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Howard Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Howard Charitable 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.

$6k
Granted FY2023
1
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Education$1.2MArts & Culture$560kEnvironment$366kPhilanthropy$250kHealth$198kHuman Services$186kFood & Nutrition$50kYouth Development$50kOther$0
02FY2023 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,785
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATION$5,785
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $75k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GOLDEN PAWS ASSISTANCE DOGS: $50k → 10%Operation Healing Forces: $25k → 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.

19%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$512k · 8 repeat orgs$2.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2023, 7 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
17

Total granted

$512k
$2.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+14%

Still filing today

63%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • EM
    Eisenhower Medical Center
    2× · 2020–2021 · $198k · revenue +66%
  • OM
    OCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART
    2× · 2020–2022 · $70k · revenue +125%
  • AH
    AGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATION
    2× · 2022–2023 · $56k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL
    one grant, 2020 · $1.0M · revenue -16%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $300k
  • CV
    Coachella Valley Repertorty Theater
    one grant, 2021 · $225k
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
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
2
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
3
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
4
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.

—
5
California Ocean Science Trust

California ocean science trust (ost) is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating progress towards a healthy and productive ocean future for california. created by state legislation, ost bridges the gap between cutting-edge…

Environment
6
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
7
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
8
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc

The oregon shakespeare festival creates world-class theater, revealing our collective humanity through illuminating interpretations of new and classic plays, and inspiring a love of our art form for current and future generations.

Arts & Culture
9
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation

Serves the mission of the university by supporting and engaging in research, entrepreneurship, community service, sponsored programs and the acquisition of private resources.

Education
10
Santa Catalina Island Conservancy

The catalina island conservancy protects and stewards 88% of catalina island. more than 42,000 acres of wildlands, coves and coastal habitats. founded to preserve the island's natural resources, the conservancy advances a mission rooted in…

—
11
Berkeley Lab Foundation

To support the scientific and educational purposes of the regents of the university of california (the "university"), in its specific capacity as manager and operator of the lawrence berkeley national laboratory and to carry on other…

Education
12
University of Redlands

We welcome, educate, and empower a diverse community of learners for lives of meaning, impact, and joy.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ymca of Southwest Florida Inc; the most unlike its peers is Future Legends. 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

16 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. 16 of the 26 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
12/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $1,000,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOLLONG BEACH STATE FOUNDATION: $135,000 · EducationLONG BEACH STATE FOUNDATIONRANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL: $40,000 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU FOUNDATION: $300,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF LAKE LEELANAU FOUNDATIONCoachella Valley Repertorty Theater: $225,000 · OtherCoachella Valley Repertorty TheaterCoachella Valley Repertory Theater: $75,000 · OtherCoachella Valley Repertory TheaterYMCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $74,756 · OtherYMCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INCCollege of the Desert: $62,500 · OtherCollege of the DesertAGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATION: $55,785 · OtherAMERICAN LEGION POST 80: $50,000 · OtherGLACIER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORALE: $50,000 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OCEANSIDE INC: $50,000 · OtherPalm Springs Museum of Art: $40,000 · OtherBarbara Sinatra Children's Center: $36,000 · Other+3 more: $40,000 · OtherSAN JUAN ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $250,000 · PhilanthropySAN JUAN IS…BIGFORK PLAYHOUSE CHILDREN'S THEATRE INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropyBIGFORK PLA…Eisenhower Medical Center: $198,000 · HealthGolden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc: $50,000 · Human ServicesOPERATION HEALING FORCES INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesOCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART: $70,000 · Arts & CultureBROTHER BENNO FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · Food & NutritionFLATHEAD LAKERS INC: $10,000 · Environment
Education$1,180,000Other$1,059,041Philanthropy$300,000Health$198,000Human Services$75,000Arts & Culture$70,000Food & Nutrition$50,000Environment$10,000

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 budgetTRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSAN JUAN ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $198,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLONG BEACH STATE FOUNDATION: $135,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYMCA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $74,756 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOCEANSIDE MUSEUM OF ART: $70,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetAGUA HEDIONDA LAGOON FOUNDATION: $55,785 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetGolden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetGLACIER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORALE: $50,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF OCEANSIDE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetBIGFORK PLAYHOUSE CHILDREN'S THEATRE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetBROTHER BENNO FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetRANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL: $40,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetOPERATION HEALING FORCES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFLATHEAD LAKERS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetFUTURE LEGENDS: $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% 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.

Rancho Santa Fe Found…Walter J & Betty C Za…The Parker FoundationThe Nordson Corporati…Jewish Community Foun…The San Diego Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodVanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Rancho Santa Fe FoundationCA15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · The Parker Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The San Diego Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Howard Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Howard Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get 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
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Howard Charitable Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Howard Charitable Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 26 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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