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Solar Quest Foundation Inc at a glance

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Solar Quest Foundation Inc

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.

$380k
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
12
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$409kHuman Services$282kHousing & Shelter$276kEnvironment$211kSocial Science$140kPublic Safety & Disaster$121kEducation$100kReligion$40kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k19 grants · $365k
$15,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
American Red Cross$40,000
Salvation Army$30,000
N Street Village$30,000
All Faiths Food Bank$25,000
Healthy Harvest Food Bank$25,000
Kids in Need Foundation$20,000
So Others Might Eat Inc$20,000
Association to Benefit Children$20,000
Better Basics$20,000
Dawning Family Services$20,000
Nourish Phoenix$15,000
Poured Out Inc$15,000
DC Central Kitchen$15,000
Trees Water and People$15,000
Hope and Comfort Inc$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.

US giving: 89% of grant dollars ($1.5M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 11% that went abroad ($190k) is mapped below.

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Its human-services grants (FY22–25, $117k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 65% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Hope and Comfort Inc: $15k → 7%Association To Benefit Children: $10k → 17%Homeless Angels: $5k → 9%Hawkwing Inc: $5k → 11%Piggyback Foundation: $1k → 13%Hope and Comfort Inc: $15k → 7%Association to Benefit Children: $10k → 17%Hope and Comfort Inc: $11k → 7%Association To Benefit Children: $10k → 17%Association to Benefit Children: $20k → 17%Homeless Helping Homeless: $10k → 13%Homeless Helping Homeless: $5k → 13%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

MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
WV
VA
MD
AZ
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL

Beyond the US: 11% of all-years giving ($190k)

2 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
Afghanistan$175k · 3 grants
India$15k · 1 grant
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 26 repeat orgs$216k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +15% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

26 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

26
21

Total granted

$1.8M
$216k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+15%
+7%

Still filing today

81%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEnvironmentFood & NutritionInternationalEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • EA
    ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE
    5× · 2021–2025 · $100k · revenue +30%
  • HO
    HOUSE OF RUTH
    2× · 2021–2022 · $95k · revenue +42%
  • BB
    BETTER BASICS INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $70k · revenue +112%

Funded once

  • GREENPEACE FUND INC
    one grant, 2021 · $30k · revenue -25%
  • BH
    Beit Halochem Canada
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • AS
    Alzheimer Soc of Pr Edward Island
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
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
Harvest Hope Food Bank

Harvest hope is on a mission to eliminate hunger and food insecurity in south carolina. we rescue nutritious food from stores throughout the state and distribute it to food pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens. we operate programs that…

Food & Nutrition
2
City Harvest Inc

To end hunger in communities throughout new york city. (see schedule o)to end hunger in communities throughout new york city. we do this through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical, innovative solutions.

Food & Nutrition
3
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc

Nourish people. build solutions. empower communities. no one goes hungry.

Food & Nutrition
4
The Maryland Food Bank Inc

The maryland food bank is a nonprofit hunger-relief organization dedicated to feeding people, strengthening communities, and ending hunger for more marylanders.

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5
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
6
Island Harvest Ltd

The mission of island harvest is to end hunger and reduce food waste on long island.

Human Services
7
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
8
Hunger Free America Inc

Hunger free america (hfa) is a nonpartisan, national nonprofit organization building the movement to enact the policies and programs needed to end domestic hunger and ensure that all americans have sufficient access to nutritious food.

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9
Philabundance

PHILABUNDANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 WITH THE SIMPLE BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY WHILE HEALTHY FOOD GOES TO WASTE. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE HUNGER FROM OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY AND TO END HUNGER FOR GOOD. We have a commitment to always…

Food & Nutrition
10
San Francisco Food Bank

To end hunger in san francisco and marin counties by soliciting food donations nationally, distributing this food to qualifying public service agencies and neighborhood pantries, advocating for improved government food programs, and…

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11
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
12
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Food Finders Food Bank Inc; the most unlike its peers is Generation Hope. 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

36 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. 36 of the 47 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/36
Grantees still filing
21/36
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

N STREET VILLAGE INC: $220,000 · OtherN STREET VILLAGE INCSOME INC: $210,000 · OtherSOME INCAmerican Red Cross: $151,000 · OtherAmerican Red CrossSalvation Army: $150,000 · OtherSalvation ArmyElmhirst Institute: $140,000 · OtherElmhirst InstituteENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE: $100,000 · OtherENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTEThe Shepherds Table Inc: $50,000 · OtherKIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Other+17 more: $257,000 · Other+17 moreALL FAITHS FOOD BANK INC: $70,000 · Food & NutritionALL FAITH…HEALTHY HARVEST FOOD BANK INC: $68,000 · Food & NutritionHEALTHY H…HUNGER FIGHT INC: $11,000 · Food & NutritionHUNGER FI…MANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $11,000 · Food & NutritionMANNA FOO…FOOD FINDERS FOOD BANK INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD FIND…THE ARVADA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK dba COMMUNITY TABLE: $8,000 · Food & NutritionNOURISHPHX: $60,000 · Human ServicesNOURISHPH…ASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN: $50,000 · Human ServicesASSOCIATI…HOPE AND COMFORT INC: $41,000 · Human ServicesHOPE AND …HOMELESS HELPING HOMELESS INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesHOMELESS …+3 more: $11,000 · Human Services+3 moreTREES WATER AND PEOPLE: $40,000 · EnvironmentGlobal Forest Generation: $36,000 · EnvironmentGREENPEACE FUND INC: $30,000 · EnvironmentTREES FOREVER INC: $20,000 · EnvironmentCLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC: $15,000 · EnvironmentOCEAN DEFENDERS ALLIANCE: $5,000 · EnvironmentHOUSE OF RUTH: $95,000 · Housing & ShelterBETTER BASICS INC: $70,000 · Crime & LegalDAWNING FAMILY SERVICES INC: $65,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$1,328,000Food & Nutrition$178,000Human Services$177,000Environment$146,000Housing & Shelter$95,000Crime & Legal$70,000Arts & Culture$65,000

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 budgetN STREET VILLAGE INC: $220,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetSOME INC: $210,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDY INSTITUTE: $100,000 over 5y, 3.5% of budgetHOUSE OF RUTH: $95,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBETTER BASICS INC: $70,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetALL FAITHS FOOD BANK INC: $70,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHEALTHY HARVEST FOOD BANK INC: $68,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetDAWNING FAMILY SERVICES INC: $65,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetNOURISHPHX: $60,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetKIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetASSOCIATION TO BENEFIT CHILDREN: $50,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Shepherds Table Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $41,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE AND COMFORT INC: $41,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTREES WATER AND PEOPLE: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetGlobal Forest Generation: $36,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGREENPEACE FUND INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPOURED OUT INC: $25,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetTREES FOREVER INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHOMELESS HELPING HOMELESS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetHOMELESS ID PROJECT INC: $15,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetHUNGER FIGHT INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOMELESS CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FUND: $11,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFACING HUNGER FOODBANK INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD FINDERS FOOD BANK INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ARVADA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK dba COMMUNITY TABLE: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOCEAN DEFENDERS ALLIANCE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHAWKWING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetHABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOMELESS ANGELS: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAngeline Industries Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGENERATION HOPE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PIGGYBACK FOUNDATION: $1,000 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.

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.

Marni & Morris Propp …Give Lively Foundatio…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…Enterprise Holdings F…Good360AbbVie FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Network for GoodThe Pfizer Foundation…
Marni & Morris Propp II Family Foundation IncFL15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marni & Morris Propp II Family Foundation Inc · Give Lively Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Good360 · AbbVie Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · The Pfizer Foundation 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 Solar Quest Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Solar Quest Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Manna Food Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • All Faiths Food Bank Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Hope and Comfort Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 47 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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