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Quest 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.

$7.5M
Granted FY2024still arriving
173
Grants FY2024still arriving
16
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$21MYouth Development$13MHuman Services$5.2MHealth$3.9MArts & Culture$3.6MCrime & Legal$2.6MRecreation & Sports$1.6MHousing & Shelter$1.1MOther$0
02FY2024 · 173 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k105 grants · $2.8M
  • $50k–250k66 grants · $4.7M
$35,000
Median grant
16
States reached
$110M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TEEN ESTEEM$200,000
TEACH FOR AMERICA$150,000
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SF BAY AREA$150,000
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - PORTLAND$150,000
COLLEGE TRACK$125,000
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL$120,000
OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND$115,000
SAFE AND SOUND (FKA SAN FRANCISCO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER)$100,000
SUMMER SEARCH BAY AREA$100,000
FRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH$100,000
READING PARTNERS$100,000
THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL$99,340
BAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM$90,000
NEW LEADERS$85,000
EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL$84,000
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 (FY17–24, $5.6M) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 77% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $75k → 22%MAKE-A-WISH GREATER BAY AREA: $50k → 10%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $75k → 22%MAKE-A-WISH GREATER BAY AREA: $40k → 10%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $65k → 22%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $50k → 10%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $65k → 22%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $60k → 14%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $65k → 22%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $50k → 10%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $60k → 14%STREET SOCCER USA: $40k → 17%SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $55k → 22%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $50k → 10%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $60k → 14%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $50k → 10%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $60k → 14%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $60k → 14%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $50k → 10%HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS: $50k → 10%FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - LANE COUNTY OR: $75k → 15%FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - LANE COUNTY OR: $70k → 15%FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - LANE COUNTY OREGON: $50k → 15%CHILDREN'S HOME AID: $40k → 14%CHILDREN'S HOME AID: $40k → 14%CHILDREN'S HOME AID: $40k → 14%CHILDREN'S HOME AID: $40k → 14%CHILDREN'S HOME AID: $40k → 14%DOVETAIL LEARNING: $60k → 9%WE CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN: $60k → 9%URBAN INITIATIVES: $60k → 14%URBAN INITIATIVES: $60k → 14%URBAN INITIATIVES: $60k → 14%URBAN INITIATIVES: $60k → 14%URBAN INITIATIVES: $59k → 14%URBAN INITIATIVES: $45k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $40k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $40k → 14%GIRLVENTURES: $40k → 10%GIRLVENTURES: $40k → 10%GIRLVENTURES: $40k → 10%GIRLVENTURES: $40k → 10%TEEN ESTEEM: $200k → 9%TEEN ESTEEM: $75k → 9%TEEN ESTEEM: $75k → 9%FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES: $48k → 10%TEEN ESTEEM: $65k → 9%TEEN ESTEEM: $50k → 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

ME
WA
MT
IL
NY
MA
OR
SD
IA
OH
PA
RI
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
KS
SC
DC
GA
FL
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$52M · 276 repeat orgs$3.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

276 repeat relationships: 152 still active in FY2024, 124 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

276
118

Total granted

$52M
$3.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+26%

Still filing today

76%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $546k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHealthRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN-PORTLAND
    8× · 2017–2024 · $1.1M · revenue +12%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
    7× · 2018–2024 · $936k · revenue +149%
  • CT
    COLLEGE TRACK
    7× · 2017–2024 · $838k · revenue +190%

Funded once

  • LC
    LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $115k · revenue +88%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $100k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - NEW YORK
    one grant, 2021 · $100k
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.

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Presidio Hill School

Presidio hill school is a co-ed k-8 independent, progressive school. learning is collaborative and an active experience with an emphasis on inquiry. students are engaged in their own learning and guided by an expert faculty through a…

Education
2
Mark Day School

Innovative and full of heart, mark day school nurtures each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, embrace challenge with courage and joy, and work in partnership with others to build more caring and inclusive communities.

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3
Leadership Public Schools

Our mission is to create inclusive, empowering, and college-preparatory experiences that equip students to succeed in college, career, and as leaders in their communities.

Education
4
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
5
The San Francisco School

A private school that cultivates and celebrates the intellectual, imaginative, and humanitarian promise of each student in a community that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity, and inspires passion for learning.

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6
Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative Charter School

The mission of tlc is to educate diverse students through a rigorous, standards-based, collegepreparatory program to become conscientious, caring, and responsible 21st century citizens. tlc is grounded in an inclusive vision of teaching…

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7
Institute for Applied Tinkering

Institute for Applied Tinkering IAT develops, practices and shares educational methods that challenge and support all children to engage deeply in their learning via real interests and real tools.

Youth Development
8
The College Preparatory School

At college prep we believe in the foundational importance of scholarship, the value of dialogue, and the need for academically curious young people to belong to a kind, creative, diverse and joyful community. we challenge our students to…

Education
9
Bridges Charter School

Our mission is to educate the whole child using a combination of innovative curriculum and instruction along with social/emotional education embedded in the program. students will be enabled to reach their innate intellectual, creative,…

Education
10
Elite Public Schools

To ensure students reach their fullest potential through access to learning spaces that honor and celebrate students' rich cultural heritage and challenge them with rigorous and relevant learning experiences designed to make them active…

Education
11
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
12
California School-Age Consortium Inc

The California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC) builds professional networks that provide training, leadership development and advocacy to ensure that all young people have access to high quality out-of-school time programs and to create a…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Lighthouse Community Public Schools; the most unlike its peers is Making Waves Foundation Inc Aka Making Waves Education 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

272 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. 272 of the 416 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.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
83
Early backer (in before they grew)
259/272
Grantees still filing
204/272
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Teach for America Inc: $1,050,000 · EducationTeach for America IncFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA: $936,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SAN FRA…COLLEGE TRACK: $838,102 · EducationCOLLEGE TRACKREADING PARTNERS: $800,000 · EducationREADING PARTNERSNEW LEADERS INC: $785,000 · EducationNEW LEADERS INCAIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL: $650,000 · EducationEASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC: $602,000 · EducationKIPP SOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $600,000 · EducationTHE OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND: $599,700 · EducationTHE NORTHWEST ACADEMY: $496,200 · Education+34 more: $6,920,268 · Education+34 moreLIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL: $695,000 · OtherTHE ATHENIAN SCHOOL: $606,928 · OtherSUMMER SEARCH: $685,325 · Other+71 more: $13,902,973 · Other+71 moreFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN-PORTLAND: $1,095,000 · Youth DevelopmentFRIENDS OF THE…FRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH INC: $698,000 · Youth DevelopmentFRESH LIFELINE…BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC: $406,764 · Youth DevelopmentBIG SKY YOUTH …PEER HEALTH EXCHANGE INC: $387,102 · Youth DevelopmentPEER HEALTH EX…ELEVATE OREGON: $371,000 · Youth DevelopmentELEVATE OREGONFIRST GRADUATE: $350,000 · Youth DevelopmentFIRST GRADUATEMindful Life Project: $339,986 · Youth DevelopmentMindful Life P…Upward Roots Inc: $271,000 · Youth DevelopmentOFF THE STREET CLUB: $250,000 · Youth DevelopmentGUITARS OVER GUNS ORGANIZATION INC: $245,000 · Youth DevelopmentONEGOAL: $225,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHE FIT KIDS FOUNDATION INC: $204,000 · Youth Development+9 more: $1,200,956 · Youth Development+9 moreTeen Esteem: $505,000 · Human ServicesTeen EsteemSPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $400,000 · Human ServicesSPRINGBOARD …URBAN INITIATIVES INC: $372,479 · Human ServicesURBAN INITIA…COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $300,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOU…HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC: $300,000 · Human ServicesHUCKLEBERRY …GIRLVENTURES: $280,000 · Human ServicesGIRLVENTURESCHILDREN'S HOME & AID SOCIETY OF ILL: $270,000 · Human ServicesASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF OMAHA NEBRASKA INC: $200,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - LANE COUNTY: $195,000 · Human ServicesDovetail Learning Inc: $187,594 · Human ServicesFamily Support Services: $183,130 · Human ServicesMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER BAY AREA: $180,000 · Human ServicesWe Care Services For Children: $175,000 · Human Services+13 more: $1,581,793 · Human Services+13 moreEL SISTEMA USASALINAS INC: $250,000 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $249,000 · Arts & CultureChapter 510 Ink: $235,000 · Arts & CultureCANTARE CON VIVO: $230,000 · Arts & CultureBAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM: $227,296 · Arts & CultureFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $209,517 · Arts & CultureTHE TECH INTERACTIVE: $200,000 · Arts & CultureMonterey Jazz Festival: $195,000 · Arts & CultureThe People's Music School: $170,000 · Arts & CultureDIABLO BALLET: $160,000 · Arts & CultureBERKELEY MUSIC GROUP: $155,000 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION: $150,000 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO JAZZ ORGANIZATION: $145,000 · Arts & CultureI CAN DO THAT THEATRE COMPANY: $130,000 · Arts & CultureRhythmix Cultural Works: $115,273 · Arts & CultureTUTORING CHICAGO: $115,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $308,279 · Arts & CultureDOWN SYNDROME CONNECTION OF THE BAY AREA: $600,000 · HealthTHERE WITH CARE OF THE BAY AREA: $436,000 · HealthBAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $383,631 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES IN OMAHA INC: $195,000 · HealthGiant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc: $175,000 · HealthWHEEL TO WALK FOUNDATION: $175,000 · HealthNEW DAY FOR CHILDREN: $152,865 · HealthBRING CHANGE 2 MIND: $130,000 · HealthLane Thomas Foundation: $100,000 · HealthTRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS INC: $85,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- NEW YORK: $367,500 · Crime & LegalChildrens Center: $300,000 · Crime & LegalCASA of San Mateo County: $275,155 · Crime & LegalPARENTING NOW: $197,222 · Crime & LegalSAFE PASSAGES: $132,000 · Crime & LegalEAST BAY CHILDRENS LAW OFFICES INC: $120,000 · Crime & Legal
Education$14,277,270Other$15,890,226Youth Development$6,043,808Human Services$5,129,996Arts & Culture$3,244,365Health$2,432,496Crime & Legal$1,391,877

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN-PORTLAND: $1,095,000 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $1,050,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA: $936,000 over 7y, 7.0% of budgetCOLLEGE TRACK: $838,102 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetREADING PARTNERS: $800,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetNEW LEADERS INC: $785,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetFRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH INC: $698,000 over 8y, 1.4% of budgetSUMMER SEARCH: $685,325 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetAIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL: $650,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetTHE ATHENIAN SCHOOL: $606,928 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetEASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC: $602,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetKIPP SOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $600,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME CONNECTION OF THE BAY AREA: $600,000 over 7y, 16% of budgetTHE OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND: $599,700 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetTeen Esteem: $505,000 over 6y, 28% of budgetTHE NORTHWEST ACADEMY: $496,200 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SONOMA-MARIN: $450,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetTHERE WITH CARE OF THE BAY AREA: $436,000 over 7y, 5.4% of budgetMISSION GRADUATES: $422,250 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetACE CHARTER SCHOOL: $421,275 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCollege is Real Inc: $410,000 over 7y, 18% of budgetBIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC: $406,764 over 7y, 4.5% of budgetSPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE: $400,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCenter for Early Intervention on Deafness: $400,000 over 8y, 2.5% of budgetLINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $399,200 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPEER HEALTH EXCHANGE INC: $387,102 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetBAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC: $383,631 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetURBAN INITIATIVES INC: $372,479 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetELEVATE OREGON: $371,000 over 7y, 9.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- NEW YORK: $367,500 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY: $365,000 over 6y, 3.6% of budgetUJIMA FAMILY RECOVERY SERVICES: $365,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetDiscovery Counseling Center: $360,000 over 7y, 3.6% of budgetFIRST GRADUATE: $350,000 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetMindful Life Project: $339,986 over 7y, 4.0% of budgetCRISTO REY SAN JOSE HIGH SCHOOL: $338,085 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetAsante Africa Foundation Inc: $335,795 over 7y, 6.0% of budgetChildrens Center: $300,000 over 6y, 2.4% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $300,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSAFE & SOUND: $300,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCHILD ADVOCATES OF SILICON VALLEY INC: $300,000 over 6y, 2.0% of budgetHUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC: $300,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetSHELTER INC: $295,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetGIRLVENTURES: $280,000 over 7y, 7.6% of budgetCollegespring Inc: $280,000 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetCASA of San Mateo County: $275,155 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetUpward Roots Inc: $271,000 over 7y, 27% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $270,800 over 5y, 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.

  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN-PORTLAND ↗
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE TRACK ↗
  • Who funds READING PARTNERS ↗
  • Who funds NEW LEADERS INC ↗
  • Who funds FRESH LIFELINES FOR YOUTH INC ↗
  • Who funds SUMMER SEARCH ↗
  • Who funds AIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE ATHENIAN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds KIPP SOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds DOWN SYNDROME CONNECTION OF THE BAY AREA ↗
  • Who funds THE OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND ↗
  • Who funds Teen Esteem ↗
  • Who funds THE NORTHWEST ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SONOMA-MARIN ↗
  • Who funds THERE WITH CARE OF THE BAY AREA ↗
  • Who funds MISSION GRADUATES ↗
  • Who funds ACE CHARTER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds College is Real Inc ↗
  • Who funds BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds SPRINGBOARD COLLABORATIVE ↗
  • Who funds Center for Early Intervention on Deafness ↗
  • Who funds LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds PEER HEALTH EXCHANGE INC ↗
  • Who funds BAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES INC ↗
  • Who funds URBAN INITIATIVES INC ↗
  • Who funds ELEVATE OREGON ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN- NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds UJIMA FAMILY RECOVERY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds Discovery Counseling Center ↗
  • Who funds FIRST GRADUATE ↗
  • Who funds Mindful Life Project ↗
  • Who funds CRISTO REY SAN JOSE HIGH SCHOOL ↗

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.

East Bay Community Fo…Bernard E & Alba Witk…Golden State Communit…Marin Community Found…The Morris Stulsaft F…The Barrios TrustThe San Francisco Fou…T Gary and Kathleen R…Lowell Berry Foundati…Kaiser Foundation Hos…June & Julian Foss Fo…Tipping Point Communi…
East Bay Community FoundationCA73.3× affinity66 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: East Bay Community Foundation · Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation · Golden State Community Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · The Morris Stulsaft Foundation · The Barrios Trust · The San Francisco Foundation · T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation · Lowell Berry Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · June & Julian Foss Foundation · Tipping Point Community

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 Quest Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Quest Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Bridge Meadows: 36% of income from government
  • Relief Nursery Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Elevate Oregon: 28% of income from government
  • Friends of the Children-Portland: 5% of income from government
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Serendipity Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Parenting Now: 1% of income from government
  • Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Uaspire Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Childrens Center: 0% of income from government
  • Seraphic Fire Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Portland State University Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
88report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Quest Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Quest 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 from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 416 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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$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home