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Scott Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$39k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$16k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$90kEducation$73kRecreation & Sports$53kYouth Development$36kCommunity Improvement$35kHuman Services$27kHealth$17kPublic Safety & Disaster$11kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $16k
$2,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$95k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF THE 805$16,000
CASA PACIFICA CENTERS FOR CHILDREN$9,500
CAMARILLO FAMILY YMCA$3,000
BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF CAMARILLO$3,000
CAMARILLO BREAKFAST ROTARY FOUNDATI$2,500
ACA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION$1,160
VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT$1,000
WALSH FAMILY-CAVC SCHOLARSHIP FOUND$1,000
HOOAH INC$1,000
SEEAG$516
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 (FY19–24, $13k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%HOOAH INC: $1k → 8%HOOAH INC: $1k → 8%CASA PACIFICA CENTERS FOR CHILDREN: $10k → 10%CASA PACIFICA CENTERS FOR CHILDREN: $1k → 10%STEP UP VENTURA: $500 → 10%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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
OR
PA
CA
VA
AZ
GA
FL
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$280k · 22 repeat orgs$89k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
25

Total granted

$280k
$83k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+30%

Still filing today

41%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesCrime & LegalAnimalsRecreation & SportsCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • CS
    CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2023 · $40k · revenue +226%
  • K
    kidSTREAM
    6× · 2017–2023 · $37k · revenue ×20
  • PV
    PLEASANT VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    7× · 2017–2023 · $13k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • CB
    CLARE BOOTHE LUCE CENTER FOR CONSERVATIVE WOMEN
    one grant, 2018 · $20k · revenue -7%
  • CF
    CANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue -8%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
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
Ventura County Sheriff S&R Volunteer Search & Rescue Inc
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2
Artsventura

ArtsVentura is a non-profit public benefit corporation. ArtsVentura promotes the arts within the city of Ventura and surrounding area, fosters collaboration between artists and arts groups, and provides technical assistance and resource…

Arts & Culture
3
The California State Guard Foundation

Our Mission is Simple: to Protect and Support Those Who Protect and Support Us.

—
4
Camarillo Rotary Foundation Inc

Charitable auxillary to the camarillo rotary club

Human Services
5
Museum of Ventura County

The museum of ventura county, through its collections, exhibits, educational programs and publications, celebrates the history, art, and culture of ventura county and the channel islands.

Arts & Culture
6
California Oil Museum Foundation

The purpose of the california oil museum foundation is to support the development and expansion of the california oil museum by financing it through solicitations to public and private institutions and individuals. the board of directors…

Arts & Culture
7
Oxnard Homeless Prevntion
Human Services
8
Valley Veterinary Clinic a Non Profit Corporation

The goal of the Valley Veterinary Clinic Nonprofit is to provide veterinary treatment to pets of those in need of financial assistance, and animals brought in by Good Samaritans and rescue groups.

Animals
9
Ventura County Community Foundation

The mission of the ventura county community foundation (vccf) is connecting people, resources, and solutions to create lasting impact in our shared world.

Philanthropy
10
Ventura Sheriff K-9 Foundation

Support and enhance the services provided by the ventura county sherriff's canine unit.

Public Safety & Disaster
11
Housing Land Trust Ventura County

Land Trust

Housing & Shelter
12
Save Cuesta Inlet Inc
Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Humane Society of Ventura County; the most unlike its peers is Soteria Alliance Corporation. 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

23 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. 23 of the 50 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/23
Grantees still filing
12/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF THE 805: $50,500 · OtherTHE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF THE 805ROTARY CLUB OF CAMARILLO FOUNDATION: $37,561 · OtherROTARY CLUB OF CAMARILLO FOUNDATIONCAMARILLO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $25,000 · OtherCAMARILLO BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBVENTURA COUNTY MUSEUM: $13,500 · OtherVENTURA COUNTY MUSEUMPLEASANT VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $12,835 · OtherPLEASANT VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETYACA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $11,475 · OtherCAMARILLO FAMILY YMCA: $11,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherSEEAG: $8,016 · Other+29 more: $51,300 · Other+29 morekidSTREAM: $37,400 · Arts & CulturekidSTREAMCLARE BOOTHE LUCE CENTER FOR CONSERVATIVE WOMEN: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCLARE BOOTHE LUCE C…Camarillo Ranch Foundation: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCamarillo Ranch Fou…+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS FOUNDATION: $40,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA S…Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families: $10,500 · Human ServicesHOOAH INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesSTEP UP VENTURA: $500 · Human ServicesCANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA: $10,000 · HealthDOGS FOR THE DEAF INC DBA DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES: $6,500 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY: $900 · AnimalsFOOD SHARE INC: $5,000 · Food & Nutrition
Other$231,187Arts & Culture$62,900Education$40,000Human Services$13,000Health$10,000Animals$7,400Food & Nutrition$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetkidSTREAM: $37,400 over 6y, 4.1% of budgetPLEASANT VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $12,835 over 7y, 3.2% of budgetCasa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families: $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDOGS FOR THE DEAF INC DBA DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES: $6,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCamarillo Ranch Foundation: $5,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetFOOD SHARE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWE WILL NEVER FORGET FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF VENTURA COUNTY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOOAH INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSOTERIA ALLIANCE CORPORATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetOXNARD COMMUNITY K9 FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOUTREACH ALLIANCE OF VENTURA COUNTY: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMARILLO ARTS COUNCIL: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetREEL GUPPY OUTDOORS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEXHALTT CO INC: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSIMI VALLEY POLICE FOUNDATION: $300 over 1y, 0.3% 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 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds kidSTREAM ↗
  • Who funds CLARE BOOTHE LUCE CENTER FOR CONSERVATIVE WOMEN ↗
  • Who funds PLEASANT VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families ↗
  • Who funds CANCER FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA ↗
  • Who funds DOGS FOR THE DEAF INC DBA DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES ↗
  • Who funds Camarillo Ranch Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FOOD SHARE INC ↗
  • Who funds WE WILL NEVER FORGET FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF VENTURA COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds HOOAH INC ↗
  • Who funds SOTERIA ALLIANCE CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds Soroptimist International of Camarillo ↗
  • Who funds OXNARD COMMUNITY K9 FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Ventura County Commun…Told FoundationMeadowlark Service Le…Sherwood Country Club…The Wood-Claeyssens F…American Endowment Fo…Charities Aid Foundat…The Blackbaud Giving …National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for Good
Ventura County Community FoundationCA17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ventura County Community Foundation · Told Foundation · Meadowlark Service League · Sherwood Country Club Charitable Foundation · The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Scott Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Scott Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Scott Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Scott Family 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 50 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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