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The Coulter Family Foundation at a glance

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The Coulter 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.

$2.2M
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$1.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Education$11MArts & Culture$2.5MHealth$910kSocial Science$800kCommunity Improvement$425kInternational$185kCrime & Legal$150kHuman Services$110kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k5 grants · $85k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $548k
  • $250k+3 grants · $1.6M
$57,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$49M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
san francisco museum of modern art$1,055,000
TARGET ALS FOUNDATION INC$250,000
California College of the Arts$250,000
the aspen institute Inc$200,000
GRABHORN INSTITUTE$135,000
pacific jazz orchestra$100,000
Holy Name of Jesus School$57,500
University of California San Francisco Foundation$55,000
The Little School$40,000
SF-MARIN FOOD BANK$15,000
christian mccaffrey foundation$10,000
sports humanitarian group inc$10,000
san francisco symphony$10,000
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 (FY23–24, $110k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%christian mccaffrey foundation: $10k → 6%Advance Sf: $100k → 10%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.
04

Where the work is directed

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

About 6% of The Coulter Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Coulter Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 63% directed abroad (not shown)
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.5M · 11 repeat orgs$860k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
8

Total granted

$5.5M
$690k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+18%

Still filing today

91%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $170k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesInternationalHealthSocial ScienceOther
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

  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
    3× · 2020–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +68%
  • CC
    CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
    3× · 2022–2024 · $1.0M · revenue +26%
  • THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC
    3× · 2021–2024 · $800k · revenue +159%

Funded once

  • SB
    Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation
    one grant, 2022 · $250k · revenue -27%
  • AS
    Advance SF
    one grant, 2023 · $100k · revenue -85%
  • BB
    BLUE BEAR SCHOOL of MUSICgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +35%
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
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
2
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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3
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
4
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
6
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
7
The Scripps Research Institute

The scripps research institute ("tsri") performs high impact basic biomedical research, improves the human condition by fostering translation of its discoveries into useful products and engages in the highest quality graduate scientific…

Health
8
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
9
University of the Pacific

To provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.

Education
10
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
11
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
12
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College

Scu is a catholic and jesuit institution that makes student learning its central focus, promotes faculty and staff learning in its various forms, and exhibits organizational learning.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Aspen Institute Inc; the most unlike its peers is New York Historical Society. 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

25 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. 25 of the 26 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)
25/25
Grantees still filing
15/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Trustees of Dartmouth College: $10,049,225 · EducationTrustees of Dartmouth CollegeCALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: $1,000,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTSTARGET ALS FOUNDATION INC: $500,000 · Education+2 more: $205,000 · EducationSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $1,560,000 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO MUS…GRABHORN INSTITUTE: $360,000 · Arts & CultureGRABHORN INSTITUT…COMMON SENSE MEDIA: $350,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMON SENSE MEDI…Pacific Jazz Orchestra: $100,000 · Arts & CultureBLUE BEAR SCHOOL of MUSIC: $100,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $800,000 · Social ScienceTHE IDEA VILLAGE INC: $425,000 · Community ImprovementSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation: $250,000 · HealthHoly Name of Jesus School: $107,500 · OtherSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $68,500 · OtherTHE LITTLE SCHOOL: $40,000 · OtherAdvance SF: $100,000 · OtherTIPPING POINT COMMUNITY: $100,000 · OtherEMPOWERS AFRICA INC: $75,000 · OtherUNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE INC: $50,000 · Other+3 more: $25,000 · OtherPRO BONO PUBLICO FOUNDATION: $150,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Education$11,754,225Arts & Culture$2,490,000Social Science$800,000Community Improvement$425,000Health$250,000Other$566,000Public Safety & Disaster$150,000

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 budgetTrustees of Dartmouth College: $10,049,225 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $1,560,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetCALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS: $1,000,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC: $800,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTARGET ALS FOUNDATION INC: $500,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE IDEA VILLAGE INC: $425,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetGRABHORN INSTITUTE: $360,000 over 3y, 22% of budgetCOMMON SENSE MEDIA: $350,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation: $250,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $155,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPRO BONO PUBLICO FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetAdvance SF: $100,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetPacific Jazz Orchestra: $100,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetBLUE BEAR SCHOOL of MUSIC: $100,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetTIPPING POINT COMMUNITY: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEMPOWERS AFRICA INC: $75,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $68,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNITE AMERICA INSTITUTE INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LITTLE SCHOOL: $40,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetSPORTS HUMANITARIAN GROUP INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRIGHT SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% 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…Morgan Stanley Global…Marin Community Found…The San Francisco Fou…National Philanthropi…Silicon Valley Commun…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY18× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Marin Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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 26 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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