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The Friends of David Mian Foundation at a glance

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The Friends of David Mian Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$32k
Granted FY2023
9
Grants FY2023
5
States reached
$4k
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 2023.

Animals$132kHealth$67kReligion$58kEducation$22kPublic Safety & Disaster$12kHuman Services$12kPhilanthropy$5k
02FY2023 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$4,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$165k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HUMANE SOCIETY OF ATLANTIC COUNTY$4,000
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH$4,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA$4,000
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SARASOTA COUNT$4,000
MALALA FUND$4,000
HUMANE SOCIETY OF UNITED STATES$4,000
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL$4,000
MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA$4,000
NO DOGS LEFT BEHIND$4,000
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 (FY19–23, $24k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 21% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $4k → 9%COVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA INC: $5k → 13%ONE SIMPLE WISH: $7k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $4k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA: $4k → 9%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

NY
NJ
CA
AZ
TN
DC
TX
FL
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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$240k · 12 repeat orgs$63k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
9

Total granted

$240k
$63k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+41%

Still filing today

67%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
AnimalsHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationOther
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

  • MC
    MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA
    7× · 2017–2023 · $40k · revenue +104%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    6× · 2018–2023 · $34k · revenue +125%
  • HS
    Humane Society of Sarasota County Inc
    5× · 2019–2023 · $24k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICAgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +41%
  • TA
    THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALSgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +67%
  • AC
    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
    one grant, 2018 · $10k
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
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To ensure every companion animal has access to quality medical care, compassionate shelter, and a loving home.

Animals
2
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
3
Humane World for Animals Inc

Humane World for Animals, Inc., formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States (The Organization), seeks to tackle the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

Animals
4
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
5
San Diego Humane Society and Spca

Create a more humane world by inspiring compassion, providing hope and advancing the welfare of animals and people.

Animals
6
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc

Protection of animal rights

Animals
7
Animal Humane Society

Animal Humane Society (AHS) established in 1878 and incorporated as a nonprofit charitable organization in 1891 works to engage the hearts, hands, and minds of the community to help animals. AHS's vision is to compassionately and…

Animals
8
Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

Lucky dog animal rescue is a volunteer-powered nonprofit dedicated to rescuing homeless, neglected, and abandoned animals from certain euthanasia and finding them loving forever homes. we educate the community and all pet owners on…

Animals
9
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
10
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
11
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tampa Bay Florida Inc

Spca tampa bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates pinellas county's only nonprofit for-all animal shelter assisting all animals in need, regardless of species or circumstance, at its 10-acre campus in largo. (continued on…

Animals
12
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc. 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

16 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. 16 of the 21 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
9/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $40,400 · AnimalsMONMOUTH COUNTY SPCAHumane Society of Sarasota County Inc: $23,500 · AnimalsHumane Society of Sarasota County IncNO DOGS LEFT BEHIND INC: $15,400 · AnimalsNO DOGS LEFT BEHIND INCHUMANE SOCIETY OF ATLANTIC COUNTY: $12,000 · AnimalsHUMANE SOCIETY OF ATLANTIC COUNTYTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $10,000 · AnimalsTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION…+1 more: $3,400 · AnimalsRED BANK CATHOLIC: $37,400 · OtherRED BANK CATHOLICHUMANE SOCIETY OF UNITED STATES: $15,400 · OtherHUMANE SOCIETY OF UNITED STATESCHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS: $12,500 · OtherCHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSSMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $10,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICAAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYCOVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: $8,000 · OtherCOVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $33,500 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $6,500 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER S…American Heart Association Inc: $6,500 · HealthAmerican Heart As…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $12,000 · Human ServicesONE SIMPLE WISH INC: $6,500 · Human ServicesCOVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE MALALA FUND: $22,000 · EducationSoi Dog Foundation USA: $7,400 · PhilanthropyWILLIAM G AND MARIE SELBY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Animals$104,700Other$93,300Health$46,500Human Services$23,500Education$22,000Philanthropy$12,400

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 budgetMONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $40,400 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $33,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Sarasota County Inc: $23,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MALALA FUND: $22,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNO DOGS LEFT BEHIND INC: $15,400 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY OF ATLANTIC COUNTY: $12,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoi Dog Foundation USA: $7,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetONE SIMPLE WISH INC: $6,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAsia Wild: $3,400 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.

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.

Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Network for GoodDC9.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Friends of David Mian Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Friends of David Mian Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Covenant House Florida Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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 21 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record but names no grant recipient in the published copy, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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