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McDorobush Family Foundation at a glance

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McDorobush 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.

$93k
Granted FY2025still arriving
29
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$119kEducation$114kCommunity Improvement$69kHealth$50kHuman Services$32kPhilanthropy$20kEnvironment$18kEmployment$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k25 grants · $38k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $55k
$1,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$399k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Michigan State University-Universit$20,000
Rotary Club of Palo Alto$15,000
Phillips Collection$10,000
Palo Alto Art Center$10,000
Palo Alto Players$6,000
Stanford Cancer Institute$5,000
Avenidas$5,000
Cabrillo Stage Theater Guild$5,000
Palo Alto Library$2,000
Leukemia Lymphoma Society$2,000
Palo Alto Medical Foundation$2,000
Palo Alto Policy Foundation$2,000
Stanford Childrens Hospital Foundat$1,500
Gamble Garden$1,500
Stanford - Cantor Arts Center$1,500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Avenidas: $5k → 8%Avenidas: $5k → 8%Avenidas: $5k → 8%Avenidas: $5k → 8%Avenidas: $5k → 8%Avenidas: $5k → 8%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

MT
IL
MI
NY
MA
CA
WV
VA
MD
DC
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$421k · 51 repeat orgs$16k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +11% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.

51 repeat relationships: 27 still active in FY2025, 24 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

51
14

Total granted

$421k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
+6%

Still filing today

43%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationPhilanthropyOther
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

  • RC
    ROTARY CLUB OF PALO ALTO
    5× · 2021–2025 · $61k · revenue +3% · 48% of their budget
  • PA
    PALO ALTO PLAYERS PENINSULA CENTER STAGE
    5× · 2021–2025 · $35k · revenue +109%
  • TP
    THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION
    2× · 2023–2025 · $15k · revenue +25%

Funded once

  • CS
    CASTILLEJA SCHOOL FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +61%
  • PA
    PALO ALTO POLICE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $2k · revenue +62%
  • PA
    Palo Alto Police Officers Assn
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
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
San Jose Museum of Art Association

Nurture empathy and connection by engaging communities with socially relevant contemporary art

Arts & Culture
2
Oakland Museum of California

The museum's mission is to inspire all californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities. through collections, exhibitions, education programs, and public dialogue, we inspire people of all ages and…

Arts & Culture
3
The Stanford Theatre Foundation
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4
Sutter Bay Hospitals

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
5
San Francisco Opera Association

We believe opera is a uniquely compelling, entertaining and emotionally thrilling art form. our mission is to bring together growing audiences to experience opera's transformative power.

Arts & Culture
6
The Performance Art Museum

The performance art museum (pam) is the first u.s. institution exclusively dedicated to the presentation and preservation of live art. our mission is to facilitate the powerful impact of live experiences that can profoundly transform our…

Arts & Culture
7
San Diego Museum of Art

To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.

Arts & Culture
8
The Infinite Node Foundation
Arts & Culture
9
San Francisco Jazz Organization

The san francisco jazz organization (the organization) is a recognized international leader in jazz creation, presentation, and education. the organization explores the full spectrum of jazz, from the music's origins in the african…

Arts & Culture
10
The Paley Center for Media

Description of organization mission: the paley center for media is the premier institution dedicated to advancing the understanding of media-it's artistic value, social impact and historical importance-for the public and media…

Arts & Culture
11
California Institute of Contemporary Art
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12
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Palo Alto Community Fund; the most unlike its peers is Corita Art 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

30 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. 30 of the 68 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
21/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Michigan State University-Universit: $100,000 · OtherMichigan State University-UniversitROTARY CLUB OF PALO ALTO: $60,500 · OtherROTARY CLUB OF PALO ALTOPALO ALTO PLAYERS PENINSULA CENTER STAGE: $35,000 · OtherPALO ALTO PLAYERS PENINSULA CENTER STAGEPalo Alto Art Center: $30,000 · OtherPalo Alto Art CenterCabrillo Stage Theater Guild: $13,000 · Other+42 more: $87,925 · Other+42 moreAVENIDAS: $30,000 · Human ServicesPALO ALTO POLICE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $25,000 · EducationCASTILLEJA SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY: $1,150 · EducationTHE PHILLIPS COLLECTION: $15,000 · Arts & CultureStanford Jazz Workshop: $5,000 · Arts & CulturePALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM: $2,000 · Arts & CultureCORITA ART CENTER INC: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+6 more: $3,020 · Arts & CultureTHE PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND: $20,000 · PhilanthropySustainable Conservation: $10,000 · EnvironmentELIZABETH F GAMBLE GARDEN: $7,500 · EnvironmentSUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $4,000 · HealthCANCER CAREPOINT INC: $600 · Health
Other$326,425Human Services$32,000Education$31,150Arts & Culture$27,020Philanthropy$20,000Environment$17,500Health$14,600

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetROTARY CLUB OF PALO ALTO: $60,500 over 5y, 48% of budgetPALO ALTO PLAYERS PENINSULA CENTER STAGE: $35,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetAVENIDAS: $30,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE PHILLIPS COLLECTION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSustainable Conservation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetELIZABETH F GAMBLE GARDEN: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDowntown Streets Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStanford Jazz Workshop: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCASTILLEJA SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPALO ALTO POLICE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetPALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCORITA ART CENTER INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY: $1,150 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION: $850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWEST BAY OPERA ASSOCIATION INC: $800 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER CAREPOINT INC: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM: $520 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKQED INC: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: $350 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSIERRA CLUB: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $75 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIRISH CULTURAL CENTRE INC: $50 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.

  • Who funds ROTARY CLUB OF PALO ALTO ↗
  • Who funds PALO ALTO PLAYERS PENINSULA CENTER STAGE ↗
  • Who funds AVENIDAS ↗
  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND ↗
  • Who funds THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION ↗
  • Who funds SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Sustainable Conservation ↗
  • Who funds ELIZABETH F GAMBLE GARDEN ↗
  • Who funds THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds Downtown Streets Inc ↗
  • Who funds Stanford Jazz Workshop ↗
  • Who funds CASTILLEJA SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
  • Who funds PALO ALTO POLICE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds CORITA ART CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY ↗

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.

Silicon Valley Commun…The William & Flora H…Jewish Community Fede…Marin Community Found…The David and Lucile …Ibm International Fou…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA22.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Marin Community Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 McDorobush Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from McDorobush Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%13%28%50%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
    8report 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 68 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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