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Patterson 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.

$360k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
30
Grants FY2025
33
Organizations funded FY2024
36%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$7,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$75,000
Organizations funded a year
15 to 33
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$9.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 36% of the organizations Patterson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $124k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHealthEnvironmentRecreation & SportsAnimalsOther
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
FY2025still arriving26$300k27%
FY202433$493k36%
FY202321$282k29%
FY202233$666k39%
FY202125$515k44%
FY202028$345k39%
FY201915$3.3M40%
FY201824$420k54%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$7.3MHealth$584kSocial Science$500kArts & Culture$448kPublic Benefit$229kCivil Rights$130kRecreation & Sports$95kEnvironment$91kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
NJ
CT
CA
SC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Bowdoin College$3,015,00031%
Peer Health Exchange Inc$385,00061%
The Thacher School Inc$231,40030%
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco$229,00033%
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation$175,00041%
Greenhouse E3$145,00031%
One Plympton Preservation Foundation Inc$110,00029%
Hyde Hall Inc$100,000115%
Bes Inc$100,00011%
Alder Graduate School of Education$95,00040%
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All grantees of Patterson Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Bowdoin College$3,015,00031%
Peer Health Exchange Inc$385,00061%
The Thacher School Inc$231,40030%
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco$229,00033%
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation$175,00041%
Greenhouse E3$145,00031%
One Plympton Preservation Foundation Inc$110,00029%
Hyde Hall Inc$100,000115%
Bes Inc$100,00011%
Alder Graduate School of Education$95,00040%
Community Association of Big Sur$90,00034%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$60,00070%
Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation Inc$55,00067%
Spark Sf Public Schools$50,00010%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$50,00070%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Inc$50,00010%
The Common Good Institute Inc$50,00024%
Regents of the University of California$50,0001n/a
Friends of Musique & Vin Au Clos Vougeot Inc$49,000214%
Uncommonorg Inc$48,50065%
Ten Strands$45,00051%
Aspire Public Schools$40,00050%
Marin Country Day School$37,00060%
Harvard Lampoon Trust$35,50073%
San Francisco Film Society$35,00020%
The Campaign Legal Center Inc$35,00020%
42nd Street Moon$35,00031%
Fishers Island Recreational Path Foundation$32,00026%
The Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis$30,00032%
Foodcorps Inc$29,00040%
St Mark's School of Southborough Inc$25,00010%
San Francisco Zoological Society$25,00030%
Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade$25,00022%
Global Health Ministries$25,0001n/a
Kqed Inc$23,00050%
Vassar College$22,00010%
Pacific Rowing Club$20,50033%
San Francisco Parent Coalition$20,00021%
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation$20,00010%
Save The Bay$20,00020%
Camphill Village USA Inc$19,00040%
Multiplying Good Inc$18,00030%
Wine Education Council Inc$15,00013%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$15,00020%
Grabhorn Institute$15,00020%
Keep Big Sur Wild$12,500216%
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco$12,00020%
The Philanthropy Workshop Inc Dba Forward Global$12,00010%
Ann Martin Center$12,00020%
Orkeeswa Inc$11,20031%
Smuin Ballet$10,50030%
Henry L Ferguson Museum$10,00080%
Ct Cycling Advancement Programinc$10,00012%
Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Outward Bound California$10,00010%
New Zealand Olympic Committee America Inc$10,00012%
Emile Norman Arts Foundation$10,000110%
Fulbright University Vietnam USA Inc$10,00010%
Pennys Flight Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Aha Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Scleroderma Research Foundation$10,00010%
The Int'L Center for Journalists Inc$10,00010%
Global Health Corps Inc$8,00020%
Island Health Project Inc$7,00070%
The Garden Conservancy Inc$7,00020%
Fishers Island Fire Department$5,00041%
Nextgen Climate America Inc$5,00010%
Peninsula Community Rowing Club$5,0001n/a
10000 Degrees$5,00010%
College of Charleston Foundation$5,00010%
The Hasty Pudding - Institute of 1770 Inc$5,00010%
A2z Exploration$5,00011%
The Center for Independent Documentary Inc$5,00010%
Big Sur Health Center Inc$5,00010%
The 19th News$5,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area$5,00010%
Manhattan Country School Inc$5,00010%
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy$3,00010%
Open Up Resources$2,50010%
San Francisco Parks Alliance$2,00010%
Elisabeth Morrow School Inc$2,00010%
Tahoe Paws$2,0001n/a
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)$2,00010%
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$2,00010%
Pat Tillman Foundation$2,00010%
Turtle Conservancy$1,50010%
Holy Family Day Home$1,00010%
Fishers Island Conservancy Inc$1,00011%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$1,00010%
Gateway Public Schools$1,00010%
Civilization Works$9001n/a
The Remedy Project Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($681k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Patterson Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBowdoin College: $3,015,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetPeer Health Exchange Inc: $385,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetThe Thacher School Inc: $231,400 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNeighbors for a Better San Francisco: $229,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetUc Santa Cruz Foundation: $175,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetGreenhouse E3: $145,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetOne Plympton Preservation Foundation Inc: $110,000 over 2y, 9.1% of budgetHyde Hall Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetBes Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAlder Graduate School of Education: $95,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Association of Big Sur: $90,000 over 3y, 4.1% of budgetReproductive Freedom for All Foundation: $60,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBig Sur Food & Wine Foundation Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 7.3% of budgetSpark Sf Public Schools: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $50,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLawrence Memorial Hospital Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Common Good Institute Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetFriends of Musique & Vin Au Clos Vougeot Inc: $49,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetUncommonorg Inc: $48,500 over 6y, 5.1% of budgetTen Strands: $45,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetAspire Public Schools: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMarin Country Day School: $37,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHarvard Lampoon Trust: $35,500 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetSan Francisco Film Society: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Campaign Legal Center Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget42nd Street Moon: $35,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetFishers Island Recreational Path Foundation: $32,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetThe Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis: $30,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetFoodcorps Inc: $29,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSt Mark's School of Southborough Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSan Francisco Zoological Society: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBig Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade: $25,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetKqed Inc: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVassar College: $22,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Rowing Club: $20,500 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetSan Francisco Parent Coalition: $20,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetCalifornia Pacific Medical Center Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Bay: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCamphill Village USA Inc: $19,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMultiplying Good Inc: $18,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWine Education Council Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGrabhorn Institute: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetKeep Big Sur Wild: $12,500 over 2y, 16% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Philanthropy Workshop Inc Dba Forward Global: $12,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAnn Martin Center: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOrkeeswa Inc: $11,200 over 3y, 0.5% 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 87.

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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.

Marin Community FoundationCA37.8× affinity21 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Fairfield Foundation · Fleetwood Foundation · Mimi and Peter Haas Fund · The McCance Foundation · The Long Stems Foundation Inc · The Spofford Foundation Inc · The Bessemer Giving Fund · The Willinphila 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.

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About Patterson Family Foundation

How much does Patterson Family Foundation give?
Patterson Family Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $360,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Patterson Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (74%), Health (6%), Social Science (5%).
Who are Patterson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Bowdoin College ($3.0M), Peer Health Exchange Inc ($385k), The Thacher School Inc ($231k).
Does Patterson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Patterson Family 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 Patterson Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marin Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma.
Where is Patterson Family Foundation based?
Patterson Family Foundation is based in DE.

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 104 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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