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Ryan Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$613k
Granted FY2024still arriving
55
Grants FY2024still arriving
17
States reached
$70k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$395kHuman Services$219kArts & Culture$162kInternational$141kHousing & Shelter$141kRecreation & Sports$128kCivil Rights$114kEducation$111kOther$0
02FY2024 · 55 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 55 grants below total $444,200, the rows itemized in this filing. The $612,820 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $168,620 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k40 grants · $116k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $201k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $128k
$3,000
Median grant
17
States reached
$8.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church$70,000
Point Loma Nazarene University$57,500
Genesis International Orphanage Foundation$30,000
San Diego Rescue Mission$25,000
Young America's Foundation$20,000
Salvation Army$20,000
Challenged Athletes Foundation$17,500
Operation Smile$15,000
Far East Broadcasting Company$12,000
YMCA of San Diego County$11,000
United Service Organizations, Inc.$10,000
First Friday Music Club$10,000
Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc.$10,000
Home of Guiding Hands$10,000
Mission Aviation Fellowship$10,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 64 repeat orgs$100k to everyone else

64 repeat relationships: 52 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

64
11

Total granted

$1.5M
$42k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+38%
+80%

Still filing today

80%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesInternationalCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • SD
    SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $141k · revenue +19%
  • GI
    Genesis International Orphanage Foundation
    4× · 2020–2024 · $95k · revenue +38%
  • YA
    Young America's Foundation
    4× · 2020–2024 · $85k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • CC
    Campus Crusade for Christ International
    one grant, 2020 · $12k
  • FC
    Fundacion Corazones Magicos Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue -29%
  • SD
    SAN DIEGO AIR & SPACE MUSEUM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +50%
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.

03Its 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 San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
2
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.

—
3
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
4
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
5
San Diego Opera Association

Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…

Arts & Culture
6
American Civil Liberties Union Fund of the District of Columbia

Preservation of civil liberties through litigation and public education.

—
7
Dominican University of California

Our institutional mission is to educate and prepare students to be ethical leaders and socially responsible global citizens who incorporate the dominican values of study, reflection, community and service into their lives.

Education
8
Blue Letter Bible

The specific purpose of this corporation is to present a biblical, christian ministry of the gospel, hope, encouragement and strength to as many people as possible. the intent of those who will conduct this corporation's work is to present…

—
9
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
10
California Western School of Law

California western school of law is an independent, aba/aals and wasc senior college and university commission (wscuc) accredited s.d. law school that prepares graduates for the practice of law through a carefully sequenced program of…

Education
11
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
12
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Life Dynamics Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

60 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. 60 of the 78 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
59/60
Grantees still filing
47/60
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

POINT LOMA COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $201,000 · OtherPOINT LOMA COMMUNITY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHTHE SALVATION ARMY: $92,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYYoung America's Foundation: $85,000 · OtherYoung America's FoundationMISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP: $52,400 · OtherMISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIPUnited Service Organizations, Inc.: $39,000 · OtherDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO: $32,000 · OtherMILE HIGH PINES CAMP: $30,000 · OtherFirst Friday Music Club Inc: $40,000 · Other+36 more: $280,800 · Other+36 moreGenesis International Orphanage Foundation: $95,000 · InternationalGenesis Inter…OPERATION SMILE INC: $45,000 · InternationalOPERATION SMI…AMERICAN LEPROSY MISSIONS INC: $28,000 · InternationalAMERICAN LEPR…FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY INC: $18,000 · InternationalFOOD FOR THE …FOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $8,000 · InternationalSAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC: $140,500 · Housing & ShelterSAN DIEGO…CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $54,000 · Human ServicesCHALLENGE…HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION: $40,000 · Human ServicesHOME OF G…YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $21,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF S…CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $12,000 · Human ServicesCHRISTIAN…Fundacion Corazones Magicos Inc: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesPOINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY: $57,500 · EducationMISSION BAY HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS: $18,500 · EducationASELTINE SCHOOL: $12,000 · Education40 DAYS FOR LIFE: $8,000 · EducationALICE LLOYD COLLEGE: $5,000 · EducationEdChoice Inc: $4,000 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $4,000 · Education+1 more: $1,000 · EducationOUR RESCUE: $16,000 · Arts & CultureKONA CHORAL SOCIETY INC: $14,000 · Arts & CultureBalboa Park Committee of 100: $14,000 · Arts & CultureEAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 · Arts & CultureMusical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego: $12,000 · Arts & CultureCLARE BOOTHE LUCE CENTER FOR CONSERVATIVE WOMEN: $12,000 · Arts & CultureSPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY: $9,000 · Arts & CultureSAN DIEGO AIR & SPACE MUSEUM INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL & EDUCATION: $4,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $4,000 · Arts & CultureFAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY: $48,400 · ReligionSAT-7 NORTH AMERICA: $25,500 · ReligionAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $20,000 · Religion
Other$852,200International$194,000Housing & Shelter$140,500Human Services$134,000Education$110,000Arts & Culture$103,000Religion$93,900

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 budgetSAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC: $140,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGenesis International Orphanage Foundation: $95,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $85,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPOINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY: $57,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $54,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY: $48,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $45,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Friday Music Club Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 18% of budgetHOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO: $32,000 over 4y, 30% of budgetAMERICAN LEPROSY MISSIONS INC: $28,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSAT-7 NORTH AMERICA: $25,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCAPITOL MINISTRIES: $25,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSAN DIEGO YACHT CLUB SAILING FOUNDATION: $22,000 over 4y, 30% of budgetYMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: $21,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWARREN-WALKER PROMISE FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetMISSION BAY HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS: $18,500 over 3y, 13% of budgetFOOD FOR THE HUNGRY INC: $18,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOUR RESCUE: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKONA CHORAL SOCIETY INC: $14,000 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetBalboa Park Committee of 100: $14,000 over 4y, 8.8% of budgetEAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC: $13,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMusical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego: $12,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetASELTINE SCHOOL: $12,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCLARE BOOTHE LUCE CENTER FOR CONSERVATIVE WOMEN: $12,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBoys to Men Mentoring Network Inc: $11,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetSPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY: $9,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $8,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD FOR THE POOR INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budget40 DAYS FOR LIFE: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION SAN DIEGO: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALICE LLOYD COLLEGE: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFundacion Corazones Magicos Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetSAN DIEGO AIR & SPACE MUSEUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Legal Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR URBAN RENEWAL & EDUCATION: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Conservative Caucus Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CLAREMONT INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF STATESMANSHIP & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPOINT LOMA ASSOCIATION %BRAD NELSON: $4,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetMOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEdChoice Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 4y, 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 SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds Genesis International Orphanage Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Young America's Foundation ↗
  • Who funds POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC ↗
  • Who funds FAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION SMILE INC ↗
  • Who funds First Friday Music Club Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN LEPROSY MISSIONS INC ↗
  • Who funds SAT-7 NORTH AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds CAPITOL MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds SAN DIEGO YACHT CLUB SAILING FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds WARREN-WALKER PROMISE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MISSION BAY HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS ↗
  • Who funds FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY INC ↗
  • Who funds OUR RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds KONA CHORAL SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds Balboa Park Committee of 100 ↗
  • Who funds EAA AVIATION FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Musical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego ↗
  • Who funds ASELTINE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM ↗
  • Who funds CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds CLARE BOOTHE LUCE CENTER FOR CONSERVATIVE WOMEN ↗
  • Who funds Boys to Men Mentoring Network Inc ↗
  • Who funds SPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY ↗

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.

The San Diego Foundat…David C Copley Founda…Farrell Family Founda…Sempra FoundationJewish Community Foun…Boys and Girls Aid So…Donors Trust IncTexas Instruments Fou…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Renaissance Charitabl…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…
The San Diego FoundationCA25× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · David C Copley Foundation · Farrell Family Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Boys and Girls Aid Society of San Diego Ltd · Donors Trust Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn 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.

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 78 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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