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Sunshine and Love Foundation at a glance

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Sunshine and Love 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.

$10k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$27kArts & Culture$12kHealth$7kEnvironment$6kInternational$3kHuman Services$2kRecreation & Sports$650Animals$500Other$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
5
States reached
$320k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC$1,500
AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION$1,500
MILLBRAE CULTURAL CLUB$1,000
KEQED INC$1,000
IWEILAN CULTURAL FORUM$1,000
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION$500
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$500
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$500
NEW HOPE CHINESE CANCER CARE FOUNDATION$500
POST -PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST$500
SELF HELP FOR THE ELDERLY$500
FRIENDSHIP MUSIC CULTURE FOUNDATION$465
COOPER UNION$300
HOPE CANCER SOCIETY$279
FILOLI CENTER$129
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 (FY19–25, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 95% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $4k → 14%AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $4k → 14%AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $2k → 14%WISDOM CULTURE & EDUCATION ORGANIZATION: $500 → 8%AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $2k → 14%WISDOM CULTURE & EDUCATION ORGANIZATION: $500 → 8%SELF HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $500 → 10%AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $2k → 14%SELF HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $500 → 10%AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $2k → 14%SELF HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $300 → 10%AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $2k → 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.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$46k · 18 repeat orgs$14k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
15

Total granted

$46k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
+25%

Still filing today

67%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $129 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEnvironmentEducationInternationalOther
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

  • AB
    AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION
    7× · 2019–2025 · $17k · revenue +637%
  • NT
    NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
    5× · 2019–2025 · $5k · revenue +622%
  • NH
    NEW HOPE CHINESE CANCER CARE FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2025 · $4k · revenue +47%

Funded once

  • TF
    TAIPEI FIRST GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2018 · $3k
  • JA
    JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST NEW ENGLAND INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $2k · revenue +131%
  • GC
    GALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INC
    one grant, 2024 · $1k · revenue +16%
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
Sempervirens Fund

To ensure coast redwood forests in the santa cruz mountains thrive for generations to come. since 1900, sempervirens has protected more than 36,000 acres. learn more about our mission, vision, and strategic plan through 2030 at:…

Environment
2
Chile-California Council

The Chile-California Council is a San Francisco-based nonprofit dedicated to developing and promoting joint endeavors and cooperative relations between Chile and California, as well as individuals, legal entities and other institutions in…

International
3
California Wildlife Foundation

The foundation works with diverse groups representing many interests to acquire and restore critical wildlife habitat and protecting species

Animals
4
Conservation International Foundation

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

Environment
5
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco

The asian art museum celebrates, preserves, and promotes asian and asian american art and cultures for local and global audiences. we provide a dynamic forum for exchanging ideas, inviting collaboration, and fueling imagination to deepen…

Arts & Culture
6
Save Cantonese

Save Cantonese is an international movement that sustains and celebrates Cantonese language and culture. We have three Strategic Aims: a) protect and strengthen educational and research infrastructure for the Cantonese language, b) affirm…

Arts & Culture
7
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society At Strybing Arboretum

Gardens of golden gate park connects people to plants, the planet, and each other. the gardens offer educational and experiential programs for visitors and actively manages the living collections.

Environment
8
Tmt International Observatory Llc

Tmt international observatory (tio) was founded by the members listed below exclusively to further charitable, educational and scientific purposes and, within such limits, to advance scientific knowledge and education through the study,…

Science & Tech
9
California Academy of Sciences

The academy is a renowned scientific and educational institution with a mission to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration. based in san francisco's golden gate park, it is home to a world-class aquarium,…

Arts & Culture
10
Parks California

As california state parks' statutory non-profit partner, we have a clear mission - to help strengthen parks and inspire all people to experience these extraordinary places.

Environment
11
The Uc Davis Foundation

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

Education
12
California Institute of Environmental Studies

The institute is dedicated to scientific research, the results of which are used to promote public awareness and education in the areas of conservation biology and ecology,including the wise use of natural resources.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is California State Parks Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Wisdom Culture & Education Organization. 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, 2017–2026.

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. 22 of the 34 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
16/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $17,200 · Human ServicesAMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATIONSELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $1,300 · Human ServicesSELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLYWisdom Culture & Education Organization: $1,000 · Human ServicesTAIPEI FIRST GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL: $3,000 · OtherTAIPEI FIRST GIRLS HIGH SCHOOLMILLBRAE CULTURAL CLUB: $3,000 · OtherMILLBRAE CULTURAL CLUBGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INC: $1,250 · OtherGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INCNational Taiwan University Academic: $1,000 · OtherNational Taiwan University Aca…Individual grant recipient: $800 · OtherFRIENDSHIP MUSIC CULTURE FOUNDATION: $744 · OtherHOPE CANCER SOCIETY: $665 · OtherCOOPER UNION: $600 · OtherYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $1,500 · OtherYOSEMITE FOUNDATIONCALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION: $650 · Other+6 more: $2,582 · Other+6 moreNATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $5,100 · EducationNATIONAL TAIWAN …NEW HOPE CHINESE CANCER CARE FOUNDATION: $3,500 · EducationNEW HOPE CHINESE…KQED INC: $4,150 · Arts & CultureKQED INCiWeilan Cultural Forum Incorporated: $1,500 · Arts & CultureiWeilan Cultu…MILLBRAE CULTURAL COMMITTEE: $830 · Arts & CultureMILLBRAE CULT…Metropolitan Opera Association Inc: $500 · Arts & CultureMetropolitan …+1 more: $129 · Arts & CulturePENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST: $1,500 · EnvironmentNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $1,025 · EnvironmentZION NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION: $1,000 · EnvironmentJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST NEW ENGLAND INC: $1,500 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,000 · InternationalST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 · HealthGARDNERS HOUSE INC: $1,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CNTR FNDN: $500 · Health
Human Services$19,500Other$15,791Education$8,600Arts & Culture$7,109Environment$3,525International$2,500Health$2,500

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 budgetAMERICAN BEIYINU ALUMNAE FOUNDATION: $17,200 over 7y, 6.9% of budgetNATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $5,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKQED INC: $4,150 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNEW HOPE CHINESE CANCER CARE FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetiWeilan Cultural Forum Incorporated: $1,500 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHWEST NEW ENGLAND INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSELF-HELP FOR THE ELDERLY: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY INC: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $1,025 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetZION NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWisdom Culture & Education Organization: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMILLBRAE CULTURAL COMMITTEE: $830 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION: $650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Opera Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CNTR FNDN: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPENINSULA HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA: $500 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.

Silicon Valley Commun…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA11.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Sunshine and Love Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sunshine and Love 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%3%5%8%10%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 · 0–10%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Sunshine and Love Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Sunshine and Love 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 34 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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