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The Anderson Fund 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.

$64k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
22
Grants FY2024
24
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 44
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$2.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations The Anderson Fund Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalCrime & LegalArts & CultureEnvironmentEducationPublic BenefitOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving22$64k5%
FY202324$89k25%
FY202227$73k15%
FY202124$41k8%
FY202010$60k0%
FY201944$66k34%
FY201843$63k16%
FY201741$58kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$125kInternational$78kEnvironment$74kArts & Culture$64kPublic Safety & Disaster$55kCrime & Legal$33kEducation$27kFood & Nutrition$26kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
NY
MA
NV
CA
CO
VA
MD
TN
DC
LA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 46 grantees
All grantees of The Anderson Fund Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
World Central Kitchen Inc$47,75050%
National Abortion Federation$34,00080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$30,20030%
Bay Area Tumor Institute$30,05231%
Direct Relief$20,00050%
God's Love We Deliver Inc$17,90080%
American Indian College Fund$16,50080%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$15,70040%
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$15,50070%
Women for Women International$15,00030%
Mountain Area Preservation Foundation$15,00032%
Earthjustice$14,00070%
Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc$13,00070%
The Legal Aid Society$12,50060%
Operation Smile Inc$8,50050%
Truckee Roundhouse$7,25061%
Community Roots Charter School$7,00050%
Orangutan Foundation International$7,00050%
New York Public Radio$6,60050%
League to Save Lake Tahoe$6,50030%
Oakland Womens Rowing Club$6,50072%
Hias Inc$6,00040%
Sierra Senior Services Dba Meals on Wheels Tahoe$6,00060%
Unity Earth Inc$6,00031%
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc$5,00030%
Sierra Nevada Alliance$5,00020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$5,00030%
Sierra Watch$4,50011%
Trevor Project Inc$4,50050%
Berkeley Playhouse Inc$4,00020%
Ski for Light Inc$3,50020%
Trinity Community Connection Inc$3,50050%
Friends of Wwoz Inc$3,50030%
South Yuba River Citizens League$3,00030%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$3,00030%
Charity Global Inc$3,00030%
Sierra Club Foundation$2,00020%
EAST BAY PERFORMING ARTS dba OAKLAND SYMPHONY$2,00030%
Sierra Watershed Education Partnerships$2,00020%
Bay Area Rescue Mission$2,00020%
Brooklyn Music School Inc$1,00010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$1,00020%
Citizens Climate Lobby$50010%
Headwaters Science Institute$5002n/a
Creativity Explored Inc$50010%
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($89k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Anderson Fund Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $47,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Abortion Federation: $34,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $30,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBay Area Tumor Institute: $30,052 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetDirect Relief: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGod's Love We Deliver Inc: $17,900 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $16,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $15,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $15,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWomen for Women International: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMountain Area Preservation Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetEarthjustice: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Academy of Music Inc: $13,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Legal Aid Society: $12,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTruckee Roundhouse: $7,250 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCommunity Roots Charter School: $7,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOrangutan Foundation International: $7,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Public Radio: $6,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLeague to Save Lake Tahoe: $6,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOakland Womens Rowing Club: $6,500 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetHias Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Senior Services Dba Meals on Wheels Tahoe: $6,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetUnity Earth Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBrooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSierra Nevada Alliance: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Watch: $4,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $4,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBerkeley Playhouse Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSki for Light Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTrinity Community Connection Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Wwoz Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Yuba River Citizens League: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Global Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEAST BAY PERFORMING ARTS dba OAKLAND SYMPHONY: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Watershed Education Partnerships: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBay Area Rescue Mission: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Music School Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens Climate Lobby: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCreativity Explored Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEllis Marsalis Center for Music Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 45.

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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.

Tahoe Truckee Community FoundationCA22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation · Teichert Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Marin Community Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · The San Francisco Foundation · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation 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.

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How do I get to The Anderson Fund Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Anderson Fund 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.

About The Anderson Fund Foundation

How much does The Anderson Fund Foundation give?
The Anderson Fund Foundation reported 22 grants totaling $64,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Anderson Fund Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (24%), International (15%), Environment (14%).
Who are The Anderson Fund Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: World Central Kitchen Inc ($48k), National Abortion Federation ($34k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($30k).
Does The Anderson Fund Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Anderson Fund Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Anderson Fund Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Mightycause Charitable Foundation, Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation.
Where is The Anderson Fund Foundation based?
The Anderson Fund Foundation is based in CA.

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 77 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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