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The Neale Family Foundation at a glance

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The Neale 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.

$36k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Civil Rights$44kEnvironment$34kCrime & Legal$17kAnimals$11kHealth$11kFood & Nutrition$8kHousing & Shelter$6kEducation$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k15 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,500
Median grant
5
States reached
$346k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
API RISE$10,000
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER$5,000
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER$5,000
COMMONWEAL GIFT OF COMPASSION$2,500
GIFFORDS LAW CENTER$1,750
JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE$1,500
JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE$1,500
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS$1,500
NATIONAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL$1,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$1,500
EARTHJUSTICE$1,000
API RISE$1,000
HEAL THE BAY$1,000
FOOD & WATER WATCH$500
SAVE THE MANATEE CLUB$500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–21, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 71% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%COMMONWEAL: $1k → 8%APOPO US INC: $1k → 14%APOPO US INC: $500 → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%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
MA
IN
PA
CA
CO
VA
AZ
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 5% of The Neale Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Neale Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 4.2% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$133k · 28 repeat orgs$20k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
27

Total granted

$133k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+16%

Still filing today

82%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentAnimalsCivil RightsInternationalEducationHuman ServicesOther
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

  • SP
    SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $33k · revenue +10%
  • NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $16k · revenue +37%
  • JG
    JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION
    5× · 2017–2024 · $8k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • RE
    RICE EDUCATION FUND
    one grant, 2020 · $1k
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    one grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue -40%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    one grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +9%
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
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
3
Resource Renewal Institute

The resource renewal institute facilitates the creation, development and implementation of practical strategies to solve the entire complex environmental problem by addressing it comprehensively.

Environment
4
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
5
Ocean Conservancy

Ocean conservancy unites science, people, and policy to protect our ocean, today and for generations to come.

Environment
6
Washington Office On Latin America

To advance human rights and social justice in the americas.

International
7
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
8
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
9
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
10
Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc

To lead and coordinate the global initiative to address and prevent criminalization, violence, and impunity against indigenous peoples towards strengthening their collectives, solidarity, and actions.

Human Services
11
Wildaid Inc

Wildaid's mission is to inspire change and empower the world to protect wildlife and vital habitats from critical threats.

Animals
12
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Human Rights Watch Inc; the most unlike its peers is Api Rise. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

44 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. 44 of the 58 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/44
Grantees still filing
34/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $33,000 · Crime & LegalSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INCAPI RISE: $12,000 · Crime & LegalAPI RISEPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $10,500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODLA FOOD BANK: $6,500 · OtherLA FOOD BANKCOMMONWEAL GIFT OF COMPASSION: $3,000 · OtherCOMMONWEAL GIFT OF COMPASSIONGIFFORDS LAW CENTER: $1,750 · OtherLOS ANGELES CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY: $3,500 · OtherLOS ANGELES CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY+31 more: $23,850 · Other+31 moreNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $16,000 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES DEFE…THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $5,500 · EnvironmentTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMA…ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $3,500 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE …HEAL THE BAY: $3,500 · EnvironmentHEAL THE BAYEARTHJUSTICE: $1,750 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICE+1 more: $500 · EnvironmentJANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $8,000 · AnimalsCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $1,000 · AnimalsAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · AnimalsSAVE THE MANATEE CLUB INC: $750 · AnimalsINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $500 · AnimalsTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $6,000 · Civil RightsFLORIDA RIGHTS RESTORATION COALITION: $1,000 · Civil RightsCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $1,000 · Civil RightsBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $500 · Civil RightsLOS ANGELES MISSION INC: $5,750 · Housing & ShelterHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC: $2,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,000 · InternationalCompassion International Incorporated: $1,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INC: $500 · International
Crime & Legal$45,000Other$49,100Environment$30,750Animals$11,250Civil Rights$8,500Housing & Shelter$5,750International$4,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $33,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAPI RISE: $12,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetJANE GOODALL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION: $8,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS INC: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES MISSION INC: $5,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHEAL THE BAY: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY: $3,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTREET POETS INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAPOPO US INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCODEPINK WOMEN FOR PEACE: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARSHALL PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMONWEAL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE THE MANATEE CLUB INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINSIGHT PRISON PROJECT: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LIONHEART FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetURBAN JUSTICE CENTER: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD & WATER WATCH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNeighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUSTIN STREET CENTER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING TEXAS: $250 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.

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.

California Community …The California Endowm…Silicon Valley Commun…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
California Community FoundationCA14× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The California Endowment · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 58 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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