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The Joseph W Welch Jr 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.

$250k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2024
20
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 41
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$8.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k 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
HealthEnvironmentHuman ServicesAnimalsArts & CultureEducationOther
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 arriving25$247k16%
FY202320$158k20%
FY202229$350k3%
FY202141$390k32%
FY202039$593k36%
FY201935$584k60%
FY201821$459k81%
FY20178$59kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$387kPhilanthropy$358kArts & Culture$345kEducation$325kHealth$325kEnvironment$281kFood & Nutrition$201kHuman Services$178kOther$0

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$305,00070%
San Bruno Education Foundation$236,687423%
San Mateo County Historical Association$134,00061%
CASA of San Mateo County$117,00052%
Peninsula Open Space Trust$115,00060%
Call Primrose$109,50072%
Sojourn to the Past$69,8003n/a
Impanda$65,0005n/a
Women for Conservation$59,000410%
Wild Souls Ranch$50,00024%
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All grantees of The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc$305,00070%
San Bruno Education Foundation$236,687423%
San Mateo County Historical Association$134,00061%
CASA of San Mateo County$117,00052%
Peninsula Open Space Trust$115,00060%
Call Primrose$109,50072%
Sojourn to the Past$69,8003n/a
Impanda$65,0005n/a
Women for Conservation$59,000410%
Wild Souls Ranch$50,00024%
Boost Oregon$47,00046%
Human Investment Project Inc$45,00040%
Peninsula Humane Society & Spca$40,00040%
Nurturely$35,00033%
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health$30,00020%
NAMI National$30,00030%
Jazz at the Ballroom Inc$30,00035%
San Francisco Auxiliary for Children$30,000237%
Abilitypath$25,00020%
Sea Hugger$25,0002n/a
Smith-Barbieri Progressive Fund a Charitable Foundation$25,00014%
Coastside Hope$21,00040%
Carl Maxey Center$20,00031%
Wellmama Inc$20,0002n/a
Abundant Grace Coastside Worker Inc$20,00011%
World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals$20,00030%
One Hit Away Foundation$20,00027%
Square Peg Foundation$17,50031%
Millbrae Education Foundation Inc$15,50022%
California Scottish Rite Foundation$15,50040%
Coastside Land Trust$15,00014%
Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation$15,00010%
La Cocina$11,00010%
Planting Justice$11,00010%
Food for People Inc$10,00010%
Mirandas Rescue Inc$10,00012%
Earth Island Institute Inc$10,00010%
San Francisco Food Bank$10,00010%
White Bird Clinic$10,00010%
Golden State Salmon Association Inc$7,45013%
Daisy C H a I N$7,00011%
Mountain Respite & Mission Rescue Safety Animal Center Inc$7,0001n/a
St Anthony Foundation$5,0002n/a
Conscious Connections Foundation$5,00016%
Spokane Area Childrens Chorus$4,50022%
Feast Collective$4,50020%
Refugee and Immigrant Connections of Spokane$4,00023%
San Bruno Park School District$3,5001n/a
Mia Mujeres in Action$2,50010%
Filoli Center$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($894k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 43 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWildlife Conservation Network Inc: $305,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetSan Bruno Education Foundation: $236,687 over 4y, 23% of budgetSan Mateo County Historical Association: $134,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetCASA of San Mateo County: $117,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetPeninsula Open Space Trust: $115,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetCall Primrose: $109,500 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetWomen for Conservation: $59,000 over 4y, 9.6% of budgetWild Souls Ranch: $50,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetBoost Oregon: $47,000 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetHuman Investment Project Inc: $45,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetPeninsula Humane Society & Spca: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNurturely: $35,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetLucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJazz at the Ballroom Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetSan Francisco Auxiliary for Children: $30,000 over 2y, 37% of budgetAbilitypath: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSmith-Barbieri Progressive Fund a Charitable Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetCoastside Hope: $21,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCarl Maxey Center: $20,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetAbundant Grace Coastside Worker Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetWorld Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOne Hit Away Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetSquare Peg Foundation: $17,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetMillbrae Education Foundation Inc: $15,500 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetCalifornia Scottish Rite Foundation: $15,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCoastside Land Trust: $15,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetMills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLa Cocina: $11,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPlanting Justice: $11,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFood for People Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMirandas Rescue Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSan Francisco Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWhite Bird Clinic: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGolden State Salmon Association Inc: $7,450 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetDaisy C H a I N: $7,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetConscious Connections Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetSpokane Area Childrens Chorus: $4,500 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetFeast Collective: $4,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRefugee and Immigrant Connections of Spokane: $4,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetMia Mujeres in Action: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFiloli Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 43.

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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.

Atkinson FoundationSilicon Valley Commun…The David and Lucile …Sand Hill FoundationGordon E and Betty I …Bothin FoundationEast Bay Community Fo…Philanthropic Venture…Innovia FoundationThe Collins FoundationMarie Lamfrom Charita…Monterra Community Fu…
Atkinson FoundationCA23.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Atkinson Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Sand Hill Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Bothin Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Innovia Foundation · The Collins Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Monterra Community Fund

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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Find your warmest path to The Joseph W Welch Jr 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 Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation

How much does The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation give?
The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation reported 26 grants totaling $250,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 41 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (12%), Philanthropy (11%), Arts & Culture (11%).
Who are The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Wildlife Conservation Network Inc ($305k), San Bruno Education Foundation ($237k), San Mateo County Historical Association ($134k).
Does The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Joseph W Welch Jr 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 Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Atkinson Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Where is The Joseph W Welch Jr Foundation based?
The Joseph W Welch Jr 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 85 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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