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J L 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.

$2.2M
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Recreation & Sports$2.4MArts & Culture$1.5MCrime & Legal$1.1MInternational$1.1MHealth$761kEducation$619kHuman Services$562kYouth Development$284kOther$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k6 grants · $125k
  • $50k–250k14 grants · $1.6M
  • $250k+1 grant · $500k
$100,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$37M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION$500,000
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC$247,000
PACIFIC COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY$204,026
UCLA FOUNDATION$151,049
LEARNING RIGHTS LAW CENTER$131,111
ISLA VISTA YOUTH PROJECT INC DBA LEAP$102,305
IDYLLWILD ARTS FOUNDATION$101,918
SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION$101,737
VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES$101,083
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS$100,000
THE ACHIEVABLE FOUNDATION$100,000
INDEPENDENCE HOUSE$75,000
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO$50,000
CALM INC$50,000
LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION$50,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $730k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $106k → 14%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $101k → 14%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $68k → 17%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $68k → 14%VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $75k → 14%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $10k → 17%THE ACHIEVABLE FOUNDATION: $102k → 14%THE ACHIEVABLE FOUNDATION: $100k → 14%THE ACHIEVABLE FOUNDATION: $100k → 14%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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.6M · 27 repeat orgs$789k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +11% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
11

Total granted

$8.6M
$789k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
0%

Still filing today

85%
91%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’21’22’23’24’25
EducationArts & CultureInternationalHealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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

  • US
    UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $2.4M · revenue +32%
  • LR
    LEARNING RIGHTS LAW CENTER
    4× · 2021–2025 · $585k · revenue +11%
  • CI
    CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
    3× · 2023–2025 · $450k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • ID
    INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE
    one grant, 2024 · $201k · revenue 0%
  • VS
    VALUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $105k · revenue +10%
  • UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue -40%
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 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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2
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
3
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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4
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
5
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
6
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
7
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
8
The American Institute of Architects California

The AIA California, in collaboration with local components, is the voice of the architectural profession.

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9
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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10
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
11
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Pitzer College

Pitzer College produces engaged socially responsible citizens of the world through an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary liberal arts education emphasizing social justice, intercultural understanding and environmental sensitivity.…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Southern California Public Radio; the most unlike its peers is The Innocence Project 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

34 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. 34 of the 39 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/34
Grantees still filing
20/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION: $2,411,831 · Recreation & SportsUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PA…Individual grant recipient: $820,264 · OtherIndividual grant recipientISLA VISTA YOUTH PROJECT INC DBA LEAP: $283,674 · OtherISLA VISTA YOUTH PROJECT INC D…INDEPENDENCE HOUSE: $100,000 · OtherSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $402,976 · OtherSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATIONCALM INC: $200,404 · OtherCALM INCSANSUM CLINIC: $101,091 · OtherFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $224,982 · OtherFoodbank of Santa Barbara Coun…+9 more: $419,172 · Other+9 moreCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS: $450,000 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA I…LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION: $277,000 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGELES …Sundance Institute: $150,335 · Arts & CultureSundance Ins…LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION: $101,430 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGELES …SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $100,000 · Arts & CultureSOUTHERN CAL…PACIFIC COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY: $504,760 · InternationalPACIFIC COUN…HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC: $300,000 · InternationalHUMAN RIGHTS…INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE: $201,158 · InternationalINTER-AMERIC…UNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC: $50,570 · InternationalIDYLLWILD ARTS FOUNDATION: $402,077 · EducationIDYLLWILD AR…INDEPENDENCE HOUSE: $201,769 · EducationINDEPENDENCE…UCLA FOUNDATION: $151,049 · EducationUCLA FOUNDAT…VALUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $105,000 · EducationVALUE SCHOOL…UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $100,000 · EducationUNION THEOLO…Isla Vista Youth Projects Inc dba LEAP LearnEngageAdvocatePartner: $40,526 · Education+1 more: $20,194 · EducationTHE ACHIEVABLE FOUNDATION: $302,339 · Human ServicesVISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $281,657 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $78,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $68,000 · Human ServicesLEARNING RIGHTS LAW CENTER: $584,902 · Civil RightsTREVOR PROJECT INC: $88,000 · Civil Rights
Recreation & Sports$2,411,831Other$2,552,563Arts & Culture$1,078,765International$1,056,488Education$1,020,615Human Services$729,996Civil Rights$672,902

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 budgetUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION: $2,411,831 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetLEARNING RIGHTS LAW CENTER: $584,902 over 4y, 9.6% of budgetPACIFIC COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY: $504,760 over 4y, 9.7% of budgetCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS: $450,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $402,976 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetIDYLLWILD ARTS FOUNDATION: $402,077 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE ACHIEVABLE FOUNDATION: $302,339 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC: $300,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES: $281,657 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION: $277,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $224,982 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetINDEPENDENCE HOUSE: $201,769 over 3y, 7.8% of budgetINTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE: $201,158 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetCALM INC: $200,404 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $151,049 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSundance Institute: $150,335 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetVALUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $105,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetLOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE ASSOCIATION: $101,430 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSANSUM CLINIC: $101,091 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $88,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $78,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChannel Islands Restoration: $75,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $68,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $68,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNRWA USA NATIONAL COMMITTEE INC: $50,570 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation: $50,219 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIsla Vista Youth Projects Inc dba LEAP LearnEngageAdvocatePartner: $40,526 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetClimate Rights International: $25,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE: $20,194 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKINGDOM CAUSES INC CITY NET BEDROCK CREEK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% 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.

California Community …Alice Tweed Tuohy Fou…Towbes FoundationSanta Barbara Foundat…The Turpin-Allebrand …James S Bower Foundat…G a Fowler Family Fou…Unihealth FoundationAnn Jackson Family Fo…Hutton Foundation Dba…The Ralph M Parsons F…Weingart Foundation
California Community FoundationCA25.8× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation · Towbes Foundation · Santa Barbara Foundation · The Turpin-Allebrand Family Charitable Foundation · James S Bower Foundation · G a Fowler Family Foundation · Unihealth Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Weingart 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 J L Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from J L Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 J L Foundation?

Find your warmest path to J L 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 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-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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grants reported with no recipient in the public record
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home