· Private foundation
Paul Hughes 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k12 grants · $53k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $141k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $138k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CHAMPIONS OFF THE FIELD | $137,873 |
| NATL CENTER FOR MISSING EXPLOITED C | $39,000 |
| FOLDS OF HONOR | $36,500 |
| CUREDUCHENNE | $34,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $11,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $10,546 |
| BAKER FAMILY FOUNDATION OF CALIFORN | $10,000 |
| EMMAUS CATHOLIC PARISH | $9,500 |
| CAROUSEL RANCH INC | $6,795 |
| PRECIOUS LIFE SHELTER | $6,279 |
| THE ERIC KRUEGER FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| AUSTIN ANGELS | $5,000 |
| PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOUND | $5,000 |
| ANY BABY CAN | $5,000 |
| CATHOLIC BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | $4,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $78k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 79% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
25 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $231k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CRCAROUSEL RANCH INC7× · 2017–2024 · $76k · revenue +49%
- VDVanderpump Dog Foundation2× · 2019–2020 · $54k · revenue +11%
- THTHOMAS HOUSE TEMPORARY SHELTER4× · 2017–2022 · $50k · revenue +105%
Funded once
- FOFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATIONone grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue +19%
- COCherokee Outlaw Ranchone grant, 2023 · $20k
- CBCLAY BUCHHOLZ FOUNDATION INCone grant, 2023 · $15k
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.
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.
C.A.R.E.S.MISSION STATEMENT*Rescue, foster and find good homes for abandoned and homeless domestic and farm animals.*Spay/neuter abandoned and homeless cats and dogs, as well as help low income families with same.*Conduct TNR+ programs to…
In addition to rescue and adoption, pet orphans provides a wide range of services including education, medical/financial, spay/neuter, and training assistance.
Regenerative Ranch Foundation supports at-risk youth and their families by providing regenerative relationship-centered services that address trauma through complementary therapies immersive learning and whole-family support in partnership…
Zumas Rescue Ranch serves as an advocate and mentor for neglected horses and humans providing them with the trust and love they need to heal.Children, families and veterans grow to be productive members of the community through Zumas…
Legacy of Love rescues rehabilitates and rehomes high-risk dogs in need and realizes the healing power and second chances. We are dedicated to providing a safe haven for dogs from high kill shelters and unsafe environments helping them…
To reform the dog agenda through intentional rescue, educational resources and support structural change in the community, in order to give each dog a fighting chance.
Sandbar sanctuary provides equine therapy for victims of domestic violence, using horses who have themselves been rescued from abusive or neglectful situations. our goal is to help our clients increase their confidence and learn to set…
Carson Cats is dedicated to rescuing cats and kittens from the 6 Los Angeles County shelters, specifically Carson Shelter.
Caring for children who come from dysfunctional families, and teaching them how to become successful adults
To rescue cleft-affected dogs and cats by implementing and maintaining a foster and adoption program.
Conduct animal rescues, rehabilitation and rehome senior animals abandoned to the shelter's system.
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides financial and emotional support to families of children who have cancer living in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties.
How this is measured
36 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. 36 of the 97 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
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- Who funds SANTA CLARITA COALITION INC ↗
- Who funds Vanderpump Dog Foundation ↗
- Who funds THOMAS HOUSE TEMPORARY SHELTER ↗
- Who funds THE RAVEN DRUM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds CIRCLE OF HOPE INC ↗
- Who funds FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Cherokee Outlaw Ranch ↗
- Who funds CATHOLIC BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC ↗
- Who funds CLAY BUCHHOLZ FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds PRECIOUS LIFE SHELTER INC ↗
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC ↗
- Who funds KITTEN RESCUE ↗
- Who funds EPILEPSY SUPPORT NETWORK OF ORANGE COUNTY ↗
- Who funds WEST RANCH DANCE TEAM INC ↗
- Who funds Bennetts Bears ↗
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.
Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Green Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Annenberg Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Paul Hughes Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul Hughes Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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