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The Isabel Allende 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.

$2.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2024
79
Organizations funded FY2023
18%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$310,000
Organizations funded a year
59 to 79
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
16
Total assets, FY2024
$4.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 18% of the organizations The Isabel Allende Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $230k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationInternationalCrime & LegalArts & CultureCivil 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving57$2.3M19%
FY202379$2.6M18%
FY202279$2.3M27%
FY202170$1.9M17%
FY202074$1.8M35%
FY201959$1.4M27%
FY201860$1.3M23%
FY201765$1.1Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Civil Rights$4.5MInternational$2.5MCrime & Legal$2.1MHuman Services$2.0MHealth$1.5MYouth Development$917kEducation$661kCommunity Improvement$270kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 107 grantees
All grantees of The Isabel Allende Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Global Fund for Women Inc$1,981,00081%
Thistle Farms Inc$939,10082%
Nepal Youth Foundation$876,65085%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$667,17580%
Too Young to Wed Inc$649,427815%
Refugepoint Inc$608,00082%
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant$530,90084%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$465,25080%
Mujeres Unidas y Activas$450,50082%
Homeless Prenatal Program Inc$440,00071%
Immigrant Legal Defense$345,00064%
Kind Inc$336,00080%
The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights$265,00061%
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc$255,00060%
Human Rights Watch Inc$235,90080%
Naral Pro-Choice California Foundation$180,0007n/a
The Brigid Alliance Inc$175,00051%
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Inc$170,00050%
The Human Trafficking Legal Center$150,00084%
Ms Foundation for Women Inc$140,00070%
Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc$137,50070%
The Armand Hammer United World College of the Amer$135,00020%
Motivating Inspiring Supporting and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth$130,00061%
La Cocina$115,00071%
Global Response Management Inc$115,00024%
Ripple Effect Images$110,00068%
Scholarmatch Inc$109,00041%
Sisterreach$100,00015%
Ifwhenhow$100,00040%
Center for Domestic Peace$98,50070%
Medical Students for Choice$95,00082%
North Marin Community Services$95,00061%
Centro Legal de la Raza$90,00021%
Womens Recovery ServicesA Unique Place$80,00034%
Daraja Education Fund$80,00031%
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice$70,00072%
10000 Degrees$60,00040%
Ipas$60,00050%
Venezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Inc$60,00029%
Asylum Access$55,00040%
Fairfax-San Anselmo Childrens Center$51,75052%
Prospera Community Development$51,50051%
Madre Inc$50,00020%
San Francisco Women's Centers$50,00071%
American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education$42,00070%
Community Action Marin$40,00050%
Bay Area Women Against Rape$40,00032%
Legal Services for Children Inc$37,50050%
Buckelew Programs$35,50030%
Canal Alliance$35,00030%
United Porphyrias Association Inc$30,00032%
Humble Design Inc$25,50030%
San Francisco Food Bank$25,00060%
Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco$22,00040%
The Leo Project Inc$20,00026%
The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc$20,00030%
Center for Contemplative Justice$15,00020%
Equal Justice Initiative$15,00030%
Voice of Witness a Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation$12,50031%
Valentino Achak Deng Foundation$11,50024%
The Khaled Hosseini Foundation$11,00062%
Metamorphosis Beautifully Changed Inc$10,00026%
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc$10,00010%
Asian American Federation Inc$10,00020%
Girls Write Now Inc$10,00010%
San Francisco State University Foundation$10,00010%
Enriching Lives Through Music$10,00011%
Circulo de Vida Support and Resource Center$10,00015%
Levelation International$10,0001n/a
Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc$10,00010%
Oaxaca Youth Empowerment Inc$8,50030%
American Porphyria Foundation$7,50030%
Centro Laboral de Graton$7,50021%
The Hawkins Project$7,50011%
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies Inc$7,50010%
Shanti Project$6,00010%
Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity$6,00014%
Futures Without Violence$5,50010%
Cumberland Valley Breast Care Alliance Inc$5,50071%
The Common Good Community Foundation$5,00017%
To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation$5,0001n/a
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund Inc$5,00010%
The Preemptive Love Coalition$5,00010%
Many Voices Inc$5,000145%
Global Academy Inc$5,0001n/a
Msi US$5,00010%
Cinnamongirl Inc$5,00011%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$5,00010%
Warming Hearts Nepal Inc$5,0001n/a
Plumas Rural Services Inc$5,00020%
The Innocence Project Inc$5,00010%
Pen American Center Inc$5,00010%
Sonoma Valley Authors Festival$4,00010%
Feminist Majority Foundation$3,00020%
Miry's List$2,50011%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2,50010%
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$2,30010%
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy$2,00040%
One Story at a Time Inc$2,00012%
Downtown Streets Inc$1,50010%
Caminar$1,00010%
Marin Interfaith Council Inc$1,0001n/a
Belvedere Tiburon Library Foundation$1,00010%
Creating Hope International$1,00010%
Choose Love Inc$77510%
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
Heartbeat$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 72 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Isabel Allende Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 101 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGlobal Fund for Women Inc: $1,981,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetThistle Farms Inc: $939,100 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetNepal Youth Foundation: $876,650 over 8y, 5.5% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $667,175 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetToo Young to Wed Inc: $649,427 over 8y, 15% of budgetRefugepoint Inc: $608,000 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetEast Bay Sanctuary Covenant: $530,900 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $465,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMujeres Unidas y Activas: $450,500 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetHomeless Prenatal Program Inc: $440,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetImmigrant Legal Defense: $345,000 over 6y, 3.9% of budgetKind Inc: $336,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetThe Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights: $265,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetFlorence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc: $255,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $235,900 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Brigid Alliance Inc: $175,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetCatholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Inc: $170,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Human Trafficking Legal Center: $150,000 over 8y, 4.0% of budgetMs Foundation for Women Inc: $140,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetHuckleberry Youth Programs Inc: $137,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetThe Armand Hammer United World College of the Amer: $135,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMotivating Inspiring Supporting and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth: $130,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetLa Cocina: $115,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetGlobal Response Management Inc: $115,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetRipple Effect Images: $110,000 over 6y, 8.4% of budgetScholarmatch Inc: $109,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetSisterreach: $100,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetIfwhenhow: $100,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Domestic Peace: $98,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetMedical Students for Choice: $95,000 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetNorth Marin Community Services: $95,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetCentro Legal de la Raza: $90,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetWomens Recovery ServicesA Unique Place: $80,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetDaraja Education Fund: $80,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCalifornia Latinas for Reproductive Justice: $70,000 over 7y, 2.4% of budget10000 Degrees: $60,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetIpas: $60,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVenezuelan American Endowment for the Arts Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetAsylum Access: $55,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetFairfax-San Anselmo Childrens Center: $51,750 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetProspera Community Development: $51,500 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetMadre Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSan Francisco Women's Centers: $50,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetAmerican Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education: $42,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Action Marin: $40,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBay Area Women Against Rape: $40,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetLegal Services for Children Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetBuckelew Programs: $35,500 over 3y, 0.1% 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 101.

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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.

The San Francisco FoundationCA40.4× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · McNabb Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Bothin Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Leonard & Beryl Buck 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.

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About The Isabel Allende Foundation

How much does The Isabel Allende Foundation give?
The Isabel Allende Foundation reported 57 grants totaling $2,258,500 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 59 and 79 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Isabel Allende Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Civil Rights (31%), International (17%), Crime & Legal (14%).
Who are The Isabel Allende Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Global Fund for Women Inc ($2.0M), Thistle Farms Inc ($939k), Nepal Youth Foundation ($877k).
Does The Isabel Allende Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Isabel Allende 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 Isabel Allende Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Francisco Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Tides Foundation.
Where is The Isabel Allende Foundation based?
The Isabel Allende 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 179 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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