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The Doering Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$171k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
52
Grants FY2025
48
Organizations funded FY2024
35%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$4,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 48
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$1.6M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 35% of the organizations The Doering Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthPublic Safety & DisasterCivil RightsHuman ServicesAnimalsCrime & LegalOther
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
FY2025still arriving52$171k12%
FY202448$166k35%
FY202343$150k26%
FY202233$130k0%
FY202136$188k0%
FY202039$188k13%
FY201936$190k6%
FY201839$138k3%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$409kHuman Services$280kEducation$167kEmployment$117kYouth Development$99kCrime & Legal$66kFood & Nutrition$51kHousing & Shelter$46kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WI
IN
OH
CA
CO
AZ
TN
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of The Doering Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
John Muir Health Foundation$150,10030%
People with Disabilities Succeeding$49,00091%
Napa Valley Child Advocacy Network Inc$43,50091%
Community Resources for Children$43,50090%
If Given a Chance$43,50094%
Cope Family Center$43,50090%
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund$43,00090%
Peninsula Family Connections$37,50090%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$36,00090%
Bay Area Rescue Mission$36,00090%
Smile Train Inc$36,00090%
Jobtrain Inc$35,00090%
Casa a Voice for Children$33,50072%
East Palo Alto Kids Foundation$32,00072%
Queen of the Valley Medical Center Foundation$31,00070%
Napalearns (The Napa Valley Partnership for 21st Century Education)$29,00061%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$28,00070%
East Bay Integrated Care Inc$27,00090%
Guide Dogs of the Desert$27,00090%
Redwood City Library Foundation$26,50092%
Mbolden Change$25,50081%
Girl Scouts of Northern California$23,00070%
Boys Club of Napa Inc Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley$19,00050%
Napa Valley Education Foundation$15,00030%
Sierra Avalanche Center$15,00031%
Trevor Project Inc$12,50030%
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc$9,00030%
Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc$8,50030%
Napa Valley Community Housing$8,00020%
A Precious Child Inc$6,50030%
Wardrobe for Opportunity$5,00020%
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center$4,00030%
Friends of Alameda County CASA Inc$4,00030%
Bananas Incorporated$3,50030%
Marine Science Institute$3,00030%
Alameda Junior Golf Association$3,0002n/a
Peninsula Humane Society & Spca$2,50010%
The Access Fund$2,50010%
Kainos Home and Training Center for the Developmentally Disabled$2,50010%
Alameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank$2,50020%
A Christian Ministry in the National Parks$2,00020%
The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation$2,00020%
Access Mammoth$2,00020%
Cornerstone Community Development Corporation$2,00010%
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County$1,00010%
Dress for Success San Francisco$1,00010%
Weld Food Bank$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 36 recipients with no EIN on record ($424k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJohn Muir Health Foundation: $150,100 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPeople with Disabilities Succeeding: $49,000 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetNapa Valley Child Advocacy Network Inc: $43,500 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetCommunity Resources for Children: $43,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetIf Given a Chance: $43,500 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetCope Family Center: $43,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetChronicle Season of Sharing Fund: $43,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetPeninsula Family Connections: $37,500 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $36,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBay Area Rescue Mission: $36,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $36,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetJobtrain Inc: $35,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCasa a Voice for Children: $33,500 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetEast Palo Alto Kids Foundation: $32,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetQueen of the Valley Medical Center Foundation: $31,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNapalearns (The Napa Valley Partnership for 21st Century Education): $29,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $28,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEast Bay Integrated Care Inc: $27,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dogs of the Desert: $27,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetRedwood City Library Foundation: $26,500 over 9y, 1.9% of budgetMbolden Change: $25,500 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetGirl Scouts of Northern California: $23,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBoys Club of Napa Inc Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley: $19,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNapa Valley Education Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSierra Avalanche Center: $15,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChild Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAdaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNapa Valley Community Housing: $8,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetA Precious Child Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWardrobe for Opportunity: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGreenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Alameda County CASA Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBananas Incorporated: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Science Institute: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPeninsula Humane Society & Spca: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Access Fund: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKainos Home and Training Center for the Developmentally Disabled: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlameda Emergency Food DBA Alameda Food Bank: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetA Christian Ministry in the National Parks: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Napa Communities Firewise Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAccess Mammoth: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCornerstone Community Development Corporation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGirls Incorporated of Alameda County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDress for Success San Francisco: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWeld Food Bank: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 46.

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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.

Kaiser Foundation HospitalsCA29.4× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Community Foundation of the Napa Valley · McNabb Foundation · Napa Valley Vintners Healthy Community Fund · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Atkinson Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation · Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation · Silicon Valley Community 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 Doering Family Foundation

How much does The Doering Family Foundation give?
The Doering Family Foundation reported 52 grants totaling $171,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 48 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Doering Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (28%), Human Services (19%), Education (12%).
Who are The Doering Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: John Muir Health Foundation ($150k), People with Disabilities Succeeding ($49k), Napa Valley Child Advocacy Network Inc ($44k).
Does The Doering Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Doering Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Doering Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Community Foundation of the Napa Valley, McNabb Foundation.
Where is The Doering Family Foundation based?
The Doering Family 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 83 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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