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Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable 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.

$6k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2025
35
Organizations funded FY2024
34%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$100
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,853
Organizations funded a year
22 to 35
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$234k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 34% of the organizations Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $853 went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsEnvironmentPublic BenefitArts & CultureHuman 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving33$6k15%
FY202435$6k34%
FY202329$5k14%
FY202227$6k19%
FY202127$4k22%
FY202022$3k23%
FY201933$9k67%
FY201722$5kn/a
79% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$12kArts & Culture$2kHealth$2kReligion$2kHousing & Shelter$675Human Services$525Environment$505Public Benefit$480Other$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
AZ
AR
DC
HI
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals$2,15680%
Epithelioid Sarcoma Foundation$1,6001n/a
Humane Farming Association$1,35070%
Animal Place$1,12580%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$1,12580%
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery$89940%
Alley Cat Allies Inc$80080%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$72570%
Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation$65770%
Orange Catholic Foundation$6003n/a
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All grantees of Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals$2,15680%
Epithelioid Sarcoma Foundation$1,6001n/a
Humane Farming Association$1,35070%
Animal Place$1,12580%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$1,12580%
Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery$89940%
Alley Cat Allies Inc$80080%
Farm Sanctuary Inc$72570%
Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation$65770%
Orange Catholic Foundation$6003n/a
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$57550%
Maui Humane Society$56230%
San Diego Opera Association$53420%
Defenders of Wildlife$45540%
Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center$35750%
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover$32020%
The American Anti-Vivisection Society$31060%
American Humane Association$30030%
The Heritage Foundation$25050%
Grey2k USA Worldwide Inc$22420%
Second Chance Pet Adoptions$20020%
Alley Cat Rescue Inc$20020%
California Rifle and Pistol Association Inc$20010%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$20040%
Zoological Society of San Diego$19910%
Judicial Watch Inc$18530%
Humane World for Animals Inc$17540%
The Natural History Museum Santa Maria California$16420%
National Audubon Society Inc$11020%
Compassion International Incorporated$1001n/a
The Humane League$10020%
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$1001n/a
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl$1001n/a
Physicians Committee for Responsible Med$1001n/a
World Wildlife Fund Inc$5820%
National Wildlife Federation$5020%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$401n/a
Citizens United$3510%
National Cat Protection Society$2010%
Canning Hunger Inc$2010%
The Wilderness Society$2010%
Sierra Club$1510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 39 recipients with no EIN on record ($26k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDedication and Everlasting Love to Animals: $2,156 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Farming Association: $1,350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Place: $1,125 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc: $1,125 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHenry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery: $899 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlley Cat Allies Inc: $800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFarm Sanctuary Inc: $725 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCharles W Bowers Museum Corporation: $657 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Legal Defense Fund Inc: $575 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMaui Humane Society: $562 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Opera Association: $534 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $455 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWetlands and Wildlife Care Center: $357 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Animal Nations Dba Redrover: $320 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Anti-Vivisection Society: $310 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Humane Association: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGrey2k USA Worldwide Inc: $224 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Chance Pet Adoptions: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlley Cat Rescue Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Rifle and Pistol Association Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetZoological Society of San Diego: $199 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $185 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $175 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Natural History Museum Santa Maria California: $164 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Audubon Society Inc: $110 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Humane League: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $58 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $50 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Cat Protection Society: $20 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCanning Hunger Inc: $20 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $20 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $15 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 35.

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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.

Bradford Family FoundationMO15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bradford Family Foundation · Give Lively Foundation Inc · Seckinger Foundation Corporation · PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr · Orange County Community Foundation · California Community Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good

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.

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About Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation

How much does Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation give?
Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation reported 33 grants totaling $6,082 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 35 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (27%), Arts & Culture (6%), Health (5%).
Who are Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals ($2k), Epithelioid Sarcoma Foundation ($2k), Humane Farming Association ($1k).
Does Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 34% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bradford Family Foundation, Give Lively Foundation Inc, Seckinger Foundation Corporation.
Where is Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation based?
Rodney & Phyllis Kunishige Charitable Foundation is based in CA.

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 83 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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