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The Harlan Family Foundation at a glance

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The Harlan 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.

$77k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$31k
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, FY2018 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$394kHealth$288kFood & Nutrition$72kArts & Culture$45kPhilanthropy$38kHuman Services$19kEducation$6kEnvironment$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$15,600
Median grant
1
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Central California Food Bank$31,200
Fresno Mission$15,600
CHS Office of Philathropy$15,600
The Alliance Defending the Cause of$14,300
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 (FY18–23, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Heartright Foundation: $31k → 12%Heartright Foundation: $4k → 12%Heartright Foundation: $4k → 12%Heartright Foundation: $3k → 12%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 19%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 19%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $500 → 19%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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$841k · 14 repeat orgs$31k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
18

Total granted

$841k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+40%

Still filing today

71%
61%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k 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
HealthEducationHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesFood & NutritionCivil RightsOther
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

  • CC
    CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK
    7× · 2018–2024 · $71k · revenue +92%
  • HF
    HEARTRIGHT FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $41k · revenue +796% · 81% of their budget
  • KV
    KINGS VIEW FOUNDATION
    3× · 2019–2023 · $33k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • FP
    FAMILIES PROTECTING THE VALLEY
    one grant, 2018 · $4k · revenue -29%
  • CJ
    CSUF Jordan College of Agriculture
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
  • CP
    Cal Poly College of Agriculture
    one grant, 2021 · $2k
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
California State University Foundation

Established in 1962, the foundation is the central foundation for the california state university (csu) system and serves the office of the chancellor. the foundation exists to support excellence in teaching and learning, and to serve the…

Philanthropy
2
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation

To actively promote, pursue and steward private support for the advancement of california state university, fullerton.

Philanthropy
3
Califonia State University East Bay Foundation Inc

Csu east bay foundation is an auxiliary organization of california state university east bay and the california state university system. the organization's mission is to provide services that aid, supplement, and advance the educational…

Education
4
The University Foundation At Sacramento State

Raise private resources to advance the mission and priorities of the university and serve as ambassadors in the community. provide stewardship in the prudent investment of resources and ensure the integrity of the foundation through…

Education
5
Foundation of California State University Monterey Bay

To further the scientific, literary, educational and charitable purposes of california state university, monterey bay, including fundraising, development, endowment management, financial assistance, public relations and other support.

Education
6
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
7
Central Valley Business Federation

To strengthen the voice of business in Californias Central Valley through information sharing expertise networking connections and research to impact economic policies programs and projects.

Community Improvement
8
California Farm Bureau Federation

To implement policies and develop work programs that will improve the financial well-being and quality of life of california farmers and ranchers.

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9
California Farmland Trust

The mission of the California Farmland Trust is to help farmers protect the best farmland in the world.

Environment
10
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
11
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
12
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Hospitals of Central California Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Sanger Historical Society. 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

23 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. 23 of the 34 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
18/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FRESNO RESCUE MISSION INC: $392,800 · Housing & ShelterFRESNO RESCUE MISSION INC+1 more: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION: $165,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF CENTRA…KINGS VIEW FOUNDATION: $33,200 · HealthKINGS VIEW FOUNDATIONVALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $32,300 · HealthVALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALCHS Office of Philathropy: $46,300 · OtherCHS Office of Ph…POP LAVAL FOUNDATION: $45,000 · OtherPOP LAVAL FOUNDA…The Alliance Defending the Cause of: $14,300 · OtherThe Alliance Def…+20 more: $23,500 · Other+20 moreCENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK: $70,900 · Food & NutritionCENTRAL C…HEARTRIGHT FOUNDATION INC: $41,200 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,500 · Human ServicesCentral Valley Community Foundation A Corporation: $4,500 · PhilanthropyPacific Research Institute For Public Policy: $1,000 · PhilanthropyYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $1,500 · Recreation & Sports
Housing & Shelter$393,800Health$230,500Other$129,100Food & Nutrition$70,900Human Services$44,700Philanthropy$5,500Recreation & Sports$1,500

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 budgetFRESNO RESCUE MISSION INC: $392,800 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetCOMMUNITY HOSPITALS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION: $165,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetCENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK: $70,900 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTRIGHT FOUNDATION INC: $41,200 over 4y, 81% of budgetKINGS VIEW FOUNDATION: $33,200 over 3y, 8.1% of budgetVALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $32,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Valley Community Foundation A Corporation: $4,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILIES PROTECTING THE VALLEY: $4,300 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION: $1,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Legal Foundation: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPoverello House: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Research Institute For Public Policy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAMILY FARM ALLIANCE: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAG ONE: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FRESNO FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUDICIAL WATCH INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCOUTING AMERICA SEQUOIA COUNCIL: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLOVIS BOTANICAL GARDEN: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND 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.

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.

The Richard & Althea …Valley Children's Hos…Leon S Peters Foundat…Shamshoian Family Fou…Briscoe Family Founda…Resnick FoundationThe Setton FoundationAetna Foundation IncEnterprise Holdings F…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…
The Richard & Althea Johanson Family FoundationCA15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Richard & Althea Johanson Family Foundation · Valley Children's Hospital · Leon S Peters Foundation · Shamshoian Family Foundation · Briscoe Family Foundation · Resnick Foundation · The Setton Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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 Harlan Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Harlan Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get 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
    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 34 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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