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Pacific Charitable 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.

$8k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
19
Grants FY2024
6
Organizations funded FY2023
33%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$100
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,500
Organizations funded a year
6 to 38
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$165k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Pacific Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 80% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesReligionHealthEducationAnimalsArts & CultureOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving18$8k39%
FY20236$6k33%
FY202222$17k36%
FY202120$5k30%
FY202022$10k45%
FY201938$12k42%
FY201831$8k71%
FY201714$8kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$20kReligion$15kRecreation & Sports$10kArts & Culture$9kHuman Services$4kAnimals$3kCommunity Improvement$3kEducation$3kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
WI
NY
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
AZ
AR
TN
NC
DC
HI
OK
AL
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Heads Up Youth Foundation Inc$12,50035%
Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County$7,00020%
East West Christian Outreach Inc$4,20081%
Union of Pan Asian Communities$2,80060%
Chinese Community Church$2,5005n/a
San Diego Humane Society and Spca$2,30070%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$1,25050%
Focus on the Family$1,2507n/a
Staff of Hope$1,20040%
Montebello Plymouth Congregational Church$8002n/a
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All grantees of Pacific Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Heads Up Youth Foundation Inc$12,50035%
Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County$7,00020%
East West Christian Outreach Inc$4,20081%
Union of Pan Asian Communities$2,80060%
Chinese Community Church$2,5005n/a
San Diego Humane Society and Spca$2,30070%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$1,25050%
Focus on the Family$1,2507n/a
Staff of Hope$1,20040%
Montebello Plymouth Congregational Church$8002n/a
Bible Study Fellowship$80050%
Paws for Purple Hearts$75030%
San Diego Rescue Mission Inc$75040%
San Francisco Bible Church$5503n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$45020%
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$40020%
The Salvation Army$4003n/a
Paradise Adventist Academy$3501n/a
Crown Financial Ministries Inc$35030%
East-West Players Inc$30010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$25010%
Heritage Baptist Church$2501n/a
Special Olympics Southern California Inc$25030%
The Malibu Community Labor Exchange$20010%
Elementary Institute of Science$20010%
Chadd Inc Children and Adults With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder$20010%
Alaina's Voice Foundation$2001n/a
Equal Justice Initiative$20010%
Lowell Alumni Association$20020%
University of San Francisco$20020%
Chinese Bible Mission$2002n/a
Union Rescue Mission$20010%
Voices for Children$20010%
InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA$20020%
San Diego Center for Children$15010%
Ambassadors for Christ Inc$10010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$10010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10010%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$10010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10010%
National Park Foundation$10010%
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church$1001n/a
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$10010%
Human Rights First$10010%
Locke Foundation$1001n/a
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego$10010%
Voice of the Martyrs Inc$1001n/a
Journey Evangelical Church$1001n/a
Harvest Ministries Inc$1001n/a
National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($29k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Pacific Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Heads Up Youth Foundation Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 5.2% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Southwest County: $7,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEast West Christian Outreach Inc: $4,200 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetUnion of Pan Asian Communities: $2,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Humane Society and Spca: $2,300 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStaff of Hope: $1,200 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBible Study Fellowship: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Rescue Mission Inc: $750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCrown Financial Ministries Inc: $350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEast-West Players Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Southern California Inc: $250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Malibu Community Labor Exchange: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetElementary Institute of Science: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChadd Inc Children and Adults With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLowell Alumni Association: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of San Francisco: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnion Rescue Mission: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVoices for Children: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Center for Children: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmbassadors for Christ Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHuman Rights First: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRady Children's Hospital Foundation San Diego: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 36.

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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.

Sempra FoundationCA13.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sempra Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust

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.

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How do I get to Pacific Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Pacific Charitable 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.

About Pacific Charitable Foundation

How much does Pacific Charitable Foundation give?
Pacific Charitable Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $8,400 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 38 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Pacific Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (26%), Religion (20%), Recreation & Sports (14%).
Who are Pacific Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Heads Up Youth Foundation Inc ($13k), Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County ($7k), East West Christian Outreach Inc ($4k).
Does Pacific Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Pacific Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Pacific Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sempra Foundation, The San Diego Foundation, AbbVie Foundation.
Where is Pacific Charitable Foundation based?
Pacific Charitable Foundation is based in CA.

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 87 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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