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Nodar Special Foundation at a glance

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Nodar Special 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.

$64k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$9k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$32kAnimals$23kEducation$21kHuman Services$18kHealth$17kYouth Development$9kArts & Culture$7kFood & Nutrition$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$839k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Mary Health of the Sick$9,000
Beth Jacob Congregation$7,500
Pug Nation Rescue of Los Angeles$5,000
Rolling Dog Farm$5,000
Brentwood School$5,000
Humane Society International$5,000
Mesa Farm$5,000
KCRW$5,000
Life Centers of Ventura County$3,500
Marine Mammal Care Center$3,000
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society$3,000
Our Lady of the Assumption$3,000
Beverly Hills Education Foundation$2,000
Camp Ramah$1,500
Kehillat Israel$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–25, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 16% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%American Friends of Yad Eliezer: $650 → 11%Life Centers of Ventura County: $4k → 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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$159k · 14 repeat orgs$51k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
13

Total granted

$159k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+13%

Still filing today

50%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsInternationalYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsReligionOther
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

  • TR
    THE ROLLING DOG FARM
    2× · 2020–2025 · $11k · revenue +227%
  • CR
    CAMP RAMAH IN CALIFORNIA INC
    3× · 2023–2025 · $4k · revenue +9%
  • BH
    BEVERLY HILLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2025 · $4k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • SJ
    ST JOHN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue +75%
  • C1
    CHP 11-99 FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +36%
  • TL
    THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue +59%
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
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc

Protection of animal rights

Animals
2
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
3
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
4
California Human Trafficking Investigators and Prosecuters Asso
Crime & Legal
5
Last Chance for Animals

Dedicated to ending animal abuse and exploitation through education, public outreach and investigations.

Animals
6
Ric OBarrys Dolphin Project

For Education, Safety, Protection, Recovery, and Prevention From Cruelty for All Cetaceans Especially Dolphins

Animals
7
Hollywood Foreign Press Association Charitable Trust
Philanthropy
8
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
9
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover

To bring animals out of crisis and strengthen the bond between people and animals through emergency sheltering, disaster relief services, financial assistance and education. redrover accomplishes its mission by engaging volunteers and…

—
10
The Peregrine Fund Inc

To change the future for nature and humanity by conserving birds of prey worldwide.

—
11
Soi Dog Foundation Usa

Soi dog foundation usa ("the foundation") is a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized in california in 2010. the foundation is governed by elected officers and directors. the foundation has affiliated entities from other countries…

Philanthropy
12
Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd

Huntington Health stands for community. We stand for compassion. But more than anything, Huntington stands for health. Providing world-class health care is our specialty, and it's what we've been doing for the San Gabriel Valley since…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles; the most unlike its peers is The Rolling Dog Farm. 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

21 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. 21 of the 34 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
10/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION: $25,500 · OtherOUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTIONMary Health of the Sick: $19,000 · OtherMary Health of the SickPressman Academy: $18,350 · OtherPressman AcademyYasiel Puig's Wild Horse Children's: $17,500 · OtherYasiel Puig's Wild Horse Children'sPug Nation Rescue LA: $14,250 · OtherPug Nation Rescue LAKCRW: $12,000 · OtherKCRWBETH JACOB CONGREGATION: $7,500 · OtherKEHILLAT ISRAEL RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION OF PACIFIC PALISADES: $6,500 · OtherST JOHN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherMesa Farm: $5,000 · Other+11 more: $18,650 · Other+11 moreTHE ROLLING DOG FARM: $11,000 · AnimalsTHE ROLLING DOG …Humane World for Animals International: $10,000 · AnimalsHumane World for…PUG NATION RESCUE OF LOS ANGELES: $5,000 · AnimalsPUG NATION RESCU…MARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER LOS ANGELES: $4,500 · AnimalsMARINE MAMMAL CA…HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $9,000 · Youth DevelopmentBASEBALL FOR ALL INC ATTN JUSTINE SIEGAL: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $3,150 · InternationalHIAS INC: $3,000 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $1,000 · InternationalBRENTWOOD SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationLife Centers of Ventura County: $3,500 · Human ServicesAMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAD ELIEZER: $650 · Human ServicesCHP 11-99 FOUNDATION: $3,500 · Membership Benefit
Other$149,250Animals$30,500Youth Development$11,000International$7,150Education$5,000Human Services$4,150Membership Benefit$3,500

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 budgetTHE ROLLING DOG FARM: $11,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetHumane World for Animals International: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST JOHN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBRENTWOOD SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE MAMMAL CARE CENTER LOS ANGELES: $4,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP RAMAH IN CALIFORNIA INC: $4,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBEVERLY HILLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetCHP 11-99 FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $3,150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHIAS INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBASEBALL FOR ALL INC ATTN JUSTINE SIEGAL: $2,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Christian Broadcasting Network Inc: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAD ELIEZER: $650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $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.

Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN9.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Nodar Special Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nodar Special 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%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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 · 0–25%
    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 34 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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