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Robert a Waller Foundation at a glance

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Robert a Waller 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.

$456k
Granted FY2025still arriving
126
Grants FY2025still arriving
22
States reached
$26k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$1.0MEducation$784kHuman Services$637kAnimals$310kArts & Culture$256kPhilanthropy$177kHousing & Shelter$111kRecreation & Sports$107kOther$0
02FY2025 · 126 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k120 grants · $370k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $86k
$3,000
Median grant
22
States reached
$7.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SEQUOYAH SCHOOL$26,000
REGENERATIVE RANCH FOUNDATION$15,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$14,500
AMERICAN CORPORATION OF THE ARTS$10,488
OPERATION UNDERGROUND RAILROAD INC$10,000
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT$10,000
MAKE-A-WISH GREATER LOS ANGELES$9,000
LAS MADRINAS$8,500
BOISE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$8,200
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION$8,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPIT$8,000
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$8,000
TREASURE STATE FOUNDATION$8,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION CA SOUTHLA$8,000
AMERICAN AUTOIMMUNE RELATED DISEASE$8,000
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 (FY17–25, $294k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 88% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $5k → 9%MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE: $2k → 8%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $5k → 9%MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE: $2k → 8%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $5k → 9%ACRES OF LOVE: $3k → 10%MIND & LIFE INSTITUTE: $2k → 8%PREGNANCY CARING CENTER OF GALLATIN VALLEY: $2k → 10%HEROES AND HORSES INC: $3k → 10%HEROES AND HORSES INC: $3k → 10%FAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY: $7k → 10%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $6k → 14%FAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY: $6k → 10%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $5k → 14%HELP CENTER INC: $4k → 10%A SENSE OF HOME: $2k → 14%1736 FAMILY CRISIS CENTER: $2k → 14%FAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY: $3k → 10%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $11k → 14%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $10k → 14%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $8k → 14%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $7k → 14%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $4k → 8%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $4k → 8%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $7k → 14%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $3k → 8%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $3k → 8%IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $3k → 8%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $5k → 14%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $5k → 14%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $5k → 14%CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT: $5k → 14%COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA: $3k → 14%HILLSIDES: $5k → 14%HILLSIDES: $5k → 14%HILLSIDES: $5k → 14%HILLSIDES: $5k → 14%HILLSIDES: $5k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $5k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES: $5k → 14%UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICE: $3k → 14%PASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $20k → 14%SENIOR CENTER PASADENA: $10k → 14%PASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $10k → 14%PASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $8k → 14%PASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $8k → 14%PASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $7k → 14%PASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $5k → 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

NH
WA
ID
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
IN
OH
CA
UT
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
DC
AL
GA
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.6M · 171 repeat orgs$194k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

171 repeat relationships: 96 still active in FY2025, 75 since wound down; 27 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

171
60

Total granted

$3.6M
$123k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+18%

Still filing today

73%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $71k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationAnimalsArts & CultureInternationalOther
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

  • PH
    Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd
    9× · 2017–2025 · $152k · revenue +25%
  • LM
    LAS MADRINAS
    7× · 2018–2025 · $128k · revenue +11%
  • WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $97k · revenue +90%

Funded once

  • SS
    SEQUYAH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2017 · $18k
  • PM
    PASADENA MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA ART
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
  • GL
    GREATER LOS ANGELES ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +19%
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
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
2
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
3
University of California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
4
The California Medical Innovations Institute Inc

The Institute is a scientific research center dedicated to conducting basic and applied research to advance the understanding of human disease and the improvement of human health. The Institute fosters an innovative research environment…

Education
5
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
6
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
7
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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8
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
9
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
10
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
11
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
12
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Saint John's Health Center Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Tiny Tails K-9 Rescue. 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

184 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 184 of the 265 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)
38
Early backer (in before they grew)
182/184
Grantees still filing
125/184
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SEQUOYAH SCHOOL: $283,000 · OtherSEQUOYAH SCHOOLLAS MADRINAS: $128,000 · OtherLAS MADRINAS+105 more: $1,410,799 · Other+105 morePasadena Hospital Association Ltd: $152,000 · HealthPasadena Hospital As…PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUNDATI…WARRIORS & QUIET WATERS FOUNDATION INC: $63,500 · HealthWARRIORS & QUIET WAT…MIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION: $55,500 · HealthMIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATI…MAYO CLINIC: $55,000 · HealthMAYO CLINICST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $52,400 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S R…St Luke's Health Foundation Ltd: $47,000 · HealthSt Luke's Health Fou…MARCH OF DIMES INC: $40,000 · HealthMARCH OF DIMES INC+16 more: $172,195 · Health+16 moreUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $88,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY …VISTAMAR SCHOOL: $45,000 · EducationVISTAMAR SC…CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $44,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA …Vanderbilt University: $34,500 · EducationVanderbilt …CATE SCHOOL: $29,000 · EducationCATE SCHOOLUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $22,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY …POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL: $19,050 · EducationOceanographic Teaching Stations Inc: $18,000 · EducationSTEP AHEAD IDAHO: $17,500 · Education+14 more: $89,450 · Education+14 moreWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $97,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WAR…PASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $67,500 · Human ServicesPASADENA SE…Children of the Night: $64,165 · Human ServicesChildren of…CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $26,000 · Human ServicesCANINE COMP…HILLSIDES: $25,000 · Human ServicesHILLSIDESFAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY INC: $23,500 · Human ServicesFAMILY PROM…IDAHO YOUTH RANCH INC: $15,500 · Human ServicesSAVING INNOCENCE INC: $15,000 · Human Services+13 more: $69,000 · Human Services+13 moreBALLET PACIFICA: $64,250 · Arts & CultureTHE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE STATE THEATRE OF CALIFORNIA INC: $50,000 · Arts & CultureOUR RESCUE: $29,000 · Arts & CultureJONATHAN ART FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN CORPORATION OF THE ARTS: $21,680 · Arts & CultureHENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY: $15,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $13,000 · Arts & CulturePASADENA HUMANE: $92,000 · AnimalsWILDLIFE WAYSTATION: $24,000 · AnimalsIdaho Humane Society Inc: $22,750 · AnimalsTiny Tails K-9 Rescue: $12,500 · AnimalsTHE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC: $11,000 · AnimalsSTAFFORD ANIMAL SHELTER: $9,500 · AnimalsAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $7,000 · Animals+3 more: $10,000 · AnimalsPasadena Community Foundation: $60,000 · PhilanthropySANDPIPERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $41,000 · PhilanthropyEagle Mount: $27,000 · PhilanthropyWHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA: $10,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $4,000 · Philanthropy
Other$1,821,799Health$712,595Education$406,500Human Services$402,665Arts & Culture$217,930Animals$188,750Philanthropy$157,000

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%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPasadena Hospital Association Ltd: $152,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetLAS MADRINAS: $128,000 over 7y, 3.4% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $97,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPASADENA HUMANE: $92,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $88,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPASADENA SENIOR CENTER: $67,500 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetBALLET PACIFICA: $64,250 over 8y, 99% of budgetChildren of the Night: $64,165 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetWARRIORS & QUIET WATERS FOUNDATION INC: $63,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetPasadena Community Foundation: $60,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetMIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION: $55,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $55,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $52,400 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE STATE THEATRE OF CALIFORNIA INC: $50,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSt Luke's Health Foundation Ltd: $47,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetVISTAMAR SCHOOL: $45,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $44,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSANDPIPERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $41,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $40,762 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Altadena Mountain Rescue Team: $40,000 over 6y, 21% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDR SUSAN LOVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetSIERRA MADRE SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM: $40,000 over 6y, 8.4% of budgetST JOHN'S NORTHWESTERN ACADEMIES: $35,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetVanderbilt University: $34,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $32,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $30,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCATE SCHOOL: $29,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetOUR RESCUE: $29,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $27,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetEagle Mount: $27,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $26,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc: $25,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSIDES: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJONATHAN ART FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 5y, 8.0% of budgetFAMILY HOPE dba ELIZABETH HOUSE: $25,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWILDLIFE WAYSTATION: $24,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFAMILY PROMISE OF GALLATIN VALLEY INC: $23,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetIdaho Humane Society Inc: $22,750 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $22,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC: $21,900 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CORPORATION OF THE ARTS: $21,680 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetAMERICAN AUTOIMMUNE RELATED DISEASES ASSOCIATION: $21,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY SOUTH BAY: $20,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetTREASURE STATE FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF IDAHO: $19,900 over 9y, 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 Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd ↗
  • Who funds LAS MADRINAS ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds PASADENA HUMANE ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PASADENA SENIOR CENTER ↗
  • Who funds BALLET PACIFICA ↗
  • Who funds Children of the Night ↗
  • Who funds WARRIORS & QUIET WATERS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Pasadena Community Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MIGHTY OAKS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE PASADENA PLAYHOUSE STATE THEATRE OF CALIFORNIA INC ↗
  • Who funds St Luke's Health Foundation Ltd ↗
  • Who funds VISTAMAR SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ↗
  • Who funds SANDPIPERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds The Altadena Mountain Rescue Team ↗
  • Who funds MARCH OF DIMES INC ↗
  • Who funds DR SUSAN LOVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SIERRA MADRE SEARCH & RESCUE TEAM ↗
  • Who funds ST JOHN'S NORTHWESTERN ACADEMIES ↗
  • Who funds Vanderbilt University ↗
  • Who funds FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds CATE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds OUR RESCUE ↗

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.

Pasadena Community Fo…The Ahmanson Foundati…The Rose Hills Founda…California Community …The Ralph M Parsons F…The Annenberg Foundat…John Jewett & Helen C…S Mark Taper Foundati…The Green FoundationFirst Interstate Banc…Ann Peppers FoundationGail G Ellis Foundati…
Pasadena Community FoundationCA41.8× affinity20 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pasadena Community Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · John Jewett & Helen Chandler Garland Fou Ndation · S Mark Taper Foundation · The Green Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Ann Peppers Foundation · Gail G Ellis 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 Robert a Waller Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert a Waller Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Holistic Life Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
40report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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 Robert a Waller Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Robert a Waller 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 265 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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