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The Banyan Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$8k
Granted FY2021
2
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Arts & Culture$62kYouth Development$34kHuman Services$31kHousing & Shelter$30kEducation$26kCivil Rights$25kHealth$22kPhilanthropy$18kOther$0
02FY2021 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$182k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BERT SABERHAGEN MAKE A DIFFERENCE F$5,000
Leukemia Lymphoma Society$3,000
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 (FY17–20, $51k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%UNITED IN HARMONY: $500 → 14%SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH: $30k → 14%THE FULFILLMENT FUND: $5k → 14%THE FULFILLMENT FUND: $5k → 14%THE FULFILLMENT FUND: $5k → 14%THE FULFILLMENT FUND: $5k → 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.

21%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$56k · 3 repeat orgs$208k to everyone else

3 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2021, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
34

Total granted

$56k
$200k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-8%
+15%

Still filing today

100%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21
HealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesInternationalEducationYouth 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

  • LM
    LUZERNE MUSIC CENTER INC
    2× · 2017–2018 · $29k · revenue +114%
  • FF
    FULFILLMENT FUND
    4× · 2017–2020 · $20k · revenue -18%
  • TC
    TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2019 · $7k · revenue -8%

Funded once

  • HO
    HEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC
    one grant, 2019 · $30k · revenue +6%
  • SP
    SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $30k · revenue +173%
  • UM
    USC MEDIA INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
    one grant, 2018 · $25k
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
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
2
Wipe Out Kids' Cancer Inc

Wipe out kids cancer offers comfort and hope to kids with cancer through support programs serving the entire family and funds innovative research leading to new discoveries and treatments in the fight against pediatric cancer. "support and…

—
3
Pablove Foundation Inc

The mission of the pablove foundation is to invest in underfunded, cutting-edge pediatric cancer research, and to improve the lives of children living with cancer through the arts.

Philanthropy
4
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
5
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
6
Lung Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of the lung cancer research foundation is to improve lung cancer outcomes by funding research for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of lung cancer.

Health
7
Blood Cancer United Inc

Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Health
8
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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9
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
10
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation

The lustgarten foundation is the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research in the world. see schedule o.the lustgarten foundation is boldly leading the way through hope and innovation, turning fear into action through education…

Human Services
11
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation
Philanthropy
12
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Safe Place for Youth Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bridge Brigade 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

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 39 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/22
Grantees still filing
13/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LUZERNE MUSIC CENTER INC: $28,734 · OtherLUZERNE MUSIC CENTER INCUSC MEDIA INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: $25,000 · OtherUSC MEDIA INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL CHANGEDAVID LYNCH FOUNDATION: $15,000 · OtherDAVID LYNCH FOUNDATIONPS ARTS: $15,000 · OtherPS ARTSMY FRIENDS PLACE: $15,000 · OtherMY FRIENDS PLACEUNITED4 GOOD FOUNDATION: $8,000 · OtherUNITED4 GOOD FOUNDATIONNOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $5,000 · OtherLLOYD GRIEF CENTER FOR ENTERP STUDIES: $5,000 · OtherCOMPASSION CREATES CHANGE: $5,000 · OtherJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $5,000 · OtherBERT SABERHAGEN MAKE A DIFFERENCE F: $5,000 · Other+13 more: $17,500 · Other+13 moreSAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesSAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH …FULFILLMENT FUND: $20,000 · Human ServicesFULFILLMENT FUND+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesHEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC: $30,000 · Youth DevelopmentHEART OF LOS…TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $7,000 · HealthDAISY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthTHE ANDREW MCDONOUGH B FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $1,000 · Health+1 more: $250 · HealthFOCUSING PHILANTHROPY INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $5,000 · PhilanthropyROD DEDEAUX FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $5,000 · InternationalTHE THIRST PROJECT: $500 · InternationalCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Environment
Other$149,234Human Services$50,500Youth Development$30,000Health$14,250Philanthropy$11,000International$5,500Environment$3,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHEART OF LOS ANGELES YOUTH INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLUZERNE MUSIC CENTER INC: $28,734 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetFULFILLMENT FUND: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPS ARTS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY LIVES ON FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE ANDREW MCDONOUGH B FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST TEE OF LOS ANGELES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED IN HARMONY: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE THIRST PROJECT: $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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY10.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · 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 The Banyan Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Banyan 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%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    1report 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.

    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 39 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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