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L Dee Family Foundation at a glance

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L Dee 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.

$51k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$51k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Animals$90kArts & Culture$73kHealth$64kHuman Services$33kYouth Development$24kFood & Nutrition$18kEducation$16kCivil Rights$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$51,010
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY$51,010
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 (FY19–23, $13k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%JACKS HELPING HANDS: $10k → 12%PROJECT HOME: $3k → 22%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

ID
MT
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
MD
DC
AL
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$271k · 11 repeat orgs$77k to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
17

Total granted

$271k
$77k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+18%
+36%

Still filing today

73%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
    3× · 2021–2024 · $71k · revenue +18%
  • MA
    MCCALL ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC
    6× · 2018–2023 · $57k · revenue +41%
  • JH
    JACKS HELPING HAND INC
    3× · 2019–2023 · $23k · revenue +119%

Funded once

  • PF
    Poseiden Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $9k · revenue +5%
  • TF
    TEAM4TECH FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $9k · revenue +65%
  • TC
    THE COLORADO COLLEGEgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $7k · revenue +43%
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
Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Santa barbara humane operates two campuses located in santa barbara and santa maria providing care for community-owned and homeless animals. both campuses offer affordable high quality veterinary care, compassionate behavior training…

Animals
2
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.

Arts & Culture
3
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for Monterey County

The SPCA Monterey County's Mission is assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education. The SPCA shelters homeless, neglected, and abused pets, including dogs, cats, horses, exotic…

Animals
4
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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5
Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation

The santa barbara zoo is dedicated to the preservation, conservation, and enhancement of the natural world and its living treasures through education, research, recreation and conservation.

Animals
6
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
7
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc

To improve the economic health and quality of life in the monterey bay region.

Community Improvement
8
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.

Environment
9
Behavior Analyst Certification Board Inc

We protect consumers of behavior analysis services by systematically establishing, promoting, and disseminating professional standards.

Employment
10
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.

Philanthropy
11
Kqed Inc

See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

Arts & Culture
12
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Santa Barbara Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Hearts Therapeutic Riding Center Inc. 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

20 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. 20 of the 29 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)
20/20
Grantees still filing
17/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $71,410 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETYFirst Coast No More Homeless Pets Inc: $12,450 · AnimalsFirst Coast No More Homeles…+1 more: $1,000 · AnimalsPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $29,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODTHE ULMAN CANCER CENTER FOR YOUNG ADULTS: $20,300 · OtherTHE ULMAN CANCER CENTER FOR YOUNG …TS & KD GLIDE FOUNDATION: $6,450 · OtherTS & KD GLIDE FOUNDATIONGLIDE MEMORIAL SAN FRANCISCO: $5,200 · OtherWORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,750 · OtherTHE SUFFER BETTER FOUNDATION: $4,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,000 · OtherSANTA BARBARA MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL VOLUNTEERS INC: $4,000 · OtherSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $5,200 · OtherSANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER INC: $4,000 · OtherSANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $4,000 · Other+3 more: $9,500 · Other+3 moreMCCALL ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC: $56,700 · Arts & CultureMCCALL ARTS AND HUMAN…NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $8,800 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO…WHYY INC: $2,400 · Arts & CultureJACKS HELPING HAND INC: $23,000 · Human ServicesJACKS HELPI…BACK ON MY FEET: $10,200 · Human ServicesBACK ON MY …PROJECT HOME: $3,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT HOM…BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC: $14,700 · Youth DevelopmentPoseiden Foundation Inc: $9,000 · Youth DevelopmentMETROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCE: $18,000 · Food & NutritionTEAM4TECH FOUNDATION: $9,000 · EducationTHE COLORADO COLLEGE: $6,900 · Education
Animals$84,860Other$105,900Arts & Culture$67,900Human Services$36,200Youth Development$23,700Food & Nutrition$18,000Education$15,900

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 budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $71,410 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMCCALL ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL INC: $56,700 over 6y, 12% of budgetJACKS HELPING HAND INC: $23,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMETROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCE: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC: $14,700 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFirst Coast No More Homeless Pets Inc: $12,450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBACK ON MY FEET: $10,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPoseiden Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetTEAM4TECH FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO INC: $8,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COLORADO COLLEGE: $6,900 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $5,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC: $3,500 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetLA COCINA: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT HOME: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHYY INC: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CAT HOUSE ON THE KINGS INC: $1,000 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.

Morgan Stanley Global…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN9.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 L Dee Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from L Dee Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 L Dee Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to L Dee 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 29 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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