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Shamshoian Family Foundation at a glance

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Shamshoian Family 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.

$39k
Granted FY2024still arriving
20
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$115kHuman Services$37kCommunity Improvement$17kHousing & Shelter$11kHealth$11kPhilanthropy$10kEducation$9kRecreation & Sports$7kOther$0
02FY2024 · 20 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k19 grants · $24k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$1,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$264k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CLOVIS HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH$15,000
THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE$5,005
FARAF$3,200
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF$3,000
CENTRAL VALLEY COMM FOUNDATION$2,600
CALIFORNIA TEACHING FELLOWS FOUND$1,750
WELLBEING$1,500
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH$1,500
BULLDOG FOUNDATION$1,279
FRESNO MISSION$1,000
Individual grant recipient$850
BREAKING THE CHAINS$500
SAFE HARBOR HOMES AND SERVICES$500
ST PETER THE APOSTLE$360
ALS ASSOCIATION GOLDEN WEST CHAPTER$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 (FY20–21, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%LA VISIONARIA GUILD: $700 → 19%MARTIN PARK: $2k → 19%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.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$166k · 23 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 13 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
31

Total granted

$166k
$58k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+38%

Still filing today

48%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k 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
HealthHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesEducationRecreation & SportsEnvironmentOther
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

  • CT
    California Teaching Fellows Foundation
    2× · 2021–2022 · $5k · revenue +231%
  • FR
    FRESNO RESCUE MISSION INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $4k · revenue +137%
  • CW
    CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION
    3× · 2021–2023 · $4k · revenue +142%

Funded once

  • NH
    NEW HARVEST CHURCH
    one grant, 2017 · $31k
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branchesgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +38%
  • PI
    PHILANTHROPY INSPIRED BY THE NEEDS
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
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
Central Valley Health Foundation

The Central Valley Health Foundation (CVHF) is a California not-for-profit corporation. The Foundation was organized to coordinate the solicitation of contributions through its operations and to disburse such contributions, earnings, and…

Philanthropy
2
Valley Health Team Inc

Valley Health Team, Inc. was established in 1973 for the purpose of providing accessible comprehensive, quality primary health care and additional services to the people in the communities we serve in a culturally and linguistically…

Health
3
Central Valley Business Federation

To strengthen the voice of business in Californias Central Valley through information sharing expertise networking connections and research to impact economic policies programs and projects.

Community Improvement
4
Rotary Club of Fresno

The Rotary Club of Fresno's mission is to establish friendships, create networking opportunities and positively impact lives locally and around the world.

Community Improvement
5
California Human Trafficking Investigators and Prosecuters Asso
Crime & Legal
6
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
7
California Farmland Trust

The mission of the California Farmland Trust is to help farmers protect the best farmland in the world.

Environment
8
Friends of the Kern County Fair

The primary purpose of Friends of the Kern County fair is to raise money for the benefit of the 15th district agricultural association and showcasing agricultural industries to the community.

Recreation & Sports
9
Fresno Bully Rescue Inc

Fresno Bully Rescue's purpose is to save bully breed dogs (American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Bull Dogs, Bull Terrier, American Boxers, etc.) who are abandoned, abused or desingated to be euthanized at the…

Animals
10
California Childrens Hospital Association

Our mission is to advance the well-being of children, promote access to high quality pediatric health care, and ensure the long-term viability of childrens hospitals.

—
11
Cal Med Foundation
Education
12
Adventist Health Foundation

The Foundation's mission is to endeavor to support programs and projects that measurably improve the physical and emotional health and health, wholeness and hope is coupled with a vision to transform the well-being in Paradise, and the…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Junior League of Fresno Inc; the most unlike its peers is Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund 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

35 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. 35 of the 64 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/35
Grantees still filing
22/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CLOVIS HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH: $80,500 · OtherCLOVIS HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCHNEW HARVEST CHURCH: $31,000 · OtherNEW HARVEST CHURCHRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE - CENTRAL CA: $13,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE - CENTRAL CATHE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $10,005 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION: $8,000 · Other+38 more: $59,073 · Other+38 moreCentral Valley Community Foundation A Corporation: $11,425 · PhilanthropyNEPHCURE KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL: $500 · Philanthropy+1 more: $250 · PhilanthropyAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 · Human ServicesMartin Park Inc: $1,500 · Human ServicesLa Visionaria Guild of Valley Childrens Healthcare: $700 · Human ServicesCALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION: $3,600 · EnvironmentSAN JOAQUIN RIVER PARKWAY & CONSERVATION TRUST: $3,530 · EnvironmentFRESNO RESCUE MISSION INC: $4,000 · Housing & ShelterPoverello House: $625 · Housing & ShelterOne Fresno Foundation: $500 · Housing & ShelterBREAKING THE CHAINS: $500 · Housing & ShelterTHE BULLDOG FOUNDATION: $2,379 · EducationFRESNO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $2,200 · EducationMalloch PTO Inc: $500 · EducationArt of Life Cancer Foundation Inc: $2,500 · HealthThe Light-House Recovery Program Inc: $1,000 · HealthALS Network: $500 · HealthDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: $250 · HealthVALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $250 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $250 · Health
Other$201,578Philanthropy$12,175Human Services$7,200Environment$7,130Housing & Shelter$5,625Education$5,079Health$4,750

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 budgetCentral Valley Community Foundation A Corporation: $11,425 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Teaching Fellows Foundation: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRESNO RESCUE MISSION INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION: $3,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAN JOAQUIN RIVER PARKWAY & CONSERVATION TRUST: $3,530 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetArt of Life Cancer Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE BULLDOG FOUNDATION: $2,379 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRESNO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: $2,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLA COMIDA GUILD: $2,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetHuntington Lake Volunteer Fire Department: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMartin Park Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAdvance Armenia Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Light-House Recovery Program Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCentral California Animal Disaster Team: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK: $982 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLa Visionaria Guild of Valley Childrens Healthcare: $700 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPoverello House: $625 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF FRESNO INC: $500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetOne Fresno Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNEPHCURE KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALS Network: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKING THE CHAINS: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSafe Harbor Homes and Services: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOARSEGOLD STAMPEDE: $400 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCLOVIS ROCKETS YOUTH SOFTBALL: $350 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetARMENIA FUND INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARMENIAN WOUNDED HEROES FUND INC: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVISALIA YOUTH BASEBALL INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMariposa Jr Livestock Auction Committee: $100 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 Central Valley Community Foundation A Corporation ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds California Teaching Fellows Foundation ↗
  • Who funds FRESNO RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds SAN JOAQUIN RIVER PARKWAY & CONSERVATION TRUST ↗
  • Who funds Art of Life Cancer Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE BULLDOG FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRESNO CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS ↗
  • Who funds LA COMIDA GUILD ↗
  • Who funds Huntington Lake Volunteer Fire Department ↗
  • Who funds Martin Park Inc ↗
  • Who funds Advance Armenia Foundation ↗
  • Who funds The Light-House Recovery Program Inc ↗
  • Who funds Central California Animal Disaster Team ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds La Visionaria Guild of Valley Childrens Healthcare ↗
  • Who funds Poverello House ↗

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.

Valley Children's Hos…The Edward M and Jean…California Fire Found…Arthur J Gallagher Fo…Orange County Communi…The Harlan Family Fou…The Smittcamp Family …Community Hospitals o…Rotary Club of Fresno…Fresno Community Hosp…Gl Bruno Family Found…The Saladino Family F…
Valley Children's HospitalCA17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Valley Children's Hospital · The Edward M and Jeanne C Kashian Family Foundation Inc · California Fire Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · The Harlan Family Foundation · The Smittcamp Family Foundation · Community Hospitals of Central California · Rotary Club of Fresno Foundation · Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center · Gl Bruno Family Foundation · The Saladino Family Foundation

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 Shamshoian Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Shamshoian Family 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%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 64 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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