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Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc

Isca's mission is to empower marginalized people to improve the quality of their lives and communities and to create transformation in the san francisco bay area by fostering affordable housing and making grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations.

$252k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
13
Grants FY2024
10
Organizations funded FY2023
40%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 16
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$13M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $65k 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
Human ServicesHealthCivil RightsFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving13$252k23%
FY202310$145k40%
FY202212$191k17%
FY202112$220k33%
FY202016$184k63%
FY201911$166k36%
FY201810$173k30%
FY20178$140kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$370kReligion$275kHousing & Shelter$236kCrime & Legal$130kArts & Culture$115kHealth$100kRecreation & Sports$75kFood & Nutrition$55kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church of San Francisco$203,9008n/a
Community Living Campaign$100,87061%
East Bay Community Law Center$100,00040%
On Lok Day Services$95,00040%
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy$75,00030%
Eldergivers dba Art With Elders$70,17256%
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California$67,00061%
First Place for Youth$65,00030%
At the Crossroads$60,00032%
Self-Help for the Elderly$45,00020%
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All grantees of Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church of San Francisco$203,9008n/a
Community Living Campaign$100,87061%
East Bay Community Law Center$100,00040%
On Lok Day Services$95,00040%
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy$75,00030%
Eldergivers dba Art With Elders$70,17256%
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California$67,00061%
First Place for Youth$65,00030%
At the Crossroads$60,00032%
Self-Help for the Elderly$45,00020%
San Francisco Arts Education Project$45,00031%
Peninsula Food Runners Inc$40,00022%
Mujeres Unidas y Activas$40,00020%
Kids & Art Foundation$40,00053%
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House Inc$39,00061%
Faithful Fools Street Ministry$35,00032%
Raphael House of San Francisco Inc$35,00020%
Pangea Legal Services$30,00021%
Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees$25,02510%
Openhouse$25,00010%
Night Ministry$22,00024%
3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic$20,00010%
Freedom Community Clinic Inc$20,00011%
Womens Division Christian Service Gum Moon Residence Hall$20,00011%
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation$20,00020%
Hamilton Families$20,00020%
New College for Advanced Christian Studies$15,000111%
Freedom for Immigrants$15,00010%
Dorothy Day House$15,00011%
Bidwell Memorial Presbyterian Church$14,0001n/a
University of California San Francisco$10,0001n/a
San Francisco Food Bank$10,00010%
Chinatown Community Development Center$9,00010%
Family House Inc$5,00010%
Project Open Hand$5,00010%
Family Emergency Shelter Coalition$5,0001n/a
Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services Inc$5,0001n/a
Chinese Hospital Association$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCommunity Living Campaign: $100,870 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetEast Bay Community Law Center: $100,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetOn Lok Day Services: $95,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetGolden Gate National Parks Conservancy: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEldergivers dba Art With Elders: $70,172 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetNon-Profit Housing Association of Northern California: $67,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetFirst Place for Youth: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAt the Crossroads: $60,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetSelf-Help for the Elderly: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSan Francisco Arts Education Project: $45,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetPeninsula Food Runners Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetMujeres Unidas y Activas: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetKids & Art Foundation: $40,000 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetPotrero Hill Neighborhood House Inc: $39,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetFaithful Fools Street Ministry: $35,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetRaphael House of San Francisco Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPangea Legal Services: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetGrantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees: $25,025 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetOpenhouse: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNight Ministry: $22,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budget3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFreedom Community Clinic Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWomens Division Christian Service Gum Moon Residence Hall: $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSan Francisco General Hospital Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHamilton Families: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew College for Advanced Christian Studies: $15,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetFreedom for Immigrants: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDorothy Day House: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSan Francisco Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChinatown Community Development Center: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily House Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject Open Hand: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChinese Hospital Association: $5,000 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 33.

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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 Fou…McNabb FoundationStupski FoundationUnited Way of the Bay…The James Irvine Foun…Crankstart FoundationEast Bay Community Fo…Silicon Valley Commun…Metta FundTipping Point Communi…Bothin FoundationMarin Community Found…
The San Francisco FoundationCA36.2× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Stupski Foundation · United Way of the Bay Area · The James Irvine Foundation · Crankstart Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Metta Fund · Tipping Point Community · Bothin Foundation · Marin Community 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 Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc

How much does Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc give?
Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc reported 13 grants totaling $252,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (25%), Religion (19%), Housing & Shelter (16%).
Who are Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church of San Francisco ($204k), Community Living Campaign ($101k), East Bay Community Law Center ($100k).
Does Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Francisco Foundation, McNabb Foundation, Stupski Foundation.
Where is Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc based?
Inner Sunset Community Advocates Inc 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 39 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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