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The Gene & Elaine Allen Foundation at a glance

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The Gene & Elaine Allen 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.

$145k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$80k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2024.

Religion$204kYouth Development$147kHealth$128kHuman Services$25kEducation$19kHousing & Shelter$17kEmployment$8kFood & Nutrition$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $65k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $80k
$45,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLLEGE AVE CHURCH OF NAZARENE$80,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WHITTIER$45,000
AIDAN PROJECT$10,000
ST JOHN LALANDE CATHOLIC CHURCH$10,000
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 (FY17–24, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BOYS TOWN: $100 → 12%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $6k → 14%AIDAN PROJECT: $10k → 15%START AT ZERO: $5k → 15%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $2k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $2k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $2k → 14%YMCA GREATER WHITTIER: $2k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $1k → 14%YMCA GREATER WHITTIER: $1k → 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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$514k · 17 repeat orgs$39k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +24% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
12

Total granted

$514k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+19%

Still filing today

59%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 86% 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
Human ServicesHealthEducationEmploymentYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WHITTIER INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $146k · revenue +623%
  • SMILE TRAIN INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $28k · revenue +19%
  • UR
    UNION RESCUE MISSION
    5× · 2017–2021 · $13k · revenue +125%

Funded once

  • SA
    START AT ZERO INC
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue -20%
  • SG
    SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRAINING CT
    one grant, 2017 · $4k
  • RH
    RACHEL HOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +95%
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
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
2
Los Angeles Christian Health Centers

The mission of los angeles christian health centers is to follow christ by loving and serving our neighbors through the provision of comprehensive quality healthcare. our vision is the healing and restoration of homeless and underserved…

Health
3
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Promotion and advancement of children's health through patient care, research, and education.

Health
4
Conquering Congenital Heart Disease

At conquering chd we exist to conquerin the most common birth defect. we engage, listen, learn, and act. we create visibility and empower all impacted by chd. we accomplish this through awareness, knowledge, community and research.

Health
5
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
6
Southern California University of Health Sciences

The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…

Education
7
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
8
Children's Heartlink

We save children's lives by transforming pediatric heart care in underserved parts of the world.

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9
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
10
White Memorial Community Health Center

The mission of wmchc is to improve the health status and well-being of the population of los angeles county, ca through the direct provision or coordination of healthcare, health education, services, and research.

Health
11
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
12
Pediatric and Family Medical Center Dba Eisner Health

Eisner health is a quality-focused, federally qualified nonprofit community health center dedicated to improving the physical, social, and emotional well-being of people in the communities we serve, regardless of income.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ymca of Greater Whittier; the most unlike its peers is Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. 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

17 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. 17 of the 31 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/17
Grantees still filing
11/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COLLEGE AVE CHURCH OF NAZARENE: $189,300 · OtherCOLLEGE AVE CHURCH OF NAZARENEBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WHITTIER INC: $146,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WHITTIER INCIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSMILE TRAIN INC: $27,500 · OtherSMILE TRAIN INCTHE SALVATION ARMY: $15,250 · Other+12 more: $31,450 · Other+12 moreWHITTIER HEARING ANGEL FOUNDATION: $35,000 · HealthWHITTIER …ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $7,000 · HealthST JUDE C…RACHEL HOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS INC: $2,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,000 · HealthUNION RESCUE MISSION: $13,000 · Human ServicesTHE AIDAN PROJECT: $10,000 · Human ServicesSTART AT ZERO INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesYMCA OF GREATER WHITTIER: $2,500 · Human Services+1 more: $100 · Human ServicesWHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $17,000 · EducationINTERFAITH FOOD CENTER: $2,500 · EducationGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $4,000 · EmploymentLOS ANGELES MISSION INC: $3,000 · Housing & ShelterGREATER LOS ANGELES AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $1,000 · Youth Development
Other$449,500Health$46,000Human Services$30,600Education$19,500Employment$4,000Housing & Shelter$3,000Youth Development$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WHITTIER INC: $146,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetWHITTIER HEARING ANGEL FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 3y, 37% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $27,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $17,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $13,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AIDAN PROJECT: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTART AT ZERO INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES MISSION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA OF GREATER WHITTIER: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITH FOOD CENTER: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRACHEL HOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHRISTIAN CHURCH HOMES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER LOS ANGELES AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $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 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WHITTIER INC ↗
  • Who funds WHITTIER HEARING ANGEL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
  • Who funds WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNION RESCUE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds THE AIDAN PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds START AT ZERO INC ↗
  • Who funds GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds YMCA OF GREATER WHITTIER ↗
  • Who funds INTERFAITH FOOD CENTER ↗
  • Who funds RACHEL HOUSE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS INC ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHRISTIAN CHURCH HOMES ↗
  • Who funds GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds Father Flanagan's Boys' Home ↗

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.

Whittier Lions Founda…The Rose Hills Founda…California Community …The Blackbaud Giving …Natl Christian Charit…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Whittier Lions FoundationCA15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Whittier Lions Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 Gene & Elaine Allen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Gene & Elaine Allen Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Gene & Elaine Allen Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Gene & Elaine Allen 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 31 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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