· Private foundation
Mollys Angels
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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k3 grants · $16k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $58k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $171k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MONARCH SCHOOL | $107,785 |
| VISTA HILL FOUNDATION | $63,063 |
| SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY | $23,000 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TENNIS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| BOYS TO MEN MENTORING | $15,000 |
| JUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH | $6,000 |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO | $5,000 |
| VOICES FOR CHILDREN | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
7 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MSMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT4× · 2021–2024 · $260k · revenue +38%
- VFVOICES FOR CHILDREN4× · 2021–2024 · $122k · revenue +0%
- VHVISTA HILL FOUNDATION4× · 2021–2024 · $98k · revenue +19%
Funded once
- COCITY OF HOPEone grant, 2022 · $15k
- BGBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SAN DIEGOgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +53%
- FPFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INCgraduatedone grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +49%
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.
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.
San Francisco CASA transforms the lives of children and youth traumatized and displaced in the foster care and related systems by providing one consistent, caring volunteer advocate, trained to address each childs needs in the court and…
The mission is to end relationship and sexual violence by being a catalyst for caring communities and social justice. the vision is for all people to live full, free, expressive, and empowered lives in a safe, healthy, vibrant, and…
CASA recruits, trains, and supports community volunteers who advocate for chidren and youth throughout their journey in foster care.
Founded in 1887, the center is the oldest children's nonprofit in the region accredited by the joint commission for its excellence in quality of care. the center provides a continuum of therapeutic & educational services to youth &…
San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.
To partner with youth, families, adults and communities to reach their full potential and is achieved through comprehensive and integrated programming in the areas of child and youth development; youth, adult and family wellness and…
Marin casa provides a voice for abused, neglected and abandoned youth in the marin county juvenile court system. our goal is to see every youth thrive in a safe, permanent and supportive home. as sworn officers of the court, our volunteer…
The purpose of providing legal representation and advocacy to foster children and youth in the San Diego County courts.
The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.
The court appointed special advocates (casa) program recruits, trains, and supports volunteer advocates to support abused and neglected children during the court process, to help every child find a permanent home and complete their…
Hannahs Family Center envisions a world where strong families enable children to thrive and communities to prosper. Since 1993, we have helped San Diego families navigate significant adverse changes, trauma and loss. As experts in…
At the sacramento children's home, we are committed to opening doors to the future by maximizing the potential of children and families.
How this is measured
10 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. 10 of the 11 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 MONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT ↗
- Who funds VOICES FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds VISTA HILL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TENNIS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc ↗
- Who funds SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA ↗
- Who funds JUST IN TIME FOR FOSTER YOUTH ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO ↗
- Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER SAN DIEGO ↗
- Who funds FOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Sempra Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Mollys Angels funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Mollys Angels. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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