Skip to content
Jk Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Jk Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$4k
Granted FY2021
5
Grants FY2021
4
States reached
$1k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

81% of Jk Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 7 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Jk Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $4k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

0
’20
5
’21
15
’22
10
’23
7
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

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 2024.

Education$64kInternational$31kEnvironment$25kArts & Culture$13kHealth$12kPhilanthropy$10kEmployment$5kPublic Safety & Disaster$4kOther$0
02FY2021 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
4
States reached
$11M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNICEF USA$1,046
AMERICAN RED CROSS$1,000
SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION$500
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC$500
NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO$500
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 (FY21–22, $3k) 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%AIDS Healthcare Foundation: $200 → 14%American National Red Cross: $2k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
NV
PA
CA
VA
MD
DC
HI
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 57% of Jk Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Jk Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 13% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$60k · 13 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +27% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2021, 10 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
13

Total granted

$60k
$16k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+6%

Still filing today

85%
77%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
InternationalArts & CultureEducationHealthHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • CI
    CHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA INCORPORATED
    2× · 2022–2023 · $20k · revenue +7%
  • RH
    Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation
    3× · 2022–2024 · $10k · revenue +14%
  • CD
    Childrens Discovery Center
    3× · 2022–2024 · $7k · revenue +254%

Funded once

  • GC
    GREENTREE CHARITIES
    one grant, 2024 · $4k · revenue 0%
  • IC
    International Committee of the Red
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $1k
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
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

—
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
3
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.

—
4
Pacific University

A diverse and sustainable learning community dedicated to discovery and excellence in teaching, scholarship and practice, pacific university inspires students to think, care, create and pursue justice in our world.

Education
5
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
6
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

—
7
Npr International Operations Inc

Npr international operations, inc. ("nprio") supports the international newsgathering activities of national public radio, inc. through bureaus and offices established locally in foreign countries.

—
8
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
9
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
10
Western University of Health Sciences

To produce, in a humanistic tradition, health care professionals and biomedical knowledge that will enhance and extend the quality of life in our communities.

—
11
America's Health Insurance Plans Inc

Ahip is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. ahip's members provide health care coverage, services and solutions to more than 200 million americans. we are committed to market-based solutions and…

Membership Benefit
12
Tmt International Observatory Llc

Tmt international observatory (tio) was founded by the members listed below exclusively to further charitable, educational and scientific purposes and, within such limits, to advance scientific knowledge and education through the study,…

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wikimedia Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Ted Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

24 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. 24 of the 29 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
18/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $56,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFOR…WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $5,180 · EducationWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC+3 more: $3,000 · EducationTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $25,100 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYIndividual grant recipient: $3,091 · OtherIndividual grant recipientInternational Committee of the Red: $2,000 · OtherInternational Committee of the Red Cross: $2,000 · OtherAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,050 · OtherAmerican National Red Cross…+7 more: $5,155 · Other+7 moreCHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA INCORPORATED: $20,037 · InternationalCHINA INSTITUTE I…THE INSEAD MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $3,250 · InternationalTHE INSEAD MANAGE…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,050 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $1,046 · InternationalChildrens Discovery Center: $7,000 · Arts & CulturePBS FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureNEVADA PUBLIC RADIO: $600 · Arts & CultureRehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation: $10,000 · HealthSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $500 · HealthHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyGREENTREE CHARITIES: $4,000 · Employment
Education$64,180Other$40,396International$25,383Arts & Culture$12,100Health$10,500Philanthropy$10,000Employment$4,000

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 budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $56,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $25,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA INCORPORATED: $20,037 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation: $10,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Discovery Center: $7,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $5,180 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGREENTREE CHARITIES: $4,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetTHE INSEAD MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $3,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPBS FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $1,046 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPUNAHOU SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII PUBLIC RADIO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAalii Mentoring: $1,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetNEVADA PUBLIC RADIO: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKa Lima O Maui Ltd: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTED FOUNDATION INC: $155 over 3y, 0.0% 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.

National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA9.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Jk Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jk 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%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–25%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Jk Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Jk Family 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 29 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Source object · view filing

    Play a game based on Jk Family’s filings →

    More from the funding graph

    The unnamed billions
    grants reported with no recipient in the public record
    The regranting layer
    51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
    The DAF merry-go-round
    $9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
    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