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Judith McBean Foundation at a glance

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Judith McBean Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$279k
Granted FY2025still arriving
26
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$85k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$587kRecreation & Sports$362kAnimals$361kArts & Culture$175kEnvironment$127kCrime & Legal$94kReligion$32kFood & Nutrition$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k15 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $124k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $135k
$2,500
Median grant
8
States reached
$3.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UC Davis Foundation$85,000
Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation$50,000
UC Regents$20,000
Oldflelds School$20,000
The Great Elephant Migration$15,000
Pacific Legal Foundation$15,000
The Society of CA Pioneers$14,000
CA Rangeland Trust$10,000
Navy SEAL Foundation$10,000
Emory University$10,000
Beatrice Wood Center For The Arts$10,000
Friends of Oceano Dunes$2,500
Healing Heroes Through Horsemanship$2,500
Western Justice$2,500
Parasites Without Borders$1,000
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 (FY24–24, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Heroes and Horses: $1k → 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

MT
NY
MA
OR
IN
OH
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
GA
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 40 repeat orgs$207k to everyone else

40 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
19

Total granted

$1.6M
$191k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+32%

Still filing today

45%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationEnvironmentArts & CultureAnimalsPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • EU
    Emory University
    9× · 2017–2025 · $245k · revenue +80%
  • TU
    THE UNITED STATES SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2017–2025 · $175k · revenue +125%
  • TU
    THE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2024–2025 · $150k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • JM
    J MCBEAN FOUND TR FELLOWSHIP SMALL ANIMALS INF DISEASES
    one grant, 2023 · $65k
  • US
    US SPORTMENS ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $50k
  • EA
    EcoHealth Alliance Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue -29%
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
Nevada Wild Horses

Wild horse protection, preservation, rescue and care work.

Animals
2
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign

The american wild horse campaign is the nation's leading conservation organization dedicated to preserving the freedom and habitat of wild horses and burros. through its initiatives in advocacy, conservation, land preservation, and legal…

Animals
3
Wyoming Wildlife Advocates

To promote science-based wildlife management that fosters ecosystem health and dynamic equilibrium between species throughout the state of wyoming.

Animals
4
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
5
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
6
Southwest Environmental Center

To promote and protect Wildlife

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7
Northern Jaguar Project

The mission of the northern jaguar project is to preserve and recover the world's northermost population of the jaguar, its unique natural habitat, and native wildlife under its protection as a flagship, keystone, and umbrella species.

Animals
8
Colorado Open Lands

Colorado open lands' mission is to preserve the significant open lands and natural heritage of colorado through private and public partnerships, innovative land conservation, and strategic leadership.

Environment
9
Wilderness Conservation Foundation
Environment
10
Property and Environment Research Center

Perc is dedicated to advancing conservation through markets, incentives, property rights, and partnerships.

Public Benefit
11
Washington Forest Law Center

Dedicated to protecting the world's natural environment on behalf of the public by serving as a public interest law firm. refer to schedule o, part iii, line 4a, for list of litigated cases or advocacy work.

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12
Cascadia Wildlands

Cascadia wildlands defends and restores cacasia's wild ecosystems in the forests,in the courts, and in the streets. we envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, a stable climate, and…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Protect the Harvest; the most unlike its peers is Holistic Manangement International. 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

27 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. 27 of the 61 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
16/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UC REGENTS: $147,450 · OtherUC REGENTSSPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherSPORTSMAN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATIONBeatrice Wood Center For The Arts: $90,000 · OtherBeatrice Wood Center For The ArtsHIGH PLAINS GRASS ALLIANCE: $77,500 · OtherHIGH PLAINS GRASS ALLIANCEJ MCBEAN FOUND TR FELLOWSHIP SMALL ANIMALS INF DISEASES: $65,000 · OtherJ MCBEAN FOUND TR FELLOWSHIP SMALL ANIMALS INF DIS…CA RANGELAND TRUST: $65,000 · OtherCA RANGELAND TRUSTUS SPORTMENS ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherUS SPORTMENS ALLIANCE FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- DAVIS: $35,088 · Other+35 more: $168,000 · Other+35 moreEmory University: $245,000 · EducationEmory UniversityTHE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION: $150,000 · EducationTHE UC DAVIS FOUNDATIONOLDFIELDS SCHOOL INC: $49,500 · EducationOLDFIELDS SCHOOL INC+1 more: $10,000 · EducationTHE UNITED STATES SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC: $175,000 · AnimalsTHE UNITED STATES SP…PANTHERA CORPORATION: $140,000 · AnimalsPANTHERA CORPORATIONEcoHealth Alliance Inc: $15,000 · AnimalsPacific Legal Foundation: $90,000 · Crime & LegalNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $52,500 · Arts & CultureCORNERSTONES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: $5,000 · Arts & CultureWESTERN JUSTICE: $3,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureTHE LAND CONSERVANCY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY: $15,000 · EnvironmentQUIVIRA COALITION INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentWESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE: $3,000 · EnvironmentMalpai Borderlands Group Inc: $1,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL ANIMAL INTEREST ALLIANCE: $16,000 · PhilanthropyHOLISTIC MANANGEMENT INTERNATIONAL: $4,000 · Philanthropy
Other$798,038Education$454,500Animals$330,000Crime & Legal$90,000Arts & Culture$62,000Environment$29,000Philanthropy$20,000

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 budgetEmory University: $245,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNITED STATES SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC: $175,000 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetTHE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPANTHERA CORPORATION: $140,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetPacific Legal Foundation: $90,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $52,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOLDFIELDS SCHOOL INC: $49,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetNATIONAL ANIMAL INTEREST ALLIANCE: $16,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetTHE LAND CONSERVANCY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEcoHealth Alliance Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROTECT THE HARVEST: $12,000 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF OCEANO DUNES: $11,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetQUIVIRA COALITION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTHE NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY AND MUSEUM: $10,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetPARASITES WITHOUT BORDERS INC: $6,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetKIDS OUTDOOR SPORTS CAMP: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCORNERSTONES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHOLISTIC MANANGEMENT INTERNATIONAL: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHEALING HEROES THROUGH HORSEMANSHIP INCORPORATED: $3,500 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetWESTERN JUSTICE: $3,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetWESTERN LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEROES AND HORSES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHIMINEAS RANCH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetFood Bank of Nevada County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

  • Who funds Emory University ↗
  • Who funds THE UNITED STATES SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PANTHERA CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds Pacific Legal Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds OLDFIELDS SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL ANIMAL INTEREST ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds EcoHealth Alliance Inc ↗
  • Who funds PROTECT THE HARVEST ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF OCEANO DUNES ↗
  • Who funds QUIVIRA COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE NATIONAL SPORTING LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds PARASITES WITHOUT BORDERS INC ↗
  • Who funds KIDS OUTDOOR SPORTS CAMP ↗
  • Who funds CORNERSTONES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ↗
  • Who funds Young America's Foundation ↗
  • Who funds HOLISTIC MANANGEMENT INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds HEALING HEROES THROUGH HORSEMANSHIP INCORPORATED ↗

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.

Carroll Petrie Founda…Santa Fe Community Fo…PatagoniaorgJpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Paypal Charitable Giv…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…
Carroll Petrie FoundationNM13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Carroll Petrie Foundation · Santa Fe Community Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Judith McBean Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Judith McBean Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 24%
  • EcoHealth Alliance Inc: 24% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 Judith McBean Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Judith McBean 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 61 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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