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The Nancy Neffson and Wetmore Family Foundation Dba the Kinship Fund at a glance

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The Nancy Neffson and Wetmore Family Foundation Dba the Kinship Fund

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.

$114k
Granted FY2024still arriving
30
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$6k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2024 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$10M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BARRIO LOGAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE$5,750
MANA DE SAN DIEGO$5,250
DETOUR$5,000
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT$5,000
ARMED SERVICES YMCA OF SAN DIEGO$5,000
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE RANCHO SAN DIEGUI$5,000
SAN DIEGO YOUNG LIVES$5,000
BIPOC SUPPORT FOUNDATION$5,000
A REASON TO SURVIVE$5,000
DIAMOND EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE PTNR$5,000
WOMEN INITIATING SUCCESS ENVISIONED$5,000
LA MAESTRA FOUNDATION INC$5,000
AMANDA'S ADAPTIVE MARTIAL ARTS$5,000
GIRLS RISING$5,000
ELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE$5,000
02The need
02

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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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $19k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%GENERATEHOPE: $5k → 11%ESCOKIDOS: $5k → 11%TRAVELERS AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO: $1k → 11%CASA DE AMISTAD: $3k → 11%SAN DIEGO OASIS: $5k → 11%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.
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 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
Leap to Success

Leap to Success inspires women overcoming adversity to ignite their confidence and reclaim their voice to transform their lives and communities.

Arts & Culture
2
Rise Urban Leadership Institute of San Diego

RISE San Diego's mission is to elevate and advance urban leadership through dialogue-based civic engagement, dynamic nonprofit partnerships, and direct training and support to increase the capacity of urban residents to effect meaningful…

Community Improvement
3
Casa de Esperanza

Casa is a refuge, providing protection and education for people caught in the cylces of domestic violence, sexual assault and child assault. Casa is a healing community where women and children can receive the nurturing and support…

Human Services
4
Stem Advantage

Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. STEM Advantage mentors, prepares, and inspires first-generation, low-income, and underserved college students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). We level…

Youth Development
5
Urban League of San Diego County

Assist African Americans and other underserved people in San Diego County to acheive social and economic equality through advocacy, bridge building, program services and research.

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6
Partners in College Success

Partners in College Success (PiCS) ensures equal access to higher education and an equitable college experience for low-income, refugee, immigrant, foster, homeless and disadvantaged youth in San Diego County. PiCS provides dedicated,…

Education
7
Masa-Mexed Inc

Masa partners with mexican and latino children, youth and families in the south bronx to develop strong learners and leaders who fully contribute to the larger community. we envision a community that is civically engaged, empowered and…

Education
8
Girls on the Run of San Diego

Girls on the run of san diego inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident, using a fun experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates physical activity

Youth Development
9
Nami San Diego

NAMI San Diego (National Alliance on Mental Illness) was formed in February 1978. NAMI San Diegos mission is to support, educate, and advocate for individuals impacted by mental illness in San Diego and Imperial Counties. NAMI San Diego…

Unclassified
10
Open Heart Leaders

Open Heart Leaders is the only African American female-led organization in San Diego providing full wraparound services focused on mental health and education.

Community Improvement
11
Girls Incorporated of San Antonio

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our comprehensive approach to whole girl development equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers and grow up healthy, educated, and independent.

Human Services
12
La Casa de las Madres

La Casa de las Madres' mission is to respond to calls for help from DV victims, of all ages, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We give survivors the tools to transform their lives. We seek to prevent future violence by educating the…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is San Diego Oasis; the most unlike its peers is Women Initiating Success Envisioned Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

21 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. 21 of the 30 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)
21/21
Grantees still filing
5/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DETOUR: $5,000 · OtherDETOURDIAMOND EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE PTNR: $5,000 · OtherDIAMOND EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE PTNRARMED SERVICES YMCA OF SAN DIEGO: $5,000 · OtherARMED SERVICES YMCA OF SAN DIEGOYOUTH EMPOWERMENT: $5,000 · OtherYOUTH EMPOWERMENTSAN DIEGO YOUNG LIVES: $5,000 · OtherSAN DIEGO YOUNG LIVESASSISTANCE LEAGUE RANCHO SAN DIEGUI: $5,000 · OtherASSISTANCE LEAGUE RANCHO SAN DIEGUIGOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRY CENTER: $3,000 · OtherGOOD SHEPHERD MINISTRY CENTERAmandas Adaptive Martial Arts: $5,000 · OtherAmandas Adaptive Martial Arts+5 more: $2,790 · Other+5 moreGENERATEHOPE INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesGENERATEHOPE INCESCOKIDOS: $5,000 · Human ServicesESCOKIDOSSAN DIEGO OASIS: $5,000 · Human ServicesSAN DIEGO OASISGIRLS RISING: $5,000 · Human ServicesGIRLS RISINGALMA Community Care: $4,000 · Human ServicesALMA Community CareCASA DE AMISTAD CENTRO DE ENSENANZA: $2,500 · Human ServicesCASA DE AMISTAD CENTRO DE E…Travelers Aid Society of San Diego: $1,000 · Human ServicesA Reason To Survive: $5,000 · Arts & CultureA Reason To Su…ARTSBUSXPRESS: $5,000 · Arts & CultureARTSBUSXPRESSWords Alive: $4,250 · Arts & CultureWords AliveBARRIO LOGAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE: $5,750 · EducationBARRIO LOGA…MANA DE SAN DIEGO: $5,250 · EducationMANA DE SAN…MONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $950 · EducationMONARCH SCH…BIPOC SUPPORT FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Community ImprovementBIPOC SUP…LA MAESTRA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Community ImprovementLA MAESTR…ELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: $5,000 · Science & TechWomen Initiating Success Envisioned Inc: $5,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$40,790Human Services$27,500Arts & Culture$14,250Education$11,950Community Improvement$10,000Science & Tech$5,000Crime & Legal$5,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBARRIO LOGAN COLLEGE INSTITUTE: $5,750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMANA DE SAN DIEGO: $5,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGENERATEHOPE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBIPOC SUPPORT FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetLA MAESTRA FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetESCOKIDOS: $5,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetA Reason To Survive: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSAN DIEGO OASIS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetARTSBUSXPRESS: $5,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetGIRLS RISING: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAmandas Adaptive Martial Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetWords Alive: $4,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetALMA Community Care: $4,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetCASA DE AMISTAD CENTRO DE ENSENANZA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAN DIEGO COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS INC: $1,200 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTravelers Aid Society of San Diego: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMONARCH SCHOOL PROJECT: $950 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOMENS EMPOWERMENT INTERNATIONAL: $645 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED CHARITABLE: $320 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.

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 30 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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