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The Kayser Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$50k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
45
Grants FY2024
33
Organizations funded FY2023
61%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$250
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 41
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$493k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 61% of the organizations The Kayser Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationInternationalYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving42$49k64%
FY202333$87k61%
FY202236$33k56%
FY202141$46k90%
FY202022$27kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$135kHealth$26kInternational$13kEnvironment$13kHuman Services$9kAnimals$8kRecreation & Sports$8kArts & Culture$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
IL
MI
NY
OR
IN
PA
CA
UT
CO
NE
AZ
NC
DC
HI
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 77 grantees
All grantees of The Kayser Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Corporation of Gonzaga University$75,00020%
The Peregrine Fund Inc$10,00020%
Choose Mental Health$7,50032%
North Clackamas Soccer Club$6,00043%
Honorhealth Foundation$5,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$4,00020%
Hospital De La Familia Foundation$3,45030%
Tiba Foundation$3,10040%
Robert Louis Stevenson School$3,00010%
North Clackamas Education Foundation$2,50010%
Donorschooseorg$2,46420%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County$2,00010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$2,00010%
They Have the Right to Live Rescue$2,0001n/a
Animal Friends Alliance$2,00010%
First Graduate$1,75020%
World Scholarship Initiative$1,50031%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$1,25820%
The Sisterhood of Sobriety$1,25020%
Kqed Inc$1,10030%
Urban Alchemy$1,00010%
Special Olympics Oregon Inc$1,00010%
Autism Society of Oregon$1,00010%
Clackamas Service Center$1,00010%
Brightlane Learning Corp$90040%
The Guardsmen$79010%
Families First in Essex County Inc$70030%
Tri Lakes Humane Society Inc$67540%
The Lake Placid Association for Music Drama and Art Inc$60020%
Arizona Humane Society$55020%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$55030%
Traders Point Christian Schools Inc$5152n/a
Portland State University Foundation$50010%
Jesuit High School$5001n/a
The Park Theater Trust$50010%
Molly Smiles Foundation Inc$50011%
SOAR Inc$50010%
The O'Connor House$50020%
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy$50030%
Phoenix Gospel Mission$42530%
World Vision Foundation$3901n/a
Families First Inc$37520%
Musical Instrument Museum$37520%
The Hillcrest Fund Inc$350210%
Every Body Athletics$30010%
Inside Out Re-Entry Services$25910%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$25010%
Rose Haven Cic$25010%
Beyond Fistula$25010%
Mariposa DR Foundation$25010%
John 316 Mission$25010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana$25010%
School of Ranch$2501n/a
Alexandria House$25010%
The Oregon Zoo Foundation$25010%
William Temple House$25010%
Cats Meow Cat Rescue$25010%
Portland Tennis & Education$25010%
Greater Good Charities$25010%
Rex Foundation$21010%
In a Landscape$20010%
Rogue Action Center$20010%
Cornerstone Church$2001n/a
Jeremy Wilson Foundation The$2001n/a
Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties$20010%
Thayer Family Foundation$20010%
New York Ski Educational Foundation Inc$15010%
Blanchet House of Hospitality$15010%
Zonta International$1501n/a
Friends of Ruwenzori Foundation$10010%
Portland Rescue Mission$1001n/a
Human Solutions Inc Dba Our Just Future$10010%
Bjorn This Way Inc$1001n/a
American Heart Association Inc$10010%
Women for Women International$10010%
The Davis Street Community Center Inc$10010%
Food Bank of Lincoln Inc$7510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 49 recipients with no EIN on record ($84k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Kayser Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCorporation of Gonzaga University: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Peregrine Fund Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChoose Mental Health: $7,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetNorth Clackamas Soccer Club: $6,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetHonorhealth Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHospital De La Familia Foundation: $3,450 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTiba Foundation: $3,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetRobert Louis Stevenson School: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Clackamas Education Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDonorschooseorg: $2,464 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Friends Alliance: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFirst Graduate: $1,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Scholarship Initiative: $1,500 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $1,258 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Sisterhood of Sobriety: $1,250 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKqed Inc: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Alchemy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Oregon Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAutism Society of Oregon: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetClackamas Service Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBrightlane Learning Corp: $900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Guardsmen: $790 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamilies First in Essex County Inc: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTri Lakes Humane Society Inc: $675 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Lake Placid Association for Music Drama and Art Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Humane Society: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's Food Bank Alliance: $550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPortland State University Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Park Theater Trust: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMolly Smiles Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSOAR Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe O'Connor House: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMcDowell Sonoran Conservancy: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenix Gospel Mission: $425 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFamilies First Inc: $375 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMusical Instrument Museum: $375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hillcrest Fund Inc: $350 over 2y, 9.9% of budgetEvery Body Athletics: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInside Out Re-Entry Services: $259 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRose Haven Cic: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeyond Fistula: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMariposa DR Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohn 316 Mission: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 67.

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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.

Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustOR21.6× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Oregon Community Foundation · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · Clark Foundation · The Jackson Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Hoover Family Foundation · The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Care Foundation · The Reser Family Foundation · Juan Young Trust · The Collins 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.

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About The Kayser Family Foundation

How much does The Kayser Family Foundation give?
The Kayser Family Foundation reported 45 grants totaling $49,747 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 41 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Kayser Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (55%), Health (11%), International (6%).
Who are The Kayser Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Corporation of Gonzaga University ($75k), The Peregrine Fund Inc ($10k), Choose Mental Health ($8k).
Does The Kayser Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 61% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Kayser Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Kayser Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation.
Where is The Kayser Family Foundation based?
The Kayser Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 129 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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