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The Adair Street Family Foundation at a glance

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The Adair Street Family 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.

$20k
Granted FY2025still arriving
15
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Animals$27kHealth$11kInternational$10kFood & Nutrition$9kHousing & Shelter$9kHuman Services$8kEnvironment$4kYouth Development$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,400
Median grant
6
States reached
$177k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$2,100
SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST$2,100
UNITY OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS$2,100
STARC$1,500
NEW ORLEANS WOMEN'S SHELTER$1,500
NORTHSHORE HUMANE SOCIETY$1,400
ONE TREE PLANTED$1,400
RAINFOREST FOUNDATION US$1,400
THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION$1,400
Individual grant recipient$1,400
OZANAM INN$800
NORTHSHORE FOOD BANK$800
Individual grant recipient$700
WWNO 1049 FM$700
INTL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION$700
02The need
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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 (FY18–23, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 33% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $800 → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $800 → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $800 → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $800 → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $800 → 10%SOUTHEASTERN GUIDE DOGS: $700 → 10%THE SAMARITAN CENTER: $450 → 11%COVENANT HOUSE: $600 → 23%COVENANT HOUSE: $440 → 23%COVENANT HOUSE: $400 → 23%COVENANT HOUSE: $400 → 23%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

VT
MT
NY
CA
TN
DC
LA
MS
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$76k · 18 repeat orgs$10k to everyone else

18 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
6

Total granted

$76k
$3k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+62%

Still filing today

72%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentInternationalHousing & ShelterCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION
    8× · 2018–2025 · $11k · revenue +24%
  • SO
    STARC OF LOUISIANA INC
    8× · 2018–2025 · $8k · revenue +26%
  • OI
    OZANAM INN
    8× · 2018–2025 · $7k · revenue +151%

Funded once

  • CH
    CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF NO
    one grant, 2024 · $1k
  • CF
    CENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $600 · revenue +339%
  • TS
    THE SAMARITAN CENTER INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $450 · revenue +62%
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
City Wildlife Inc

The goals of City Wildlife are to rescue sick, orphaned, and injured wild animals and return them to the wild; to promote the enjoyment of and harmonious co-existence with native wildlife; and to protect the District of Columbias wild…

Education
2
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
3
Wildlife Conservation Global Inc

Wildlife conservation global, inc. operates the okapi conservation project (ocp) which works in the democratic republic of the congo with the institute in congo for the conservation of nature (iccn) and local communities throughout the…

Animals
4
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
5
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
6
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Inc

The Fossey Fund is dedicated to the conservation and study of gorillas in Africa through a successful, people-centered approach: 1) Providing daily protection to gorillas, 2) Scientific research providing critical data on gorillas and…

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7
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
8
Progressive Animal Welfare Society aka Paws

A champion for animals since 1967, PAWS is a nationally recognized leader - rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people.

Animals
9
Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc

To champion a collaborative campaign to permanently connect, protect and restore the Florida Wildlife Corridor, a statewide network of lands and waters that supports wildlife and people. We combine conservation science with compelling…

Environment
10
Shelter Animal Resource Alliance

Shelter Animal Resource Alliance rescues, assists, and advocates for shelter animals in Lane County by developing and implementing programs designed to increase the number of animals adopted into permanent, loving homes and decrease the…

Animals
11
Fauna & Flora International Usa Inc

Our mission is to act to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take into account human needs.

Philanthropy
12
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

To sustain, restore, and enhance the nation's fish, wildlife, plants, and habitats.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Unity of Greater New Orleans Inc; the most unlike its peers is Wings of Hope Inc. 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

21 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. 21 of the 29 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
18/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

STARC OF LOUISIANA INC: $8,400 · OtherSTARC OF LOUISIANA INCNEW ORLEANS WOMEN'S SHELTER: $7,200 · OtherNEW ORLEANS WOMEN'S SHELTERNorthshore Food Bank: $6,400 · OtherNorthshore Food BankIndividual grant recipient: $4,790 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST: $3,200 · OtherSHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUSTIndividual grant recipient: $2,940 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWISH TO FISH LOUISIANA: $2,900 · OtherWISH TO FISH LOUISIANAIndividual grant recipient: $2,100 · OtherST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,600 · Other+5 more: $6,000 · Other+5 moreLewa Wildlife Conservancy USA: $3,740 · AnimalsLewa Wildlife …ST TAMMANY HUMANE SOCIETY D/B/A NORTHSHORE HUMANE SOCIETY: $3,200 · AnimalsST TAMMANY HUM…St Francis Animal Sanctuary Inc: $2,090 · AnimalsSt Francis Ani…WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $1,500 · AnimalsWILDLIFE CONSE…THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC: $450 · Animals+1 more: $300 · AnimalsINTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION: $10,900 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL …Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: $4,700 · Human ServicesSoutheast…COVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS: $1,840 · Human ServicesCOVENANT …THE SAMARITAN CENTER INC: $450 · Human ServicesTHE SAMAR…OZANAM INN: $6,500 · Housing & ShelterUNITY OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS INC: $2,800 · Community ImprovementRECONCILE NEW ORLEANS INC: $1,650 · Youth DevelopmentCENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC: $600 · Youth DevelopmentBaton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc: $400 · Youth Development
Other$45,530Animals$11,280International$10,900Human Services$6,990Housing & Shelter$6,500Community Improvement$2,800Youth Development$2,650

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 budgetINTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION: $10,900 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSTARC OF LOUISIANA INC: $8,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOZANAM INN: $6,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetNorthshore Food Bank: $6,400 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $4,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLewa Wildlife Conservancy USA: $3,740 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetST TAMMANY HUMANE SOCIETY D/B/A NORTHSHORE HUMANE SOCIETY: $3,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUNITY OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS INC: $2,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Francis Animal Sanctuary Inc: $2,090 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE NEW ORLEANS: $1,840 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRECONCILE NEW ORLEANS INC: $1,650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION: $1,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR THE INNOVATIVE TRAINING OF YOUTH INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAMARITAN CENTER INC: $450 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC: $450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaton Rouge Youth Coalition Inc: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWINGS OF HOPE INC: $300 over 1y, 1.0% 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.

Shell USA Company Fou…The Greater New Orlea…Northshore Community …Baptist Community Min…United Way of Southea…Al & Diane Kramer Fou…Downman Family Founda…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …
Shell USA Company FoundationTX20.4× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · The Greater New Orleans Foundation · Northshore Community Foundation · Baptist Community Ministries · United Way of Southeast Louisiana · Al & Diane Kramer Foundation Inc · Downman Family Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 The Adair Street Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Adair Street Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 29 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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