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Sophiagrace 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.

$2.8M
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$2.8M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Human Services$6.3MInternational$2.3MEnvironment$1.1MPublic Safety & Disaster$632kFood & Nutrition$505kHousing & Shelter$281kArts & Culture$238kPublic Benefit$153kOther$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,760,962
Median grant
1
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Various organization - attachment$2,760,962
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 (FY18–20, $315k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FREEDOM UNITED: $5k → 8%CHARITY NAVIGATOR: $10k → 7%FREEDOM UNITED: $10k → 8%SAFE HORIZON INC: $25k → 17%SAFE HORIZON INC: $10k → 17%THE PEOPLE CONCERN: $25k → 14%THE PEOPLE CONCERN: $25k → 14%THE PEOPLE CONCERN: $25k → 14%COURAGE CAMPAIGN INSTITUTE: $30k → 14%COURAGE CAMPAIGN INSTITUTE: $25k → 14%HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE: $15k → 17%HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE INC: $15k → 17%HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE INC: $15k → 17%ST JOSEPH CENTER: $25k → 14%ST JOSEPH CENTER: $25k → 14%ST JOSEPH CENTER: $15k → 14%ST JOSEPH CENTER: $15k → 14%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

WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
AZ
NM
AR
NC
DC
HI
AL
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.

72%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$11M · 64 repeat orgs$4.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +20% for those funded once.

64 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 63 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

64
22

Total granted

$11M
$4.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+20%

Still filing today

92%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

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

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

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

’18’19’20’21’24’25
EnvironmentInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesPublic BenefitAnimalsOther
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

  • O
    OneSky
    3× · 2018–2020 · $685k · revenue +26%
  • LA
    LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2020 · $565k · revenue ×63
  • MC
    Mercy Corps
    3× · 2018–2020 · $260k · revenue +22%

Funded once

  • V
    Various
    one grant, 2021 · $2.7M
  • TM
    THE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES
    one grant, 2020 · $200k · revenue -89%
  • DIRECT RELIEF
    one grant, 2020 · $200k · revenue +20%
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
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
2
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
3
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
4
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
5
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
6
American Flood Coalition Inc

To drive transformational adaptation to protect communities across the country from higher seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding.

Environment
7
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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8
World Resources Institute

Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…

International
9
Center for International Environmental Law Inc

To investigate, research, write, publish, present conferences and teach with respect to global, regional, transboundary, and comparative environmental issues and to make the findings from such activities available to the general public; to…

International
10
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
11
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
12
Cdp North America Inc

Cdp north america, inc. 's ("cdp-na") vision for the future is a thriving economy that works for people and planet in the long term. we focus investors and companies on taking urgent action to build a truly sustainable economy by measuring…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Meals On Wheels America; the most unlike its peers is Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery. 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

78 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. 78 of the 89 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
77/78
Grantees still filing
58/78
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Various organization - attachment: $6,157,494 · OtherVarious organization - attachmentVarious: $2,730,364 · OtherVariousMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC - DOCTORS WITHOUT: $390,000 · Other+48 more: $1,281,900 · Other+48 moreOneSky: $685,380 · InternationalOneSkyOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $380,000 · InternationalOXFAM-AMERICA I…Mercy Corps: $260,000 · InternationalMercy CorpsDIRECT RELIEF: $200,000 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEFTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $135,000 · InternationalTHE UNION OF CO…PLOUGHSHARES FUND INC: $120,000 · InternationalPLOUGHSHARES FU…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $90,000 · International+4 more: $119,000 · International+4 moreSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $400,000 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $180,000 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICE: $110,000 · EnvironmentTREEPEOPLE INC: $44,000 · EnvironmentHONOR THE EARTH: $42,500 · EnvironmentThe Pachamama Alliance: $36,000 · EnvironmentOCEANA INC: $35,000 · Environment+5 more: $105,500 · EnvironmentLOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION: $565,267 · Public Safety & DisasterLOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION: $67,000 · Public Safety & DisasterST JOSEPH CENTER: $80,000 · Human ServicesTHE PEOPLE CONCERN: $75,000 · Human ServicesCOURAGE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE C3: $55,000 · Human ServicesHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesSAFE HORIZON INC: $35,000 · Human ServicesFreedom United: $15,000 · Human Services+1 more: $10,000 · Human ServicesMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $150,000 · Food & NutritionCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $100,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $4,500 · Food & NutritionTHE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES: $200,000 · PhilanthropyROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC: $30,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $6,000 · Philanthropy
Other$10,559,758International$1,989,380Environment$953,000Public Safety & Disaster$632,267Human Services$315,000Food & Nutrition$254,500Philanthropy$236,000

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 budgetOneSky: $685,380 over 3y, 6.9% of budgetLOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION: $565,267 over 2y, 6.8% of budgetSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $400,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $380,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMercy Corps: $260,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAYOR'S FUND FOR LOS ANGELES: $200,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $180,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $175,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $150,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $135,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $110,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $90,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JOSEPH CENTER: $80,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PEOPLE CONCERN: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY INC: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION: $67,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetOvertone Industries: $66,000 over 3y, 26% of budgetCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $55,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCOURAGE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE C3: $55,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetMI FAMILIA EN ACCION: $50,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $44,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHONOR THE EARTH: $42,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetThe Pachamama Alliance: $36,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION: $36,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOCEANA INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE HORIZON INC: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRESOURCE MEDIA: $30,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCOLLECTIVE HERITAGE INSTITUTE: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetConservative Energy Network: $30,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTAND: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $26,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE FOR A JUST SOCIETY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLAWYERS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT INC: $25,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetCOMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND: $21,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP EDU FUND: $20,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetGREEN AMERICA: $19,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $19,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC: $19,000 over 3y, 0.0% 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.

Tides FoundationImpactassetsincSilicon Valley Commun…The Rose Foundation f…United States Energy …California Community …The California Endowm…Rockefeller Philanthr…Boston Foundation IncThe US Charitable Gif…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Jewish Communal Fund
Tides FoundationCA29.1× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tides Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Rose Foundation for Communities the Environment · United States Energy Foundation · California Community Foundation · The California Endowment · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jewish Communal Fund

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 Sophiagrace Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sophiagrace Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Justice Resource Institute Inc: 48% of income from government
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Inc: 32% of income from government
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery: 1% of income from government
  • Curry College: 0% of income from government
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
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How do I get to Sophiagrace Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Sophiagrace 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 89 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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