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Robert Lee Hudson Foundation at a glance

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Robert Lee Hudson 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.

$470k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$958kHealth$873kArts & Culture$358kYouth Development$256kPhilanthropy$147kHuman Services$33kInternational$25kRecreation & Sports$15kOther$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $202k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $250k
$20,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO$50,000
Individual grant recipient$50,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY$50,000
QUEEN OF THE VALLEY FOUNDATION$50,000
10000 Degrees$50,000
NAPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$42,000
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY$40,000
OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION$25,000
Napa Valley Festival Association$25,000
PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION$20,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center$10,000
THE KITCHEN SISTERS$10,000
TJ MARTELL Foundation$10,000
NAPA VALLEY FARMWORKER FOUNDATION$5,000
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 (FY17–23, $72k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 7% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Wayfinder Family Services: $5k → 14%COLLABRIA CARE: $20k → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $20k → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $10k → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $5k → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $5k → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $5k → 9%VINE VILLAGE: $1k → 9%VINE VILLAGE: $1k → 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.
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.5M · 30 repeat orgs$253k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2025, 16 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
15

Total granted

$2.5M
$182k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+18%

Still filing today

63%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% 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
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • QO
    QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
    7× · 2018–2025 · $461k · revenue +6%
  • CM
    Chamber Music in Napa Valley
    8× · 2017–2024 · $295k · revenue +62% · 36% of their budget
  • TT
    The Thacher School Inc
    5× · 2017–2021 · $262k · revenue +32%

Funded once

  • AN
    Auction Napa Valley Collective Napa Valley
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue -65%
  • OM
    ONE MIND
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
  • TP
    TIPPING POINT COMMUNITY
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +18%
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
Sonoma Botanical Garden
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2
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
3
Napa Valley Museum

The napa valley museum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to enriching the cultural fabric of our community through exhibitions, collections, educational programs and creative activities that promote knowledge and…

Arts & Culture
4
Napa Valley Vintners

Ensure the economic viability and sustainability of the Napa Valley appellation through marketing, promotional, educational and training programs, work on critical industry issues, and enhance the well-being of the Napa County Community.

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5
Di Rosa Preserve

Located in scenic Napa Valley, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art engages its community in the connective power of art and nature through its permanent collection of Northern California art, contemporary exhibitions, and thought-provoking…

Arts & Culture
6
The American Institute of Architects California

The AIA California, in collaboration with local components, is the voice of the architectural profession.

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7
Music in the Vineyards Inc

To present a world class chamber music festival in the Napa Valley.

Arts & Culture
8
The Uc Davis Foundation

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

Education
9
Sonoma Mountain Institute
Environment
10
Napa County Land Trust

The mission of the land trust of napa county is to preserve the character of napa county by permanently protecting land. the organization's vision is the protection of unique natural resources, proactive preservation of the scenic beauty,…

Environment
11
Mills College

Mills college is an independent liberal arts college for women and gender nonbinary students, with graduate programs for all genders. the college educates students to think critically and communicate responsibly and effectively, to accept…

—
12
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

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

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of the Napa Valley; the most unlike its peers is Wake Forest University. 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

33 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. 33 of the 52 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
20/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Chamber Music in Napa Valley: $295,000 · OtherChamber Music in Napa ValleyBOYS CLUB OF NAPA INC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY: $256,000 · OtherBOYS CLUB OF NAPA INC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF…UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO: $179,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCOIndividual grant recipient: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION: $40,000 · Other+22 more: $216,750 · Other+22 moreThe Thacher School Inc: $261,700 · EducationThe Thacher School Inc10000 DEGREES: $175,000 · Education10000 DEGREESWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $160,000 · EducationWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITYWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $110,000 · EducationWESLEYAN UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $80,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FR…+3 more: $17,000 · EducationQUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $461,000 · HealthQUEEN OF THE VALLEY M…Auction Napa Valley Collective Napa Valley: $50,000 · HealthAuction Napa Valley C…ONE MIND: $30,000 · HealthONE MIND+2 more: $20,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY: $147,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY F…OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $135,000 · PhilanthropyOLE HEALTH …TIPPING POINT COMMUNITY: $25,000 · PhilanthropyTIPPING POI…COLLABRIA CARE: $65,000 · Human ServicesWayfinder Family Services: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesKITCHEN SISTERS: $33,000 · Arts & CultureNAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: $25,000 · Arts & CultureIMMIGRATION INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $150 · Arts & CultureNapa Valley Vine Trail Coalition: $5,000 · EnvironmentPALEHUA CONSERVATION INITIATIVE: $1,500 · Environment
Other$1,087,250Education$803,700Health$561,000Philanthropy$307,000Human Services$72,000Arts & Culture$63,150Environment$6,500

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 budgetQUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $461,000 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetChamber Music in Napa Valley: $295,000 over 8y, 36% of budgetThe Thacher School Inc: $261,700 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBOYS CLUB OF NAPA INC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY: $256,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budget10000 DEGREES: $175,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY: $160,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY: $147,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetOLE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $135,000 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetWESLEYAN UNIVERSITY: $110,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLABRIA CARE: $65,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetAuction Napa Valley Collective Napa Valley: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKITCHEN SISTERS: $33,000 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetONE MIND: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTIPPING POINT COMMUNITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWOOSTER SCHOOL CORPORATION: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNAPA VALLEY FARMWORKER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPuertas Abiertas Community Resource Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE PEREGRINE FUND INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budget826 Valencia: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNapa Valley Vine Trail Coalition: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetIMMIGRATION INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWayfinder Family Services: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE NAPA CITY COUNTY LIBRARY: $4,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetJameson Animal Rescue Ranch: $2,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVINE VILLAGE INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNAPA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION: $2,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNAPA VALLEY GRAPEGROWERS FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKQED INC: $150 over 2y, 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 QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Chamber Music in Napa Valley ↗
  • Who funds The Thacher School Inc ↗
  • Who funds BOYS CLUB OF NAPA INC BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds 10000 DEGREES ↗
  • Who funds WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COLLABRIA CARE ↗
  • Who funds Auction Napa Valley Collective Napa Valley ↗
  • Who funds KITCHEN SISTERS ↗
  • Who funds ONE MIND ↗
  • Who funds NAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds TIPPING POINT COMMUNITY ↗
  • Who funds WOOSTER SCHOOL CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds NAPA VALLEY FARMWORKER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center ↗
  • Who funds TJ MARTELL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE PEREGRINE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds 826 Valencia ↗
  • Who funds Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition ↗
  • Who funds IMMIGRATION INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA ↗
  • Who funds Wayfinder Family Services ↗

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.

Community Foundation …Peter a & Vernice H G…Marin Community Found…McNabb FoundationThe San Francisco Fou…Napa Valley Vintners …Craig and Kathryn Hal…Npt Charitable Asset …Double R Family Found…Silicon Valley Commun…Gs Donor Advised Phil…East Bay Community Fo…
Community Foundation of the Napa ValleyCA23.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Napa Valley · Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · McNabb Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Napa Valley Vintners Healthy Community Fund · Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation · Npt Charitable Asset Trust · Double R Family Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · East Bay Community 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Robert Lee Hudson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert Lee Hudson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Wesleyan University: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get 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 · 0–60%
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.
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How do I get to Robert Lee Hudson Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Robert Lee Hudson 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 52 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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