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Strugar Family Foundation at a glance

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Strugar 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.

$25k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
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.

Education$52kHealth$45kRecreation & Sports$44kArts & Culture$16kHousing & Shelter$15kAnimals$13kYouth Development$10kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$574k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC$15,000
SAN MARINO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$5,000
POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%FOOTHILL FAMILY: $1k → 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.
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.

54%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$116k · 7 repeat orgs$100k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
11

Total granted

$116k
$85k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+44%

Still filing today

71%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k 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
EducationHealthRecreation & SportsInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesOther
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

  • US
    UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2019 · $13k · revenue +28%
  • PS
    POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL
    3× · 2019–2024 · $10k · revenue +36%
  • KA
    KAPPA ALPHA ORDER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
    2× · 2020–2021 · $2k · revenue +190%

Funded once

  • PG
    PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
  • CV
    Coachella Valley Mounted Rangersgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $12k · revenue +61%
  • MF
    MY FRIEND'S PLACE
    one grant, 2020 · $10k
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
Marin Academy

Marin academy asks every individual to think, question, and create in an environment of encouragement and compassion, and challenges each person to accept the responsibilities posed by education in a democratic society.

Education
2
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
3
The American Institute of Architects California

The AIA California, in collaboration with local components, is the voice of the architectural profession.

—
4
University of California Student Association

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is a coalition of students and student governments that aims to provide a collective voice for all students through advocacy and direct action. UCSA participates in the shared…

Education
5
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
6
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

—
7
Vistamar School

Vistamar school empowers students, preparing them to contribute and excel in higher education and in life, and commits to: a broad and balanced program that challenges and engages students, building their individual skills and inspiring a…

Education
8
Santa Catalina School

Santa catalina school exists to develop in each student a striving for excellence, a maturing awareness of moral and spiritual values, a sense of responsible purpose, and a determination to serve the world with courage, grace, and…

Education
9
Santos Manuel Student Union of Csusb

The student union, through its programs and facilities, is a focal point of the campus through assisting in the retention and development of students while encouraging a deeper understanding and appreciation of cultural pluralism, gender…

Education
10
The San Francisco School

A private school that cultivates and celebrates the intellectual, imaginative, and humanitarian promise of each student in a community that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity, and inspires passion for learning.

—
11
San Francisco University High School

At san franicisco university high school, we engage our community of diverse voices in a transformational experience that embraces the spirited pursuit of learning and empowers purpose larger than self.

Education
12
San Bernardino Co Medical Society Inc

The purpose of the society is to promote the science and art of medicine, the care and well-being of patients, the protection of the public health, and the betterment of the medical profession; to cooperate with organizations of like…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Uc San Diego Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Hill Country Community Clinic. 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

13 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. 13 of the 19 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)
13/13
Grantees still filing
8/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $25,350 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $20,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODPACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $15,000 · OtherPACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONCoachella Valley Mounted Rangers: $11,500 · OtherCoachella Valley Mounted RangersMY FRIEND'S PLACE: $10,350 · OtherMY FRIEND'S PLACESAN MARINO NATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUE INC: $10,000 · OtherSAN MARINO NATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUE INCGOOD SHEPHERD SHELTER: $10,000 · OtherGOOD SHEPHERD SHELTERGOOD SHEPERD SHELTER: $5,000 · Other+1 more: $1,000 · OtherSan Marino Schools Foundation: $13,000 · EducationSan Marino Schools …UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $12,500 · EducationUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDA…POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL: $9,500 · EducationPOLYTECHNIC SCHOOLKAPPA ALPHA ORDER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $1,500 · EducationSAN MARINO COMMUNITY ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION: $34,000 · Recreation & SportsSAN MARINO COMMUN…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $15,000 · HealthPLANNED PAREN…HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC: $10,000 · HealthHILL COUNTRY …WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,300 · InternationalFoothill Family Service: $1,000 · Human ServicesICA LA: $850 · Arts & Culture
Other$108,200Education$36,500Recreation & Sports$34,000Health$25,000International$10,300Human Services$1,000Arts & Culture$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 budgetSAN MARINO COMMUNITY ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION: $34,000 over 4y, 6.2% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Marino Schools Foundation: $13,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCoachella Valley Mounted Rangers: $11,500 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY CLINIC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAN MARINO NATIONAL LITTLE LEAGUE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetPOLYTECHNIC SCHOOL: $9,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKAPPA ALPHA ORDER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFoothill Family Service: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetICA LA: $850 over 1y, 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.

Morgan Stanley Global…The Blackbaud Giving …The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN9.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Strugar Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Strugar Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%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
    2report 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 19 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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