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The Beulah Fund at a glance

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The Beulah Fund

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.

$290k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.1MEmployment$267kPublic Benefit$255kHuman Services$205kInternational$205kReligion$100kFood & Nutrition$56kCrime & Legal$45kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k2 grants · $40k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $250k
$50,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$4.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LA MAIDA PROJECT$200,000
PATHWAY TO KINSHIP$50,000
DIVIDED SKY FOUNDATION$25,000
CITY OF HOPE$15,000
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 (FY17–24, $175k) 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%MOTION PICTURE TELEVISION FUND: $15k → 14%PATHWAY TO KINSHIP: $100k → 14%WOMENSHELTER OF LONG BEACH: $10k → 14%PATHWAY TO KINSHIP: $50k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
NY
OH
CT
CA
MO
MD
TN
DC
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 11% of The Beulah Fund’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 80% of the giving stays in CA; by stated purpose, 74%.

The Beulah Fundlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.5M · 11 repeat orgs$713k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +98% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
23

Total granted

$1.5M
$688k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+98%
+3%

Still filing today

73%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’21’22’23’24
InternationalHealthHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureEducationOther
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
    LA MAIDA PROJECT
    4× · 2019–2024 · $860k · revenue +212% · 37% of their budget
  • TR
    THE REASON FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2021 · $250k · revenue +64%
  • PT
    PATHWAY TO KINSHIP INC
    2× · 2022–2024 · $150k · revenue +163% · 37% of their budget

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $267k
  • Save The Children Federation Inc
    one grant, 2019 · $144k · revenue +18%
  • GC
    GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC
    one grant, 2021 · $56k · revenue -37%
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
Prostate Cancer Foundation

The prostate cancer foundation (pcf) funds the world's most promising research on the biology and treatment of prostate cancer, accelerating those discoveries into therapies and strategies designed to improve the quality of life and…

Philanthropy
2
California Healthcare Foundation

Chcf is dedicated to advancing meaningful, measurable improvements in the way the health care delivery system provides care to the people of california, particularly those with low incomes and those whose needs are not well served by the…

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3
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
4
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

The foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with parkinson's today.

Health
5
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
6
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc

The committee to protect journalists promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. cpj ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever…

Civil Rights
7
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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8
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
9
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
10
Los Angeles Police Foundation

The mission of lapf is to create partnerships to provide resources and programs that help the police perform at their highest level and to enhance lapd-community relations.(see schedule o)

Human Services
11
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
12
Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

Our vision is to reimagine everyday giving to help charities. our mission is to enable the world's leading online platforms to create opportunities for everyday charitable giving. in doing so, we ensure our programs are trustworthy,…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Motion Picture and Television Fund; the most unlike its peers is Dream Camp Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

28 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. 28 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/28
Grantees still filing
18/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LA MAIDA PROJECT: $860,000 · HealthLA MAIDA PROJECT+3 more: $16,000 · HealthIndividual grant recipient: $266,870 · OtherIndividual grant recipientAIDS WALK LOS ANGELES: $90,000 · OtherAIDS WALK LOS ANGELESAIDS PROJECT LOS ANGELES DBA APLA HEALTH: $90,000 · OtherAIDS PROJECT LOS ANGELES DBA APL…CITY OF HOPE: $25,000 · OtherTHE DIVIDED SKY FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $25,000 · OtherDREAM CAMP FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherVETSAID INC: $30,000 · Other+14 more: $114,068 · Other+14 moreTHE REASON FOUNDATION: $250,000 · EducationTHE REASON F…Save The Children Federation Inc: $143,500 · InternationalSave The …FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $25,000 · InternationalFRIENDS O…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $25,000 · InternationalAMERICAN …+3 more: $11,207 · International+3 morePATHWAY TO KINSHIP INC: $150,000 · Human ServicesMOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $15,000 · Human ServicesWOMENSHELTER OF LONG BEACH: $10,000 · Human ServicesVipassana Community Foundation: $100,000 · ReligionGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $55,550 · Food & Nutrition
Health$876,000Other$665,938Education$250,000International$204,707Human Services$175,000Religion$100,000Food & Nutrition$55,550

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 budgetLA MAIDA PROJECT: $860,000 over 4y, 37% of budgetTHE REASON FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetPATHWAY TO KINSHIP INC: $150,000 over 2y, 37% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $143,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVipassana Community Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $55,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVETSAID INC: $30,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DIVIDED SKY FOUNDATION CORPORATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FUND: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEANSLATE-LA: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA CRUZ ISLAND FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFLASHES OF HOPE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWOMENSHELTER OF LONG BEACH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetROCK TO RECOVERY: $6,500 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWICKLIFFE FOREVER FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,875 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKCRW FOUNDATION INC: $2,568 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren International: $2,332 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 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.

National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Beulah Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Beulah Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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

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How do I get to The Beulah Fund?

Find your warmest path to The Beulah Fund 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 37 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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