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The Mike & Susan Charity Foundation at a glance

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The Mike & Susan Charity 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.

$5k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Environment$5kArts & Culture$4kHealth$3kPhilanthropy$3kReligion$2kEducation$1kCivil Rights$1kAnimals$715Other$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$208
Median grant
2
States reached
$17k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
AMAZING TAIWAN$2,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$1,053
MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY$515
KQED$258
CFRI$250
CHRISTOPHER DANA REEVE FOUNDATION$208
THE NATURE CONSERVATORY$206
EDPOWERMENT THE WAKA WAKA PROJECT$200
PJCC$188
GIRLS ON THE RUN$105
STAND UP TO CANCER$55
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.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 49% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%BACC: $1k → 7%AMAZING TAIWAN: $2k → 8%CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE: $165 → 10%ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND: $1k → 12%ABAF: $500 → 14%HAWAI'I COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1k → 9%CHRISTOPHER DANA REEVE FOUNDATION: $208 → 16%BACC: $1k → 7%MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $515 → 8%ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND: $1k → 12%AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PRE: $200 → 17%MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $200 → 8%ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND: $1k → 12%AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PRE: $155 → 17%ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE: $1k → 14%BENEVITY ONLINE DONATION: $2k → 7%CFRI: $517 → 8%GOFUNDME: $500 → 12%THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATI: $400 → 17%PJCC: $188 → 7%CFRI: $266 → 8%THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATI: $200 → 17%FILOLI: $219 → 7%CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH INC: $250 → 8%Doctors Without Borders: $500 → 17%FILOLI: $200 → 7%THE NATIONAL MS SOCIETY: $605 → 8%THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATI: $200 → 17%CFRI: $250 → 8%SFMOMA: $200 → 10%TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS: $526 → 17%GIRLS ON THE RUN: $315 → 8%CFRI: $250 → 8%THE NATURE CONSERVATORY: $206 → 10%THE NATURE CONSERVATORY: $206 → 10%CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH INC: $200 → 8%KQED: $258 → 10%THE NATURE CONSERVATORY: $206 → 10%EDPOWERMENT THE WAKA WAKA PROJECT: $200 → 8%KQED: $250 → 10%EDPOWERMENT THE WAKA WAKA PROJECT: $200 → 8%EDPOWERMENT THE WAKA WAKA PROJECT: $200 → 8%KQED: $200 → 10%EDPOWERMENT THE WAKA WAKA PROJECT: $200 → 8%KQED: $200 → 10%EDPOWERMENT THE WAKA WAKA PROJECT: $200 → 8%KQED: $180 → 10%KQED: $180 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
NJ
CA
TN
DC
HI
AL
TX
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.

61%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$14k · 16 repeat orgs$9k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against -12% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
21

Total granted

$14k
$7k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
-12%

Still filing today

44%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthPhilanthropyEnvironmentPublic Safety & DisasterCivil RightsOther
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

  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
    3× · 2020–2025 · $3k · revenue +121%
  • KI
    KQED INC
    7× · 2018–2025 · $1k · revenue +35%
  • THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2018–2020 · $800 · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • AA
    ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - AAJC INC
    one grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue -77%
  • NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
    one grant, 2019 · $605 · revenue -18%
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
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
2
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
3
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
4
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
5
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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6
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
7
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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8
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
9
American Astronomical Society

The american astronomical society (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. the basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of…

Science & Tech
10
Museum of American Finance

Finance impacts everyone. as a socially relevant organization, the museum of american finance seeks to improve understanding of the influence of financial institutions and capital markets on the u.s. and global economies, and on…

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11
Internet Society Foundation

At the internet society foundation, we focus on funding initiatives that strengthen the internet in function and reach so that it can effectively serve all people. our work advances the vision of the internet society (isoc): the internet…

International
12
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Park Foundation; the most unlike its peers is San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 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

17 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. 17 of the 43 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
9/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

BACC: $2,060 · OtherBACCAMAZING TAIWAN: $2,000 · OtherAMAZING TAIWANIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCFRI: $1,283 · OtherCFRITHE NATURE CONSERVATORY: $1,280 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVATORYEDPOWERMENT THE WAKA WAKA PROJECT: $1,000 · OtherEDPOWERMENT THE WAKA WAKA PROJECTMAUI HUMANE SOCIETY: $715 · OtherGIRLS ON THE RUN: $520 · OtherABAF: $500 · Other+18 more: $2,581 · Other+18 moreENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $3,094 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL …KQED INC: $1,418 · Arts & CultureKQED INCCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $314 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA…CUPERTINO CHINESE SCHOOL: $250 · Arts & CultureCUPERTINO …SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $200 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCI…FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC: $100 · Arts & CultureHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyGOFUNDMEORG: $500 · PhilanthropySTAND UP TO CANCER: $55 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $605 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $450 · HealthROTARY AIDS PROJECT INC: $150 · HealthASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - AAJC INC: $1,035 · Civil RightsTURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS INC: $526 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $500 · InternationalTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $800 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$13,939Environment$3,094Arts & Culture$2,282Philanthropy$1,555Health$1,205Civil Rights$1,035International$1,026Public Safety & Disaster$800

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $3,094 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKQED INC: $1,418 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - AAJC INC: $1,035 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $605 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS INC: $526 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOFUNDMEORG: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $314 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCUPERTINO CHINESE SCHOOL: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetROTARY AIDS PROJECT INC: $150 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC: $100 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.

  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds KQED INC ↗
  • Who funds ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - AAJC INC ↗
  • Who funds HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS INC ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds GOFUNDMEORG ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ↗
  • Who funds CUPERTINO CHINESE SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ROTARY AIDS PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE HIGH LINE INC ↗
  • Who funds STAND UP TO CANCER ↗

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Mike & Susan Charity Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Mike & Susan Charity Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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.

    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 43 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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