· Private foundation
The Gwendolyn Sexton Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k2 grants · $6k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $119k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $200k
- $250k+1 grant · $250k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| KIDS COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC | $250,000 |
| WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA | $100,000 |
| YMCA OF GLENDALE | $50,000 |
| BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF BURBANK | $50,000 |
| VENTURA FAMILY YMCA | $35,000 |
| VENTURA UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST | $29,600 |
| MESA INDEPENDENT LIVING | $25,000 |
| EAGLE ROCK JRSR HIGH SCHOOL | $19,400 |
| CHILDREN INCORPORATED | $10,000 |
| ANDREA GRACE SOTER-SIMONSON MEMORIA | $3,000 |
| GLENDALE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY26–26, $125k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 80% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
15 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2026, 7 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $128k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- YOYWCA OF GLENDALE AND PASADENA10× · 2017–2026 · $805k · revenue +67%
- KCKIDS COMMUNITY CLINIC OF BURBANK4× · 2017–2026 · $325k · revenue +118%
- NWNATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION3× · 2017–2023 · $200k · revenue +72%
Funded once
- BUBURBANK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTone grant, 2021 · $100k
- CVCRESCENTA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLone grant, 2024 · $25k
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.
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.
Connect conservationists and supporters, deploy resources to the field, provide conservationists with tools and support they need to succeed.
World vision, inc. is a christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. (continued on schedule…
Child lane provides care in an environment where play is valued and children are supported to reach their full potential.
The california wildlife center (cwc) takes responsibility for the protection of all native wildlife through rehabilitiation, education and conservation. as the los angeles area's premier wildlife medical care and rehabilitation facility,…
Wildearth guardians works to protect and restore the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the american west.
California casa was founded in 1987. its mission is to ensure that children and youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems have both a voice and the services they need to thrive. we achieve this by strengthening and empowering…
To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.
Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)
Western rivers conservancy's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and…
Wri is committed to creating change that improves people's lives and ensures the natural world can thrive. (see schedule o)wri's bold vision requires a formula for success we call "count it. change it. scale it.":- count it: our work is…
Our mission is to unite the community to fight hunger and homelessness. our vision is a community where every person has food on the table and every person has a roof over their head.
The Wildlands Conservancy's dual mission is to preserve the beauty and biodiversity of the earth and to provide programs so that children may know the wonder and joy of nature.
How this is measured
10 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 10 of the 20 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 YWCA OF GLENDALE AND PASADENA ↗
- Who funds KIDS COMMUNITY CLINIC OF BURBANK ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ↗
- Who funds ASCENCIA ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC ↗
- Who funds WILDLIFE WAYSTATION ↗
- Who funds SCHOOL ON WHEELS INC ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds MESA INDEPENDENT LIVING ↗
- Who funds OJAI YOUTH OPERA COMPANY ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Gwendolyn Sexton Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Gwendolyn Sexton Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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