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Rice Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$447k
Granted FY2025still arriving
39
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$51k
Largest
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$899kArts & Culture$534kScience & Tech$275kEnvironment$177kAnimals$162kHuman Services$55kRecreation & Sports$53kFood & Nutrition$43kOther$0
02FY2025 · 39 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k14 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k24 grants · $353k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $51k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$9.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Cuyamaca Community College$50,850
Monarch School$30,000
San Diego Natural History Museum$25,000
Reuben H Fleet Science Center$25,000
The Zoological Society of San Diego$25,000
Ocean Discovery Institute$20,000
Reuben H Fleet Science Center$20,000
Classics 4 Kids$16,980
The Water Conservation Garden$15,000
The New Children's Museum$15,000
Words Alive$15,000
ArtsBusXpress$15,000
ArtReach$10,500
SD River Park Foundation$10,160
University of San Diego$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 (FY20–25, $65k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%SAY San Diego: $10k → 11%American Red Cross: $10k → 14%SAY San Diego: $10k → 11%SAY San Diego: $10k → 11%SAY San Diego: $10k → 11%SAY San Diego: $10k → 11%SAY San Diego: $5k → 11%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

IN
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
HI
TX
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.2M · 40 repeat orgs$57k to everyone else

40 repeat relationships: 28 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
13

Total granted

$2.2M
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+53%

Still filing today

65%
77%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsFood & NutritionHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • RH
    REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER
    6× · 2020–2025 · $180k · revenue +25%
  • ZS
    ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
    6× · 2020–2025 · $160k · revenue +77%
  • SD
    SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $160k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • FA
    FEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY INC
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue 0%
  • FB
    FOREVER BALBOA PARKgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +398%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $3k · revenue -8%
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
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
2
United Way of San Diego County

To spark breakthrough community action that elevates every child and family toward a brighter future.

Philanthropy
3
Balboa Park Conservancy

Balboa Park Conservancy (the Conservancy) was organized on November 3, 1923. The Conservancy is the City of San Diegos (the City) partner and advocated for the greater good of Balboa Park (the Park). The Conservancy collaborated with and…

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4
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

The museum of contemporary art san diego invites all audiences to experience our world, our region, and ourselves through the prism of contemporary art.

Arts & Culture
5
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
6
National University

To deliver accessible world-class student experiences by providing quality programs and services that ensure student success through meaningful learning. to be an inclusive and innovative university serving life-long learners who…

Education
7
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation

To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.

Education
8
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
9
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
10
Associated Students of San Diego State University

To support the social, recreational, cultural and education programs and facilities, both on campus and in the community, and to advocate for student interests, provide leadership opportunities and participate in shared governance.

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11
Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego

to advance regional contemporary art and artists while fostering cultural equity through access to meaningful art experiences

Arts & Culture
12
San Diego Jewish Academy

San Diego Jewish Academy empowers each student to learn for life, guided by Jewish values and rooted in strength of community.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feeding San Diego; the most unlike its peers is Heritage of the Americas Museum 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

41 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. 41 of the 63 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)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/41
Grantees still filing
32/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Cuyamaca Community College: $318,350 · OtherCuyamaca Community CollegeREUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER: $180,000 · OtherREUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTERThe Water Conservation Garden: $110,000 · OtherThe Water Conservation GardenFoundation for GrossmontCuyamaca Colleges: $80,000 · OtherFoundation for GrossmontCuyamaca CollegesCLASSICS4KIDS: $72,967 · OtherCLASSICS4KIDSMaritime Museum of SD: $60,000 · OtherMaritime Museum of SDUNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: $50,250 · OtherSD River Park Foundation: $48,010 · Other+29 more: $175,389 · Other+29 moreSAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY: $160,000 · Arts & CultureSAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATU…THE NEW CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $90,000 · Arts & CultureTHE NEW CHILDRENS MUSEUMARTSBUSXPRESS: $72,500 · Arts & CultureARTSBUSXPRESSWords Alive: $50,500 · Arts & CultureWords AliveEAST COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHONY: $50,000 · Arts & CultureEAST COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHON…ARTREACH: $36,500 · Arts & CultureARTREACHHERITAGE OF THE AMERICAS MUSEUM INC: $30,000 · Arts & CultureHERITAGE OF THE AMERICAS …+2 more: $21,000 · Arts & CultureMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $116,690 · EducationMONARCH SCHOOL P…OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $95,000 · EducationOCEAN DISCOVERY …BARRIO LOGAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE: $60,000 · EducationBARRIO LOGAN COL…FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL: $31,274 · EducationFRANCIS PARKER S…Traveling Stories: $15,000 · Education+4 more: $7,660 · EducationZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $160,400 · Animals+3 more: $1,950 · AnimalsSOCIAL ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH SAN DIEGO INC: $55,104 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 · Human ServicesQUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION: $64,896 · EnvironmentELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: $60,000 · Science & Tech
Other$1,094,966Arts & Culture$510,500Education$325,624Animals$162,350Human Services$65,104Environment$64,896Science & Tech$60,000

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 budgetREUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER: $180,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $160,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY: $160,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $116,690 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetOCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE: $95,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetTHE NEW CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $90,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetARTSBUSXPRESS: $72,500 over 6y, 20% of budgetQUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION: $64,896 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBARRIO LOGAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE: $60,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: $60,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSOCIAL ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH SAN DIEGO INC: $55,104 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWords Alive: $50,500 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: $50,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEAST COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHONY: $50,000 over 6y, 15% of budgetARTREACH: $36,500 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetFRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL: $31,274 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHERITAGE OF THE AMERICAS MUSEUM INC: $30,000 over 6y, 5.6% of budgetFEEDING SAN DIEGO: $25,521 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAUTISM TREE PROJECT INC: $25,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetNTC FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTraveling Stories: $15,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetMUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: $13,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetJACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK: $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGUITARS IN THE CLASSROOM: $6,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOREVER BALBOA PARK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSimon Youth Foundation Inc: $3,410 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINDIVIDUAL & FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAXFUND INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNT SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAL COAST CARES FOUNDATION: $750 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAIRLINK INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOBALT FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREWILD: $200 over 1y, 0.0% 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 REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO ↗
  • Who funds SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY ↗
  • Who funds MONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds OCEAN DISCOVERY INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds THE NEW CHILDRENS MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds ARTSBUSXPRESS ↗
  • Who funds QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BARRIO LOGAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds ELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE ↗
  • Who funds SOCIAL ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH SAN DIEGO INC ↗
  • Who funds Words Alive ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO ↗
  • Who funds EAST COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHONY ↗
  • Who funds ARTREACH ↗
  • Who funds FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds HERITAGE OF THE AMERICAS MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING SAN DIEGO ↗
  • Who funds AUTISM TREE PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds NTC FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Traveling Stories ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS ↗
  • Who funds JACOBS & CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds GUITARS IN THE CLASSROOM ↗
  • Who funds FEEDING AMERICA TAMPA BAY INC ↗
  • Who funds FOREVER BALBOA PARK ↗
  • Who funds Simon Youth Foundation Inc ↗

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 Conrad Prebys FoundationCA38.3× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Conrad Prebys Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Sempra Foundation · The Thomas C Ackerman Foundation · The Cushman Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Boys and Girls Aid Society of San Diego Ltd

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Mount Saint Mary's University Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 63 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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