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Quan Yin Foundation at a glance

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Quan Yin 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.

$16k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Community Improvement$220kHousing & Shelter$31kEnvironment$23kFood & Nutrition$18kAnimals$16kReligion$15kHealth$15kHuman Services$11kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$789k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$10,000
MARION FOUNDATION$5,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$1,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SAFE FUTURES: $5k → 9%PAWCATUCK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $5k → 9%PAWCATUCK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER: $500 → 9%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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
IN
CT
RI
MO
VA
TN
SC
DC
TX
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.

27%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$107k · 10 repeat orgs$289k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +21% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
17

Total granted

$107k
$274k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+21%

Still filing today

90%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 6% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsEnvironmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesHealthCivil RightsOther
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

  • SR
    STONE RIDGE ASSOCIATION INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $31k · revenue +11%
  • NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $20k · revenue +26%
  • CF
    CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $18k · revenue +97%

Funded once

  • OO
    OIC OF NEW LONDON
    one grant, 2021 · $200k
  • OC
    OCEAN COMMUNITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue -1%
  • SM
    ST MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
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
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
2
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
3
Wildaid Inc

Wildaid's mission is to inspire change and empower the world to protect wildlife and vital habitats from critical threats.

Animals
4
Wildlife Sos

Protecting india's precious wildlife from poaching, habitat loss, and human exploitation since 1995.

Animals
5
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc

Connect conservationists and supporters, deploy resources to the field, provide conservationists with tools and support they need to succeed.

Animals
6
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
7
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
8
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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9
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
10
Fauna & Flora International Usa Inc

Our mission is to act to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take into account human needs.

Philanthropy
11
Wildlife Alliance Inc

Wildlife alliance is the leader in direct protection of forests and wildlife in tropical asia. our mission is to combat deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, and poverty by partnering with local communities and governments.…

Animals
12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee; the most unlike its peers is Himalaya Currents Inc. 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

17 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. 17 of the 29 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
11/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OIC OF NEW LONDON: $200,000 · OtherOIC OF NEW LONDONOCEAN COMMUNITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $20,000 · OtherOCEAN COMMUNITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCECONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC: $18,000 · OtherCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC+11 more: $63,000 · Other+11 moreSTONE RIDGE ASSOCIATION INC: $30,500 · Housing & ShelterNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $20,000 · EnvironmentWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $2,000 · EnvironmentTHE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: $1,000 · EnvironmentTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $11,000 · AnimalsANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE: $2,000 · AnimalsNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESCUED ANIMALS DBA TIGER CREEK ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $1,000 · AnimalsPROTECTORS OF ANIMALS INC: $500 · AnimalsPAWCATUCK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC: $5,500 · Human ServicesSafe Futures Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE MARION INSTITUTE INC: $7,000 · PhilanthropyMARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC: $1,000 · PhilanthropyCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $5,000 · Civil RightsST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 · HealthHIMALAYA CURRENTS INC: $1,000 · Health
Other$301,000Housing & Shelter$30,500Environment$23,000Animals$14,500Human Services$10,500Philanthropy$8,000Civil Rights$5,000Health$3,000

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 budgetSTONE RIDGE ASSOCIATION INC: $30,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetOCEAN COMMUNITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $20,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC: $18,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MARION INSTITUTE INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPAWCATUCK NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSafe Futures Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILDERNESS SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESCUED ANIMALS DBA TIGER CREEK ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIMALAYA CURRENTS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPROTECTORS OF ANIMALS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY10.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Quan Yin Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Quan Yin Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Safe Futures Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Connecticut Foodshare Inc: 5% of income from government
  • The Marion Institute Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
2report 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 29 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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