· Private foundation
South San Francisco Rotary 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k7 grants · $28k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $84k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $189k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NO SM COUNTY | $130,000 |
| HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (41) | $59,000 |
| SSF UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | $43,815 |
| ROTARY DISTRICT 5000 FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| THE ROTARY FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| SSF ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| ROTARY SERVICE INCRYLA FUND | $10,000 |
| CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| ROTARY CLUB OF BELMONT AND REDWOOD SHORES FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| SHELTER BOX | $5,000 |
| THE ROTARY FOUNDATION | $4,000 |
| ALLIANCE FOR SMILES | $3,000 |
| ROTAPLAST INTERNATIONAL INC | $3,000 |
| ROTACARE BAY AREA INC | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
14 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $92k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- BGBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NO SM COUNTY6× · 2018–2024 · $263k
- HSHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (37)3× · 2019–2022 · $158k
- SUSSF UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT5× · 2019–2024 · $152k
Funded once
- HSHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (39)one grant, 2020 · $50k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2021 · $20k
- BGBOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF NO SM COUNTYone grant, 2017 · $15k
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.
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.
Scholarships, educator awards, financial support of community organizations
The primary purpose of the foundation is to participate in community service and philanthropy. the foundation makes grants to aid youth and to assist in community and international service. the priority of the funding is to support local…
The Foundation was established to raise funds for the purpose of contributing to charitable and educational organizations in the local, national, and international community.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. The main objective of…
Make charitable contributions on behalf of foundations donors
to provide community as well as worlwide assistance to those in need.
Engage San Jose Leaders in meaningful service within our community and humanitarian projects around the world, while embracing opportunities for fellowship and enjoying extraordinary speakers.
The Rotary Club of Roseville Foundation supports charitable educational and humanitarian programs that advance Rotarys ideals of service above self. The Foundation raises funds through community events and donations to provide grants and…
Award grants to deserving non-profit organizations, and scholarships to worthy students in the greater santa rosa area.
Service as a member of Rotary International.
How this is measured
11 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. 11 of the 31 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ↗
- Who funds PARADISE ROTARY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ROTACARE BAY AREA INC ↗
- Who funds SHELTERBOX USA INC ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN HOUSE ↗
- Who funds Rotary District 5000 Foundation ↗
- Who funds Silicon Valley Community Foundation ↗
- Who funds CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ROTAPLAST INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NORTH STATE ↗
- Who funds ROTARY CLUB OF IGNACIO FOUNDATION ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization South San Francisco Rotary Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from South San Francisco Rotary Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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