· Private foundation
Kavanaugh Family 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| LA JOLLA PLAHOUSE | $5,000 |
| FEEDING SAN DIEGO | $4,342 |
| TEXAS A&M | $2,500 |
| THE BISHOPS SCHOOL | $2,500 |
| IRISH OUTREACH CENTER | $2,500 |
| NURTURED BY NATURE | $2,000 |
| SOMFABRADYS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | $1,500 |
| OUR MOTHER OF CONFIDENCE | $1,500 |
| SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART | $1,500 |
| MIDWAY MUSEUM | $1,000 |
| COMMUNITY FUND OF TEXAS HILL COUNTRY | $1,000 |
| WAY HOME FOR DOGS | $1,000 |
| C2K | $1,000 |
| MIT | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
12 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- IOIRISH OUTREACH CENTER3× · 2023–2025 · $8k
- BSBISHOP SCHOOL3× · 2023–2025 · $7k
- IGIndividual grant recipient2× · 2024–2025 · $6k
Funded once
- HCHAWAII COMMUNITY FUNDone grant, 2023 · $2k
- SPSAMARITAN'S PURSEone grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue 0%
- MAMAKE A WISHone grant, 2024 · $2k
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.
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.
Combat veteran-founded and operated Semper K9s mission is to enhance the quality of life for wounded members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families by providing them with custom-trained mental health mobility service dogs. Using…
The mission of the corporation is to provide support for the war dogs of the united states military. the organization provides care packages to war dogs and their handlers serving overseas. the organization also provides support for…
To empower combat veterans with ptsd to regain their freedom and independence by partnering them with professionally trained and specifically matched service dogs at no charge to serve those who have served us all.
Our organization's mission is to raise awareness for and provide physical aid and support to disabled us military veterans. our program covers a crucial gap in the industry-a veteran operated organization, that can assist veterans with…
The national wwii museum tells the story of the american experience in the war that changed the world-why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today-so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired…
Pets for Vets enriches the lives of veterans by creating a life-changing Super Bond with expertly selected and trained shelter or rescue pets. It provides ongoing expert support to ensure a reciprocal and thriving partnership at no cost to…
Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.
Providing highly trained service dogs for wounded united states military veterans in need of assistance
Healing paws for warriors is a local veteran found / veteran led 501(c)(3) that provides rescue to trained service dogs to veterans faced with post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), traumatic brain injury (tbi) and/or military sexual…
Transport american vets to washington dc
To help heal the emotional wounds of military veterans by using the power of the human-animal bond to provide a second chance for shelter animals by rescuing, training and pairing them with america's servicemen and women who could benefit…
Paws need people strive to rescue pets from shelters and provide a place they can stay until they are adopted. they provide pets to veterans through its therapy pet program.
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 37 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 FEEDING SAN DIEGO ↗
- Who funds SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART ↗
- Who funds Nurtured by Nature ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds PROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND ↗
- Who funds HONOR FLIGHT INC ↗
- Who funds A WAY HOME FOR DOGS INC ↗
- Who funds SHELTER TO SOLDIER INC ↗
- Who funds WORKSHOPS FOR WARRIORS INC ↗
- Who funds FREEDOM DOGS ↗
- Who funds Maritime Museum Association of San Diego ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Sempra Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Kavanaugh Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kavanaugh Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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