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Ramsay 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.

$2.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2024
21
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 31
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$49M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations Ramsay Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthAnimalsArts & CultureRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving29$1.9M45%
FY202321$1.4M14%
FY202223$1.3M4%
FY202124$1.3M25%
FY202017$1.3M18%
FY201925$1.4M28%
FY201830$588k20%
FY201731$358kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$7.0MArts & Culture$965kFood & Nutrition$380kHealth$178kSocial Science$173kPublic Benefit$130kCivil Rights$128kYouth Development$113kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
WA
NY
MA
WY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MD
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Santa Catalina School$5,515,00066%
The Carey School$410,00072%
Alameda County Community Food Bank$360,00050%
Kqed Inc$220,00060%
Berkeley Repertory Theatre$220,00080%
Cate School$180,00030%
Public Policy Institute of California$172,50041%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$117,50060%
826 Valencia$100,00011%
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$100,0001n/a
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All grantees of Ramsay Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Santa Catalina School$5,515,00066%
The Carey School$410,00072%
Alameda County Community Food Bank$360,00050%
Kqed Inc$220,00060%
Berkeley Repertory Theatre$220,00080%
Cate School$180,00030%
Public Policy Institute of California$172,50041%
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation$117,50060%
826 Valencia$100,00011%
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$100,0001n/a
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums$100,00010%
San Francisco Ballet Association$100,00010%
10000 Degrees$100,00011%
San Francisco Opera Association$100,00010%
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation$85,00060%
Campaign for the Preservation of Mission San Antonio de Padua$75,00023%
The Athenian School$70,00080%
The President and Trustees of Colby College$69,50080%
Piedmont Community Church$63,5004n/a
United States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc$60,00020%
Ambulatory Surgery Access Coalition$60,00031%
Oakland Museum of California$55,00040%
Spark$52,500317%
Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$50,00071%
Ignite$50,00012%
The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California$50,00010%
Partnership for Public Service Inc$50,00010%
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Inc No Ca Chap$50,00014%
Piedmont Beautification Foundation$42,50067%
The Milo Foundation$40,00061%
Oakland Museum of California$40,0003n/a
Conservation Society of California$32,50010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula$25,00010%
Yale University$22,0005n/a
Washington International Horse Show$20,00030%
Four Winds$20,0001n/a
Bridging Bionics Foundation$20,00021%
National Outdoor Leadership School$16,00020%
San Francisco Film Society$15,00030%
Groton School$14,50070%
Crystal Springs Uplands School$12,50060%
Well Trained Horses$12,500214%
Hypopara Research Foundation$10,00036%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$10,0001n/a
ALS Network$10,00010%
Craig Hospital Foundation$10,00010%
Mission Dolores Academy$10,0001n/a
Russian Hill Neighbors$9,5004n/a
Yale University$6,0002n/a
Strive for Change Foundation$5,00015%
Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults$5,00010%
Sacred Heart Schools Atherton$5,0001n/a
Together SF$5,00011%
Compassion & Choices$2,50010%
Sugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($470k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ramsay Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSanta Catalina School: $5,515,000 over 6y, 5.5% of budgetThe Carey School: $410,000 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetAlameda County Community Food Bank: $360,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKqed Inc: $220,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBerkeley Repertory Theatre: $220,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetCate School: $180,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPublic Policy Institute of California: $172,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetReproductive Freedom for All Foundation: $117,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budget826 Valencia: $100,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCorporation of the Fine Arts Museums: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSan Francisco Ballet Association: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget10000 Degrees: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSan Francisco Opera Association: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Disaster Search Dog Foundation: $85,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCampaign for the Preservation of Mission San Antonio de Padua: $75,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetThe Athenian School: $70,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe President and Trustees of Colby College: $69,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Equestrian Team Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetAmbulatory Surgery Access Coalition: $60,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetOakland Museum of California: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSpark: $52,500 over 3y, 17% of budgetBuffalo Therapeutic Riding Center Inc: $50,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetIgnite: $50,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetThe Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPartnership for Public Service Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAchievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation Inc No Ca Chap: $50,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetPiedmont Beautification Foundation: $42,500 over 6y, 7.2% of budgetThe Milo Foundation: $40,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetConservation Society of California: $32,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWashington International Horse Show: $20,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBridging Bionics Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetNational Outdoor Leadership School: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Film Society: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGroton School: $14,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCrystal Springs Uplands School: $12,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWell Trained Horses: $12,500 over 2y, 14% of budgetHypopara Research Foundation: $10,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetALS Network: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCraig Hospital Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStrive for Change Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetPartners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTogether SF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCompassion & Choices: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSugar Bowl Ski Team & Academy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 45.

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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 San Francisco FoundationCA26.7× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Esb Charitable Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · The James Irvine Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Lindsay & Alex Ramsay Foundation · The John M Bryan Family Fund · Laural 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.

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How do I get to Ramsay Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Ramsay Family 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.

About Ramsay Family Foundation

How much does Ramsay Family Foundation give?
Ramsay Family Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $1,963,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ramsay Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (72%), Arts & Culture (10%), Food & Nutrition (4%).
Who are Ramsay Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Santa Catalina School ($5.5M), The Carey School ($410k), Alameda County Community Food Bank ($360k).
Does Ramsay Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ramsay Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ramsay Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Francisco Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Where is Ramsay Family Foundation based?
Ramsay Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 72 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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