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Robert T Blywise Family Foundation at a glance

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Robert T Blywise 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.

$107k
Granted FY2025still arriving
31
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

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

Health$246kEducation$166kReligion$140kArts & Culture$45kHuman Services$34kCivil Rights$22kCrime & Legal$10kInternational$9kOther$0
02FY2025 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k27 grants · $47k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $60k
$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$486k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LOS ANGELES JEWISH HEALTH$20,000
LEO BAECK TEMPLE$19,009
WOMEN'S GUILD CEDAR SINAI$10,500
CSUN FOUNDATION$10,000
OAKWOOD SCHOOL$6,500
THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGEL$6,000
WINDWARD SCHOOL$5,005
LEONARD I BEERMAN FOUNDATION$5,000
HARMONY PROJECT$5,000
Individual grant recipient$3,750
CHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION$1,600
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER$1,500
THE TEAK FELLOWSHIP$1,500
UCLA FOUNDATION$1,000
LEO BAECK TEMPLE$1,000
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 (FY18–25, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Teak Fellowship: $5k → 17%Teak Fellowship: $3k → 17%The Teak Fellowship: $3k → 17%THE TEAK FELLOWSHIP: $2k → 17%The Teak Fellowship: $750 → 17%Teak Fellowship: $500 → 17%Judj-Jewish center for justice: $500 → 14%Shoes that Fit: $4k → 14%SHOES THAT FIT: $2k → 14%Shoes That Fit: $2k → 14%Shoes that Fit: $1k → 14%SHOES THAT FIT: $500 → 14%OPICA ADULT DAY PROGRAM COUNSELING: $500 → 14%OPICA ADULT DAY PROGRAM COUNSELING: $460 → 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.
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.
$621k · 45 repeat orgs$33k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

45 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2025, 22 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

45
19

Total granted

$621k
$21k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+24%

Still filing today

51%
21%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k 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

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EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureAnimalsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    4× · 2021–2024 · $55k · revenue +31%
  • CS
    CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION
    7× · 2017–2025 · $44k · revenue +126%
  • HP
    Harmony Project
    6× · 2020–2025 · $29k · revenue +81%

Funded once

  • AM
    Autry Museum
    one grant, 2020 · $4k
  • VM
    Virginia Mason Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • J
    JBBBSLA
    one grant, 2019 · $2k
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 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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2
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
3
Silicon Schools Fund Inc

The mission of the silicon schools fund is to improve education through supporting the launch of excellent new schools, improving academic instruction in existing schools, and by funding some of the boldest innovations in education…

Education
4
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
5
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La

Based on jewish values, the jewish federation of greater los angeles convenes and leads the community and leverages its resources to assure the continuity of the jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need here…

Philanthropy
6
University of Southern California Hillel Foundation

To create an informed, celebratory and satisfying jewish community for students at the university of southern california, to deepen jewish identity through social, intellectual and spiritual participation, to offer diversified…

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7
The Uc Davis Foundation

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

Education
8
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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9
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
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
11
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College

Scu is a catholic and jesuit institution that makes student learning its central focus, promotes faculty and staff learning in its various forms, and exhibits organizational learning.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is International Snow Leopard Trust. 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

31 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. 31 of the 70 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
30/31
Grantees still filing
25/31
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LEO BAECK TEMPLE: $81,069 · OtherLEO BAECK TEMPLERobert T Blywise Enterostomal Fund: $70,000 · OtherRobert T Blywise Enterostomal FundLos Angeles Jewish Home: $62,500 · OtherLos Angeles Jewish HomeLOS ANGELES JEWISH HEALTH: $42,500 · OtherLOS ANGELES JEWISH HEALTHThe Associates of LA Jewish Health: $33,600 · OtherThe Associates of LA Jewish HealthWOMEN'S GUILD CEDAR SINAI: $18,000 · Other+46 more: $132,540 · Other+46 moreUCLA FOUNDATION: $44,750 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATIONCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $44,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERS…Harmony Project: $29,350 · EducationHarmony ProjectOAKWOOD SCHOOL: $16,900 · EducationOAKWOOD SCHOOLWINDWARD SCHOOL: $10,005 · EducationWINDWARD SCHOOLTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $6,000 · EducationCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $55,000 · HealthCEDARS-SI…TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $4,500 · HealthTOWER CAN…+1 more: $500 · HealthTHE TEAK FELLOWSHIP INC: $13,750 · Human ServicesSHOES THAT FIT: $8,000 · Human ServicesOPICA ADULT DAY PROGRAM & COUNSELING CENTER: $960 · Human Services+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesSKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER: $4,500 · Arts & CultureSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $3,000 · Arts & CultureCambodian Childrens Fund: $9,000 · PhilanthropyTREEPEOPLE INC: $4,000 · Environment
Other$440,209Education$151,005Health$60,000Human Services$23,210Arts & Culture$11,500Philanthropy$9,000Environment$4,000

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 budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $55,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $44,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $44,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHarmony Project: $29,350 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetOAKWOOD SCHOOL: $16,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TEAK FELLOWSHIP INC: $13,750 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWINDWARD SCHOOL: $10,005 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCambodian Childrens Fund: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSHOES THAT FIT: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBET TZEDEK: $5,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE RAPE FOUNDATION: $4,350 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $4,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION: $3,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPIKE PLACE MARKET FOUNDATION: $2,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $2,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES MISSION INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPICA ADULT DAY PROGRAM & COUNSELING CENTER: $960 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Center for Justice: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION: $250 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 CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Harmony Project ↗
  • Who funds OAKWOOD SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE TEAK FELLOWSHIP INC ↗
  • Who funds WINDWARD SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Cambodian Childrens Fund ↗
  • Who funds SHOES THAT FIT ↗
  • Who funds FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds BET TZEDEK ↗
  • Who funds SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE RAPE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TREEPEOPLE INC ↗
  • Who funds SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds CENTER THEATRE GROUP OF LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds PIKE PLACE MARKET FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES ↗

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.

Jewish Community Foun…California Community …Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Sempra FoundationVanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Jewish Communal FundCharities Aid Foundat…Raymond James Charita…The Bank of America C…
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesCA17.2× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · California Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Sempra Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable 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 T Blywise Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robert T Blywise Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 T Blywise Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Robert T Blywise 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.

    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 70 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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