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Semper Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Semper Charitable 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.

$9k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0179% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$62kHealth$37kInternational$28kCivil Rights$11kHuman Services$10kReligion$9kEducation$8kFood & Nutrition$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$288k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HONOR THE PROMISE$3,000
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$2,500
CAMEO CINEMA FOUNDATION$1,500
AQUINAS HOUSE AT DARTMOUTH$1,000
NIMBUS ARTS$415
Individual grant recipient$350
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$250
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 (FY17–22, $19k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 1% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ALLTRU INC: $140 → 18%UPVALLEY FAMILY CENTER: $4k → 9%UPVALLEY FAMILY CENTERS: $3k → 9%UPVALLEY FAMILY CENTER: $2k → 9%UPVALLEY FAMILY CENTER: $946 → 9%UPVALLEY FAMILY CENTERS: $396 → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $5k → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $950 → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $940 → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $754 → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $570 → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $500 → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $375 → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $275 → 9%COLLABRIA CARE: $250 → 9%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

NH
WA
ID
IL
NY
MA
CA
WV
VA
NM
DC
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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$165k · 21 repeat orgs$69k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 18 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
30

Total granted

$165k
$62k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+47%

Still filing today

52%
20%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
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

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS D/B/A NPH-USA
    4× · 2017–2020 · $11k · revenue +10%
  • UF
    UPVALLEY FAMILY CENTERS OF NAPA COUNTY
    3× · 2017–2020 · $9k · revenue +172%
  • CC
    COLLABRIA CARE
    4× · 2017–2022 · $9k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • JR
    JESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE EDUCATION FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $8k
  • SUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $6k · revenue +89%
  • SL
    ST LUKE'S FOUNDATION OF HAITI
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
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
Hospital Council of N & C California

To provide membership services, local level issue management, education, shared services, research, media support & consultation to northern california hospitals.

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2
Western University of Health Sciences

To produce, in a humanistic tradition, health care professionals and biomedical knowledge that will enhance and extend the quality of life in our communities.

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3
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
4
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
5
Saint Agnes Medical Center

We, saint agnes medical center and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. saint agnes medical center is a member of trinity health.

Health
6
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation

To raise funds in order to support the operation of the usc verdugo hills hospital, an organization exempt under irc 501(c)(3).

Health
7
America's Health Insurance Plans Inc

Ahip is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. ahip's members provide health care coverage, services and solutions to more than 200 million americans. we are committed to market-based solutions and…

Membership Benefit
8
North Shore Health System Medical Faculty Group Practice

North shore health system medical faculty group practice (the corporation) functions as an extension of the northwell health hospitals by bringing medical care to community settings, providing care to medicare, medicaid, and other…

Health
9
Northern California Institute for Research and Education Inc

To improve the health and well-being of veterans and the general public by supporting a world-class biomedical research program conducted by ucsf faculty at the san francisco veterans affairs health care system.

Health
10
Monterey County Film Commission

To inspire and facilitate film and media production throughout monterey county, creating positive economic impact.

Arts & Culture
11
Sonoran University of Health Sciences

Sonoran university of health sciences shapes a healthier future by supporting students as they train to excel as healthcare professionals, by enhancing the health and wellbeing of our patients and communities, and by discovering effective…

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12
Uncompahgre Combined Clinics

To provide quality, cost-effective, accessible, and affordable healthcare to the community.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Friends of the Orphans D/B/a Nph-Usa; the most unlike its peers is Cinema Napa Valley. 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

20 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. 20 of the 55 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)
20/20
Grantees still filing
14/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $22,695 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $17,116 · OtherIndividual grant recipientQUEEN OF THE VALLEY: $16,800 · OtherQUEEN OF THE VALLEYRANCHO MIRAGE WRITER'S CONFERENCE: $15,000 · OtherRANCHO MIRAGE WRITER'S CONFERENCEFADICA: $11,035 · OtherFADICANAPA VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL: $10,500 · OtherNAPA VALLEY FILM FESTIVALJESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE EDUCATION FUND: $8,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $6,880 · Other+30 more: $50,187 · Other+30 moreOrder of Malta Clinic of Northern California: $8,700 · HealthOrder of …ONE MIND: $7,025 · HealthONE MINDSt Helena Hospital Foundation: $2,750 · HealthSt Helena…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,995 · HealthALZHEIMER…UPVALLEY FAMILY CENTERS OF NAPA COUNTY: $9,463 · Human ServicesUPVALLEY …COLLABRIA CARE: $9,314 · Human ServicesCOLLABRIA…+1 more: $140 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS D/B/A NPH-USA: $11,200 · InternationalHONOR THE PROMISE: $3,000 · InternationalSUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INC: $6,000 · EducationCINEMA NAPA VALLEY: $4,000 · EducationWellesley College: $2,250 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $1,000 · EducationNIMBUS ARTS: $7,415 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $156 · Arts & CultureTHE INVICTUS FUND NV: $1,000 · PhilanthropyTRINITY FORUM INC: $850 · Philanthropy
Other$158,213Health$20,470Human Services$18,917International$14,200Education$13,250Arts & Culture$7,571Philanthropy$1,850

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS D/B/A NPH-USA: $11,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUPVALLEY FAMILY CENTERS OF NAPA COUNTY: $9,463 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCOLLABRIA CARE: $9,314 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOrder of Malta Clinic of Northern California: $8,700 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetNIMBUS ARTS: $7,415 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetONE MIND: $7,025 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCINEMA NAPA VALLEY: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHONOR THE PROMISE: $3,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetWellesley College: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,995 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNAPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $1,063 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE INVICTUS FUND NV: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRINITY FORUM INC: $850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ORPHANAGES: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYOUNTVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $180 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST HELENA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $156 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALLTRU INCORPORATED: $140 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 FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS D/B/A NPH-USA ↗
  • Who funds UPVALLEY FAMILY CENTERS OF NAPA COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds COLLABRIA CARE ↗
  • Who funds Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California ↗
  • Who funds NIMBUS ARTS ↗
  • Who funds ONE MIND ↗
  • Who funds SUN VALLEY WRITERS' CONFERENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds CINEMA NAPA VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds HONOR THE PROMISE ↗
  • Who funds St Helena Hospital Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Wellesley College ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NAPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ↗
  • Who funds THE INVICTUS FUND NV ↗
  • Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College ↗
  • Who funds TRINITY FORUM 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.

Peter a & Vernice H G…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Craig and Kathryn Hal…East Bay Community Fo…Marin Community Found…Silicon Valley Commun…National Philanthropi…The Ayco Charitable F…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…
Peter a & Vernice H Gasser FoundationCA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Wellesley College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report 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 55 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home