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Sullivan 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.

$27k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$9k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$62kHuman Services$59kCommunity Improvement$30kEducation$29kReligion$22kAnimals$8kRecreation & Sports$6kEnvironment$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,400
Median grant
3
States reached
$135k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$9,000
Partners in Care Foundation$7,500
Tunnel to Towers$2,375
Fetching Retrievers Rescue$2,000
Chase Foundation$1,915
Desert Community Foundation$1,400
Trout Unlimited$1,400
Notre Dame High School$500
Eisenhower$300
Upward Bound House$200
Our Lady of Grace$200
Individual grant recipient$100
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 (FY17–21, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%OPERATION HEALING FORCES: $5k → 12%OPERATION HEALING FORCES: $5k → 12%Operation Healing Forces: $5k → 12%HERE TO SERVE: $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.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
IL
NY
MA
PA
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
NC
DC
MS
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$188k · 14 repeat orgs$61k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +165% since the first grant, against +71% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
32

Total granted

$188k
$60k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+165%
+71%

Still filing today

57%
28%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsPublic BenefitYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • PI
    PARTNERS IN CARE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2024 · $43k · revenue +357%
  • OH
    OPERATION HEALING FORCES INC
    3× · 2018–2021 · $15k · revenue +199%
  • NH
    NATIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
    4× · 2018–2023 · $7k · revenue +258%

Funded once

  • PP
    PAULIST PRODUCTIONS INC
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
  • The Rand Corporation
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +11%
  • VP
    VETERANS PARK CONSERVANCY
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue -52%
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
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
2
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
3
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
4
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
5
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
6
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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7
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
8
Northern California Institute for Research and Education Inc

To improve the health and well-being of veterans and the general public by supporting a world-class biomedical research program conducted by ucsf faculty at the san francisco veterans affairs health care system.

Health
9
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health

Arbor research collaborative for health is committed to improving patient care through research that shapes medical policies and practice. in particular, arbor research conducts health outcomes research on chronic disease and end-stage…

Health
10
San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation

To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.

Education
11
Arc Research Institute

Our mission is to accelerate scientific progress, understand the root causes of disease, and narrow the gap between discoveries and impact on patients.

Health
12
Foundation of the Arc of the United States

To promote, support and further the interests and purposes of the arc of the united states, inc.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Health Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Fetchin' Retrievers Rescue. 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

22 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. 22 of the 52 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
16/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CITY OF HOPE: $72,300 · OtherCITY OF HOPEIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPAULIST PRODUCTIONS INC: $20,000 · OtherPAULIST PRODUCTIONS INC+31 more: $38,100 · Other+31 morePARTNERS IN CARE FOUNDATION: $42,500 · HealthPARTNERS IN CARE FOUNDA…NATIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $7,000 · HealthNATIONAL HEALTH FOUNDAT…THE CHASE FOUNDATION: $3,315 · HealthTHE CHASE FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION TO ERADICATE DUCHENNE INC: $3,000 · Health+1 more: $500 · HealthUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $17,650 · EducationUNIVERSIT…STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $4,350 · EducationSTEPHEN S…DESERT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Education+2 more: $300 · EducationOPERATION HEALING FORCES INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesHERE TO SERVE INC: $1,060 · Human ServicesFETCHIN' RETRIEVERS RESCUE: $6,000 · AnimalsAMERICAN WILDLIFE REFUGE INC: $1,000 · AnimalsABERCROMBIE & KENT PHILANTHROPY INC: $3,210 · PhilanthropyDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,900 · PhilanthropyThe Rand Corporation: $5,000 · Public BenefitGIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: $500 · Youth Development
Other$155,400Health$56,315Education$23,300Human Services$16,060Animals$7,000Philanthropy$5,110Public Benefit$5,000Youth Development$500

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 budgetPARTNERS IN CARE FOUNDATION: $42,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $17,650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION HEALING FORCES INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNATIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFETCHIN' RETRIEVERS RESCUE: $6,000 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetThe Rand Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVETERANS PARK CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $4,450 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $4,350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHASE FOUNDATION: $3,315 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetABERCROMBIE & KENT PHILANTHROPY INC: $3,210 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFOUNDATION TO ERADICATE DUCHENNE INC: $3,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDESERT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRAXA Research Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUPWARD BOUND HOUSE: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIR & SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATION: $100 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.

  • Who funds PARTNERS IN CARE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds OPERATION HEALING FORCES INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FETCHIN' RETRIEVERS RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds The Rand Corporation ↗
  • Who funds VETERANS PARK CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE CHASE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ABERCROMBIE & KENT PHILANTHROPY INC ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION TO ERADICATE DUCHENNE INC ↗
  • Who funds DESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HERE TO SERVE INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN WILDLIFE REFUGE INC ↗
  • Who funds DESERT SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRAXA Research Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds GIRL SCOUTS HEART OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ↗

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.

California Community …The Ahmanson Foundati…Arthur J Gallagher Fo…Silicon Valley Commun…Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…
California Community FoundationCA14.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Sullivan Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sullivan Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get 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 · 0–90%
    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 52 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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