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Karmagawa Foundation Inc at a glance

· Private foundation

Karmagawa Foundation Inc

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.

$414k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$317k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$2.6MEducation$1.0MAnimals$458kFood & Nutrition$357kEnvironment$339kPublic Safety & Disaster$206kPhilanthropy$162kHuman Services$95kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $97k
  • $250k+1 grant · $317k
$40,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$51k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BALI'S CHILDREN PROJECT$317,290
JUNGLEKEEPERS INCORPORATED$40,000
WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS$32,000
GIVE TO COLUMBIA INC$25,000
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 (FY17–25, $297k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 40% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%ISLA MEDICAL FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%JUNGLEKEEPERS INCORPORATED: $40k → 9%THINKING HUTS: $137k → 9%HEALTH ENRICHMENT NETWORK INC: $40k → 21%IMAGINE LOS ANGELES INC: $10k → 14%WAVES FOR WATER INC: $45k → 14%WAVES FOR WATER INC: $5k → 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

IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
NM
TN
DC
LA
GA
TX
FL
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.

70%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.9M · 12 repeat orgs$1.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +21% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
46

Total granted

$3.9M
$1.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+20%

Still filing today

92%
76%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $97k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsHuman ServicesEnvironmentInternationalEducationFood & NutritionOther
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

  • TB
    The Bali Children's Project
    7× · 2019–2025 · $964k · revenue +46% · 44% of their budget
  • Save The Children Federation Inc
    4× · 2017–2023 · $400k · revenue +21%
  • The Houston Food Bank
    2× · 2017–2020 · $125k · revenue +107%

Funded once

  • TH
    Thinking Huts
    one grant, 2021 · $137k · revenue -13% · 57% of their budget
  • The Ocean Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $130k · revenue -29%
  • SA
    SYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +45%
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
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
2
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
3
World Vets

To improve the health & well-being of animals through veterinary aid, response, training, research & local capacity building worldwide. We provide services to companion animals, horses, street dogs, livestock and marine animals including…

Animals
4
Born Free Foundation
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5
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
6
Wildlife Alliance Inc

Wildlife alliance is the leader in direct protection of forests and wildlife in tropical asia. our mission is to combat deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, and poverty by partnering with local communities and governments.…

Animals
7
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
8
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
9
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
10
Rainforest Alliance Inc

RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.

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11
Animal Survival International Usa Inc

Animal Survival International (ASI) works to help wildlife around the world whose survival is threatened by climate change, habitat destruction, the illegal wildlife trade, poor legislation and inadequate law enforcement.

Animals
12
Resource Renewal Institute

The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Charlies Acres. 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

57 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 57 of the 66 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.

5
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
53/57
Grantees still filing
34/57
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED: $758,577 · InternationalPENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORA…Save The Children Federation Inc: $400,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation…TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS INC: $100,000 · InternationalTURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS I…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $80,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCCAMBODIAN VILLAGE FUND: $62,172 · International+2 more: $35,000 · InternationalPARTNERS RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: $1,115,000 · PhilanthropyPARTNERS RELIEF & DEVELO…CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $81,000 · PhilanthropyCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION…Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $60,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $7,000 · PhilanthropyThe Bali Children's Project: $963,783 · EducationThe Bali Children's P…THE STARFISH FOUNDATION INC: $62,000 · EducationTHE STARFISH FOUNDATI…GREENWAVE ORGANIZATION CORP: $50,000 · EducationRotary Club of Santa Fe Foundation Inc: $40,000 · EducationThe Houston Food Bank: $125,000 · OtherThe Houston Food B…THE 30 DAY FUND INC: $100,000 · OtherTHE 30 DAY FUND IN…BALI'S CHILDREN PROJECT: $100,000 · OtherBALI'S CHILDREN PR…RESCATE 2000 INC: $52,000 · OtherRESCATE 2000 INCDIRECT RELIEF: $50,000 · OtherLADYLIKE FOUNDATION: $85,000 · OtherLADYLIKE FOUNDATIO…JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $50,000 · OtherSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherSYRIAN AMERICAN ME…+16 more: $292,190 · Other+16 moreRANCHO RELAXO INC: $75,000 · AnimalsTHE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC: $50,000 · AnimalsRVR HORSE RESCUE INC: $50,000 · AnimalsHumane World for Animals Inc: $50,000 · AnimalsFOUR PAWS INTERNATIONAL INC: $45,000 · AnimalsWILDLIFE PROTECTION SOLUTIONS: $32,000 · AnimalsHAPPY HEART-HAPPY HOME FARM AND RESCUE: $30,399 · AnimalsCharlies Acres: $20,000 · AnimalsGoatlandia Farm Animal Sanctuary and Education Center: $20,000 · AnimalsRic OBarrys Dolphin Project: $20,000 · AnimalsFARM OF THE FREE ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $20,000 · AnimalsSweet Olive Farm Animal Rescue Inc: $20,000 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC: $20,000 · Animals+2 more: $3,000 · AnimalsThinking Huts: $137,000 · Human ServicesWAVES FOR WATER INC: $50,409 · Human ServicesTHE HEALTH ENRICHMENT NETWORK INC % THOMAS DAVIS MD: $40,000 · Human ServicesJUNGLEKEEPERS INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesIsla Medical Foundation: $20,000 · Human ServicesImagine Los Angeles Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesThe Ocean Foundation: $129,572 · EnvironmentMAKE A CHANGE WORLD INC: $109,288 · EnvironmentBarrel Bag: $15,000 · Environment+2 more: $4,500 · Environment
International$1,435,749Philanthropy$1,263,000Education$1,115,783Other$954,190Animals$455,399Human Services$297,409Environment$258,360

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 budgetPARTNERS RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT: $1,115,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetThe Bali Children's Project: $963,783 over 7y, 44% of budgetPENCILS OF PROMISE INCORPORATED: $758,577 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $400,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThinking Huts: $137,000 over 1y, 57% of budgetThe Ocean Foundation: $129,572 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $125,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE A CHANGE WORLD INC: $109,288 over 2y, 14% of budgetSYRIAN AMERICAN MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE 30 DAY FUND INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLADYLIKE FOUNDATION: $85,000 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $81,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $80,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRANCHO RELAXO INC: $75,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetCAMBODIAN VILLAGE FUND: $62,172 over 1y, 45% of budgetTHE STARFISH FOUNDATION INC: $62,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetSilicon Valley Community Foundation: $60,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWAVES FOR WATER INC: $50,409 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetTHE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetRVR HORSE RESCUE INC: $50,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetGREENWAVE ORGANIZATION CORP: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUR PAWS INTERNATIONAL INC: $45,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetRotary Club of Santa Fe Foundation Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetTHE HEALTH ENRICHMENT NETWORK INC % THOMAS DAVIS MD: $40,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetHAPPY HEART-HAPPY HOME FARM AND RESCUE: $30,399 over 1y, 30% of budgetCALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION: $26,190 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGOSPEL MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE ALEPH INSTITUTE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMYRIAD USA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIsla Medical Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCharlies Acres: $20,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetGoatlandia Farm Animal Sanctuary and Education Center: $20,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetRic OBarrys Dolphin Project: $20,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFARM OF THE FREE ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $20,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetSweet Olive Farm Animal Rescue Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVETPAW INC: $15,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetTHE ATITLAN FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetImagine Los Angeles Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTrinas Kids Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetTHE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKEY BISCAYNE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBALI ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% 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.

Paypal Charitable Giv…Silicon Valley Commun…National Philanthropi…The Pfizer Foundation…Mightycause Charitabl…California Community …Network for GoodJpmorgan Chase Founda…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Raymond James Charita…Gs Donor Advised Phil…
Paypal Charitable Giving FundDC12.1× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · California Community Foundation · Network for Good · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management 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 Karmagawa Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Karmagawa Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%4%15%34%60%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • The Aleph Institute Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
10report 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 66 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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