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Sacramento Kings 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.

$85k
Granted FY2023
7
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What you fund
0195% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY20202023.

Health$65kCommunity Improvement$29kYouth Development$23kPhilanthropy$20kFood & Nutrition$18kEducation$17kRecreation & Sports$12kHuman Services$7kOther$0
02FY2023 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $75k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$168k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Greater Sacramento Area Economic Co$20,000
Sierra Health Foundation Center for$20,000
Sacramento Area Youth Speaks$15,000
United Way California Capital Regio$10,000
Hawai'i Community Foundation$10,000
American Heart Association Inc$5,000
The California Museum for History$5,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, then read against the area’s typical level.

show:

Your human-services grants (FY20–20, $300) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Sacramento Children's Home: $300 → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

17%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$34k · 4 repeat orgs$168k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships — 2 still active in FY2023, 2 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
27

Total granted

$34k
$113k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+48%

Still filing today

25%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 27% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $55k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
HealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentCommunity ImprovementFood & NutritionCrime & LegalOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). 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

  • SA
    Sacramento Area Youth Speaks
    2× · 2020–2023 · $16k
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    2× · 2022–2023 · $10k · revenue +25%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    2× · 2020–2021 · $5k

Funded once

  • AH
    American Heart Assocation Inc
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • TI
    TAGCarts Inc
    one grant, 2020 · $16k
  • CITY YEAR INC
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +4%

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Sacramento Region Community Foundation

The Sacramento Region Community Foundation leads, serves, and inspires enduring philanthropy for a just and vibrant Sacramento region.

Philanthropy
2
Southern California University of Health Sciences

The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…

Education
3
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
4
California School-Age Consortium Inc

The California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC) builds professional networks that provide training, leadership development and advocacy to ensure that all young people have access to high quality out-of-school time programs and to create a…

5
Healthy Community Forum for Sacramento Region dba Community HealthWorks

Healthy Community Forum for the Greater Sacramento Region operates under the name Community HealthWorks (formally Sacramento Covered), a not-for-profit philanthropic organization, is an innovative leader in developing and implementing a…

Health
6
Valley Vision

Valley vision is a civic leadership organization dedicated to improving the livability of the sacramento region. through research and action, we collaborate on bold, long-term solutions that improve people's lives.

Community Improvement
7
Sutter Bay Hospitals

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
8
Community Medical Centers Inc

The organization provides primary medical, behavior health, and dental care to the population of san joaquin, and solano counties without regard to patients' ability to pay.

Health
9
California Donor Table

California Donor Table anchors a hub of donors, foundations, and community leaders. We pool together our resources to shape California into a truly democratic state that works for the people, not the powerful. Rooted in our commitment to…

Civil Rights
10
Sacramento Steps Forward

The Organization's mission is to ensure that individuals and families experiencing homelessness or the risk of homelessness are able to access housing services and resources on their path to economic stability. The Organization is the lead…

Human Services
11
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
12
Credit Unions in the State of California Sierra Central Credit Union

As your financial institution, we pledge to serve you and our community faithfully. we will be friendly, helpful, and professional, and we will provide great products and competitive rates.

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way California Capital Region and the most unlike its peers is Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 26 years old; the field is 15. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number25%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr17%40%10–20yr17%30%20–35yr12%5%35–55yr15%25%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value25%0%<5yr14%0%5–10yr17%48%10–20yr17%16%20–35yr12%13%35–55yr15%23%55yr+

The field is 25% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close 0.0% lost their exemption, against 13% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/22
the rest of the field
13%
1,884/14,336

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

04the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 20172025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 36 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/20
Grantees still filing
14/20
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

American Heart Assocation Inc — $20,000 · OtherAmerican Heart Assocation IncTAGCarts Inc — $16,312 · OtherTAGCarts IncSacramento Area Youth Speaks — $16,105 · OtherSacramento Area Youth SpeaksCITY YEAR INC — $15,000 · OtherCITY YEAR INCYMCA — $12,400 · OtherYMCAMake a Wish Foundation — $5,135 · OtherThe California Museum for History — $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient — $5,000 · Other+13 more — $24,142 · Other+13 moreSIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT — $20,000 · HealthSIERRA HEALTH FOUND…American Heart Association Inc — $10,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Asso…MARCH OF DIMES INC — $3,730 · HealthMARCH OF DIMES INCGENDER HEALTH CENTER — $1,614 · HealthMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC — $1,591 · HealthUNITED WAY CALIFORNIA CAPITAL REGION — $10,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY CA…HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $10,000 · PhilanthropyHAWAII COMMUN…SACRAMENTO METRO CHAMBER FOUNDATION — $3,500 · PhilanthropySACRAMENTO ME…COMMUNITY INITIATIVES — $1,450 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY INI…GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA ECONOMIC COUNCIL — $20,000 · Community ImprovementGREATER SA…Dec My Room Inc — $3,968 · Youth DevelopmentGirls on the Run of Greater Sacramento Inc — $2,105 · Youth DevelopmentTICKET TO DREAM FOUNDATION — $1,500 · Youth DevelopmentMeals on Wheels by ACC — $1,840 · Food & NutritionSacramento Police Foundation Inc — $1,808 · Crime & Legal
Other$119,094Health$36,935Philanthropy$24,950Community Improvement$20,000Youth Development$7,573Food & Nutrition$1,840Crime & Legal$1,808

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetSIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT — $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER SACRAMENTO AREA ECONOMIC COUNCIL — $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCITY YEAR INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc — $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY CALIFORNIA CAPITAL REGION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDec My Room Inc — $3,968 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC — $3,730 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSACRAMENTO METRO CHAMBER FOUNDATION — $3,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE YOGA SEED COLLECTIVE — $2,692 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetGirls on the Run of Greater Sacramento Inc — $2,105 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMeals on Wheels by ACC — $1,840 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGENDER HEALTH CENTER — $1,614 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC — $1,591 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUMA VENTURES INC — $1,545 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTICKET TO DREAM FOUNDATION — $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY INITIATIVES — $1,450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSACRAMENTO SELF-HELP HOUSING INC — $869 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S HOME — $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Sacramento Region Community FoundationCA21.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sacramento Region Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Union Pacific Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization Sacramento Kings Foundation funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
202122232425
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%your share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from governmentmedian 11%
  • City Year Inc11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY2025

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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

05Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Sacramento Kings Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Sacramento Kings 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 directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 36 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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