· Private foundation
Symonds 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 $10k23 grants · $64k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $21k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDA | $10,500 |
| THE DYSTONIA MEDICAL FOUNDATION | $10,000 |
| CALVARY COMMUNITY CHURCH | $9,000 |
| JAMES STOREHOUSE | $8,000 |
| FRIENDS IN DEED | $6,500 |
| DIRECT RELIEF | $4,250 |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | $4,000 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | $4,000 |
| THE JED FOUNDATION | $3,750 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,500 |
| UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES | $2,500 |
| PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY | $2,500 |
| HOMES 4 FAMILIES | $2,500 |
| AMERICARES | $2,250 |
| CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY - VVSB | $2,000 |
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 (FY19–24, $56k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
28 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 3 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, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- ANAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches7× · 2018–2024 · $37k · revenue +9%
- ADALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC8× · 2017–2024 · $37k · revenue +40%
- USUNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES6× · 2019–2024 · $26k · revenue +158%
Funded once
- VEVILLA ESPERANZA SERVICESgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $6k · revenue +32%
- TSTHE SALVATION ARMYone grant, 2017 · $4k
- AAMERICASone grant, 2022 · $2k
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.
The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…
(msh) saves lives and improves the health of the world's poorest (see schedule o) and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.
Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.
The anti-recidivism coalition (arc) works to end mass incarceration in california. to ensure our communities are safe, healthy, and whole, arc empowers formerly and currently incarcerated people to thrive by providing a support network,…
The roots of the los angeles didi hirsch psychiatric service dba didi hirsch mental health services ("dhmhs") extend back to the 1930s, when a group of women funded psychiatric care for people whose lives were devastated by the depression.…
Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…
The mission of the organization is to ensure safety and stability for people who are battered, abused, homeless or at risk; to create public awareness about the epidemic of violence; and to mobilize the community to prevent violence and…
The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…
At zero to three we provide parents, professionals, and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early development. we envision a society that has the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full…
To offer programs and training that resource individuals and organizations in self-awareness, self-regulation, effective communication and to promote structures of belonging, utilizing council and other practices, to encourage social…
To enhance the health, wellness, and resilience of every community we serve - see schedule o for more details
Crf, in partnership with our clients and stakeholders, designs, delivers and evaluates innovative and exemplary behavioral health and social services in a manner that is both culturally and trauma competent, providing these services with…
How this is measured
19 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. 19 of the 37 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 American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
- Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES ↗
- Who funds THE JAMES STOREHOUSE INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds HOMES FOR FAMILIES ↗
- Who funds DIRECT RELIEF ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITY TRUST FUND OF VOLUNTEER LEAGUE OF SAN FERNANDO VALLEY ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds THE JED FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PASADENA HUMANE ↗
- Who funds LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds VILLA ESPERANZA SERVICES ↗
- Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC ↗
- Who funds AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds THE CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds TETON LITERACY CENTER ↗
- Who funds EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE ↗
- Who funds JACKSON HOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING ↗
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: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · 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 Symonds Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Symonds Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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