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House Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.2M
Granted FY2023
30
Grants FY2023
29
Organizations funded FY2023
3%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2023
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$350,000
Organizations funded a year
18 to 32
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
3
Total assets, FY2023
$6.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 3% of the organizations House Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementRecreation & SportsOther
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
FY202329$1.2M3%
FY202226$770k27%
FY202123$947k9%
FY202031$1.1M35%
FY201932$1.3M66%
FY201824$1.4M46%
FY201718$1.1Mn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$3.0MYouth Development$1.4MScience & Tech$1.4MArts & Culture$806kHealth$353kHuman Services$296kPhilanthropy$80kFood & Nutrition$68kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Computer History Museum$969,86472%
The Tech Interactive$702,00061%
Silicon Valley Education Foundation$595,41552%
Michigan Tech Fund$375,0001n/a
Friends of the Children - San Francisco Bay Area$340,00054%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$300,00050%
Northeastern University$210,00050%
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County$125,00050%
Breakthrough Silicon Valley$120,00062%
Eastside College Preparatory School Inc$114,00021%
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All grantees of House Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Computer History Museum$969,86472%
The Tech Interactive$702,00061%
Silicon Valley Education Foundation$595,41552%
Michigan Tech Fund$375,0001n/a
Friends of the Children - San Francisco Bay Area$340,00054%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$300,00050%
Northeastern University$210,00050%
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County$125,00050%
Breakthrough Silicon Valley$120,00062%
Eastside College Preparatory School Inc$114,00021%
East Side Union High School District Education Foundation$111,500422%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula$100,00011%
Kipp Bay Area Schools$85,00030%
Foundation for a College Education$75,00071%
Montalvo Association$70,00070%
Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Education Foundation$55,500232%
Alearn$55,00021%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley$45,00030%
Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council$40,00014%
Friends of the Children Incorporated$40,000221%
Hakone Foundation$30,00031%
Businesses United in Investing Lending & Development$25,00020%
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College$25,00010%
Ace Charter School$25,00010%
Pursuit of Excellence - South Bay$21,00043%
Aspiranet$20,00010%
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation$10,00020%
Aim High$10,0001n/a
Cancer Carepoint Inc$10,00020%
Positive Coaching Alliance$6,00020%
Marin Promise Partnership$5,0001n/a
Grace Adventures$4,00060%
Mission for Area People$2,00011%
Blood Cancer United Inc$2,00010%
Kids' Food Basket Inc$1,00010%
Covenant House California$1,00010%
The Plumpjack Foundation$50010%
Center for Early Intervention on Deafness$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

House Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 35 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetComputer History Museum: $969,864 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetThe Tech Interactive: $702,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetSilicon Valley Education Foundation: $595,415 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetFriends of the Children - San Francisco Bay Area: $340,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $300,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNortheastern University: $210,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGirls Incorporated of Alameda County: $125,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetBreakthrough Silicon Valley: $120,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetEastside College Preparatory School Inc: $114,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetEast Side Union High School District Education Foundation: $111,500 over 4y, 22% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetKipp Bay Area Schools: $85,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for a College Education: $75,000 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetMontalvo Association: $70,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSanta Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Education Foundation: $55,500 over 2y, 32% of budgetAlearn: $55,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley: $45,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetSaratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council: $40,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetFriends of the Children Incorporated: $40,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetHakone Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetBusinesses United in Investing Lending & Development: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPresident-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAce Charter School: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPursuit of Excellence - South Bay: $21,000 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetAspiranet: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSutter Bay Medical Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Carepoint Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPositive Coaching Alliance: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGrace Adventures: $4,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMission for Area People: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKids' Food Basket Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House California: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Plumpjack Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Early Intervention on Deafness: $200 over 1y, 0.0% 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 35.

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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.

Silicon Valley Commun…Leo M Shortino Family…Quest FoundationThe Sobrato Family Fo…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Marin Community Found…The Applied Materials…The David and Lucile …The San Francisco Fou…Los Altos Mountain Vi…Gordon E and Betty I …Tides Foundation
Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA26× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Leo M Shortino Family Foundation · Quest Foundation · The Sobrato Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Marin Community Foundation · The Applied Materials Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Tides 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 House Family Foundation

How much does House Family Foundation give?
House Family Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $1,205,812 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 32 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does House Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (39%), Youth Development (18%), Science & Tech (18%).
Who are House Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Computer History Museum ($970k), The Tech Interactive ($702k), Silicon Valley Education Foundation ($595k).
Does House Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does House Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as House Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Leo M Shortino Family Foundation, Quest Foundation.
Where is House Family Foundation based?
House 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 73 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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