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The Lisa & Steve Altman 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.

$606k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
29
Grants FY2024
28
Organizations funded FY2023
21%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,018
Largest grant, FY2024
$251,018
Organizations funded a year
26 to 54
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$936k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 21% of the organizations The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureAnimalsInternationalEducationOther
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 arriving29$606k21%
FY202328$506k21%
FY202226$737k23%
FY202132$776k50%
FY202043$576k37%
FY201950$831k40%
FY201832$441k41%
FY201754$945kn/a
88% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.4MHealth$2.2MRecreation & Sports$139kYouth Development$136kArts & Culture$90kHuman Services$80kInternational$67kCrime & Legal$56kOther$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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Uc San Diego Foundation$2,419,01880%
Neurolab 360$407,357477%
Curebound$216,61471%
Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma$125,000113%
Civica Foundation$75,00010%
Project Concern International$45,00030%
Sof Support Inc$42,00024%
Theater & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba la Jolla Playhouse$30,00050%
Diabetes Research Connection$30,00062%
Temple Adat Shalom$28,6597n/a
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All grantees of The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Uc San Diego Foundation$2,419,01880%
Neurolab 360$407,357477%
Curebound$216,61471%
Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma$125,000113%
Civica Foundation$75,00010%
Project Concern International$45,00030%
Sof Support Inc$42,00024%
Theater & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba la Jolla Playhouse$30,00050%
Diabetes Research Connection$30,00062%
Temple Adat Shalom$28,6597n/a
The Rape Foundation$26,17040%
Old Globe Theatre$25,50050%
Stand Among Friends Inc$24,28057%
Immunotherapy Foundation$20,00034%
Heart Care International Inc$15,00021%
The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles$11,01840%
Youngstown State University Foundation$11,00040%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$10,25010%
1 San Diego$10,00012%
San Diego Opera Association$10,00010%
Farmlink Project$10,00010%
Huntington's Disease Society of America Inc$7,50020%
Las Patronas$7,00040%
Temple El Emeth$6,0667n/a
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers of San Diego County$6,05470%
Promises2kids Foundation$5,25020%
Academy Prep Center of Tampa Inc$5,00010%
Armenian International Medical Fund Aim Fund$5,00011%
The Food Foundation$5,00011%
Synergy Dog Gives Back$5,0001n/a
Seacrest Foundation$4,57270%
Chris Dudley Foundation$4,37531%
National Scleroderma Foundation Inc$3,50060%
Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation$3,50041%
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute$3,00030%
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion$2,8182n/a
Cristo Rey San Diego High School Inc$2,57510%
Children's Heart Foundation$2,50010%
San Diego Lifesaving Association$2,5001n/a
National Women's Law Center$2,50010%
Sierra Club$2,50010%
Freedom for Great Apes Inc$2,00020%
Empowers Africa Inc$2,00010%
di Rosa Preserve$2,00020%
Freedom Dogs$2,00020%
Road Dogs & Rescue$1,67010%
American Liver Foundation$1,53830%
Diabetes Camping & Education Services$1,50030%
San Diego Police Officers Association Inc$1,50010%
ProKids$1,50020%
Challenged Athletes Inc$1,20020%
Movember Foundation$1,13720%
Tenth Muse Films Inc$1,03610%
Saint Barnabas Medical Center$1,0181n/a
American Guild of Variety Artists$1,01810%
Foundation for Climate Restoration Inc$1,00010%
Arthritis Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Just For Kids Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Iranian-American Scholarship Fund Inc$1,00011%
Maranatha$6001n/a
Back on My Feet$52910%
Valley Jewish Community Center$51810%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula$50010%
Breakthrough T1d$50010%
Seany Foundation$50010%
Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin$5001n/a
National Society of Black Engineers$50010%
Washington's National Park Fund$50010%
The Fields$5001n/a
The Los Angeles Free Clinic$50010%
National Conflict Resolution Center$5001n/a
Hospice of the Valley$50010%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$39410%
Children's Miracle Network$25010%
Employment Options Inc$25010%
MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger$13010%
March of Dimes Inc$1031n/a
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$10020%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 59 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 67 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUc San Diego Foundation: $2,419,018 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetNeurolab 360: $407,357 over 4y, 77% of budgetCurebound: $216,614 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetKaren Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma: $125,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetCivica Foundation: $75,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetProject Concern International: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSof Support Inc: $42,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetTheater & Arts Foundation of San Diego County Dba la Jolla Playhouse: $30,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDiabetes Research Connection: $30,000 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetThe Rape Foundation: $26,170 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetOld Globe Theatre: $25,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStand Among Friends Inc: $24,280 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetImmunotherapy Foundation: $20,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetHeart Care International Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetThe Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles: $11,018 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYoungstown State University Foundation: $11,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $10,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget1 San Diego: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSan Diego Opera Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFarmlink Project: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHuntington's Disease Society of America Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLas Patronas: $7,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLawrence Family Jewish Community Centers of San Diego County: $6,054 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPromises2kids Foundation: $5,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAcademy Prep Center of Tampa Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetArmenian International Medical Fund Aim Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Food Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSeacrest Foundation: $4,572 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetChris Dudley Foundation: $4,375 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetNational Scleroderma Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSugar Ray Leonard Foundation: $3,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCristo Rey San Diego High School Inc: $2,575 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Heart Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Women's Law Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom for Great Apes Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetEmpowers Africa Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetdi Rosa Preserve: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFreedom Dogs: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRoad Dogs & Rescue: $1,670 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Liver Foundation: $1,538 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDiabetes Camping & Education Services: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSan Diego Police Officers Association Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProKids: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChallenged Athletes Inc: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMovember Foundation: $1,137 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTenth Muse Films Inc: $1,036 over 1y, 0.5% 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 67.

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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.

Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoCA30.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The San Diego Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Kerr Family Foundation · Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · The Parker Foundation · David C Copley Foundation · Farrell Family Foundation · The Woody Charitable 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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How do I get to The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Lisa & Steve Altman 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.

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About The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation

How much does The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation give?
The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $606,112 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (45%), Health (41%), Recreation & Sports (3%).
Who are The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Uc San Diego Foundation ($2.4M), Neurolab 360 ($407k), Curebound ($217k).
Does The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Lisa & Steve Altman Family 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 Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, The San Diego Foundation, Sempra Foundation.
Where is The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation based?
The Lisa & Steve Altman Family 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 139 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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