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Samuel Urcis and Marion Zola Foundation at a glance

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Samuel Urcis and Marion Zola 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.

$81k
Granted FY2021
66
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$51k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0178% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$51kAnimals$21kArts & Culture$15kHealth$9kPhilanthropy$2kHuman Services$2kInternational$2kHousing & Shelter$1kOther$0
02FY2021 · 66 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k65 grants · $31k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $51k
$300
Median grant
1
States reached
$788k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MOGEN DAVID ADOM$50,500
THEATRE FORTY INC$5,000
PARKINSON FOUNDATION$3,000
FRACTURED ATLAS$3,000
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZED CHARITIES$1,575
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM$1,000
FOUR CORNERS EQUINE RESCUE$600
CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL$500
DELTA RESCUE$500
WOUNDED PAN PROJECT$500
MARA ELE PROJECT$500
Individual grant recipient$500
Individual grant recipient$500
Individual grant recipient$500
ANIMALS ASIA FOUNDATION$500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–21, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION: $600 → 14%THE LANGE FOUNDATION: $500 → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $300 → 14%LANGE FOUNDATION: $300 → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $300 → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $300 → 14%FREEDOM CENTER: $200 → 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.

25%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$28k · 24 repeat orgs$84k to everyone else

24 repeat relationships: 24 still active in FY2021, 0 since wound down; 42 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
39

Total granted

$28k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+42%

Still filing today

42%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $67k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21
AnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEducationInternationalOther
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

  • TF
    THEATRE FORTY
    2× · 2020–2021 · $8k · revenue +28%
  • IE
    ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE
    2× · 2020–2021 · $2k · revenue +55%
  • PO
    PEACE OF MIND DOG RESCUE
    2× · 2020–2021 · $1k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +55%
  • TC
    TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +18%
  • OH
    OPERATION HOMEFRONT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue +42%
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
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
2
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
3
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
4
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
5
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc

Protection of animal rights

Animals
6
Four Paws International Inc

Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. four paws mission is to be the strong, global and independent voice for animals.

Animals
7
Animal Angels
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8
Hope for China Dogs Rescue

At Hope for China Dogs, we are committed to combating the cruel and inhumane practice of the dog meat trade in China. We believe that every dog deserves to live a life free from pain and suffering, and we are dedicated to rescuing and…

Animals
9
Animal Equality

Animal equality is an international organization working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals.

Animals
10
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
11
Humane World for Animals Inc

Humane World for Animals, Inc., formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States (The Organization), seeks to tackle the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

Animals
12
Nonhuman Rights Project Inc

The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) is the only civil rights organization in The United States dedicated solely to securing fundamental rights for nonhuman animals and the leading force in building a national and global nonhuman rights…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is In Defense of Animals; the most unlike its peers is Parkinson Foundation. 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

33 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. 33 of the 105 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
27/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MOGEN DAVID ADOM: $50,500 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MOGEN DAVID ADOMPARKINSON FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Other+75 more: $29,621 · Other+75 moreTHEATRE FORTY: $8,300 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE FORT…FRACTURED ATLAS INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureFRACTURED AT…BEVERLY HILLS THEATRE GUILD: $755 · Arts & CultureBEVERLY HILL…Carmel Bach Festival Inc: $600 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $15 · Arts & CulturePEACE OF MIND DOG RESCUE: $1,100 · AnimalsAsia Wild: $1,100 · AnimalsTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $550 · AnimalsMERCY FOR ANIMALS INC: $500 · AnimalsDedication and Everlasting Love to Animals: $500 · AnimalsANIMAL RESCUE MISSION: $500 · AnimalsIN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS: $300 · AnimalsHUMANE FARMING ASSOCIATION: $300 · AnimalsTHE HUMANE LEAGUE: $300 · AnimalsHORSEPOWER SANCTUARIES INC DBA REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY: $300 · AnimalsLast Chance for Animals: $300 · AnimalsHooves & Paws Animal Rescue Inc: $300 · Animals+1 more: $150 · AnimalsCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $4,500 · HealthTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $300 · HealthLANGE FOUNDATION: $800 · Human ServicesANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION: $600 · Human ServicesUNION RESCUE MISSION: $600 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $300 · Human ServicesFREEDOM CENTER INC: $200 · Human ServicesISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $1,500 · InternationalOPERATION HOMEFRONT INC: $1,000 · Community Improvement
Other$83,121Arts & Culture$12,670Animals$6,200Health$5,800Human Services$2,500International$1,500Community Improvement$1,000

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 budgetTHEATRE FORTY: $8,300 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $4,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPEACE OF MIND DOG RESCUE: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAsia Wild: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION HOMEFRONT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLANGE FOUNDATION: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEVERLY HILLS THEATRE GUILD: $755 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION: $600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCarmel Bach Festival Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $550 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY FOR ANIMALS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDedication and Everlasting Love to Animals: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL RESCUE MISSION: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCASTLETON RANCH HORSE RESCUE INC: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE FARMING ASSOCIATION: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HUMANE LEAGUE: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHORSEPOWER SANCTUARIES INC DBA REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLast Chance for Animals: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT ANGEL FOOD: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHooves & Paws Animal Rescue Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $102 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA: $15 over 1y, 0.1% 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 THEATRE FORTY ↗
  • Who funds CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PARKINSON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRACTURED ATLAS INC ↗
  • Who funds ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds PEACE OF MIND DOG RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds Asia Wild ↗
  • Who funds TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION HOMEFRONT INC ↗
  • Who funds LANGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BEVERLY HILLS THEATRE GUILD ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION ↗
  • Who funds Carmel Bach Festival Inc ↗
  • Who funds UNION RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds MERCY FOR ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds CASTLETON RANCH HORSE RESCUE INC ↗

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.

Joseph K & Inez Eiche…The J R Stein Family …Bradford Family Found…Paula Knickerbocker F…Gat Family FoundationPC Fund for Animals C…Amg Charitable Gift F…Shell USA Company Fou…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…The Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…
Joseph K & Inez Eichenbaum FoundationCA20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Joseph K & Inez Eichenbaum Foundation · The J R Stein Family Foundation (F/K/A the Stein Family Fund) · Bradford Family Foundation · Paula Knickerbocker Foundation Inc · Gat Family Foundation · PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Samuel Urcis and Marion Zola Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Samuel Urcis and Marion Zola Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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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Find your warmest path to Samuel Urcis and Marion Zola 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 105 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $29k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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