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The John and Katie Hansen Family Foundation at a glance

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The John and Katie Hansen 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.

$510k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$310k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$1.4MSocial Science$1.0MHealth$612kScience & Tech$395kReligion$48kArts & Culture$42kEducation$24kInternational$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $5k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $20k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $175k
  • $250k+1 grant · $310k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$7.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL$310,000
HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH$175,000
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$10,000
FRIENDS OF PAULISTS FATHERS$10,000
EAST BAY GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOO$3,000
Dana Farber Cancer Research$2,053
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 (FY17–20, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH: $535 → 14%SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL GEORG: $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.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
NY
MA
CA
VA
AZ
DC
GA
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.
$3.0M · 9 repeat orgs$131k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +123% since the first grant, against +38% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
19

Total granted

$3.0M
$108k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+123%
+38%

Still filing today

56%
42%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEnvironmentHealthRecreation & SportsEducationOther
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

  • CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2024 · $1.3M · revenue +123%
  • TS
    THE SARCOMA-OMA FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2022–2023 · $15k · revenue +255%
  • 4S
    42ND STREET MOON
    2× · 2018–2021 · $6k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CAPODIMONTE MUS
    one grant, 2018 · $20k · revenue -39%
  • SD
    STANFORD DCI RESEARCH & INNOVATION FUND
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
  • SH
    ST HILARY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2018 · $11k
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
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
2
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
3
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
4
Earth & Space Research

Increase societal understanding of the earth system through scientific research and education.

Science & Tech
5
Sutter Bay Hospitals

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
6
San Francisco Opera Association

We believe opera is a uniquely compelling, entertaining and emotionally thrilling art form. our mission is to bring together growing audiences to experience opera's transformative power.

Arts & Culture
7
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
8
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
9
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
10
University of California San Francisco Foundation

Organization's mission ====================== the university of california, san francisco(ucsf) is among the world's leading universities dedicated to advancing health worldwide through biomedical research, graduate-level education in the…

Education
11
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
12
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Pepperwood Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Sing for America Foundation. 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 33 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
11/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL: $1,000,000 · OtherHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLHARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH: $579,000 · OtherHARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH+15 more: $167,727 · Other+15 moreCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $1,339,004 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION+1 more: $500 · EnvironmentPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $375,000 · EducationPresident an…+2 more: $13,000 · EducationAMERICAN FRIENDS OF CAPODIMONTE MUS: $20,000 · Arts & CultureSING FOR AMERICA FOUNDATION: $12,500 · Arts & Culture42ND STREET MOON: $6,000 · Arts & CultureTHE SARCOMA-OMA FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · Human ServicesSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL GEORGIA INC: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $535 · Human ServicesWORLD CUP DREAMS FOUNDATION FKA SFI FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsTHE KELLY S BRUSH FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,025 · HealthST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthSAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 · Animals
Other$1,746,727Environment$1,339,504Education$388,000Arts & Culture$38,500Human Services$16,535Recreation & Sports$6,000Health$2,025Animals$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $1,339,004 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $375,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF CAPODIMONTE MUS: $20,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetTHE SARCOMA-OMA FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetSING FOR AMERICA FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget42ND STREET MOON: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWORLD CUP DREAMS FOUNDATION FKA SFI FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEast Bay German International School: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,025 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KELLY S BRUSH FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL GEORGIA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEPPERWOOD FOUNDATION: $500 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.

Marin Community Found…The San Francisco Fou…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Marin Community FoundationCA13× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 John and Katie Hansen Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The John and Katie Hansen Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 33 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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