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Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for underserved local children by raising funds for organizations that meet basic needs and provide access to education and enrichment.

$160k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$58k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$375kHuman Services$219kYouth Development$192kHealth$183kScience & Tech$149kFood & Nutrition$109kCrime & Legal$40kEducation$36kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $102k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $58k
$28,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$33k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEEN ESTEEM$58,345
DOWN SYMDROME CONNECTION OF THE BAY AREA$28,000
AGAPE VILLAGES FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY$28,000
LIVERMORE VALLEY ARTS$23,000
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE CA-ALAMEDA CHAPTER$12,500
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF TRACY$10,000
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 (FY21–24, $199k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%FOSTERING WISHES: $82k → 9%AGAPE VILLAGES FOSTER FAMILY AGENCY: $28k → 9%TEEN ESTEEM: $58k → 9%EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS NETWORK: $20k → 10%KIDS BIKE LANE: $10k → 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.
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.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$815k · 6 repeat orgs$499k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +76% since the first grant, against +55% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 2 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

6
9

Total granted

$815k
$362k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+76%
+55%

Still filing today

100%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 14% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $137k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyScience & TechHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRACY
    3× · 2019–2024 · $150k · revenue +378%
  • QS
    QUEST SCIENCE CENTER
    2× · 2022–2023 · $149k · revenue +26%
  • GM
    George Mark Childrens Fund
    2× · 2017–2022 · $90k · revenue +88%

Funded once

  • FW
    Fostering Wishesgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $82k · revenue +56% · 51% of their budget
  • OH
    OPEN HEART KITCHEN
    one grant, 2023 · $74k
  • SE
    SONRISE EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $40k · revenue +53%
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
Inclusion Revolution Inc a California Nonprofit Corporation

Camp Revolution provides a safe, fun and motivational overnight outdoor camping experience for differently-abled teens and adults. Our goal is to empower each camper with confidence, boost self-esteem, experience outdoor adventures and…

Human Services
2
Achievekids

Achievekids schools provide individualized and multi-disciplinary programs that deliver special education, mental health, and family support services for students ages 5 to 22 who have complex and often severe developmental, emotional, and…

Education
3
All About Kids La
Philanthropy
4
Bay Area Barns and Trails
Human Services
5
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
6
Easterseals Northern California

Easterseals northern california (esnorcal) is creating a more equitable world so people with developmental disabilities can choose their path. we do this by reimagining how care and support can be better connected to fill gaps in human…

Health
7
Fantasy Camps for Kids
Recreation & Sports
8
Allies for Every Child Inc

All children need a childhood. Allies for Every Child brings together and strengthens families, cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life. (Continues on Schedule O)

Human Services
9
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
10
Chasing 7 Dreams

Provide advocacy for children with developmental disabilities and parent support. our services include a social recreation program, an inclusive sports program, career opportunities for adults and early intervention for babies 0-4 years old

Human Services
11
Wayfinder Family Services

The mission of Wayfinder Family Services is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Founded in 1953 as the Foundation for the Junior Blind, the organization initially enabled visually…

Human Services
12
Forma Kids Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Quest Science Center; the most unlike its peers is Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. 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

17 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. 17 of the 19 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
12/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE WENTE FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR ARTS EDUCATION: $351,675 · PhilanthropyTHE WENTE FAMILY FOUNDATION FO…Fostering Wishes: $82,450 · Human ServicesFostering WishesTeen Esteem: $58,345 · Human ServicesTeen EsteemAgape Villages Inc: $28,000 · Human ServicesAgape Villages In…EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS NETWORK: $20,000 · Human ServicesEXCEPTIONAL NEEDS…KIDS BIKE LANE: $10,000 · Human ServicesBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRACY: $150,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS …CAMP PHOENIX: $32,200 · Youth DevelopmentCAMP PHOENIXGeorge Mark Childrens Fund: $90,000 · HealthGeorge Mark C…SONRISE EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION: $40,250 · HealthSONRISE EQUES…DOWN SYNDROME CONNECTION OF THE BAY AREA: $28,000 · HealthDOWN SYNDROME…QUEST SCIENCE CENTER: $148,500 · Science & TechQUEST SCIENC…OPEN HEART KITCHEN: $73,500 · OtherOPEN HEART KITCHENDE LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL OF CONCORD INC: $35,750 · OtherDE LA SALLE HIGH SCH…CALICO CENTER: $40,000 · OtherCALICO CENTEROPEN HEART KITCHEN OF LIVERMORE INC: $35,000 · OtherOPEN HEART KITCHEN O…REINS IN MOTION FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherREINS IN MOTION FOUN…LIVERMORE VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $23,000 · OtherLIVERMORE VALLEY PER…SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $42,500 · Housing & Shelter
Philanthropy$351,675Human Services$198,795Youth Development$182,200Health$158,250Science & Tech$148,500Other$232,250Housing & Shelter$42,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE WENTE FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR ARTS EDUCATION: $351,675 over 4y, 61% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF TRACY: $150,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetQUEST SCIENCE CENTER: $148,500 over 2y, 13% of budgetGeorge Mark Childrens Fund: $90,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetFostering Wishes: $82,450 over 1y, 51% of budgetTeen Esteem: $58,345 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $42,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSONRISE EQUESTRIAN FOUNDATION: $40,250 over 1y, 22% of budgetCALICO CENTER: $40,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetOPEN HEART KITCHEN OF LIVERMORE INC: $35,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetCAMP PHOENIX: $32,200 over 2y, 10.0% of budgetAgape Villages Inc: $28,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME CONNECTION OF THE BAY AREA: $28,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetREINS IN MOTION FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetLIVERMORE VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $23,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEXCEPTIONAL NEEDS NETWORK: $20,000 over 1y, 70% of budgetKIDS BIKE LANE: $10,000 over 1y, 13% 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.

Rotarian Foundation o…Lowell Berry Foundati…Priem Family Foundati…Community Health & Ed…Armanino FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…American Endowment Fo…
Rotarian Foundation of LivermoreCA17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rotarian Foundation of Livermore · Lowell Berry Foundation · Priem Family Foundation · Community Health & Education Foundation · Armanino Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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

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    How do I get to Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Livermore Valley Winegrowers 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 19 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 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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