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The Kelvin Foundation co Mary Bechmann
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.
Read this first · the figures below need context
70% of The Kelvin Foundation co Mary Bechmann’s FY2024 grant dollars went to The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 5 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The Kelvin Foundation co Mary Bechmann named its own grantees at scale: 10 organizations, $338k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k15 grants · $33k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $196k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $110k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND | $59,491 |
| MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND | $50,015 |
| MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND | $45,219 |
| MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND | $30,282 |
| MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND | $30,202 |
| MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND | $29,999 |
| MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND | $29,996 |
| MORGAN STANLEY DAF FUND | $29,825 |
| PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | $8,190 |
| UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | $5,000 |
| HEALTHNETWORK | $5,000 |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | $2,800 |
| KARA | $2,500 |
| EISENHOWER MED CENTER | $2,500 |
| PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FES | $2,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY23–24, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
15 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call). Read against FY2023, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION4× · 2017–2023 · $205k · revenue +39%
The Trustees of Princeton University4× · 2017–2024 · $22k · revenue +5%- MOMUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION3× · 2021–2023 · $21k · revenue +88%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $40k
- EMEisenhower Medical Centergraduatedone grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +48%
- AHADVOCATE HEALTH CARE CHARITABLE FDTone grant, 2022 · $20k
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.
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.
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…
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,…
The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
Throughout its history, pomona college has educated men and women of exceptional promise. we gather individuals, regardless of financial circumstances, into a small residential community that is strongly rooted in southern california yet…
The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…
Phoenix art museum creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. this mission is supported by seven strategic pillars:(continued on schedule o)1. be a space…
Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.
Nurture empathy and connection by engaging communities with socially relevant contemporary art
The nstmf's mission is to build inclusive stem communities across the united states. fundamental to these communities are the significant, inspirational connections we foster between the individuals who have received national recognition…
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.
Description of organization mission: the paley center for media is the premier institution dedicated to advancing the understanding of media-it's artistic value, social impact and historical importance-for the public and media…
How this is measured
22 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. 22 of the 48 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds Eisenhower Medical Center ↗
- Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds AURORA HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION FKA HEALTH NET FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL ↗
- Who funds PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds KARA ↗
- Who funds FIRST SERVE-NM INC ↗
- Who funds 10000 DEGREES ↗
- Who funds PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds THE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE ↗
- Who funds ICIVICS INC ↗
- Who funds SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ↗
- Who funds PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds KQED INC ↗
- Who funds LIVING DESERT THE ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Kelvin Foundation co Mary Bechmann funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Kelvin Foundation co Mary Bechmann. Bigger dots raise more.
- Icivics Inc: 13% of income from government
- The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
How this is measured
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