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Kiani Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$590k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2025.

Community Improvement$9.0MPublic Benefit$4.8MHealth$3.5MInternational$1.6MPhilanthropy$1.4MScience & Tech$1.3MEducation$990kCivil Rights$950kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $105k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $485k
$60,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UCI FOUNDATION$150,000
THE CARTER CENTER$100,000
THE VOICES PROJECT$100,000
ST MARY AND ALL ANGELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$75,000
PATIENT SAFETY WATCH$60,000
ST MARY AND ALL ANGELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL$35,000
T'RUAH$20,000
JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE$20,000
ANAHEIM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$20,000
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVISORY NETWORK$10,000
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 (FY18–22, $240k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 6% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE BEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION: $100k → 10%EASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE: $5k → 11%THE BEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION: $100k → 10%THE BEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION: $25k → 10%GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA: $10k → 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

MN
IL
NY
MA
NV
IN
PA
NJ
CA
VA
DE
AR
NC
DC
AL
GA
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$11M · 19 repeat orgs$3.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +16% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 14 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
33

Total granted

$11M
$3.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+16%
+8%

Still filing today

58%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $260k 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
HealthEducationInternationalHuman ServicesArts & CulturePublic 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

  • TC
    THE CARTER CENTER INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $1.4M · revenue +38%
  • BH
    BILL HILLARY & CHELSEA CLINTON FOUNDATION
    2× · 2020–2024 · $750k · revenue +68%
  • CU
    CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
    5× · 2017–2021 · $500k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • PS
    Patient Safety Movement Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $1.0M · revenue -67% · 46% of their budget
  • AC
    AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
    one grant, 2021 · $300k
  • AC
    AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    one grant, 2022 · $300k · revenue +8%
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
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
2
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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3
The California Medical Innovations Institute Inc

The Institute is a scientific research center dedicated to conducting basic and applied research to advance the understanding of human disease and the improvement of human health. The Institute fosters an innovative research environment…

Education
4
Public Health Institute

Public health institute generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.

Health
5
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
6
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

—
7
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
8
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
9
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
11
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
12
Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics

The peterson institute for international economics (piie) is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to strengthening prosperity and human welfare in the global economy through expert analysis and practical…

Social Science
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of California Irvine Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Syrian Institute for Progress. 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

41 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. 41 of the 58 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/41
Grantees still filing
23/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ONEOC: $9,000,000 · PhilanthropyONEOC+2 more: $275,000 · PhilanthropyWILLIAM J CLINTON FOUNDATION: $1,525,000 · OtherWILLIAM J CLINTON FOUNDATIO…THE BIDEN FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · OtherTHE BIDEN FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $515,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientAYENEH FOUNDATION: $500,000 · OtherAYENEH FOUNDATIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION: $300,000 · OtherAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $300,000 · OtherSHARESAFE SOLUTIONS LLC: $250,000 · OtherAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 · Other+18 more: $1,202,000 · Other+18 moreCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $1,221,510 · EducationCALIFORNIA INS…Patient Safety Movement Foundation: $1,000,000 · EducationPatient Safety…CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: $500,000 · EducationCHAPMAN UNIVER…UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $150,000 · Education+4 more: $235,000 · Education+4 moreTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $2,500,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BARACK …+1 more: $50,000 · Arts & CultureTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $1,366,000 · InternationalTHE VOICES PROJECT USA INC: $100,000 · InternationalA JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE: $60,000 · International+2 more: $42,500 · InternationalBILL HILLARY & CHELSEA CLINTON FOUNDATION: $750,000 · HealthIBEROAMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEONATOLOGY INC: $280,000 · HealthMOBILIZE RECOVERY: $100,000 · HealthFOUNDATION FOR ANESTHESIA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: $100,000 · HealthCHOC FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: $62,500 · Health+5 more: $112,500 · HealthBEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN INC: $400,000 · Human Services+2 more: $15,000 · Human Services
Philanthropy$9,275,000Other$5,842,000Education$3,106,510Arts & Culture$2,550,000International$1,568,500Health$1,505,000Human Services$415,000

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 budgetONEOC: $9,000,000 over 7y, 17% of budgetTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $2,500,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $1,366,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $1,221,510 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BIDEN FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 over 2y, 16% of budgetPatient Safety Movement Foundation: $1,000,000 over 1y, 46% of budgetBILL HILLARY & CHELSEA CLINTON FOUNDATION: $750,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: $500,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBEAU BIDEN FOUNDATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN INC: $400,000 over 4y, 13% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $300,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetIBEROAMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEONATOLOGY INC: $280,000 over 4y, 28% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANAHEIM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DRAGON KIM FOUNDATION: $125,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetMOBILIZE RECOVERY: $100,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR ANESTHESIA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: $100,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCHOC FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: $62,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE: $60,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTALLER SAN JOSE HOPE BUILDERS: $50,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSFUSA: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetINTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetT'RUAH: $40,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSYRIAN INSTITUTE FOR PROGRESS: $25,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetYOUTHCAST MEDIA GROUP INC: $25,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPANDA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetUNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTERN CONGO INITIATIVE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Reset Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPHYSICIANS FOR REFORM FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetWISDOM SPRING INC: $2,500 over 1y, 5.2% 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.

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.

Orange County Communi…Silicon Valley Commun…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Natl Christian Charit…
Orange County Community FoundationCA12.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn 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 Kiani Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kiani Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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

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How do I get to Kiani Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Kiani 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 58 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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