Skip to content
Kramer Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Kramer Family 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.

$700k
Granted FY2024still arriving
23
Grants FY2024still arriving
10
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$790kInternational$549kHuman Services$324kHousing & Shelter$299kReligion$233kEducation$210kFood & Nutrition$179kPhilanthropy$80kOther$0
02FY2024 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k19 grants · $490k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $210k
$30,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$9.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OPERATION SMILE INC$60,000
SAN FRANCISCO SOLANO CATHOLIC CHURCH$50,000
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE$50,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RSRCH HOSPITAL$50,000
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS$35,000
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK$30,000
BLIND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER$30,000
HIGH HOPES NEUROLOGICAL RECOVERY GROUP$30,000
SAN CLEMENTE MILITARY FAMILY OUTREACH$30,000
WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL$30,000
ORANGE COUNTY RESCUE MISSION INC$30,000
SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$30,000
SAMARITANS PURSE$30,000
MIDNIGHT MISSION$30,000
MERCY SHIPS$30,000
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 (FY20–24, $250k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 52% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%SAN CLEMENTE MILITARY FAMILY OUTREACH: $30k → 10%SAN CLEMENTE MILITARY FAMILY OUTREACH: $25k → 10%SAN CLEMENTE MILITARY FAMILY OUTREACH: $25k → 10%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $30k → 14%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $30k → 14%SAN CLEMENTE MILITARY FAMILY OUTREACH: $25k → 10%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $25k → 14%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $25k → 14%MIDNIGHT MISSION: $20k → 14%LAURA'S HOUSE: $15k → 10%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

NY
NV
CA
UT
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
SC
TX
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.4M · 21 repeat orgs$260k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
9

Total granted

$2.4M
$140k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
-3%

Still filing today

81%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $120k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationReligionHealthOther
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

  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    5× · 2020–2024 · $259k · revenue +106%
  • OS
    OPERATION SMILE INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $170k · revenue +14%
  • Mercy Ships International
    5× · 2020–2024 · $135k · revenue +126%

Funded once

  • CF
    CARECHOICES FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k
  • LC
    LUTHERAN CHURCH - MISSOURI SYNOD
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • AS
    ABIDING SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
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
Los Angeles Mission Inc

The los angeles mission breaks the cycle of homelessness and poverty, by stabilizing people in a safe and spiritual environment, connecting them to solutions and walking with them on their journey.

Housing & Shelter
2
Union Rescue Mission

Union rescue mission embraces people with the compassion of christ. we assist people experiencing homelessness by providing a comprehensive array of emergency and long-term services to our guests, including: food, shelter, clothing,…

Human Services
3
Rescue Mission Alliance

The rescue mission alliance's primary purpose is to establish and operate rescue missions to reach the less fortunate with the gospel of jesus christ and to assist in the feeding, clothing, and lodging of those who are destitute or…

Human Services
4
Shield of Faith Missions

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.

Religion
5
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
6
Mercy House Living Centers

Mercy house's most significant exempt activities focus on ending homelessness and providing comprehensive housing and support services. the organization offers homeless prevention, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and…

Housing & Shelter
7
Memorial Health Services

To improve the health and well-being of individuals, families and our communities, by benefiting, performing the functions of and carrying out the purposes of the nonprofit, tax-exempt hospitals and other healthcare providers of which the…

Health
8
South Central Family Health Center

To improve the quality of life for the diverse communities we serve providing affordable and comprehensive healthcare and education in a welcoming multi-cultural environment.

Health
9
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
10
Saint Agnes Medical Center

We, saint agnes medical center and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. saint agnes medical center is a member of trinity health.

Health
11
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
12
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire Inc; the most unlike its peers is Tesoro Choral Boosters. 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

28 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. 28 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/28
Grantees still filing
17/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $138,750 · OtherSECOND HARVEST FOOD BANKBEYOND BLINDNESS: $125,000 · OtherBEYOND BLINDNESSHigh Hopes Neurological Recovery Group: $125,000 · OtherHigh Hopes Neurological Recovery GroupST JUDE CHILDREN'S RSRCH HOSPITAL: $110,000 · OtherST JUDE CHILDREN'S RSRCH HOSPITALAge Well Senior Services Inc: $83,750 · OtherAge Well Senior Services IncCHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH: $73,000 · OtherCHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCHSAN FRANCISCO SOLANO CATHOLIC CHURCH: $50,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE INC: $120,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY A…PROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $40,000 · Other+8 more: $150,000 · Other+8 moreOPERATION SMILE INC: $170,000 · InternationalOPERATION SMILE INCMercy Ships International: $135,000 · InternationalMercy Ships Interna…WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $115,000 · InternationalWATER MISSIONS INTE…LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC: $30,000 · InternationalLUTHERAN WORLD RELI…+1 more: $10,000 · InternationalSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $258,750 · ReligionSAMARITAN'S P…SHEPHERDS CANYON RETREAT INC: $65,000 · ReligionSHEPHERDS CAN…SADDLEBACK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $120,000 · PhilanthropySADDLEBACK M…FAMILY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $120,000 · PhilanthropyFAMILY ASSIS…PARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $30,000 · PhilanthropyPARK CITY CO…TUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyTUSTIN COMMU…+1 more: $10,000 · PhilanthropyTHE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $130,000 · Human ServicesTHE MIDNIG…SAN CLEMENTE MILITARY FAMILY OUTREACH: $105,000 · Human ServicesSAN CLEMEN…LAURA'S HOUSE: $15,000 · Human ServicesLAURA'S HO…CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE: $100,000 · EducationCONCORDIA…UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $75,000 · EducationUNIVERSIT…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $35,000 · EducationSTEPHEN S…Tesoro Choral Boosters: $10,000 · EducationOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $168,750 · Housing & Shelter
Other$1,015,500International$460,000Religion$323,750Philanthropy$305,000Human Services$250,000Education$220,000Housing & Shelter$168,750

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 budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $258,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $170,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $168,750 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMercy Ships International: $135,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIDNIGHT MISSION: $130,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBEYOND BLINDNESS: $125,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetHigh Hopes Neurological Recovery Group: $125,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetSADDLEBACK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $120,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetFAMILY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES: $120,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE INLAND EMPIRE INC: $120,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $115,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSAN CLEMENTE MILITARY FAMILY OUTREACH: $105,000 over 4y, 22% of budgetCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAge Well Senior Services Inc: $83,750 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHEPHERDS CANYON RETREAT INC: $65,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetLAS VEGAS VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY: $25,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetLAURA'S HOUSE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTesoro Choral Boosters: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetYOUTH WINTER SPORTS ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL ABILITY CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWorking Wardrobes For A New Start: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $10,000 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.

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.

Edwards Lifesciences …Orange County Communi…OneocFarmers & Merchants B…Sempra FoundationThrivent Financial fo…Thrivent Charitable I…The Blackbaud Giving …Enterprise Holdings F…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
Edwards Lifesciences FoundationCA17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Edwards Lifesciences Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · Oneoc · Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Thrivent Financial for Lutherans · Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Kramer Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kramer Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 47%
  • Lutheran World Relief Inc: 47% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Kramer Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Kramer Family 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 37 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Kramer Family’s filings →

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home