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The Carmelo 3 Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$56k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
51
Grants FY2024
61
Organizations funded FY2023
52%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$19,066
Organizations funded a year
38 to 61
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$549k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 52% of the organizations The Carmelo 3 Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesAnimalsEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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 arriving51$56k53%
FY202361$37k52%
FY202256$40k68%
FY202158$55k88%
FY201938$38kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Religion$52kEducation$36kHuman Services$26kHealth$24kRecreation & Sports$18kArts & Culture$15kAnimals$10kCivil Rights$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Etz Chayim$6,6131n/a
La Jolla Music Society$6,50020%
Starlings Volleyball USA$5,01221%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$4,83830%
Runway for Recovery Inc$3,66530%
Jog Your Memory 5k Inc$3,06941%
Congregation Tifereth Israel of San Diego$3,0152n/a
Our Neighbors' Table Inc$2,82620%
Caring for Cambodia Inc$2,80010%
Common Roots Farm$2,74150%
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All grantees of The Carmelo 3 Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Etz Chayim$6,6131n/a
La Jolla Music Society$6,50020%
Starlings Volleyball USA$5,01221%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$4,83830%
Runway for Recovery Inc$3,66530%
Jog Your Memory 5k Inc$3,06941%
Congregation Tifereth Israel of San Diego$3,0152n/a
Our Neighbors' Table Inc$2,82620%
Caring for Cambodia Inc$2,80010%
Common Roots Farm$2,74150%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$2,50510%
Lewis & Clark College$2,50040%
Alpine Ascents Foundation$2,50012%
Lucy's Love Bus Charitable Trust Inc$2,37520%
Make It Home - Bay Area$2,21720%
San Diego Humane Society and Spca$2,00030%
Star of the Sea Foundation Inc$1,56010%
Blueprint Education In$1,54410%
Transgender Law Center$1,50040%
Bernese Auction Rescue Coalition Inc$1,50011%
Francis Parker School$1,50010%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$1,38540%
Newburyport Art Association Inc$1,37520%
Sweet Paws Rescue Inc$1,26230%
High Tech High$1,22630%
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center Inc$1,22020%
Key West Womans Club$1,12520%
Family Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc$1,02610%
Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc$1,02520%
Montessori Children's School of Key West Inc$1,02110%
Warren-Walker Promise Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Human Rights Campaign Inc$1,00010%
Uc San Diego Foundation$1,00030%
Build a Miracle$1,00010%
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts$1,00010%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$98830%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$98640%
Patrick Henry High School Foundation$91615%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$77310%
American Heart Association Inc$76830%
The American Himalayan Foundation$70030%
Adolescent Counseling Services$66220%
Backpacks for Kids Foundation$57513%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$55010%
Anti-Defamation League$53320%
Best Friends Animal Society$52310%
Fund Texas Choice$51510%
Rescue Inc$5001n/a
Reef Relief Inc$50010%
Keys To Be The Change Inc$50011%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$50010%
Families for Depression Awareness Inc$50010%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$50010%
Americans for Immigrant Justice Inc F/K/A Fla Immigrant Advocacy Center$50010%
Wounded Warrior Support Network$50010%
The Decibels Foundation Inc$50010%
Bay Area Friendship Circle$46530%
Zoological Society of San Diego$40010%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$37020%
Gofundmeorg$34510%
Djerassi Resident Artists Program$32920%
Key West Wildlife Center Inc$32510%
Monroe Association for Retarded Citizens Inc$31910%
Samuel's House Inc$30910%
TSR Adventures Inc$30910%
Grace Church San Diego Inc$2751n/a
Valhalla Foundation$25010%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$25010%
Maui Humane Society$25010%
Heart to Heart International Inc$25010%
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation$25010%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$25020%
Sylvia Rivera Law Project Inc$25010%
Every Pets Dream$24510%
San Diego-Imperial Council Boy Scouts of America$20010%
Save San Diego Neighborhoods$2001n/a
Girl Scouts of Northern California$20020%
Israel Tennis Centers Foundation Inc$18010%
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art$18010%
For Goodness Cakes$15510%
Wonder Dog Rescue$15010%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$15010%
Theatreworks Silicon Valley$12410%
Optimist Club of Coronado Inc$1111n/a
The Mpn Research Foundation$10510%
Eastlake Elementary PTA$1021n/a
National Network of Abortion Funds Lilith Fund$10010%
Glioblastoma Foundation Inc$10010%
Birthright Israel Foundation$10020%
American Cancer Society Inc$10010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10010%
Friends of Newburyport Trees Inc$1001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$10010%
American Society for Yad Vashem Inc$5010%
National Kidney Foundation Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 91 recipients with no EIN on record ($126k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Carmelo 3 Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLa Jolla Music Society: $6,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStarlings Volleyball USA: $5,012 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $4,838 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRunway for Recovery Inc: $3,665 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetJog Your Memory 5k Inc: $3,069 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetOur Neighbors' Table Inc: $2,826 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCaring for Cambodia Inc: $2,800 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCommon Roots Farm: $2,741 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $2,505 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLewis & Clark College: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlpine Ascents Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetLucy's Love Bus Charitable Trust Inc: $2,375 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMake It Home - Bay Area: $2,217 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSan Diego Humane Society and Spca: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStar of the Sea Foundation Inc: $1,560 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlueprint Education In: $1,544 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTransgender Law Center: $1,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBernese Auction Rescue Coalition Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFrancis Parker School: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $1,385 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNewburyport Art Association Inc: $1,375 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSweet Paws Rescue Inc: $1,262 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Tech High: $1,226 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJeanne Geiger Crisis Center Inc: $1,220 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKey West Womans Club: $1,125 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFamily Services of the Merrimack Valley Inc: $1,026 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc: $1,025 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMontessori Children's School of Key West Inc: $1,021 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Rights Campaign Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUc San Diego Foundation: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBuild a Miracle: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Smith Center for the Performing Arts: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $988 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $986 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPatrick Henry High School Foundation: $916 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $773 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $768 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Himalayan Foundation: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAdolescent Counseling Services: $662 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBackpacks for Kids Foundation: $575 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $533 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $523 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFund Texas Choice: $515 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetReef Relief Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKeys To Be The Change Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamilies for Depression Awareness Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 86.

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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.

Bny Mellon Charitable Gift FundMA19.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund · Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc · Mary Alice Arakelian Foundation · Edward B and Joan T Knight Foundati Foundation Inc · The San Diego Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Essex County Community Foundation Inc · Keys Open Doors Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Intuit Foundation · Eastern Bank 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.

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About The Carmelo 3 Foundation

How much does The Carmelo 3 Foundation give?
The Carmelo 3 Foundation reported 51 grants totaling $56,349 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 61 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does The Carmelo 3 Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (23%), Education (16%), Human Services (11%).
Who are The Carmelo 3 Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Congregation Etz Chayim ($7k), La Jolla Music Society ($7k), Starlings Volleyball USA ($5k).
Does The Carmelo 3 Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Carmelo 3 Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Carmelo 3 Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund, Institution for Savings in Newburyport & Its Vicinity Charitable Foundation Inc, Mary Alice Arakelian Foundation.
Where is The Carmelo 3 Foundation based?
The Carmelo 3 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 190 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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