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The Grace Nixon 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.

$453k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
15%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 41
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$8.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations The Grace Nixon Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsArts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthHousing & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving44$453k25%
FY202441$417k15%
FY202336$415k19%
FY202239$466k23%
FY202135$415k29%
FY202033$410k45%
FY201927$350k74%
FY20186$33k67%
87% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$650kReligion$397kInternational$327kEducation$323kArts & Culture$230kAnimals$219kHealth$145kYouth Development$87kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MN
IL
MI
NY
OR
CA
UT
MD
AZ
KS
TN
NC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 65 grantees
All grantees of The Grace Nixon Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Zoe International$300,14781%
Crossway Church$281,50093%
North Bay Childrens Center Inc$190,00060%
Nikkei Senior Gardens$107,75281%
The Lighthouse - a Place of Refuge$105,000739%
Japanese American National Museum$87,00060%
The Story Project$84,900429%
Go for Broke National Educational Center$75,00071%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$70,00070%
Gary Sinise Foundation$62,50060%
Gotham Early Music Scene Inc$60,00062%
Trinity Classical Academy$51,00050%
Southwest Wildlife Foundation Inc$50,00074%
Pets for Vets Inc$49,00051%
The Milo Foundation$45,00070%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$42,50060%
1979 Legacy Corp$42,00042%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$40,50050%
Fred T Korematsu Institute$38,165516%
Access Books$35,00013%
Riverside Museum Associates$35,000121%
Dawn of Hope Inc$32,500327%
Scv Pregnancy Center$30,00061%
Community Partners$30,00020%
Ecpat-Usa Inc$25,50031%
Loyola Marymount University$25,00010%
Alive and Free$25,00020%
Rise University Preparatory$25,00021%
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc$25,00030%
Cate School$23,00030%
Krysalis Christian Ministries$21,5004n/a
Bridge to Home Scv$20,00050%
Occidental College$20,00040%
Chico State Enterprises$15,00010%
Door of Hope$14,50010%
Guardians Support Center Inc$14,00039%
Liberated Learning Community$12,50013%
Spca International Inc$12,50010%
International Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America$12,50020%
Boston Dream Center Corp$10,00017%
The Claremont Forum$10,00021%
San Francisco Film Society$10,00020%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$10,00020%
La Roca Ministries Inc$8,00031%
Institute for Humane Education$7,50030%
Meals on Wheels Diablo Region$7,50010%
K9s for Warriors Inc$7,0001n/a
Hope for Paws$6,00010%
Hearts That Purr Feline Guardians$6,00022%
Kokoro Assisted Living Inc$5,00010%
American Nurses Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Eastern Sky Theatre Company$5,0001n/a
Paws for Life K9 Rescue$5,00020%
Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary$5,00011%
Arts for Oakland Kids$5,0001n/a
National Japanese American Historical Society Inc$5,0001n/a
The Gentle Barn Foundation$5,00050%
Paws of War Inc$3,50020%
Cast (Catch a Special Thrill) for Kids Foundation$2,50010%
Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$2,50010%
Olive Crest$2,50010%
Church at Rocky Peak$2,0001n/a
Us- Japan Council$1,00010%
Summit House$1,0001n/a
Friends of Castaic Lake$1,00014%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($629k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Grace Nixon Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetZoe International: $300,147 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetCrossway Church: $281,500 over 9y, 3.2% of budgetNorth Bay Childrens Center Inc: $190,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetNikkei Senior Gardens: $107,752 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetThe Lighthouse - a Place of Refuge: $105,000 over 7y, 39% of budgetJapanese American National Museum: $87,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Story Project: $84,900 over 4y, 29% of budgetGo for Broke National Educational Center: $75,000 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $70,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $62,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGotham Early Music Scene Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetTrinity Classical Academy: $51,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSouthwest Wildlife Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 7y, 4.4% of budgetPets for Vets Inc: $49,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetThe Milo Foundation: $45,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $42,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budget1979 Legacy Corp: $42,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $40,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFred T Korematsu Institute: $38,165 over 5y, 16% of budgetAccess Books: $35,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetRiverside Museum Associates: $35,000 over 1y, 21% of budgetDawn of Hope Inc: $32,500 over 3y, 27% of budgetScv Pregnancy Center: $30,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetCommunity Partners: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEcpat-Usa Inc: $25,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetLoyola Marymount University: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlive and Free: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRise University Preparatory: $25,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetAmerican Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCate School: $23,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBridge to Home Scv: $20,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetOccidental College: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChico State Enterprises: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDoor of Hope: $14,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGuardians Support Center Inc: $14,000 over 3y, 8.9% of budgetLiberated Learning Community: $12,500 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetSpca International Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBoston Dream Center Corp: $10,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetThe Claremont Forum: $10,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetSan Francisco Film Society: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFisher House Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLa Roca Ministries Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetInstitute for Humane Education: $7,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMeals on Wheels Diablo Region: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHope for Paws: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHearts That Purr Feline Guardians: $6,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetKokoro Assisted Living Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 58.

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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.

California Community FoundationCA16.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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.

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How do I get to The Grace Nixon Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Grace Nixon 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.

About The Grace Nixon Foundation

How much does The Grace Nixon Foundation give?
The Grace Nixon Foundation reported 44 grants totaling $453,075 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 41 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Grace Nixon Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (22%), Religion (13%), International (11%).
Who are The Grace Nixon Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Zoe International ($300k), Crossway Church ($282k), North Bay Childrens Center Inc ($190k).
Does The Grace Nixon Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Grace Nixon Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Grace Nixon Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, Marin Community Foundation.
Where is The Grace Nixon Foundation based?
The Grace Nixon Foundation is based in CA.

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 91 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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