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The Kassouf Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$12k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
47
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
2%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$200
Largest grant, FY2025
$2,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 64
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
18
Total assets, FY2025
$326k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 2% of the organizations The Kassouf Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $200 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
InternationalHuman ServicesEnvironmentAnimalsHealthEducationOther
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
FY2025still arriving44$12k2%
FY202441$12k2%
FY202326$11k0%
FY202264$13k28%
FY202150$11k28%
FY202041$9k41%
FY201930$6k33%
FY201827$7k41%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$23kHuman Services$17kEnvironment$10kHousing & Shelter$7kHealth$6kPhilanthropy$5kEducation$4kAnimals$1kOther$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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$16,00090%
Southwest Indian Foundation$5,3398n/a
Mercy Ships International$5,10080%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$2,95080%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$2,45070%
St Josephs Indian School$1,8507n/a
Families Forward$1,80090%
Operation Smile Inc$1,17580%
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch$1,10050%
Friends of the Earth$1,05060%
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All grantees of The Kassouf Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$16,00090%
Southwest Indian Foundation$5,3398n/a
Mercy Ships International$5,10080%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$2,95080%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$2,45070%
St Josephs Indian School$1,8507n/a
Families Forward$1,80090%
Operation Smile Inc$1,17580%
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch$1,10050%
Friends of the Earth$1,05060%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$1,00070%
Adopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc$95050%
MAP International Inc$90050%
United Service Organizations Inc$82560%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$77560%
Christian Appalachian Project Inc$75040%
The Trust for Public Land$75070%
Ocean Conservancy$75030%
The Student Conservation Association Inc$70060%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$70040%
American Indian College Fund$70040%
Red Cloud Indian School$6503n/a
Jazz Angel Inc$60030%
Mercy Corps$60050%
March of Dimes Inc$60060%
Amnesty International of the USA Inc$60050%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$57560%
Human Rights Watch Inc$50050%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$50040%
Children's Defense Fund$5001n/a
Technoserve Inc$50040%
American Farmland Trust$45040%
The Wilderness Society$40060%
Mothers Against Drunk Driving$40050%
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$30030%
Project Orbis International Inc$30030%
Medical Teams International$30030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$30020%
Mutts With a Mission$25010%
Inequality Media$25020%
International Campaign for Tibet$25020%
Wayfinder Family Services$22520%
Compassion & Choices$20010%
National Park Foundation$20010%
Sempervirens Fund$20020%
Project Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc$20010%
Operation Homefront Inc$20020%
Save The Children Federation Inc$20020%
Parkinson Research Foundation Inc$15020%
United States Association for UNHCR$15010%
National Wildlife Federation$15020%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$15020%
Share Our Selves Corporation$15010%
California State Parks Foundation$10020%
The Marine Mammal Center$10010%
Friendship Shelter Inc$10010%
Feeding America$10010%
Mater Dei High School Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange$1001n/a
Greenpeace Inc$10010%
AARP Foundation$10020%
Yosemite Foundation$5010%
Save the Redwoods League$5010%
The Center for Victims of Torture$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($28k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Kassouf Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $16,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $5,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $2,950 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $2,450 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFamilies Forward: $1,800 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $1,175 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCal Farley's Boys Ranch: $1,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Earth: $1,050 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetParalyzed Veterans of America: $1,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAdopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc: $950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMAP International Inc: $900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $825 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $775 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Appalachian Project Inc: $750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Student Conservation Association Inc: $700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJazz Angel Inc: $600 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Corps: $600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmnesty International of the USA Inc: $600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $575 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Inc: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTechnoserve Inc: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Farmland Trust: $450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMothers Against Drunk Driving: $400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWaterkeeper Alliance Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetProject Orbis International Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMedical Teams International: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMutts With a Mission: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInequality Media: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Campaign for Tibet: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWayfinder Family Services: $225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCompassion & Choices: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSempervirens Fund: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Homefront Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson Research Foundation Inc: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $150 over 2y, 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 58.

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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.

Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY12.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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.

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About The Kassouf Foundation

How much does The Kassouf Foundation give?
The Kassouf Foundation reported 47 grants totaling $12,375 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 64 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Kassouf Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (30%), Human Services (23%), Environment (13%).
Who are The Kassouf Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($16k), Southwest Indian Foundation ($5k), Mercy Ships International ($5k).
Does The Kassouf Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 2% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Kassouf 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 Kassouf Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
Where is The Kassouf Foundation based?
The Kassouf 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 95 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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