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The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc

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.

$44k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2025
31
Organizations funded FY2024
16%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$554k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 16% of the organizations The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsEnvironmentInternationalHealthFood & NutritionEducationOther
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
FY2025still arriving23$43k9%
FY202431$39k16%
FY202330$41k37%
FY202230$42k23%
FY202130$38k53%
FY202024$27k46%
FY201931$27k58%
FY201825$42kn/a
81% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$96kEnvironment$61kAnimals$22kHealth$18kEducation$14kArts & Culture$13kCivil Rights$12kScience & Tech$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
CT
RI
CA
UT
VA
MD
NM
TN
DC
AL
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 46 grantees
All grantees of The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Finca International Inc$24,00080%
Earthjustice$17,00050%
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum$15,00030%
Madre Inc$15,00040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$14,00060%
Kqed Inc$10,50080%
Galapagos Conservancy Inc$9,25060%
United States Association for UNHCR$9,00040%
Muttville$8,40070%
The Clear Fund$8,00020%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$7,00060%
Kind Inc$6,50050%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$6,00050%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$4,00020%
Redwood Empire Food Bank$3,50050%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$3,00010%
Marin Humane Society$2,80030%
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center$2,50040%
Cair-Foundation Inc$2,50020%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$2,50030%
International Rescue Committee INC$2,00020%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$2,00020%
The Humane League$2,00020%
Best Friends Animal Society$1,80020%
Western Environmental Law Center$1,75020%
Worksafe Inc$1,25020%
The Kern Project$1,00010%
Pxe International Inc$1,00010%
San Francisco Estuary Institute$1,00010%
Humane Society of the North Bay$75010%
The Brearley School$75020%
San Francisco Food Bank$50010%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$50010%
Friends of the High Line Inc$50010%
Public Health Institute$50010%
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners$50010%
North Valley Animal Disaster Group$50010%
Path$50010%
Sierra Club$50010%
The Good Food Institute Inc$50010%
American Indian Science and Engineering Society$50010%
Defenders of Wildlife$50010%
Yale University$5001n/a
University of California San Francisco Foundation$30020%
The Blues Foundation Inc$25010%
Bay Nature Institute dba Bay Nature Bay Nature Magazine$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 49 recipients with no EIN on record ($106k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFinca International Inc: $24,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetEarthjustice: $17,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMadre Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetKqed Inc: $10,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGalapagos Conservancy Inc: $9,250 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMuttville: $8,400 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Clear Fund: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetKind Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRedwood Empire Food Bank: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarin Humane Society: $2,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBernal Heights Neighborhood Center: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCair-Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Humane League: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $1,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWestern Environmental Law Center: $1,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorksafe Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Kern Project: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPxe International Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSan Francisco Estuary Institute: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of the North Bay: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Brearley School: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Food Bank: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClean Air Task Force Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the High Line Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Health Institute: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreast Cancer Prevention Partners: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Valley Animal Disaster Group: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPath: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Good Food Institute Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian Science and Engineering Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Blues Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBay Nature Institute dba Bay Nature Bay Nature Magazine: $250 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 45.

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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.

Shell USA Company FoundationTX13.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shell USA Company Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Network for Good · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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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Find your warmest path to The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc 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 Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc

How much does The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc give?
The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc reported 24 grants totaling $44,300 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (32%), Environment (20%), Animals (7%).
Who are The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Finca International Inc ($24k), Earthjustice ($17k), San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum ($15k).
Does The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Mitchell David Solomon 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 Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shell USA Company Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Network for Good.
Where is The Mitchell David Solomon Foundation Inc based?
The Mitchell David Solomon 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 98 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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