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Narayan Family Foundation at a glance

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Narayan 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.

$50k
Granted FY2025still arriving
9
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through 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, FY2024 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$22kInternational$22kAnimals$17kEducation$10kHealth$2kHuman Services$800
02FY2025 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $40k
$800
Median grant
4
States reached
$70k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONVOY OF HOPE$20,000
GORILLA REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION$10,000
HUMAN VALUES 4 KIDS FOUNDATION$10,000
PASIFIKA REACH$6,700
ONE MYANMAR COMMUNITY INC$800
LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANIMAL CARE FOUNDATION$500
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION$500
BIG HEART RANCH$500
LOS ANGELES S P C A$500
02The need
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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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY24–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 67% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GORILLA REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION: $10k → 8%CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $1k → 11%LOAVES & FISHES FAMILY KITCHEN: $2k → 8%PASIFIKA REACH: $7k → 9%ONE MYANMAR COMMUNITY INC: $800 → 10%HUMAN VALUES 4 KIDS FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%LOS ANGELES S P C A: $500 → 14%THE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION: $1k → 11%AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: $1k → 14%CONVOY OF HOPE: $20k → 15%ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1k → 17%GORILLA REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION: $1k → 12%LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANIMAL CARE FOUNDATION: $500 → 14%BORN FREE USA UNITED WITH ANIMAL PROTECTION INSTIT: $1k → 14%BIG HEART RANCH: $500 → 14%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

MN
NY
MA
CA
CO
MO
TN
DC
TX
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 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
Born Free Foundation
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2
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
3
Four Paws International Inc

Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. four paws mission is to be the strong, global and independent voice for animals.

Animals
4
Wildlife Alliance Inc

Wildlife alliance is the leader in direct protection of forests and wildlife in tropical asia. our mission is to combat deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, and poverty by partnering with local communities and governments.…

Animals
5
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
6
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
7
Humane World Action Fund

To pass animal protection laws, educate the public, and support humane candidates for office.

Animals
8
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
9
Wildlife Conservation Society

The wildlife conservation society (wcs) saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.

Animals
10
Panthera Corporation

Panthera's mission is the conservation of the world's 40 wild cat species, many of which are endangered or threatened. panthera develops, implements and oversees wild cat conservation strategies on a global scale.

Animals
11
Dazzle Africa

Dazzle africa's mission is to partner with local organizations to provide programs in conservation, education and community development. the organization aims to ensure that future generations are self-sufficient and iconic african…

Animals
12
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The International Rhino Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Ramkrishna Foundation. 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

15 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. 15 of the 18 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
14/15
Grantees still filing
5/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONVOY OF HOPE: $20,000 · InternationalCONVOY OF HOPERAMKRISHNA FOUNDATION: $15,000 · InternationalRAMKRISHNA FOUNDATIONGORILLA REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION: $10,000 · OtherGORILLA REHABILITATION AND …PASIFIKA REACH: $6,700 · OtherPASIFIKA REACHONE MYANMAR COMMUNITY INC: $800 · OtherHUMAN VALUES 4 KIDS FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationHUMAN VALUES 4 …AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · AnimalsAFRICAN WI…GORILLA REHABILITATION CONSERVATION EDUCATION (GRACE) CENTER INC: $1,000 · AnimalsGORILLA RE…THE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION: $1,000 · AnimalsTHE INTERN…Born Free USA united with API: $1,000 · AnimalsBorn Free …BIG HEART RANCH: $500 · AnimalsBIG HEART …INTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT FOUNDATION: $500 · AnimalsINTERNATIO…LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANIMAL CARE FOUNDATION: $500 · AnimalsLOS ANGELE…WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION: $500 · AnimalsWORLD ANIM…LOS ANGELES SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $500 · AnimalsLOS ANGELE…LOAVES & FISHES FAMILY KITCHEN: $2,000 · Food & NutritionCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $1,000 · PhilanthropyST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 · Health
International$35,000Other$17,500Education$10,000Animals$6,500Food & Nutrition$2,000Philanthropy$1,000Health$1,000

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 budgetRAMKRISHNA FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHUMAN VALUES 4 KIDS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetLOAVES & FISHES FAMILY KITCHEN: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGORILLA REHABILITATION CONSERVATION EDUCATION (GRACE) CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBorn Free USA united with API: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBIG HEART RANCH: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL ELEPHANT FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $500 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.

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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Network for GoodVanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY10.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Narayan Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Narayan Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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.
    04Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Narayan Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Narayan 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.

    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 18 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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