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THE DONOHUE FAMILY FOUNDATION co GARY A JAKALOW EA

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.

$76k
Granted FY2024still arriving
42
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$223kArts & Culture$121kHealth$80kEnvironment$38kInternational$28kScience & Tech$18kAnimals$14kFood & Nutrition$11kOther$0
02FY2024 · 42 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL$6,250
THE SFS ANNUAL FUND$5,000
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PS$5,000
BATES COLLEGE$5,000
SCHYLER HEALTH FOUNDATION$5,000
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE FUND$4,000
THE OLANA PARTNERSHIP$4,000
HOSPICARE$3,000
SPCA OF TOMPKINS COUNTY$2,500
CHILDREN'S GLOBAL HEALTH FUND$2,000
SANBORN SCHOLARSHIP FUND$2,000
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS$2,000
SCENIC HUDSON$1,500
WAVE HILL$1,500
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES$1,500
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 (FY18–22, $2k) 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%LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES: $1k → 10%RAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO: $1k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NH
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
MD
DC
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$542k · 58 repeat orgs$38k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

58 repeat relationships: 37 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

58
17

Total granted

$542k
$27k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+28%

Still filing today

52%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k 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 & CultureEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesAnimalsHealthOther
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

  • TS
    THE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL
    8× · 2017–2024 · $60k · revenue +53%
  • PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $43k · revenue +9%
  • SH
    SCHUYLER HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $34k · revenue +61%

Funded once

  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AM
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +12%
  • TN
    THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
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
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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2
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
3
New York School of Interior Design

New york school of interior design provides the most innovative, immersive, and transformative interior design education in the world, demonstrating the impact of professionally designed interiors on the health, happiness, and well-being…

Education
4
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
5
Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art is a private, non-profit institution chartered by the State of New York Department of Education in 1929 to foster public awareness of modern and contemporary art. (Continued in Schedule O)

Arts & Culture
6
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
7
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.

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8
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
9
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences dba the Staten Island Museum

Founded in 1881 the Staten Island Museum engages visitors with interdisciplinary exhibitions, public programs, and educational activities for all ages. It is the mission of the Staten Island Museum to spark curiosity and generate…

Arts & Culture
10
San Francisco Friends School

At san francisco friends school, students learn in a community grounded in the quaker values of reflection, integrity, peaceful problem-solving and stewardship. our teachers challenge students with a dynamic curriculum that inspires…

Education
11
Rhode Island School of Design

The mission of rhode island school of design, through its college and museum,is to educate its students and the public in the creation and (see schedule o)appreciation of works of art and design, to discover and transmit knowledge and to…

Education
12
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

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

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is San Francisco Zoological Society; the most unlike its peers is Bay Area Childrens Theatre Fka Active Arts Theatre for Young Audien. 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

42 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. 42 of the 80 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)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/42
Grantees still filing
31/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL: $60,000 · OtherTHE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PS: $27,000 · OtherCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PSDARTMOUTH COLLEGE FUND: $24,000 · OtherDARTMOUTH COLLEGE FUNDHOSPICARE: $24,000 · OtherHOSPICARESANBORN SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $16,000 · OtherOLANA STATE HISTORIC SITE: $12,000 · Other+45 more: $154,425 · Other+45 morePRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE: $42,500 · EducationPRESIDENT AND TR…Fordham University: $12,000 · EducationFordham Universi…GARDENEERS: $9,000 · EducationGARDENEERSTHE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE: $9,000 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF …826 Valencia: $6,750 · Education826 ValenciaMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · EducationSTORM KING ART CENTER: $20,000 · Arts & CultureSTORM KING ART…CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA ACA…THOMAS COLE HISTORIC HOUSE: $9,500 · Arts & CultureTHOMAS COLE HI…THE EXPLORATORIUM: $8,000 · Arts & CultureTHE EXPLORATOR…PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM INC: $8,000 · Arts & CulturePALM SPRINGS A…SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $6,300 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO …IMMIGRATION INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA: $5,000 · Arts & CultureIMMIGRATION IN…HUDSON OPERA HOUSE INC: $3,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureSCHUYLER HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $34,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $3,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $16,000 · EnvironmentWAVE HILL INCORPORATED: $15,500 · EnvironmentScenic Hudson Inc: $3,000 · EnvironmentGolden Gate Bird Alliance Prev Golden Gate Audubon Society Inc: $1,500 · Environment+1 more: $500 · EnvironmentTHE OLANA PARTNERSHIP: $20,000 · Community ImprovementKITE'S NEST INC: $2,000 · Community ImprovementCompassionate Care ALS Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesRAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesLarkin Street Youth Services: $1,000 · Human Services
Other$317,425Education$82,250Arts & Culture$71,800Health$38,000Environment$36,500Community Improvement$22,000Human Services$12,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL: $60,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE: $42,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSCHUYLER HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $34,000 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetTHE OLANA PARTNERSHIP: $20,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSTORM KING ART CENTER: $20,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: $16,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWAVE HILL INCORPORATED: $15,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFordham University: $12,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCompassionate Care ALS Inc: $10,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHOMAS COLE HISTORIC HOUSE: $9,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetGARDENEERS: $9,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGLIDE FOUNDATION: $8,900 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $8,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EXPLORATORIUM: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM INC: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budget826 Valencia: $6,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $6,300 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetIMMIGRATION INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA: $5,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUDSON OPERA HOUSE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSKANEATELES LAKE ASSOCIATION INC: $3,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetScenic Hudson Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAY AREA CHILDRENS THEATRE FKA ACTIVE ARTS THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIEN: $2,700 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTOMPKINS COUNTY SPCA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKITE'S NEST INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS OF SAN FRANCISCO INC: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWater for South Sudan Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGolden Gate Bird Alliance Prev Golden Gate Audubon Society Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GARDEN PROJECT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE SAN FRANCISCO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKQED INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLarkin Street Youth Services: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaykeeper: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCity Surf Project: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds THE SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES OF BATES COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds SCHUYLER HEALTH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE OLANA PARTNERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds STORM KING ART CENTER ↗
  • Who funds NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ↗
  • Who funds WAVE HILL INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds Fordham University ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ↗
  • Who funds Compassionate Care ALS Inc ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS COLE HISTORIC HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds GARDENEERS ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF THE SMITH COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds GLIDE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds THE EXPLORATORIUM ↗
  • Who funds PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds 826 Valencia ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ↗
  • Who funds IMMIGRATION INSTITUTE OF THE BAY AREA ↗

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.

The San Francisco FoundationCA15.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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

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 DONOHUE FAMILY FOUNDATION co GARY A JAKALOW EA funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from THE DONOHUE FAMILY FOUNDATION co GARY A JAKALOW EA. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • The Trustees of the Smith College: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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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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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