc$10,00013%
Saint Francis House Inc$10,00010%
Hope and a Home$10,00011%
Wello$10,0001n/a
Plymouth Housing Group and Subsidiaries$10,00010%
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc$10,00010%
Hope Community Center Inc$10,00011%
The Anti-Recidivism Coalition$10,00010%
Bishop Dunne Catholic School Inc$10,0001n/a
California State University Foundation$10,00010%
The Museum of Language Arts Inc$10,00010%
Center for a New American Security Inc$10,00010%
American Public Media Group$10,00010%
Reach Out and Read Inc$10,00010%
One Mind$10,00010%
Southern California Catholic Educational$10,00016%
Meta House Inc$10,00010%
Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts Inc$10,00010%
The New York Opportunity Network Inc Dba the Opportunity Network$10,00010%
Beyond Differences$10,00011%
University of Minnesota Foundation$10,00010%
Plaza Community Center Inc Dba Plaza Community Services$10,00010%
New York City Tourism Conventions Inc$10,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$9,01010%
Soup Kitchen in Provincetowninc$8,95012%
Edgewood University Inc$7,00010%
Children's Advocacy Center of Douglas County Inc$6,00012%
Mommies in Need$5,50010%
International Women's Media Foundation$5,05310%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$5,03510%

Where it is load-bearing

Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 85 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNLN Foundation for Nursing Education: $350,250 over 4y, 51% of budgetMaineHealth: $240,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSomos Amigos Medical Missions: $122,000 over 6y, 6.2% of budgetPowherful Foundation Inc: $93,000 over 1y, 54% of budgetLsu School of Medicine New Orleans Medical Alumni Association Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetLincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStanford Health Care: $75,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAIDS Support Group of Cape Cod Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJust Food of Douglas County Ks Inc: $60,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetDiversemedicine Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 58% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Justice Center: $50,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCommunity Servings Inc: $48,950 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGreen Dot Public Schools: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budget100 Black Men Greater Mobile Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 8.7% of budgetBreaktime United Inc: $37,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFenway Community Health Center Inc: $37,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $37,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDC Jazz Festival: $30,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetTrustees of Clark University: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Literacy Inc: $28,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetCoro Southern California Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHelping Our Women Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetApollo Theater Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarlborough School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHarlem Children's Zone Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe 19th News: $24,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEvery Mother Counts: $23,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAlas Ayudando Latinos a Sonar: $21,250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLanai Cat Sanctuary: $20,900 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSempervirens Fund: $20,102 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCapital B News Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMarch on Washington Film Festival: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetDrexel University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Wisconsin Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Black Women's Wellness Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetRobert C Maynard Institute for Journalism Education: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation for Expanding Health Care Access: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBrooke School Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMedia Impact Funders Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetElizabeth Ballard Community Center Inc: $13,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGeorge Mark Childrens Fund: $10,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHui No Ke Ola Pono Inc: $10,250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $10,110 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDirect Relief: $10,075 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnity Ice Academy Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 8.5% 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 85.

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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.

The San Francisco FoundationCA18.6× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Shippy Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · The California Endowment · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · California Community Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Skoll Foundation · The Heising-Simons Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Ecmc 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 Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation

How much does Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation give?
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation reported 28 itemized grants totaling $456,900, out of $565,144 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 29 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (40%), Health (22%), Arts & Culture (8%).
Who are Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: NLN Foundation for Nursing Education ($350k), MaineHealth ($240k), Somos Amigos Medical Missions ($122k).
Does Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Francisco Foundation, Shippy Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation.
Where is Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation based?
Henry J Kaiser Family 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 102 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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