Skip to content
The Clark-Janis Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

The Clark-Janis Family 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.

$488k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$125k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Food & Nutrition$1.1MHealth$226kPublic Safety & Disaster$210kPhilanthropy$205kEnvironment$188kHuman Services$120kAnimals$69kArts & Culture$58kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $33k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $450k
$50,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$8.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
REDWOOD EMPIRE FOODBANK$125,000
FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA$100,000
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SONOMA COUNTY$75,000
SONOMA LAND TRUST$50,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA INC$50,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$50,000
VALLEY OF THE MOON NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION$12,600
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SONOMA VALLEY$10,000
SONOMA PLEIN AIR FOUNDATION$10,000
FAMILY DOG RESCUE$5,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $90k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $20k → 8%PUPPIES BEHIND BARS: $10k → 17%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $20k → 8%PUPPIES BEHIND BARS: $10k → 17%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $20k → 8%PUPPIES BEHIND BARS: $10k → 17%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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.9M · 22 repeat orgs$165k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
10

Total granted

$1.9M
$160k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+17%

Still filing today

77%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’21’22’23’24
HealthFood & NutritionHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterEnvironmentOther
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

  • RE
    REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK
    6× · 2017–2024 · $750k · revenue +118%
  • FO
    FOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA
    3× · 2022–2024 · $374k · revenue +68%
  • SL
    SONOMA LAND TRUST
    3× · 2022–2024 · $150k · revenue +95%

Funded once

  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
    one grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -10%
  • SV
    SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $40k · revenue +94%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $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
Silicon Valley Pet Project

Silicon valley pet project (svpp) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to saving local at-risk shelter pets through rescue, community involvement and education.

Animals
2
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.

Environment
3
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
4
California Association of Food Banks

California association of food banks (cafb) is a non-profit public benefit corporation located in oakland, california. together with its 41-member foodbanks, cafb is the largest charitable hunger-relief and anti-hunger leader in the state.…

Food & Nutrition
5
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
6
SFMade Inc

Our mission is to help manufacturers thrive, innovate, and create good jobs, for a more diverse and sustainable Bay Area.

Community Improvement
7
Solano Community Foundation

The Solano Community Foundation strengthens Solano County by advancing equity, supporting nonprofit resilience, and expanding access to philanthropy. We serve as a community leader, responsive grantmaker, and trusted partner for donors who…

Philanthropy
8
Southern California Grantmakers

Southern california grantmakers (scg) is the regional association for philanthropists and grantmakers working to make a difference in our communities and around the world. we are a leadership hub for our members to connect with each other,…

Philanthropy
9
Dogs Playing for Life Inc

Dogs playing for life is redefining the meaning and importance of quality of life for all sheltered dogs by improving their experience through playgroups and individualized training, resulting in urgent and responsible livesaving.

Animals
10
Food & Water Watch

Food & water watch conducts extensive research and public education to ensure the food and water we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. so we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of…

Food & Nutrition
11
Museum of Sonoma County

The museum of sonoma county engages and inspires our diverse community with art and history exhibitions, collections, and public programs that are inclusive, educational, and relevant.

Arts & Culture
12
Rancho Coastal Humane Society

See schedule orancho coastal is dedicated to the rescue and shelter of abandoned companion animals. it encourages adoptions into loving homes and provides educational and community outreach programs designed to enhance the human-animal…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Canine Companions for Independence Inc; the most unlike its peers is Worth Our Weight. 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

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 34 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)
27/28
Grantees still filing
19/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK: $750,000 · Food & NutritionREDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANKFOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: $373,850 · Food & NutritionFOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA+1 more: $5,000 · Food & NutritionPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA INC: $100,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENT…NATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $60,000 · HealthNATIONAL DISAS…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $50,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENT…SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $40,000 · HealthSONOMA VALLEY …Baby Quest Foundation Inc: $30,000 · HealthBaby Quest Fou…SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $10,000 · Health+1 more: $6,000 · HealthSONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $195,000 · PhilanthropySONOMA COU…REDWOOD CREDIT UNION COMMUNITY FUND INC: $10,000 · PhilanthropySONOMA LAND TRUST: $150,000 · EnvironmentVALLEY OF THE MOON NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION: $22,900 · EnvironmentWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $150,000 · InternationalCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $60,000 · Human ServicesGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $60,000 · Human ServicesPUPPIES BEHIND BARS INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesIndividual grant recipient: $25,000 · OtherIndividual…MARINE SEMPER FI FUND: $20,000 · OtherMARINE SEM…THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF VIRGINIA: $15,000 · OtherTHE NATURE…CERES: $10,000 · OtherSonoma Plein Air Foundation: $30,000 · OtherSonoma Ple…NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · OtherNAVY SEAL …ARTESCAPE: $10,000 · OtherFORKIDS INC: $30,000 · OtherFORKIDS IN…BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SONOMA VALLEY BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SONOMA VALLEY: $20,000 · OtherBOYS & GIR…SUGAR PLUM INC: $15,000 · OtherSUGAR PLUM…+6 more: $17,200 · Other+6 more
Food & Nutrition$1,128,850Health$296,000Philanthropy$205,000Environment$172,900International$150,000Human Services$150,000Other$207,200

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 budgetREDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK: $750,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFOODBANK OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA: $373,850 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSONOMA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $195,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSONOMA LAND TRUST: $150,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $150,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA INC: $100,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL DISASTER SEARCH DOG FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetBaby Quest Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetSonoma Plein Air Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetPUPPIES BEHIND BARS INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFORKIDS INC: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetVALLEY OF THE MOON NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION: $22,900 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SONOMA VALLEY BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SONOMA VALLEY: $20,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSUGAR PLUM INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetARTESCAPE: $10,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetREDWOOD CREDIT UNION COMMUNITY FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetABILITY NOW BAY AREA INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSonoma County Grape Growers Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetPets Lifeline Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWORTH OUR WEIGHT: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetHomeward Bound of Marin: $1,200 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.

McNabb FoundationSonoma County Communi…Simon Blattner Family…The Vadasz Family Fou…Marin Community Found…Sonoma Valley Vintner…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…
McNabb FoundationDE21.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: McNabb Foundation · Sonoma County Community Foundation · Simon Blattner Family Foundation · The Vadasz Family Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Clark-Janis Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Clark-Janis Family 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.

    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 34 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.

    Source object · view filing

    Play a game based on Clark-Janis Family’s filings →

    More from the funding graph

    The unnamed billions
    grants reported with no recipient in the public record
    The regranting layer
    51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
    The DAF merry-go-round
    $9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
    The endowment market
    who holds foundation money, and what just moved
    The camps
    funders cluster by geography, not ideology
    By state
    where grant money is based, and what stays home