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Hsia Family Foundation at a glance

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Hsia Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$200k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$110k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$731kCivil Rights$232kEnvironment$107kPhilanthropy$101kInternational$86kCrime & Legal$66kArts & Culture$51kHealth$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $110k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FDN$110,000
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO$15,000
UC IRVINE - CANCER CHALLENGE$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD-ORANGESAN BERNARDINO$10,000
ACLU FOUNDATION$10,000
UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF$10,000
ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - LA$10,000
IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW CENTER$7,500
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$5,000
ORANGE COUNTY JUSTICE FUND$5,000
PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP- PBS SOCAL$5,000
CHARITABLE VENTURES$2,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY19–21, $33k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AL OTRO LADO INC: $10k → 14%HUMAN OPTIONS INC: $15k → 10%ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION: $3k → 10%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NY
MA
CT
CA
MD
NC
DC
GA
TX
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 19 repeat orgs$174k to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
18

Total granted

$1.2M
$121k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+31%
+71%

Still filing today

89%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $53k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalEducationEnvironmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesCrime & LegalOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $480k · revenue +61%
  • UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
    3× · 2021–2025 · $55k · revenue +64%
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
    2× · 2019–2020 · $38k · revenue +139%

Funded once

  • PD
    PROJECT DRAWDOWNgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $20k · revenue +220%
  • Human Options Incgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $15k · revenue +33%
  • EF
    EDUCATIONAL FUND TO STOP GUN
    one grant, 2020 · $11k
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
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
2
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
3
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
4
Observer Research Foundation America

Organization mission the observer research foundation america orf america is an independent, non-partisan, and nonprofit organization in washington dc dedicated to addressing policy challenges facing the united states, india, and their…

International
5
The California Channel

To distribute public affairs and other educational information in order to create an electronic bridge between californians and their public officials, and, in the process educate a new generation of voting citizens and civic leaders who…

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6
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
7
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
8
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
9
League of California Community Foundations

The league of california community foundations promotes and strengthens community foundations in california. through collaboration and shared learning among member foundations and building partnerships with private and public entities, we…

Philanthropy
10
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
11
Accion International

Our mission is to create a fair and inclusive economy where underserved people have quality financial choices and opportunities to improve their economic well-being. we find and help build innovative companies with the potential to reach…

International
12
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is International Rescue Committee 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

33 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. 33 of the 46 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
26/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $480,137 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATI…PROJECT DRAWDOWN: $20,000 · Education+3 more: $16,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE: $230,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINEASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FUND OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $100,000 · OtherASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FUND OF SOUTH…+21 more: $147,000 · Other+21 moreASIAN AMERICAN FUTURES: $201,000 · PhilanthropyASIAN AMERICAN …+2 more: $600 · PhilanthropyUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $54,809 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 · InternationalTHE GLOBAL HUNGER PROJECT: $8,000 · InternationalRISE AGAINST HUNGER INC: $8,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $8,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 · InternationalENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $37,500 · EnvironmentTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $22,400 · Environment350ORG: $17,500 · EnvironmentWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $36,500 · Arts & CulturePACIFIC CHORALE: $4,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $33,000 · Crime & LegalImmigrant Defenders Law Center: $7,500 · Crime & Legal
Education$516,137Other$477,000Philanthropy$201,600International$93,809Environment$82,400Arts & Culture$42,000Crime & Legal$40,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $480,137 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetASIAN AMERICAN FUTURES: $201,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FUND OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $100,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $54,809 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $37,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $36,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $33,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $22,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT DRAWDOWN: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budget350ORG: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHuman Options Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetORANGE COUNTY JUSTICE FUND: $15,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetAL OTRO LADO: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARITABLE VENTURES OF ORANGE COUNTY: $8,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GLOBAL HUNGER PROJECT: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRISE AGAINST HUNGER INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetImmigrant Defenders Law Center: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIllumination Health Home formerly The Illumination Foundation: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSAGE HILL SCHOOL: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC CHORALE: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPacific Symphony: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Red Dog Inc: $650 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORANGE COUNTY'S UNITED WAY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH: $250 over 1y, 0.8% 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.

Orange County Communi…California Community …Sempra FoundationWeingart FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…The Blackbaud Giving …Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…The Pfizer Foundation…American Endowment Fo…
Orange County Community FoundationCA25× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · California Community Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Weingart Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment 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 Hsia Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hsia Family 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%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 46 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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