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The Karena Lee Adler Foundation at a glance

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The Karena Lee Adler 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.

$905k
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
9
States reached
$80k
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, FY2023 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$262kHuman Services$203kHealth$165kEducation$155kPublic Benefit$100kYouth Development$95kInternational$87kCrime & Legal$50kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $7k
  • $10k–50k16 grants · $413k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $485k
$35,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$19M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
RESIDENTIAL YOUTH SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT$80,000
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL$55,000
WAIKIKI HEALTH$50,000
BATTLE SCARRED MOTORSPORTS$50,000
YOUTHCARE$50,000
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE$50,000
WAYMAKERS$50,000
GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC$50,000
FRED FINCH YOUTH CENTER$50,000
HALE KIPA INC$45,000
FIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH$40,000
ASSETS SCHOOL$40,000
VARIETY SCHOOL OF HAWAII$35,000
CASA DE AMPARO$30,000
WASHINGTON KIDS IN TRANSITION$30,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $265k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 38% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH: $40k → 10%CASA DE AMPARO: $30k → 11%THE PEOPLE CONCERN: $2k → 14%NEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES: $15k → 9%WASHINGTON KIDS IN TRANSITION: $30k → 9%CHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $5k → 14%MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY: $23k → 9%CHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $25k → 14%YOUTHCARE: $50k → 9%HALE KIPA INC: $45k → 9%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

WA
IL
MA
IA
CA
UT
DC
HI
MS
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.

37%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$417k · 6 repeat orgs$717k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +9% since the first grant, against -3% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 20 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
4

Total granted

$417k
$87k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
-3%

Still filing today

100%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $630k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24
Human ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterPublic BenefitInternationalCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • RY
    RESIDENTIAL YOUTH SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT
    2× · 2023–2024 · $120k · revenue +9%
  • BS
    BATTLE SCARRED MOTORSPORTS
    2× · 2023–2024 · $100k · revenue +5% · 31% of their budget
  • MC
    MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL
    2× · 2023–2024 · $70k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • HA
    HOMEAID AMERICA INC
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -55%
  • StandUp for Kids
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue -3%
  • PH
    PROJECT HAWAII INC
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -12%
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
Hope Services Hawaii Inc

Hope services hawaii provides housing-focused interventions to end homelessness through a continuum of services, including homeless prevention and diversion, mobile outreach, medical respite, street medicine, in- shelter medical attention,…

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2
Hale Opio Kauai Inc

Hale Opio Kauai, Inc. is dedicated to improving the quality of life, enhancing a sense of belonging, increasing self-awareness, and strengthening ohana by providing residential and community programs for education, prevention, diversion,…

Human Services
3
Ihs the Institute for Human Services Inc

Our mission, vision and approach to homelessness are rooted in core hawaiian values that guide our outcomes and overall impact.

Housing & Shelter
4
Maui Youth and Family Services Inc

Empowering youth and families challenged with behavioral health issues to become responsible, self-fulfilled and contributing members of the community.

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5
Covenant House California

Covenant house is dedicated to serving all of god's children with absolute respect and unconditional love to help youth experiencing homelessness and to protect and safeguard all youth in need.

Human Services
6
Covenant House Washington Dc

Covenant house washington, dc ("chw") provides shelter, crisis care, community services, and outreach services to youth in the washington dc area.

Human Services
7
Hillsides

We are a premier provider dedicated to healing children and young adults, strengthening families, and transforming communities through quality comprehensive services and advocacy. we envision a world in which children and young adults,…

Human Services
8
Catholic Charities Hawaii

Carry out the social mission of the church by serving the people of hawai'i, regardless of their faith or culture.

Human Services
9
Transition House

Transition House is dedicated to the solution of family homelessness in the Santa Barbara community. Capable and motivated families with children are offered life tools and respectful, non-sectarian residential services designed to…

Housing & Shelter
10
Covenant House

In 34 cities across five countries, covenant house builds bridges to hope for young people facing homelessness and survivors of human trafficking. we meet their immediate needs for food, clothing, protection, and medical and mental health…

Human Services
11
Urban Peak Denver

Urban peak helps youth experiencing homelessness and youth at risk of becoming homeless overcome real life challenges by providing essential services and a supportive community, empowering them to become self-sufficient adults.

Housing & Shelter
12
Kids in Crisis Intervention Team

Providing a network of support and empowerment for youth ages 16-25 to break the cycle of homelessness and promote independence.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hale Kipa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Battle Scarred Motorsports. 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

30 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.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
30/30
Grantees still filing
15/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HOMEAID AMERICA INC: $50,000 · Human ServicesHOMEAID AMERICA INCYOUTHCARE: $50,000 · Human ServicesYOUTHCAREHALE KIPA INC: $45,000 · Human ServicesHALE KIPA INCFIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH: $40,000 · Human ServicesFIRST PLACE FOR YOUTHCasa De Amparo: $30,000 · Human ServicesCasa De AmparoCHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $30,000 · Human ServicesCHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDRENWASHINGTON KIDS IN TRANSITION: $30,000 · Human ServicesWASHINGTON KIDS IN TRANSITIONTHE MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY: $23,000 · Human ServicesTHE MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETYNEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES: $15,000 · Human Services+1 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesMONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $70,000 · OtherMONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOO…CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE: $50,000 · OtherCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICEVARIETY SCHOOL OF HAWAII: $35,000 · OtherVARIETY SCHOOL OF HAWAIIStandUp for Kids: $30,000 · OtherStandUp for KidsMID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE: $10,000 · OtherASSETS SCHOOL: $40,000 · OtherASSETS SCHOOLPARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $17,000 · OtherPARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT FO…+2 more: $12,100 · OtherWAIKIKI HEALTH: $50,000 · HealthWAIKIKI HEALTHFRED FINCH YOUTH CENTER: $50,000 · HealthFRED FINCH YOUTH C…ELLIPSIS INC: $25,000 · HealthELLIPSIS INCPARENTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER: $20,000 · HealthPARENTS AND CHILDR…YOUTH FUTURES: $20,000 · HealthYOUTH FUTURESFRIENDS OF YOUTH: $20,000 · HealthFRIENDS OF YOUTHRESIDENTIAL YOUTH SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT: $120,000 · Housing & ShelterRESIDENTIAL Y…SMALL HOUSE INC: $20,000 · Housing & ShelterSMALL HOUSE I…BATTLE SCARRED MOTORSPORTS: $100,000 · Public BenefitBATTLE SC…GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 · InternationalWAYMAKERS: $50,000 · Crime & Legal
Human Services$315,000Other$264,100Health$185,000Housing & Shelter$140,000Public Benefit$100,000International$80,000Crime & Legal$50,000

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 budgetRESIDENTIAL YOUTH SERVICES & EMPOWERMENT: $120,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetBATTLE SCARRED MOTORSPORTS: $100,000 over 2y, 31% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $80,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $70,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCHILD AND FAMILY SERVICE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOMEAID AMERICA INC: $50,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetWAIKIKI HEALTH: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWAYMAKERS: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRED FINCH YOUTH CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTHCARE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHALE KIPA INC: $45,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASSETS SCHOOL: $40,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVARIETY SCHOOL OF HAWAII: $35,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetCasa De Amparo: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHAPIN HALL CENTER FOR CHILDREN: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStandUp for Kids: $30,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetELLIPSIS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY: $23,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPARENTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH FUTURES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSMALL HOUSE INC: $20,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetFRIENDS OF YOUTH: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION: $17,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEW HORIZONS MINISTRIES: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES-USA INC: $7,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT HAWAII INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE PEOPLE CONCERN: $2,000 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.

J Watumull FundBank of Hawaii Charit…Aloha United Way IncTradewind Group Found…Trustees of the Estat…Atherton Family Found…The Harry and Jeanett…The Queen's Medical C…Hawaii Foodbank IncAloha HarvestJoseph and Vera Zilbe…Macnaughton Foundation
J Watumull FundHI24× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: J Watumull Fund · Bank of Hawaii Charitable Fdn · Aloha United Way Inc · Tradewind Group Foundation · Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools · Atherton Family Foundation · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · The Queen's Medical Center · Hawaii Foodbank Inc · Aloha Harvest · Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation Inc · Macnaughton 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 Karena Lee Adler Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Karena Lee Adler Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%3%10%23%40%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 30 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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