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Kuhle 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.

$244k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.6MEducation$1.6MPhilanthropy$506kReligion$360kHuman Services$130kHousing & Shelter$85kRecreation & Sports$69kAnimals$17kOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $88k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $150k
$22,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$18M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL$100,000
CROWNS OF COURAGE$50,000
GENTLY HUGGED$25,000
FOSTER YOUR FUTURE$22,500
Individual grant recipient$20,000
SUN DEVIL CLUB$10,034
LIVE LIKE SAM FOUNDATION$10,000
FOR THE KIDS$6,000
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 (FY17–24, $240k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $75k → 14%CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $500 → 11%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $10k → 14%GENTLY HUGGED: $25k → 11%FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $10k → 11%FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%FRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $5k → 11%CROWNS OF COURAGE: $50k → 11%CROWNS OF COURAGE: $15k → 11%CROWNS OF COURAGE: $10k → 11%NOTMYKID: $1k → 11%FOSTER YOUR FUTURE: $23k → 11%NOTMYKID: $1k → 11%HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY: $100 → 11%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.
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.

83%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 13 repeat orgs$420k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +66% since the first grant, against +40% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
20

Total granted

$2.0M
$337k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+66%
+40%

Still filing today

85%
85%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $84k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsPhilanthropyFood & NutritionReligionOther
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

  • BH
    Banner Health Foundation
    5× · 2019–2023 · $1.0M · revenue +108%
  • DC
    DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESE PHOENIX
    5× · 2020–2024 · $360k · revenue +63%
  • BN
    BARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION
    4× · 2019–2022 · $250k · revenue +63%

Funded once

  • HF
    HONORHEALTH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $250k · revenue -20%
  • XC
    XAVIER COLLEGE PREPARATORY ROMAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL PHOENIX
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue -10%
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
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
2
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
3
Banner Alzheimer's Foundation

Established in 2006, the banner alzheimer's foundation (baf) secures and stewards charitable gifts to advance the mission of banner alzheimer's institute (bai), including groundbreaking research initiatives and pioneering prevention…

Health
4
Lodestar Charitable Foundation

To perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the arizona community foundation, an az nonprofit corporation, so long as the arizona community foundation, inc. remains a qualified organization.

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5
Vitalyst Health Foundation

To connect, support and inform efforts to improve the health of individuals and communities in arizona.

Health
6
100 Club of Arizona

To provide immediate financial assistance to families of public safety officers and firefighters who are seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, and to provide resources to enhance their safety and welfare.

—
7
Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Foundation

Bringing together diverse voices to advance health and healthcare in arizona.

Health
8
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
9
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
10
Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce

Greater phoenix chamber of commerce (the chamber) catalyzes regional prosperity with forward-thinking public policy, intentional economic growth, and diverse, prepared talent.

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11
Arizona Family Health Partnership

To make sexual and reproductive healthcare accessible to everyone

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12
Valle Del Sol Inc

Valle del sol inspires positive change by investing in health and human services to strengthen families with tools and skills for self-sufficiency and by building the next generation of latino and diverse leaders.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hospice of the Valley; the most unlike its peers is Crowns of Courage. 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

34 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. 34 of the 40 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/34
Grantees still filing
26/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Banner Health Foundation: $1,000,000 · HealthBanner Health FoundationBARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $250,000 · HealthBARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATIONHONORHEALTH FOUNDATION: $250,000 · HealthHONORHEALTH FOUNDATION+4 more: $26,000 · HealthUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $1,455,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA+1 more: $1,500 · EducationARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $505,623 · PhilanthropyARIZONA COMMU…+3 more: $9,000 · PhilanthropyDIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESE PHOENIX: $360,000 · ReligionDIOCESAN …+1 more: $500 · ReligionICSC FOUNDATION: $100,000 · OtherSUN DEVIL CLUB: $66,904 · OtherTHE DAWN REDWOODS CHARITABLE TRUST: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherXAVIER COLLEGE PREPARATORY ROMAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL PHOENIX: $15,000 · OtherSAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE: $10,000 · OtherLIVE LIKE SAM FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Other+7 more: $27,100 · OtherCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $85,000 · Human ServicesCROWNS OF COURAGE: $75,000 · Human ServicesFRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Human ServicesGENTLY HUGGED: $25,000 · Human ServicesFOSTER YOUR FUTURE: $22,500 · Human Services+3 more: $2,600 · Human ServicesBunnys Buddies: $6,500 · AnimalsArizona Humane Society: $5,000 · AnimalsTHE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: $5,000 · Animals
Health$1,526,000Education$1,456,500Philanthropy$514,623Religion$360,500Other$289,004Human Services$240,100Animals$16,500

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $1,455,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBanner Health Foundation: $1,000,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $505,623 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetDIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESE PHOENIX: $360,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBARROW NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetHONORHEALTH FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $85,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCROWNS OF COURAGE: $75,000 over 3y, 21% of budgetTHE DAWN REDWOODS CHARITABLE TRUST: $40,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetFRESH START WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetGENTLY HUGGED: $25,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetFOSTER YOUR FUTURE: $22,500 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetLIVE LIKE SAM FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD AT THE WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBRING CHANGE 2 MIND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTrends Charitable Fund: $7,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetBunnys Buddies: $6,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital Foundation: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOR THE KIDS ORG: $6,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTHE BOARD OF VISITORS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDESERT VIEW LEARNING CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetArizona Humane Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDEL MAR FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNOTMYKID: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMERICAN UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoreGiving Co: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TENNIS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMentorKids USA: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHospice of the Valley: $100 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.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ21.7× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Moreno Family Foundation · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · American Express Foundation · Larcher Family Foundation · Bbr Foundation · Globe Foundation · Garcia Family Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment 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 Kuhle Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kuhle Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 40 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.

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