· Public charity
Rock by the Sea
Sponsor musical events and festivals to promote local artists, with proceeds donated to charities involving medical research and childrens services
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k1 grant · $8k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $40k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| UNIV OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION | $30,000 |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA | $10,000 |
| CHIILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | $7,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $28k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.
5 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC8× · 2017–2024 · $295k · revenue +56%- CSCAMP SUNSHINE INC3× · 2019–2023 · $35k · revenue +39%
- FOFRIENDS OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY INC3× · 2019–2021 · $28k · revenue +203%
Funded once
- HOHOP ON A CURE FOUNDATION INCgraduatedone grant, 2023 · $28k · revenue +144%
- AABC2one grant, 2017 · $10k
- ABACCELERATE BRAIN CANCER CURE INCone grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue 0%
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.
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.
Curesearch's mission is to fund & support targeted & innovative cancer research with measurable results, & to be the authoritative source of information & resources for all those affected by children's cancer. see schedule o for…
Provide monetary or financial aid exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational purposes and to solicit, receive, maintain and disburse funds for these purposes and for the betterment of children.
To make all childhood cancers universally survivable by delivering new treatments to clinical trials through scientific discovery.
Friends of kids with cancer is devoted to enriching the daily lives of children undergoing treatment for, and survivors of, cancer and blood-related diseases....(see schedule o)our mission is to be an advocate for these special kids…
The organization raises, receives and administers funds for the purpose of engaging in and/or funding research and patient services in the area of shildhood cancers and improving the quality of life of children diagnosed with cancer.
Chance for life's mission is to raise awareness and funds for critical research and clinical trials for pediatric cancer in the united states of america.
Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children provides social, emotional, and financial support to families managing the health and well-being of a loved one with pediatric cancer.
Conquer cancer funds research for every type of cancer to benefit every patient, everywhere. working in collaboration with a global network of top scientists and clinicians, and leading advocacy and research organizations, conquer cancer…
To provide funds to benefit families affected by cancer and to support cancer research and education.
The organization's mission is to make a difference in the lives of children affected by cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. we strive to improve the quality of life and well-being for them and their families by offering financial…
The corporation is organized and is operated exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. all children's research institute supports, encourages, and engages in and conducts medical research and other research in…
The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 12 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC ↗
- Who funds CAMP SUNSHINE INC ↗
- Who funds HOP ON A CURE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY INC ↗
- Who funds ACCELERATE BRAIN CANCER CURE INC ↗
- Who funds Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation ↗
- Who funds CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC ↗
- Who funds CINCINNATI RECREATION FOUNDATION ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Rock by the Sea funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rock by the Sea. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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