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Juliana Lee 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.

$20k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$137kArts & Culture$57kHealth$15kRecreation & Sports$15kInternational$5kHousing & Shelter$5kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kHuman Services$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $9k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
$1,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$51k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PIE$11,000
MOUNTAIN VIEW EDUCATION FOUNDATION$2,000
PALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL$1,800
JOY FOUNDATION$1,746
Individual grant recipient$1,500
MVLA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION$500
DUO DUO PROJECT$500
BALOON$350
TSGHSAA$250
MONTCLAIRE PARENT TEACHER ORG$25
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER DEVELOPMENT: $5k → 7%KW CARES: $10k → 8%SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY: $1k → 12%Cal Fire: $5k → 14%GUNN FOUNDATION: $5k → 15%PALO ALTO HISTORY MUSEUM: $10k → 19%Keller Williams Red Day: $5k → 10%PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL PTA: $5k → 8%NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUN YAT-SEN GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOLNORTHERN GIRLS' ALUMNI: $2k → 14%GUNN FOUNDATION: $3k → 15%KW Cares: $5k → 10%JOY FOUNDATION: $3k → 7%PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BOOSTERS CLUB: $3k → 8%Gunn Foundation: $2k → 15%JOY CULTURE FOUNDATION: $3k → 7%PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BOOSTERS CLUB: $3k → 8%Gunn Foundation: $2k → 15%JOY FOUNDATION: $2k → 7%PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BOOSTERS CLUB: $3k → 8%MENLO ATHERTON: $2k → 7%PALY SPORTS BOOSTERS: $3k → 8%JOY FOUNDATION: $2k → 7%PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BOOSTERS CLUB: $3k → 8%Paly Sports Booster: $3k → 8%PALO ALO ART CENTER FOUNDATION: $25k → 8%PALO ALTO ART CENTER: $5k → 8%PALO ALTO ART CENTER: $5k → 8%GET INVOLVED FOUNDATION: $3k → 8%E PALO ALTO FOUNDATION KIDS FOUNDATION: $2k → 8%Palo Verde PTA: $2k → 8%Alta Vista Home And School Club: $3k → 8%MVLA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $10k → 8%MVLA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $6k → 8%MVHS SCIENCE OLYMPIAD: $2k → 8%UC BERKERLY: $2k → 8%PALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL: $2k → 8%PALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL: $2k → 8%PALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL: $2k → 8%PALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL: $2k → 8%Palo Alto Chinese school directory: $2k → 8%PALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL: $2k → 8%BARRRON ELEMENTRY SCHOOL: $2k → 8%BARRON PARK PTA: $2k → 8%STANFORD UNIVERSITY BREAST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: $5k → 8%STANFORD UNIVERSITY: $5k → 8%STANFORD UNIVERSITY BREAST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: $3k → 8%TZU CHI FOUNDATION: $5k → 8%TZUCHI: $2k → 8%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.

39%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$103k · 9 repeat orgs$162k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
47

Total granted

$103k
$149k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+6%

Still filing today

67%
26%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 38% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationReligionInternationalPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • MV
    MOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
    5× · 2019–2024 · $29k · revenue +22%
  • BP
    BARRON PARK ELEMENTARY PTA
    4× · 2019–2022 · $16k
  • GF
    Gunn Foundation
    4× · 2017–2020 · $12k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • PA
    PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +44%
  • KC
    KW CARES
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • PA
    PALO ALTO HISTORY MUSEUMgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +505%
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
Almond Elementary School Pta

The Almond Elementary School PTA is a volunteer organization working on behalf of students and staff. The PTA works to improve the education, health and welfare of all children and youth.

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2
Uc Chinese Alumni Foundation
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3
Los Altos High School Ptsa

To support the students, staff, parents and community of the Los Altos High School district

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4
Friends of the Mandarin Scholars in the Smfcsd

Our mission is to support K-8 Mandarin instruction within the San Mateo-Foster City School District in order to enable students from all backgrounds the opportunity to develop a mastery of Mandarin Chinese language and appreciation of…

Education
5
Pv Schools Education Foundation

Fostering excellence in education through pvusd.

Philanthropy
6
Castro Valley Educational Foundation

Provide resources for educational activities beyond the standard curriculum and to provide independent funding for worthy educational programs affected by budget reductions. Sponsor educational activities that provide additional…

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7
John Muir Elementary School Pta

to support the students, staff and parents at John Muir Elementary School

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8
Los Altos Chinese School Childrens Center

Los Altos Chinese School Childrens Center offers a year-round, full-day, bilingual program for preschool students (3 to 5 years old) in the Los Altos area.

Education
9
Marin School of the Arts Foundation

Our mission is to create opportunities for Marin School of the Arts to innovate and support a quality arts education experience for all of its students.

Education
10
Los Altos Journalism Foundation
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11
Petaluma Jr High Ptsa

To provide resources and funds for maintaining and enriching the educational environment at Petaluma Junior High School.

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12
San Francisco Guzheng Music Society
Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Joy Foundation. 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

19 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. 19 of the 62 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
11/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $28,500 · OtherMOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATIONBARRON PARK ELEMENTARY PTA: $15,700 · OtherBARRON PARK ELEMENTARY PTAPALO ALTO ART CENTER: $11,000 · OtherPALO ALTO ART CENTERPIE: $11,000 · OtherPIEKW CARES: $10,000 · OtherKW CARESSTANFORD UNIVERSITY BREAST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: $7,500 · Other+40 more: $75,690 · Other+40 morePALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION: $24,500 · Arts & CulturePALO ALTO ART CENTER F…PALO ALTO HISTORY MUSEUM: $10,000 · Arts & CulturePALO ALTO HISTORY MUSE…PALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL: $9,800 · Arts & CulturePALO ALTO CHINESE SCHO…Joy Foundation: $6,486 · Arts & CultureJoy FoundationTHE JOY CULTURE FOUNDATION: $2,740 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $1,050 · Arts & CultureGunn Foundation: $12,020 · EducationGunn FoundationPalo Alto H S Sports Booster Club: $12,000 · EducationPalo Alto H S Spo…THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $5,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUS…PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION: $5,000 · EducationPALO ALTO PARTNER…Mountain View Educational Foundation: $4,000 · EducationMountain View Edu…ALTA VISTA HOME & SCHOOL CLUB: $3,000 · EducationALTA VISTA HOME &…KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CARES: $5,000 · Public Safety & DisasterBUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION: $5,000 · ReligionSHIN SHIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $4,040 · International
Other$159,390Arts & Culture$54,576Education$41,020Public Safety & Disaster$5,000Religion$5,000International$4,040

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 budgetMOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $28,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetPALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION: $24,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetPalo Alto H S Sports Booster Club: $12,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetPALO ALTO HISTORY MUSEUM: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetPALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL: $9,800 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CARES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPalo Alto High School PTSA: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSHIN SHIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $4,040 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMountain View Educational Foundation: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetALTA VISTA HOME & SCHOOL CLUB: $3,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTHE JOY CULTURE FOUNDATION: $2,740 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBarron Park Elementary School PTA: $1,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetJOINT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF CHINESE UNIVERSITIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: $850 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCOMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER: $200 over 1y, 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.

  • Who funds MOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PALO ALTO ART CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Gunn Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Palo Alto H S Sports Booster Club ↗
  • Who funds PALO ALTO HISTORY MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds PALO ALTO CHINESE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Joy Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds PALO ALTO PARTNERS IN EDUCATION ↗
  • Who funds KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CARES ↗
  • Who funds Palo Alto High School PTSA ↗
  • Who funds BUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SHIN SHIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Mountain View Educational Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ALTA VISTA HOME & SCHOOL CLUB ↗
  • Who funds THE JOY CULTURE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Barron Park Elementary School PTA ↗

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 Intuit FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…The David and Lucile …The William & Flora H…Analog Devices Founda…Gordon E and Betty I …Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…
The Intuit FoundationCA17.1× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Intuit Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Analog Devices Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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.

    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 62 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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