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Paul and Magdalena Ecke Poinsettia 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.

$144k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0186% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant clustered by its grantee’s IRS cause code (NTEE), by year — across FY2021–2025.

Health$306kHuman Services$183kEnvironment$125kEducation$40kHousing & Shelter$6kFood & Nutrition$5kArts & Culture$4kPhilanthropy$3kOther$107k
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $125k
$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS FOUNDATION$40,000
MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA$26,000
SAN DIEGO BOTANIC GARDEN$23,500
SCRIPPS HEALTH FOUNDATION$22,500
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER$12,500
COASTAL ROOTS FARM$5,000
CASA DE AMPARO$5,000
DON DIEGO FUND$4,000
MEXICAN AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOUNDATION$3,000
JOSEPH SHINODA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC$1,000
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION$1,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY21–25, $183k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CASA DE AMPARO: $6k → 11%CASA DE AMPARO: $6k → 11%CASA DE AMPARO: $5k → 11%CASA DE AMPARO: $5k → 11%CASA DE AMPARO: $5k → 11%CASA DE AMPARO: $1k → 11%CASA DE AMPARO: $1k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $26k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $21k → 11%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $15k → 11%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $13k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $11k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $10k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $10k → 11%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $10k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $10k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $5k → 11%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $5k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $5k → 11%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $5k → 11%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $3k → 11%COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER: $3k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $2k → 11%MAGDALENA ECKE FAMILY YMCA: $1k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$764k · 21 repeat orgs$11k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +48% since the first grant, against -90% for the ones you funded once.

21 repeat relationships — 11 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
2

Total granted

$764k
$11k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
-90%

Still filing today

86%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationHealthEnvironmentHousing & ShelterArts & CultureOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • CS
    CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $200k · revenue +195%
  • QB
    QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION
    5× · 2021–2025 · $120k · revenue +204%
  • SH
    SCRIPPS HEALTH
    5× · 2021–2025 · $106k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
  • SD
    SAN DIEGUITO HERITAGE MUSEUM
    one grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue -90%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
San Diego County Citizens' Scholars Foundation
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2
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
3
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
4
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation

To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.

Education
5
Sonoma Botanical Garden
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6
San Diego Historical Society

The mission of the san diego history center is to preserve our region's history - tell the diverse story of our region's past, present, and future; educate and enrich our community; and foster civic pride.

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7
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
8
Nature Collective

Nature collective's mission is to drive a passion for nature for all. we think inclusively and diversely when serving those devoid of nature those who remember nature and want to connect back to it and those who have an affinity with…

Environment
9
Chile-California Council

The Chile-California Council is a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to developing and promoting joint endeavors and cooperative relations between Chile and California, as well as individuals, legal entities and other institutions in…

International
10
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
11
Southern California University of Health Sciences

The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…

Education
12
California Western School of Law

California western school of law is an independent, aba/aals and wasc senior college and university commission (wscuc) accredited s.d. law school that prepares graduates for the practice of law through a carefully sequenced program of…

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is California State University San Marcos Foundation and the most unlike its peers is Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship 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

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 24 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
13/20
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS FOUNDATION — $200,000 · HealthCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS FOUND…SCRIPPS HEALTH — $106,000 · HealthSCRIPPS HEALTHYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY — $101,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYCOMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER — $52,500 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERCasa De Amparo — $29,000 · Human ServicesCasa De AmparoQUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION — $119,500 · EnvironmentQUAIL BOTANICAL GA…Sustainable Conservation — $5,000 · EnvironmentCITY OF ENCINITAS COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM — $30,000 · OtherCITY OF ENCINITA…COASTAL ROOTS FARM — $25,000 · OtherCOASTAL ROOTS FA…MEXICAN AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOUNDATION — $16,000 · OtherMEXICAN AMERICAN…Individual grant recipient — $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant…Individual grant recipient — $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant…PAUL ECKE CENTRAL PTA — $4,140 · OtherNORTH COUNTY HEALTH PROJECT INC — $4,000 · OtherCALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM — $4,000 · OtherMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO — $4,000 · Other+3 more — $6,500 · Other+3 moreDON DIEGO SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — $21,708 · EducationCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — $15,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY INC — $3,600 · EducationENCINITAS PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION — $6,000 · Housing & ShelterCALIFORNIA RANGELAND TRUST — $5,000 · Food & Nutrition
Health$306,000Human Services$182,500Environment$124,500Other$113,640Education$40,308Housing & Shelter$6,000Food & Nutrition$5,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS FOUNDATION — $200,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetQUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION — $119,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetSCRIPPS HEALTH — $106,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY — $101,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER — $52,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCasa De Amparo — $29,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCOASTAL ROOTS FARM — $25,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetDON DIEGO SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — $21,708 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetMEXICAN AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE FOUNDATION — $16,000 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetCOLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetENCINITAS PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION — $6,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetSustainable Conservation — $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA RANGELAND TRUST — $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH COUNTY HEALTH PROJECT INC — $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM — $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO — $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY INC — $3,600 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetJOSEPH SHINODA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — $3,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetCOASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAN DIEGUITO HERITAGE MUSEUM — $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The San Diego Foundat…Leichtag FoundationRancho Santa Fe Found…Jewish Community Foun…Sempra FoundationPrice Philanthropies …The Conrad Prebys Fou…Dankberg Family Found…Allison and Robert Pr…The Country FriendsFrench Fund Samuel Ka…Walter J & Betty C Za…
The San Diego FoundationCA24.5× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Leichtag Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Sempra Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Dankberg Family Foundation · Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation · The Country Friends · French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Paul and Magdalena Ecke Poinsettia Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Paul and Magdalena Ecke Poinsettia Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Paul and Magdalena Ecke Poinsettia 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 24 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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