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The Donald T Sterling Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Donald T Sterling Charitable 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.

$501k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$100k
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.

Health$856kHuman Services$426kEducation$326kReligion$312kYouth Development$309kCrime & Legal$259kRecreation & Sports$258kArts & Culture$152kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $1k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $150k
  • $50k–250k6 grants · $350k
$25,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION$100,000
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY$50,000
CHABAD OF CALABASAS$50,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES$50,000
LOS ANGELES MISSION$50,000
THE UCLA FOUNDATION$50,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL$25,000
FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC$25,000
FRIENDS OF MALIBU URGENT CARE$25,000
SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION$25,000
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DA FOUNDATION$20,000
CREATIVE ARTS TEMPLE$20,000
SHARE INC$10,000
THE ACADEMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION$1,000
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 (FY19–22, $71k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS: $10k → 16%THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS: $5k → 16%THE JEFFREY FOUNDATION: $25k → 14%THE JEFFREY FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%THE JEFFREY FOUNDATION: $11k → 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.
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.
$2.7M · 22 repeat orgs$232k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
14

Total granted

$2.7M
$212k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+14%

Still filing today

77%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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
HealthEducationHuman ServicesCrime & LegalPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
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

  • CH
    Children's Hospital Los Angeles
    5× · 2017–2024 · $225k · revenue +78%
  • LA
    LOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $200k · revenue +124%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF MALIBU URGENT CARE CENTER
    5× · 2019–2024 · $170k · revenue +138%

Funded once

  • AM
    ACCESS MAMMOTH
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +14%
  • CH
    CEDARS-SINAI HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $50k
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 California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
2
Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd

Huntington Health stands for community. We stand for compassion. But more than anything, Huntington stands for health. Providing world-class health care is our specialty, and it's what we've been doing for the San Gabriel Valley since…

Health
3
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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4
Jha Geriatric Services Inc

Excellence in senior care reflective of jewish values.

Health
5
Barlow Respiratory Hospital

A not-for-profit, long-term acute care specialty healthcare organization is to improve the quality of life for patients with respiratory and other diseases that may require prolonged acute hospitalization of specialized treatment.

Health
6
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
7
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group

To be the preeminent pediatric, multispecialty medical group in the nation, dedicated to providing the highest quality medical care to infants, children and adolescents; and supporting the finest teaching and research endeavors of our…

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8
Pih Health Whittier Hospital

Mission: we provide high quality healthcare without discrimination, and contribute to the health and well-being of our communities in an ethical, safe, and fiscally prudent manner in recognition of our charitable purpose.

Health
9
Los Angeles Medical Center Foundation
Health
10
South Central Family Health Center

To improve the quality of life for the diverse communities we serve providing affordable and comprehensive healthcare and education in a welcoming multi-cultural environment.

Health
11
Ucla Health System Auxiliary

The organization's mission statement is to provide support for the ucla programs and patients.

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12
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Foundation

Our children's hospital foundation is dedicated to supporting loma linda university children's hospital's mission to bring whole-child healthcare to the region and beyond.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Saint John's Health Center Foundation; the most unlike its peers is American Friends of Bnai Levy Foundation. 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

24 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. 24 of the 38 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
14/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL WOUNDED WARRIOR CENTER: $500,000 · OtherNATIONAL WOUNDED WARRIOR CENTERYESHIVA GEDOLAH OF LOS ANGELES: $240,000 · OtherYESHIVA GEDOLAH OF LOS ANGELESCREATIVE ARTS TEMPLE: $115,000 · OtherCREATIVE ARTS TEMPLECHABAD OF CALABASAS: $60,000 · OtherCEDARS-SINAI HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $40,000 · Other+13 more: $118,250 · Other+13 moreChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $225,000 · HealthChildren's Hospital Los An…FRIENDS OF MALIBU URGENT CARE CENTER: $170,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF MALIBU URGENT C…SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $110,000 · HealthSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER…AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $100,000 · HealthAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA …ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $65,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARC…ASSOCIATES FOR BREAST & PROSTATE CANCER STUDIES: $40,000 · HealthASSOCIATES FOR BREAST & PR…Beat the Streets Inc: $299,000 · EducationBeat the Streets IncUCLA FOUNDATION: $175,000 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATIONPEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY: $150,000 · EducationPEPPERDINE UNIVERSITYACCESS MAMMOTH: $50,000 · EducationACCESS MAMMOTHLOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION: $200,000 · Crime & LegalBHPOA BENEVOLENT FUND: $38,000 · Crime & Legal+1 more: $500 · Crime & LegalJEFFREY FOUNDATION: $56,000 · Human ServicesSHARE INC: $55,000 · Human ServicesTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesLOS ANGELES MISSION INC: $110,000 · Housing & ShelterLOS ANGELES JEWISH HOME FOR THE AGING: $50,000 · Community Improvement
Other$1,173,250Health$710,000Education$674,000Crime & Legal$238,500Human Services$126,000Housing & Shelter$110,000Community Improvement$50,000

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 budgetBeat the Streets Inc: $299,000 over 5y, 80% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $225,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $175,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF MALIBU URGENT CARE CENTER: $170,000 over 5y, 11% of budgetPEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY: $150,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $110,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES MISSION INC: $110,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $100,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $65,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEFFREY FOUNDATION: $56,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetSHARE INC: $55,000 over 4y, 8.8% of budgetACCESS MAMMOTH: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetLOS ANGELES JEWISH HOME FOR THE AGING: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetASSOCIATES FOR BREAST & PROSTATE CANCER STUDIES: $40,000 over 2y, 88% of budgetBHPOA BENEVOLENT FUND: $38,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY-POLICE RELATIONS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF BNAI LEVY FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINSPIRING CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetWrestle Like a Girl Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetACADEMY MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 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.

Jewish Community Foun…The Stanley & Joyce B…The Annenberg Foundat…Bernard and Rena Shap…The Sandra & Lawrence…California Community …Jewish Communal FundGs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesCA20.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Bernard and Rena Shapiro Family Support Organization · The Sandra & Lawrence Post Family Foundation · California Community Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving 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 Donald T Sterling Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Donald T Sterling Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 38%
  • The Home for Little Wanderers Inc: 38% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.
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Find your warmest path to The Donald T Sterling Charitable 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 38 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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