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Levison-Levy Charitable Trust Dba Niantic Charitable Trust

$145k
Granted FY2021
37
Grants FY2021
8
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Human Services$137kEducation$114kEnvironment$50kReligion$46kYouth Development$36kArts & Culture$31kScience & Tech$25kCrime & Legal$24kOther$0
02FY2021 · 37 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k36 grants · $135k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$4,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$241
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND$10,000
SAFE AND SOUND$7,500
GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION$5,000
SACRAMENTO FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER$5,000
ANEW$5,000
REINS OF LIFE$5,000
THE PHOENIX$5,000
CHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER$5,000
ARCS FOUNDATION INC$5,000
CHILDREN'S RECEIVING HOME OF SACRAM$5,000
CALL OF THE SEA$5,000
SAFE AND SOUND$5,000
MAKE-A-WISH NE CENTRA CA CHAPTOR$5,000
HOLLINS UNIVERSITY$5,000
DELANCEY STREET FOUNDATION$5,000
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 (FY17–21, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 51% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 9%DREAMPOWER HORSEMANSHIP: $3k → 8%ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURES INTERNATIONA: $1k → 9%NEW MOMS: $5k → 14%DREAMPOWER HORSEMANSHIP: $2k → 8%DREAMPOWER HORSEMANSHIP: $2k → 8%DREAMPOWER HORSEMANSHIP: $2k → 8%LA LUZ CENTER: $2k → 9%DREAMPOWER HORSEMANSHIP: $3k → 8%LA LUZ CENTER: $1k → 9%CHICKS IN CRISIS: $3k → 12%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

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WA
IL
MA
IN
CA
CO
VA
DC
HI
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.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$493k · 34 repeat orgs$72k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +73% since the first grant, against +40% for those funded once.

34 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2021, 11 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

34
18

Total granted

$493k
$39k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+73%
+40%

Still filing today

62%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentArts & CultureRecreation & 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

  • SAFE & SOUND
    5× · 2017–2021 · $68k · revenue +81%
  • WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $50k · revenue +62%
  • GT
    GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION
    5× · 2017–2021 · $33k · revenue +39%

Funded once

  • ES
    EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT (CHEZ PANISSE FOUNDATION)
    one grant, 2017 · $4k
  • FI
    FELTON INSTITUTE TAPP
    one grant, 2020 · $4k
  • ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANKgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +39%
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 Western School of Law

California western school of law is an independent, aba/aals and wasc senior college and university commission (wscuc) accredited s.d. law school that prepares graduates for the practice of law through a carefully sequenced program of…

Education
2
Terra Marin School

Our mission is to spark wonder and intellectual curiosity in each child. We achieve this through a purposeful blend of:Engaging academics custom-tailored to each child's abilities, strengths and interests;An unparalleled social-emotional…

Education
3
The Bay School

Founded in 1998, the bay school's mission is to provide scientifically based educational services and to contribute to research that serves children with autism. the year-round school educates students between the ages of five and…

Education
4
Mary's Shelter

Believing in the value of every life, mary's path empowers vulnerable teen mothers in foster care and their babies to create lives of dignity, hope and self-sufficiency.

Human Services
5
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
6
Marin Academy

Marin academy asks every individual to think, question, and create in an environment of encouragement and compassion, and challenges each person to accept the responsibilities posed by education in a democratic society.

Education
7
Marin Horizon School Inc

We ground students in a deep sense of belonging so they become enthusiastic learners, develop confident voices, and emerge as beacons of kindness in their communities.

Education
8
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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9
Santa Catalina School

Santa catalina school exists to develop in each student a striving for excellence, a maturing awareness of moral and spiritual values, a sense of responsible purpose, and a determination to serve the world with courage, grace, and…

Education
10
San Diego Jewish Academy

San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.

Education
11
Dominican University of California

Our institutional mission is to educate and prepare students to be ethical leaders and socially responsible global citizens who incorporate the dominican values of study, reflection, community and service into their lives.

Education
12
California Institute of Integral Studies

Ciis is an institution of higher education that encourages an interdisciplinary approach to learning. over 1,700 students are enrolled in masters, doctoral, bachelor of arts completion programs, and certifications. ours is a mosaic of…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New Moms Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wooden Boats for Veterans. 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

38 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. 38 of the 63 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
28/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SAFE & SOUND: $67,500 · OtherSAFE & SOUNDARCS FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · OtherARCS FOUNDATION INCEDUCATIONAL TALL SHIP: $20,000 · OtherEDUCATIONAL TALL SHIPChildrens Receiving Home of Sacramento: $19,500 · OtherChildrens Receiving Home of SacramentoREINS OF LIFE INC: $15,000 · OtherMISSION DOLORES ACADEMY: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $12,500 · OtherONE PURPOSE SCHOOL INC: $12,500 · OtherANEW: $12,500 · OtherSACRAMENTO FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER: $12,000 · Other+33 more: $126,250 · Other+33 moreGRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION: $32,500 · EducationGRADUATE THEOLOGICAL …Wellesley College: $25,000 · EducationWellesley CollegeTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $17,500 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES…HOLLINS UNIVERSITY CORPORATION: $14,500 · EducationHOLLINS UNIVERSITY CO…Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance: $8,500 · EducationSonoma Valley Mentori…Northern Light School: $7,500 · EducationNorthern Light SchoolThe Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute: $4,500 · EducationWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $50,000 · EnvironmentWORLD WIL…+1 more: $1,000 · EnvironmentMARIN PERFORMING STARS: $18,000 · Arts & CultureThe Spaulding Wooden Boat Center: $12,500 · Arts & CultureThe Dreampower Foundation: $11,000 · Human ServicesNEW MOMS INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesLA LUZ CENTER: $3,000 · Human ServicesChicks in Crisis Inc: $2,500 · Human ServicesALTERNATIVE STRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL: $1,000 · Human ServicesCALL OF THE SEA: $13,000 · Youth DevelopmentFIRST GRADUATE: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentISLESFORD BOATWORKS: $2,500 · Youth DevelopmentCHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $11,750 · Crime & Legal
Other$337,750Education$110,000Environment$51,000Arts & Culture$30,500Human Services$22,500Youth Development$18,000Crime & Legal$11,750

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 budgetSAFE & SOUND: $67,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION: $32,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWellesley College: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Receiving Home of Sacramento: $19,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMARIN PERFORMING STARS: $18,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetREINS OF LIFE INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetHOLLINS UNIVERSITY CORPORATION: $14,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCALL OF THE SEA: $13,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetONE PURPOSE SCHOOL INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Spaulding Wooden Boat Center: $12,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $11,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Dreampower Foundation: $11,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetDELANCEY STREET CALIFORNIA: $8,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance: $8,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSt Jude House Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNorthern Light School: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWEAVE INC: $7,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJunior League of Sacramento Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetTreasure Island Sailing Center Foundation: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNEW MOMS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPHOENIX MULTISPORT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLa Casa de las Madres: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLA LUZ CENTER: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChicks in Crisis Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFIRST GRADUATE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMARIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOODEN BOATS FOR VETERANS: $2,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetISLESFORD BOATWORKS: $2,500 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetPLAY MARIN: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALTERNATIVE STRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVALLEY OF THE MOON NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds SAFE & SOUND ↗
  • Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION ↗
  • Who funds Wellesley College ↗
  • Who funds Childrens Receiving Home of Sacramento ↗
  • Who funds MARIN PERFORMING STARS ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds REINS OF LIFE INC ↗
  • Who funds HOLLINS UNIVERSITY CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds CALL OF THE SEA ↗
  • Who funds ONE PURPOSE SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds The Spaulding Wooden Boat Center ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds The Dreampower Foundation ↗
  • Who funds DELANCEY STREET CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance ↗
  • Who funds St Jude House Inc ↗
  • Who funds Northern Light School ↗
  • Who funds WEAVE INC ↗
  • Who funds Junior League of Sacramento Inc ↗
  • Who funds Treasure Island Sailing Center Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NEW MOMS INC ↗
  • Who funds PHOENIX MULTISPORT INC ↗
  • Who funds The Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute ↗
  • Who funds La Casa de las Madres ↗
  • Who funds ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ↗

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.

Marin Community FoundationCA26.7× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Olympic Club Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation Rockefeller Trust Company · Miranda Lux Foundation · Mary a Crocker Trust · Sonoma County Community Foundation · The James Irvine 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 Levison-Levy Charitable Trust Dba Niantic Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Levison-Levy Charitable Trust Dba Niantic Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Wellesley College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
17report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Levison-Levy Charitable Trust Dba Niantic Charitable Trust 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 63 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2021, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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