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The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc

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.

$6.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
47
Grants FY2024
38
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$24,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,860,000
Organizations funded a year
38 to 48
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$153M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $382k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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 arriving43$6.3M65%
FY202338$5.9M37%
FY202248$6.6M27%
FY202146$6.5M20%
FY202047$4.8Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$20MScience & Tech$3.8MHealth$3.6MArts & Culture$884kSocial Science$600kCommunity Improvement$411kReligion$322kHuman Services$221kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies$2,118,05540%
University of California San Francisco$1,860,0001n/a
Buck Institute for Research on Aging$1,632,56251%
J Craig Venter Institute$1,200,000426%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$410,00050%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$400,00040%
Kingsburg Historical Society Inc$367,574563%
SpiritHorse Connections$314,282279%
Worldreaderorg$175,00041%
The Scripps Research Institute$140,00020%
Show all 65 grantees
All grantees of The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies$2,118,05540%
University of California San Francisco$1,860,0001n/a
Buck Institute for Research on Aging$1,632,56251%
J Craig Venter Institute$1,200,000426%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$410,00050%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$400,00040%
Kingsburg Historical Society Inc$367,574563%
SpiritHorse Connections$314,282279%
Worldreaderorg$175,00041%
The Scripps Research Institute$140,00020%
California Institute of Technology$135,00020%
Sonoma Valley Hospital$135,0004n/a
10000 Degrees$122,50050%
The J David Gladstone Institutes$120,00010%
About-Face Media Literacy Inc$100,000424%
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation$95,00014%
George Mark Childrens Fund$65,00031%
Petaluma Educational Foundation$54,00052%
Sonoma State University$47,5005n/a
The Dala Monthly$44,000246%
Pet Rescue of Unwanted Dogs PROUD$43,159335%
Missionary Supply Lines Inc$40,00013%
Glancy Wine Education Foundation$40,000131%
Madera County Sheriffs Foundation$40,000217%
Truth for Life$40,00040%
The Law Foundation of the University of Missouri - Kansas City$30,00032%
Marine Applied Research and Exploration$30,00041%
Rebuilding Together Petaluma Inc$28,00032%
Kingsburg Senior Citizens Incorporated$27,100229%
Concordia Lutheran Church$25,5992n/a
Council on Aging Services for Seniors$25,00010%
Oakhurst Lutheran Church$22,5002n/a
Sonoma Stack Travel Ball$22,000213%
Rick Alonzo Ministries$21,074215%
Santa Rosa Community Health Centers$20,00010%
Alliance Medical Center Inc$20,00010%
The Dantes Boys Foundation$20,000119%
Community Initiatives$20,00030%
North Fork Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary$20,0001n/a
Joni and Friends$20,00010%
Kingsburg High School Music Boosters$19,906116%
Airtime Bmx$15,000110%
Chordsmen Inc$13,750117%
Open Gate Ministries Inc$12,42011%
Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe$12,00030%
Central California Adaptive Sports Center$10,00023%
Immigrants Rising$10,0001n/a
Little League Baseball Inc$10,00012%
Redwood Empire Food Bank$10,00010%
Down Syndrome Association of Central California$10,00023%
Japanese American National Museum$10,00010%
Free to Be$10,000114%
First Responders Resiliency$8,00031%
Backcountry Discovery Routes$5,00010%
Heroes of the Vosges Museum Fund$5,0001n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$5,00010%
Republic of Thrift$5,00011%
Giants Community Fund$5,00010%
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation$5,00010%
Petaluma Tennis Association$5,0001n/a
Bethel Lutheran Home Inc$4,5001n/a
Kingsburg Cancer Volunteers Inc$3,00016%
Beyond Differences$2,50010%
Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance$2,00010%
Special Olympics Southern California Inc$2,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($20M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 7 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 55 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $2,118,055 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetBuck Institute for Research on Aging: $1,632,562 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetJ Craig Venter Institute: $1,200,000 over 4y, 26% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $410,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $400,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKingsburg Historical Society Inc: $367,574 over 5y, 63% of budgetSpiritHorse Connections: $314,282 over 2y, 79% of budgetWorldreaderorg: $175,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetThe Scripps Research Institute: $140,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Institute of Technology: $135,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budget10000 Degrees: $122,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe J David Gladstone Institutes: $120,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAbout-Face Media Literacy Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 24% of budgetSonoma Valley Hospital Foundation: $95,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetGeorge Mark Childrens Fund: $65,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPetaluma Educational Foundation: $54,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetThe Dala Monthly: $44,000 over 2y, 46% of budgetPet Rescue of Unwanted Dogs PROUD: $43,159 over 3y, 35% of budgetMissionary Supply Lines Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetGlancy Wine Education Foundation: $40,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetMadera County Sheriffs Foundation: $40,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetTruth for Life: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Law Foundation of the University of Missouri - Kansas City: $30,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetMarine Applied Research and Exploration: $30,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetRebuilding Together Petaluma Inc: $28,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetKingsburg Senior Citizens Incorporated: $27,100 over 2y, 29% of budgetCouncil on Aging Services for Seniors: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSonoma Stack Travel Ball: $22,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetRick Alonzo Ministries: $21,074 over 2y, 15% of budgetSanta Rosa Community Health Centers: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance Medical Center Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Dantes Boys Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetCommunity Initiatives: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJoni and Friends: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKingsburg High School Music Boosters: $19,906 over 1y, 16% of budgetAirtime Bmx: $15,000 over 1y, 9.9% of budgetChordsmen Inc: $13,750 over 1y, 17% of budgetOpen Gate Ministries Inc: $12,420 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe: $12,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCentral California Adaptive Sports Center: $10,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetLittle League Baseball Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetRedwood Empire Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDown Syndrome Association of Central California: $10,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetJapanese American National Museum: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFree to Be: $10,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetFirst Responders Resiliency: $8,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBackcountry Discovery Routes: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $5,000 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 55.

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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.

Sonoma County Community FoundationCA24.9× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sonoma County Community Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Sonoma County Vintners Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · California Community Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust

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 Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc

How much does The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc give?
The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc reported 47 grants totaling $6,852,302 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 48 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (62%), Science & Tech (12%), Health (11%).
Who are The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies ($2.1M), University of California San Francisco ($1.9M), Buck Institute for Research on Aging ($1.6M).
Does The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc 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 Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sonoma County Community Foundation, McNabb Foundation, Marin Community Foundation.
Where is The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc based?
The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc 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 115 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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