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The Fuller Family Foundation at a glance

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The Fuller 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.

$177k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$60k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$232kCivil Rights$150kHealth$146kArts & Culture$106kReligion$72kPhilanthropy$70kScience & Tech$36kHuman Services$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $2k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $110k
$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER$60,000
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWNMENT FUNDS$50,000
FRIENDS OF THE IDF$30,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY - TRIBE OF NOVA FOUNDATION$25,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES$10,000
TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION$1,000
CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION$500
OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER$500
BEVERLY HILLS FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION$100
WOMEN'S GUILD CEDARS SINAI$100
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT$100
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION$100
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 (FY21–24, $450) 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%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $150 → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $100 → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $100 → 14%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $100 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
PA
CA
VA
AZ
TN
DC
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$655k · 29 repeat orgs$155k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
19

Total granted

$655k
$69k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+4%

Still filing today

59%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $86k 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
HealthArts & CultureInternationalEducationCivil RightsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
    2× · 2017–2018 · $150k · revenue +116%
  • LA
    LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION
    3× · 2017–2020 · $51k · revenue +28%
  • SC
    SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
    4× · 2017–2020 · $40k · revenue +26%

Funded once

  • WI
    WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
    one grant, 2022 · $35k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
  • AS
    AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR YAD VASHEM
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
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
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
3
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

For more than 125 years, the mission of the johns hopkins hospital has been to lead the world in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to train tomorrow's great physicians, nurses and scientists. above all, we aim to provide the…

Health
4
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
5
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Org of America Inc

Hadassah, the women's zionist organization of america, inc., a new york not-for-profit corporation ("hwzoa") enhances the health and lives of people in israel, the united states and worldwide through education, advocacy, women's…

Community Improvement
6
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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7
The California Medical Innovations Institute Inc

The Institute is a scientific research center dedicated to conducting basic and applied research to advance the understanding of human disease and the improvement of human health. The Institute fosters an innovative research environment…

Education
8
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
9
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
10
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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11
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
12
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles; the most unlike its peers is Ibd Support 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

26 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. 26 of the 52 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
15/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $70,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGE…AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM: $53,000 · OtherAMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEMCITY OF HOPE: $50,100 · OtherCITY OF HOPEWEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: $35,000 · OtherWEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCEJEWISH COMMUNITY - TRIBE OF NOVA FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherJEWISH COMMUNITY - TRIBE OF NOVA FOUN…Individual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherLEO BAECK TEMPLE: $11,189 · Other+24 more: $22,108 · Other+24 moreFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $181,800 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DE…+1 more: $600 · InternationalAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $149,640 · Civil RightsAMERICAN JEWISH COM…LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION: $50,779 · Arts & CultureLOS ANGELES P…SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER: $40,000 · Arts & CultureSKIRBALL CULT…MUSEUM ASSOCIATES: $7,500 · Arts & CultureMUSEUM ASSOCI…+2 more: $1,900 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $60,000 · HealthAMERICAN FRI…CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $20,200 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI…CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · HealthCROHN'S & CO…+8 more: $8,025 · Health+8 morePEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $50,000 · PhilanthropySHALOM INSTITUTE CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER: $500 · Youth Development
Other$281,397International$182,400Civil Rights$149,640Arts & Culture$100,179Health$95,725Philanthropy$50,000Youth Development$500

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 budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $181,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $149,640 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC: $60,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION: $50,779 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $20,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIBD SUPPORT FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER: $1,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM: $1,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE INC: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHALOM INSTITUTE CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $375 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParents of Welby Way: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GOODEN CENTER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $100 over 1y, 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.

  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC ↗
  • Who funds SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MUSEUM ASSOCIATES ↗
  • Who funds IBD SUPPORT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Children's Hospital Los Angeles ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE INC ↗
  • Who funds WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ↗
  • Who funds SHALOM INSTITUTE CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗

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…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesCA13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Fuller Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Fuller Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report 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 52 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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