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The Kay 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.

$322k
Granted FY2024still arriving
9
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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.

Education$3.7MReligion$814kCivil Rights$675kHealth$648kArts & Culture$342kCommunity Improvement$225kEmployment$200kScience & Tech$192kOther$0
02FY2024 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k7 grants · $122k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
$25,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WESTERN MANDARIN IMMERSION CHARTER SCHOOL$150,000
HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$50,000
REGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA$29,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION$25,000
JOHN RITTER FOUNDATION FOR AORTIC HEALTH$25,000
GIVE2ASIA$12,500
NORTH AMERICAN TAIWANESE ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION$10,000
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 (FY18–23, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, 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%CHILDREN'S CENTER AT CAL TECH: $5k → 14%CHILDREN'S CENTER AT CALTECH: $5k → 14%STARS & STRIPES CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $25k → 10%KIDWORKS: $10k → 10%KIDWORKS: $10k → 10%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.
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.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.7M · 13 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +37% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
39

Total granted

$4.7M
$2.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+37%

Still filing today

77%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $185k 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
EducationReligionArts & CultureHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementHealthOther
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

  • CU
    CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $1.4M · revenue +62%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2018–2024 · $1.2M · revenue +55%
  • CS
    CHINA SOUL FOR CHRIST FOUNDATION
    3× · 2019–2023 · $375k · revenue +96% · 64% of their budget

Funded once

  • FO
    FOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM
    one grant, 2022 · $600k · revenue -72% · 72% of their budget
  • CL
    CEO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (CLA-OC)
    one grant, 2021 · $200k
  • NT
    NATIONAL TALENT COLLABORATIVE
    one grant, 2022 · $200k
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
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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2
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
3
South Shore Charter School

The mission of south shore charter school is to cultivate students the tenacity, integrity, and curiosity needed to become innovative and socially responsible leaders, ready to face and solve the ever-changing challenges facing our…

Education
4
Cna Corporation

Cna is a non-profit research organization that operates the center for naval analyses, a federally funded research center that has supported the navy and marine corps for nearly seventy years, and the institute for public research that…

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5
President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College

Scu is a catholic and jesuit institution that makes student learning its central focus, promotes faculty and staff learning in its various forms, and exhibits organizational learning.

Education
6
Los Angeles Pacific University

Los angeles pacific university exists to deliver high quality, accessible christ-centered education to learners everywhere.

Education
7
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
8
Mark Day School

Innovative and full of heart, mark day school nurtures each child to pursue their curiosity, think critically, embrace challenge with courage and joy, and work in partnership with others to build more caring and inclusive communities.

—
9
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
10
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
11
California Baptist University

A private institution of higher education, offering both undergraduate and graduate courses to students.

Education
12
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Achieving international impact through world-class research and education in fundamental computer science and information technology.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Orange County Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is China Soul for Christ 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

32 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. 32 of the 57 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.

3
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
24/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: $1,355,075 · EducationCHAPMAN UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $1,172,230 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATIONBIOLA UNIVERSITY INC: $200,000 · EducationBIOLA UNIVERSITY INCWESTERN MANDARIN IMMERSION CHARTER SCHOOL DBA IRVINE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY: $150,000 · Education+3 more: $61,500 · EducationMARINERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $666,666 · OtherMARINERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLCEO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (CLA-OC): $200,000 · OtherCEO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (CLA-OC)HOAG HOSPITAL: $200,000 · OtherHOAG HOSPITALUCLA MEDICAL HOSPITALITY PROGRAM: $130,000 · OtherUCLA MEDICAL HOSPITALITY PROGRAMREGENTS UNIV OF CALIFORNIA: $104,000 · OtherUNITED NATIONS: $100,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $75,000 · OtherIFIP INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING NPC CONFERENCE: $73,150 · Other+27 more: $585,326 · Other+27 moreCHINA SOUL FOR CHRIST FOUNDATION: $375,000 · ReligionCHINA SOUL …TOUCH LIFE MISSION DR GORDON S LEE: $240,000 · ReligionTOUCH LIFE …LANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFP: $69,797 · ReligionLANGHAM PAR…+2 more: $20,000 · ReligionFOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM: $600,000 · Civil RightsFOUNDATIO…GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC: $150,000 · Arts & CultureSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BURMA-CHINESE ASSOC: $80,000 · Arts & CultureDREAMS FOR SCHOOLS: $75,000 · Arts & CultureSOUTH COAST CHINESE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION: $30,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL TALENT COLLABORATIVE: $200,000 · Community ImprovementProject Access Inc: $25,000 · Community ImprovementNORTH AMERICAN TAIWANESE ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · Community ImprovementHOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $100,000 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $20,000 · Health
Education$2,938,805Other$2,134,142Religion$704,797Civil Rights$600,000Arts & Culture$335,000Community Improvement$235,000Health$120,000

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 budgetCHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: $1,355,075 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION: $1,172,230 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMARINERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: $666,666 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetFOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM: $600,000 over 1y, 72% of budgetCHINA SOUL FOR CHRIST FOUNDATION: $375,000 over 3y, 64% of budgetTOUCH LIFE MISSION DR GORDON S LEE: $240,000 over 3y, 41% of budgetBIOLA UNIVERSITY INC: $200,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN MANDARIN IMMERSION CHARTER SCHOOL DBA IRVINE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY: $150,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetGREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION INC: $150,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDREAMS FOR SCHOOLS: $75,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetLANGHAM PARTNERSHIP USA INC NFP: $69,797 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAMUELI ACADEMY: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOUTH COAST CHINESE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION: $30,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetJOHN RITTER FOUNDATION FOR AORTIC HEALTH: $25,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetProject Access Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSTARS AND STRIPES CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGIVE2ASIA: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHINESE CHRISTIAN MISSION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHILDRENS CENTER AT CALTECH: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSOUTH COUNTY OUTREACH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNORTH AMERICAN TAIWANESE ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLUEPRINT: $6,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY INC: $4,000 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.

Orange County Communi…The Devto Support Fou…Cuberint Institute IncThe Larry and Helen H…Croul Family Foundati…OneocSamueli FoundationEdwards Lifesciences …Silicon Valley Commun…Enterprise Holdings F…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…
Orange County Community FoundationCA28.3× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · The Devto Support Foundation · Cuberint Institute Inc · The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation · Croul Family Foundation · Oneoc · Samueli Foundation · Edwards Lifesciences Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Kay Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Kay Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Kay Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Kay Family 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.

    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 57 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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