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Semloh Foundation at a glance

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Semloh 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.

$736k
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$120k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Education$2.7MPhilanthropy$1.9MYouth Development$675kCrime & Legal$490kRecreation & Sports$290kHealth$240kHousing & Shelter$215kHuman Services$159kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $323k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $399k
$20,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WEST SIDE REC AND PARK DISTRICT$120,000
GREATER HORIZONS$98,850
HRS TRUE HOPE$70,000
BAKERSFIELD PREGNANCY CENTER$60,000
YOUNG AMERICA FOUNDATION$50,000
YOUTH FOR CHRIST OF KERN COUNTY$46,150
ACRES$45,000
MARE RIDING CENTER$40,000
KEEPERS OF THE CROSS CHURCH$37,000
CRISIS PREGANCY CENTER$30,000
HELPS INTERNATIONAL$20,000
AMERICA'S MIGHTY WARRIORS$20,000
WEST SIDE REC AND PARK DISTRICT$20,000
WESTERN KERN OIL MUSEUM$20,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$15,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $176k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 85% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICA'S MIGHTY WARRIORS: $20k → 11%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $10k → 9%AMERICA'S MIGHTY WARRIORS: $20k → 11%CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE: $10k → 9%PROJECT SWEET PEAS: $6k → 7%ALPHA HOUSE: $25k → 18%ALPHA HOUSE: $25k → 18%ALPHA HOUSE: $15k → 18%ALPHA HOUSE: $15k → 18%ALPHA HOUSE: $10k → 18%ALPHA HOUSE: $10k → 18%WOUNDED HEROES FUND: $5k → 18%WOUNDED HEROES FUND: $5k → 18%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

WI
RI
CA
MO
KY
AZ
NC
TX
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.4M · 19 repeat orgs$261k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against -33% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
7

Total granted

$5.4M
$77k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
-33%

Still filing today

63%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $184k 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
Human ServicesYouth DevelopmentReligionEducationCivil RightsInternationalOther
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

  • AL
    ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE
    3× · 2020–2022 · $2.7M · revenue +78%
  • KC
    KERN COUNTY YOUTH FOR CHRIST
    8× · 2017–2024 · $648k · revenue +52%
  • HT
    HRS TRUE HOPE INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $456k · revenue +42%

Funded once

  • WK
    WEST KERN OIL MUSEUM INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +296%
  • IG
    International Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue -33%
  • TN
    THE NEEDS
    one grant, 2019 · $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
The Open Door Network

To stop domestic violence and sexual assault in kern county and assist survivors in reclaiming their lives.

Human Services
2
United Way of Central Eastern California Dba United Way of Kern County

The mission of the united way of kern county is to "mobilize donors, advocates and volunteers to improve lives in kern county." the organization accomplishes this by raising and investing financial resources in programs that advance the…

Philanthropy
3
Kern County Cancer Foundation

Dedicated to assisting kern county residents who need financial assistance in obtaining treatment for cancer and associated diseases.

Health
4
Madera Rescue Mission Inc

The rescue mission provides services to the homeless population in madera county in california. it provides housing for men, women, and families on an emergency short-term basis. it also operates a rehabilitation program for men and women.

Human Services
5
Flood Bakersfield Ministries Inc

To meet the physical, relational and spiritual needs of the homeless, sober living home residents, motel dwellers and those entrenched in generational poverty within kern county

Human Services
6
I58 Global

i58 Global is a Christian ministry dedicated to recruiting, sending and organizing relief workers to provide aid and share hope to refugees in various European countries.

Human Services
7
Union Rescue Mission

Union rescue mission embraces people with the compassion of christ. we assist people experiencing homelessness by providing a comprehensive array of emergency and long-term services to our guests, including: food, shelter, clothing,…

Human Services
8
Serenity Lane

To transform lives through the treatment of addiction.

Health
9
Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative

To end homelessness in kern county through collaborative planning and action.

Human Services
10
UniversalGiving

Our mission is to connect people to quality giving and volunteer opportunities worldwide. universalgiving is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, whose vision is to create a world where giving and volunteering are a natural part of everyday…

Philanthropy
11
Independent Living Center of Kern County

The mission of Independent Living Center of Kern County is to empower people with disabilities to grow creatively, professionally, and personally; and to educate the community about disability related issues. The vision of Independent…

Human Services
12
Border Kindness

Border Kindness provides vulnerable populations with comprehensive services that include food, shelter, clothing, medical care, and legal services. Our programs and interventions are designed to identify, protect and nurture the most…

Housing & Shelter
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Canine Companions for Independence Inc; the most unlike its peers is West Kern Oil Museum Inc. 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

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

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 36 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/22
Grantees still filing
13/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE: $2,700,000 · EducationALICE LLOYD COLLEGEGreater Horizons: $1,389,700 · PhilanthropyGreater HorizonsHRS TRUE HOPE INC: $455,600 · PhilanthropyHRS TRUE HOPE INC+1 more: $50,000 · PhilanthropyALLIANCE AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE: $275,000 · OtherALLIANCE AGAINST FA…BETHANY SERVICES INC: $205,000 · OtherBETHANY SERVICES IN…WEST SIDE REC AND PARK DISTRICT: $170,000 · OtherWEST SIDE REC AND P…MARE Riding Center: $140,000 · OtherMARE Riding CenterKEEPERS OF THE CROSS CHURCH: $67,000 · OtherKEEPERS OF THE CROS…YOUNG AMERICA FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherACRES: $45,000 · OtherHELPS INTERNATIONAL: $110,000 · OtherHELPS INTERNATIONAL+14 more: $192,200 · Other+14 moreKERN COUNTY YOUTH FOR CHRIST: $647,950 · Youth DevelopmentKERN COUNT…+1 more: $7,500 · Youth DevelopmentCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF KERN COUNTY: $215,000 · Civil RightsBAKERSFIELD CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER: $210,000 · HealthAlpha House A Place for New Beginnings: $100,000 · Human ServicesAMERICA'S MIGHTY WARRIORS: $40,000 · Human ServicesCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $20,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED HEROES FUND KERN COUNTY: $10,000 · Human Services+1 more: $6,000 · Human Services
Education$2,700,000Philanthropy$1,895,300Other$1,254,200Youth Development$655,450Civil Rights$215,000Health$210,000Human Services$196,000

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 budgetALICE LLOYD COLLEGE: $2,700,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetGreater Horizons: $1,389,700 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKERN COUNTY YOUTH FOR CHRIST: $647,950 over 8y, 9.9% of budgetHRS TRUE HOPE INC: $455,600 over 6y, 17% of budgetCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF KERN COUNTY: $215,000 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetBAKERSFIELD CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER: $210,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetBETHANY SERVICES INC: $205,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetMARE Riding Center: $140,000 over 3y, 8.9% of budgetHELPS INTERNATIONAL: $110,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetAlpha House A Place for New Beginnings: $100,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetVANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA'S MIGHTY WARRIORS: $40,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED HEROES FUND KERN COUNTY: $10,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetBAKERSFIELD RESCUE MISSION DBA THE MISSION AT KERN COUNTY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHIGHER IMPACT: $7,500 over 1y, 39% of budgetProject Sweet Peas: $6,000 over 1y, 1.3% 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.

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.

Kern Community Founda…Greater HorizonsAmicus FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …Dignity HealthNatl Christian Charit…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Paypal Charitable Giv…The Bank of America C…Network for Good
Kern Community FoundationCA21.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kern Community Foundation · Greater Horizons · Amicus Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Dignity Health · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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 Semloh Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Semloh Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
    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.

    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 36 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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