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Hkt3 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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2019
13
Grants FY2019
4
States reached
$285k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

87% of Hkt3 Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Hkt3 Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 11 organizations, $1M. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

12
’18
11
’19
6
’20

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2020.

Philanthropy$2.1MArts & Culture$955kCrime & Legal$497kSocial Science$285kScience & Tech$275kEducation$246kEnvironment$50kHuman Services$35kOther$0
02FY2019 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2019

  • Under $10k6 grants · $30k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $30k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $387k
  • $250k+2 grants · $562k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SALK INSTITUTE$285,000
VOICES FOR CHILDREN$277,000
LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY$219,985
FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY$100,000
THE BISHOPS SCHOOL$66,539
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO$19,700
THE GILLISPIE SCHOOL$10,000
BARD COLLEGE$7,500
HASSENFELD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT NYU LANGONE$5,000
THE MONARCH SCHOOL$5,000
LAS PATRONAS$5,000
OUTSIDE THE LENS$5,000
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER$2,500
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–20) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE SALK INSTITUTE: $285k → 11%FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY: $100k → 14%BARD COLLEGE: $8k → 9%HASSENFELD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT NYU LANGONE: $5k → 17%THE MONARCH SCHOOL: $5k → 16%DUKE UNIVERSITY: $25k → 11%FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $3k → 9%SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES: $275k → 11%CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: $5k → 17%LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY: $220k → 11%NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC: $5k → 17%LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY: $173k → 11%ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND: $50k → 17%THE BISHOPS SCHOOL: $72k → 11%FJK DANCE INC: $1k → 17%VOICES FOR CHILDREN: $277k → 11%THE BISHOPS SCHOOL: $67k → 11%VOICES FOR CHILDREN: $120k → 11%THE BISHOPS SCHOOL: $65k → 11%VOICES FOR CHILDREN: $100k → 11%LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY: $57k → 11%LAS PATRONAS: $5k → 11%LAS PATRONAS: $5k → 11%SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $222k → 11%MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO: $125k → 11%MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM: $100k → 11%MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO: $20k → 11%SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $18k → 11%MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO: $10k → 11%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $500 → 11%OUTSIDE THE LENS: $5k → 11%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.

64%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 6 repeat orgs$881k to everyone else

6 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2019, 1 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2019 (too recent to call). Read against FY2019, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
7

Total granted

$1.6M
$456k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+41%

Still filing today

83%
86%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20
Arts & CultureEducationCivil RightsScience & TechEnvironmentHealthOther
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

  • VF
    VOICES FOR CHILDREN
    3× · 2018–2020 · $497k · revenue +35%
  • TS
    THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
    2× · 2018–2020 · $240k · revenue +97%
  • LP
    LAS PATRONAS
    3× · 2018–2020 · $35k · revenue +17%

Funded once

  • TS
    The Salk Institute for Biological Studiesgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $275k · revenue +27%
  • MI
    MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM
    one grant, 2018 · $100k
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATEDgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +111%
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
San Diego Opera Association

Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…

Arts & Culture
2
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
3
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
4
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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5
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
6
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
7
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College

Scu is a catholic and jesuit institution that makes student learning its central focus, promotes faculty and staff learning in its various forms, and exhibits organizational learning.

Education
8
Opera Santa Barbara

See schedule 0founded in 1994, opera santa barbara is the signature provider of professional opera on the california central coast. we aspire to be a cultural leader in the santa barbara region, voicing and advancing our community's spirit…

Arts & Culture
9
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
10
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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11
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
12
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

At la jolla institute for immunology, our scientists focus on understanding how the immune system works in order to promote human health and prevent disease. our discoveries apply to many diseases, ranging from diabetes to heart disease,…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association; the most unlike its peers is Fjk Dance Inc. 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

18 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. 18 of the 23 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $2,000,000 · Community ImprovementFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDLA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY: $449,985 · Arts & CultureLA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIET…THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $239,620 · Arts & CultureTHE SAN DIEGO SYMPHON…MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO: $154,700 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAR…+2 more: $5,650 · Arts & CultureTHE SALK INSTITUTE: $285,000 · OtherTHE SALK INSTITUT…BISHOP SCHOOL: $203,539 · OtherBISHOP SCHOOLMINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM: $100,000 · OtherMINGEI INTERNATIO…LAS PATRONAS: $35,000 · OtherDUKE UNIVERSITY: $25,000 · Other+8 more: $40,500 · Other+8 moreVOICES FOR CHILDREN: $497,250 · Civil RightsVOICES FOR C…The Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $275,000 · Science & TechFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC: $100,000 · PhilanthropyENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $50,000 · Environment
Community Improvement$2,000,000Arts & Culture$849,955Other$689,039Civil Rights$497,250Science & Tech$275,000Philanthropy$100,000Environment$50,000

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 budgetFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $2,000,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOICES FOR CHILDREN: $497,250 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetLA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY: $449,985 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $275,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $239,620 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO: $154,700 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAS PATRONAS: $35,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetDUKE UNIVERSITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GILLISPIE SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBARD COLLEGE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Monarch School Monarch Institute for Neurological Diff: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOUTSIDE THE LENS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NY INC: $4,650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFJK DANCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCUREBOUND: $500 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.

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.

Farrell Family Founda…The San Diego Foundat…Jewish Community Foun…Sempra FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
Farrell Family FoundationCA17.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Farrell Family Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Sempra Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Hkt3 Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hkt3 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 23 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2019, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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