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Rags for Riches Foundation

To raise monies for charities

$29k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
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.

Crime & Legal$295kHealth$166kHuman Services$120kPublic Safety & Disaster$113kInternational$80kReligion$57kEducation$25kFood & Nutrition$25kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $10,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $29,300 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $19,300 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$69k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROD DEDEAUX FOUNDATION$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $108k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $15k → 13%ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $10k → 13%HARVEST HOME: $8k → 14%THE LANGE FND (BS): $8k → 14%COVENANT HOUSE: $10k → 14%FOOD ON FOOT: $25k → 14%TRINITY KIDS CARE: $10k → 14%TRINITY KIDS CARE: $5k → 14%ROD DEDEAUX FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH: $8k → 14%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

VT
NY
NV
CA
UT
MD
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$739k · 15 repeat orgs$229k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
23

Total granted

$739k
$219k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+12%

Still filing today

67%
96%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalArts & CultureCrime & LegalOther
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

  • TC
    THE CHASE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2023 · $65k · revenue +201%
  • JF
    JEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $30k · revenue +30%
  • TA
    THE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2022–2023 · $25k · revenue +116% · 45% of their budget

Funded once

  • FO
    FOOD ON FOOT
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue 0%
  • CP
    COMMUNITY PARTNERSgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $20k · revenue +216%
  • NI
    NICARAGUA INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY ADVAN CEMENT INC
    one grant, 2017 · $18k · revenue -83%
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
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
2
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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3
All for Kids Organization

This year, all for kids provided 70,000 at-risk children and parents living in los angeles and orange counties with services that include school readiness, parenting classes, family resource centers, support groups, mental health…

Human Services
4
California Community Foundation

We invest in, partner with, and amplify the community to build a good life.

Philanthropy
5
Interval House

The mission of the organization is to ensure safety and stability for people who are battered, abused, homeless or at risk; to create public awareness about the epidemic of violence; and to mobilize the community to prevent violence and…

Human Services
6
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
7
Vip Community Mental Health Center Inc

Intervening to protect and treat all victims of violence

Health
8
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services

To provide comprehensive, family-centered social, educational and behavioral health services that encourage children, adolescents and their families to lead self reliant, stable and productive lives.

Human Services
9
Pablove Foundation Inc

The mission of the pablove foundation is to invest in underfunded, cutting-edge pediatric cancer research, and to improve the lives of children living with cancer through the arts.

Philanthropy
10
Allies for Every Child Inc

All children need a childhood. Allies for Every Child brings together and strengthens families, cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life. (Continues on Schedule O)

Human Services
11
Children's Institute of Los Angeles

Children's institute of los angeles' mission is to support the charitable functions and charitable activites of its supported organization, children's institute, inc. (cii). cii provides trauma-informed early education and behavioral…

Human Services
12
The California Wellness Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Safe Place for Youth Inc; the most unlike its peers is Pediatric Victory 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

38 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. 38 of the 41 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/38
Grantees still filing
25/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE RAPE FOUNDATION: $275,000 · OtherTHE RAPE FOUNDATIONCHILDREN'S LIFESAVING FOUNDATION: $80,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S LIFESAVING FOUNDATIONMECADO MINISTRIES INC: $56,500 · OtherMECADO MINISTRIES INCFIGHTING FOR FOLEYGLENDALE FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE FUND: $32,500 · OtherFIGHTING FOR FOLEYGLENDALE FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE FUNDJEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION: $30,000 · OtherASSISTANCE LEAGUEOPERATION SCH BELL: $25,000 · OtherMending Kids International dba Mending Kids: $25,000 · Other+6 more: $77,500 · Other+6 moreTHE CHASE FOUNDATION: $64,500 · HealthTHE CHASE FOUNDAT…GRAYSON'S GIFT FOUNDATION: $30,000 · HealthGRAYSON'S GIFT FO…DIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE: $15,000 · HealthDIDI HIRSCH PSYCH…Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): $10,000 · HealthRape Abuse & Ince…TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthTEDDY BEAR CANCER…CLAREMATRIX: $6,000 · Health+4 more: $20,000 · Health+4 moreFOOD ON FOOT: $25,000 · Human ServicesFOOD ON FOOTTHE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Human ServicesTHE ALLIANCE …PROVIDENCE TRINITYCARE HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Human ServicesPROVIDENCE TR…EDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesEDWARD CHARLE…COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $10,000 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUS…SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesSAFE PLACE FO…LANGE FOUNDATION: $7,500 · Human ServicesLANGE FOUNDAT…THE CHESHIRE PROJECT: $7,500 · Human ServicesTHE CHESHIRE …Harvest Home Inc: $7,500 · Human ServicesHarvest Home …CHIME INSTITUTE: $25,000 · EducationCIRQUE LODGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationADVOT: $20,000 · Crime & LegalEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND INC: $10,000 · Crime & LegalNICARAGUA INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY ADVAN CEMENT INC: $18,000 · InternationalIMPACTISRAEL INC: $7,000 · InternationalJEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $10,000 · PhilanthropyPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropyPS I Love You Foundation: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$601,500Health$155,500Human Services$115,000Education$35,000Crime & Legal$30,000International$25,000Philanthropy$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE RAPE FOUNDATION: $275,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetTHE CHASE FOUNDATION: $64,500 over 5y, 5.3% of budgetMECADO MINISTRIES INC: $56,500 over 3y, 13% of budgetGRAYSON'S GIFT FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 3y, 100% of budgetJEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION: $30,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetFOOD ON FOOT: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetMending Kids International dba Mending Kids: $25,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 2y, 45% of budgetCHIME INSTITUTE: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetADVOT: $20,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetWORLD OF CHILDREN INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNICARAGUA INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY ADVAN CEMENT INC: $18,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetDIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROVIDENCE TRINITYCARE HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJEWISH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCIRQUE LODGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEDWARD CHARLES FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCREATIVE VISIONS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLANGE FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE CHESHIRE PROJECT: $7,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetHarvest Home Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetIMPACTISRAEL INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLAREMATRIX: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOW I SEE A PERSON INSTITUTE CORPOR: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetPS I Love You Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITY LACROSSE: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% 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.

California Community …The Ralph M Parsons F…Jewish Community Foun…Renaissance Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodPaypal Charitable Giv…American Online Givin…
California Community FoundationCA19.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    4get no government money at all
    3report 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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Rags for Riches Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Rags for Riches 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 41 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 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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