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Nishikawa Family Foundation at a glance

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Nishikawa Family Foundation

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.

$97k
Granted FY2024still arriving
19
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.

Health$94kInternational$72kHuman Services$2k
02FY2024 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$4,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
OPEN MEDICINE FOUNDATION$7,500
CDC FOUNDATION$7,500
DIRECT RELIEF$7,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NEW Y$7,500
PCRF$7,500
AMERICARES$7,500
HEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL$7,500
CHARLES B WANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CEN$5,000
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION$5,000
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKIN$4,000
SEVA FOUNDATION$4,000
FOUNTAIN HOUSE$4,000
MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL$4,000
COMPASSION CHOICES$4,000
GO2 FOR LUNG CANCER$4,000
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 (FY22–22, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%EAST BAY INTEGRATED CARE INC: $1k → 9%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

NH
WA
NY
MA
CT
CA
CO
KS
DC
GA
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.
$103k · 12 repeat orgs$64k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
9

Total granted

$103k
$26k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
+13%

Still filing today

100%
78%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
HealthInternationalPublic Safety & DisasterHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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

  • AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $13k · revenue +19%
  • DIRECT RELIEF
    2× · 2023–2024 · $13k · revenue +6%
  • CB
    CHARLES B WANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $12k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • BENEVOLENT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +47%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +13%
  • CC
    Cancer Care Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $4k · revenue +5%
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
Global Partners in Care

The organization's mission is to build partnerships to enhance compassionate care globally. we are dedicated to improving access to hospice and palliative care worldwide.

International
2
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
3
Patient Access Network Foundation

As a leading charitable foundation and healthcare advocacy organization, the pan foundation is dedicated to accelerating access to treatment for those who need it most and empowering patients on their healthcare journeys. we provide…

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4
MRIGlobal

To improve the lives of people through innovative scientific and engineering research.

Science & Tech
5
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
6
Fajr Scientific

To provide multi-specialty surgical care, humanitarian aid and educational support to people in low- and middle-income countries.

Science & Tech
7
International Aids Vaccine Initiative Inc

A nonprofit scientific research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for hiv, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases.

International
8
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
9
Pacific Health Research & Education Institute

See schedule ophrei conducts health research and education that improves the health and well-being of veterans and all people in hawaii, central california, the pacific region, and throughout the u.s. driven by the values of excellence and…

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10
Public Health Institute

Public health institute generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.

Health
11
Regional West Health Services

Health care services for the people of western nebraska and eastern wyoming.

Health
12
The California Medical Innovations Institute Inc

The Institute is a scientific research center dedicated to conducting basic and applied research to advance the understanding of human disease and the improvement of human health. The Institute fosters an innovative research environment…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. 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

23 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. 23 of the 28 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
13/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 · InternationalAMERICARES FOUNDATION INCHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $12,500 · InternationalHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INCDIRECT RELIEF: $12,500 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEFMEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL INC: $9,000 · InternationalMEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL INCPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $7,500 · InternationalPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUNDSEVA FOUNDATION: $7,000 · InternationalSEVA FOUNDATIONMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INCCHARLES B WANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC: $12,000 · HealthCHARLES B WANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER…OPEN MEDICINE FOUNDATION: $10,500 · HealthOPEN MEDICINE FOUNDATIONGO2 For Lung Cancer: $7,000 · HealthGO2 For Lung CancerFOUNTAIN HOUSE INC: $6,000 · HealthFOUNTAIN HOUSE INCBENEVOLENT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthBENEVOLENT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $4,000 · HealthTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKI…REDWOOD COAST MEDICAL SERVICES INC: $4,000 · HealthREDWOOD COAST MEDICAL SERVICES INCCancer Care Inc: $3,500 · HealthCancer Care IncPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $2,500 · HealthTHE ZACHARY & ELIZABETH M FISHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER NEW Y: $7,500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOO…POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL: $4,500 · OtherPOPULATION SERVIC…COMPASSION CHOICES: $4,000 · OtherCOMPASSION CHOICE…BRAIN BEHAVIOR RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $3,000 · OtherBRAIN BEHAVIOR RE…HUMMINGBIRD INDIGENOUS FAMILY SERVI: $2,500 · OtherHUMMINGBIRD INDIG…LOUIS ARMSTRONG CTR FOR MUSIC MEDIC: $2,500 · OtherLOUIS ARMSTRONG C…Native American Health Center Inc: $1,500 · OtherNative American H…NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INC: $7,500 · Arts & CultureSEPSIS ALLIANCE INC: $5,500 · Public Safety & DisasterPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyEAST BAY INTEGRATED CARE INC: $1,000 · Human Services
International$66,000Health$56,500Other$25,500Arts & Culture$7,500Public Safety & Disaster$5,500Philanthropy$5,000Human Services$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLES B WANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN MEDICINE FOUNDATION: $10,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL INC: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALESTINE CHILDREN'S RELIEF FUND: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEVA FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGO2 For Lung Cancer: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNTAIN HOUSE INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSEPSIS ALLIANCE INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBENEVOLENT HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREDWOOD COAST MEDICAL SERVICES INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Care Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ZACHARY & ELIZABETH M FISHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNative American Health Center Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEAST BAY INTEGRATED CARE INC: $1,000 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.

American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE9.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 Nishikawa Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nishikawa Family Foundation. 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get 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
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 28 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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