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Lacey Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$76k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
11
Grants FY2025
13
Organizations funded FY2024
54%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$32,500
Organizations funded a year
5 to 17
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$397k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 54% of the organizations Lacey Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 68% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k 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
AnimalsPublic BenefitInternationalEducationOther
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
FY2025still arriving11$76k36%
FY202413$55k54%
FY202316$37k50%
FY202215$33k67%
FY20217$24k14%
FY20205$36k40%
FY201910$33k60%
FY201817$42k53%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Animals$289kEducation$38kHealth$29kArts & Culture$5kCrime & Legal$5kFood & Nutrition$5kInternational$3kEnvironment$1k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pawsitively Saved Rescue$31,92544%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$28,00060%
Family Dog & Puppy Rescue$26,00041%
The Kern Project$25,00034%
Community Spay Neuter Initiative Pa$19,0001n/a
American Humane Association$17,50030%
Defenders of Wildlife$11,50050%
Westside Outreach and Rescue$11,0002n/a
A Safefurr Place Animal Rescue Inc$10,5004n/a
Hannahpearl Rescue$9,50022%
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All grantees of Lacey Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pawsitively Saved Rescue$31,92544%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$28,00060%
Family Dog & Puppy Rescue$26,00041%
The Kern Project$25,00034%
Community Spay Neuter Initiative Pa$19,0001n/a
American Humane Association$17,50030%
Defenders of Wildlife$11,50050%
Westside Outreach and Rescue$11,0002n/a
A Safefurr Place Animal Rescue Inc$10,5004n/a
Hannahpearl Rescue$9,50022%
Little Trooper Ranch$7,00035%
Catheys K-9 Rescue$6,0002n/a
My Way Home Dog Rescue Inc$5,500211%
The Sato Project$5,00010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$5,0002n/a
Wings of Rescue Inc$5,00010%
Kqed Inc$4,00030%
Wallflowers Shine Project$3,7501n/a
San Francisco Food Bank$3,60040%
International Rescue Committee INC$3,00020%
Saving Strays K-9 Search and Rescue Team$2,5001n/a
Bad Rap$2,50011%
A New Leash on Life Inc$2,2002n/a
Unity K9 Express Rescue & Outreach$2,05022%
Lilys Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary$2,00011%
No Paws Left Behind Inc$2,0001n/a
Santa Cruz SPCA and Humane Society$2,00020%
Rescue Ranch$1,50020%
The Milo Foundation$1,40020%
Beginning to End Animal Rescue Sanctuary$1,2501n/a
Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe$1,00010%
Compassion Without Borders$1,00010%
Best Friends Animal Society$1,00010%
Dogs Playing for Life Inc$1,00010%
National Vaccine Information Center$1,00020%
Environmental Working Group$1,00010%
Northern California French Bulldog Rescue$1,0001n/a
University of Oregon Foundation$1,00010%
Muttville$1,00010%
Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue$1,00010%
North Valley Animal Disaster Group$1,00010%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$1,00010%
Fresno Humane Animal Services$1,00010%
PAWS Animal Adoption Center$1,0001n/a
Doggie Protective Services for Homeless Tails$1,00010%
Basic Needs Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Lucky's Crew Animal Rescue$50010%
California City Animal Outreach Foundation$5001n/a
San Francisco Art Institute$50010%
Redwood Coast German Shepherd Rescue$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($99k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPawsitively Saved Rescue: $31,925 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $28,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Dog & Puppy Rescue: $26,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetThe Kern Project: $25,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetAmerican Humane Association: $17,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $11,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHannahpearl Rescue: $9,500 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetLittle Trooper Ranch: $7,000 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetMy Way Home Dog Rescue Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 11% of budgetThe Sato Project: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWings of Rescue Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKqed Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Food Bank: $3,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBad Rap: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUnity K9 Express Rescue & Outreach: $2,050 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetLilys Legacy Senior Dog Sanctuary: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSanta Cruz SPCA and Humane Society: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRescue Ranch: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Milo Foundation: $1,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of Truckee-Tahoe: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCompassion Without Borders: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDogs Playing for Life Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Vaccine Information Center: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEnvironmental Working Group: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Oregon Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuttville: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern California Golden Retriever Rescue: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorth Valley Animal Disaster Group: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFarm Sanctuary Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFresno Humane Animal Services: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDoggie Protective Services for Homeless Tails: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBasic Needs Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetLucky's Crew Animal Rescue: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSan Francisco Art Institute: $500 over 1y, 0.0% 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 36.

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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.

The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's FundCA20.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund · Petsmart Charities Inc · Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation · Pedigree Foundation · Petco Love · Mary Jo and Hank Greenberg Animal Welfare Foundation · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · McNabb Foundation · The Intuit Foundation · Greater Good Charities · Marin Community Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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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Find your warmest path to Lacey 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.

About Lacey Family Foundation

How much does Lacey Family Foundation give?
Lacey Family Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $76,275 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Lacey Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (77%), Education (10%), Health (8%).
Who are Lacey Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Pawsitively Saved Rescue ($32k), Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc ($28k), Family Dog & Puppy Rescue ($26k).
Does Lacey Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 54% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lacey Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lacey Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund, Petsmart Charities Inc, Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation.
Where is Lacey Family Foundation based?
Lacey 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 62 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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