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The Osherenko-Young Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$300
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
1
Grants FY2024
6
Organizations funded FY2022
33%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Median grant, FY2024
$300
Largest grant, FY2024
$300
Organizations funded a year
6 to 74
FY2017 to FY2022
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$649k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 33% of the organizations The Osherenko-Young Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22
EnvironmentFood & NutritionInternationalHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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 arriving1$3000%
FY20226$9k33%
FY202114$19k14%
FY202034$38k21%
FY201962$75k24%
FY201874$111k32%
FY201772$116kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$166kHuman Services$30kArts & Culture$29kYouth Development$18kInternational$18kAnimals$16kEducation$14kHealth$12kOther$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.

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All grantees of The Osherenko-Young Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Marine Conservation Biology Institute$62,00034%
Safeart Inc$27,23037%
Pacific Environment and Resources Center$22,50032%
Environmental Defense Center$19,44051%
Santa Barbara Audubon Society$15,50045%
Amnesty International of the USA Inc$8,50040%
Art Without Limits$7,00037%
Wilderness Youth Project Inc$6,00050%
The Trust for Public Land$6,00050%
Earthjustice$5,37540%
The Nature Conservancy of California$5,2502n/a
Figge Art Museum$5,00010%
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Inc$4,53540%
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum$4,50040%
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Inc$4,00040%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$4,00020%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$4,00030%
California Nature Art Museum$3,80040%
International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region$3,50050%
Planning & Conservation League$3,300410%
Santa Barbara County Action Network$3,25032%
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association$3,00040%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$3,00020%
The Student Conservation Association Inc$3,00030%
Community Environmental Council$3,00040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2,90030%
Transition House$2,85030%
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County$2,80030%
National Park Foundation$2,75030%
Earth Island Institute Inc$2,50020%
Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara Inc$2,50020%
Gaviota Coast Conservancy$2,50030%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$2,25020%
Sierra Club$2,00020%
Fund for Santa Barbara Inc$2,00010%
Vermont Works for Women Inc$2,00020%
St John the Baptist Episcopal Church$2,0002n/a
The Foundation for Santa Barbara City College$2,00020%
California State Parks Foundation$1,95040%
Food From the Heart Inc$1,95040%
Clarina Howard Nichols Center Inc$1,80020%
Rainforest Action Network$1,75040%
California Lutheran University$1,50030%
Los Padres Forestwatch Inc$1,50010%
Vermont Natural Resources Council Inc$1,50020%
The Marshall Project Inc$1,30030%
Vermonters For A Clean Environment Inc$1,2503n/a
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden$1,00010%
Copley Health Systems Inc$1,00010%
Marlboro College$1,00020%
USA for Unfpa Inc$1,00010%
Achieve Tahoe$1,00010%
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc$1,00010%
Monteverdi Music School Inc$1,00011%
Pesticide Action Network North America$9503n/a
Friends of the Earth$90030%
Vermont Community Loan Fund$75030%
Vermont Achievement Center Inc$75020%
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics$75010%
Get Oil Out Incorporated$7003n/a
Alaska Conservation Foundation$65020%
The Green Mountain Club Inc Debonis$65020%
Marine Applied Research and Exploration$50010%
Fern Lodge Inc$5001n/a
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$50010%
Lamoille Family Center Inc$50020%
Rural Education Action Project$50020%
International Rivers Network$50010%
Path$50010%
Inclusive Cycling International$5001n/a
The Vermont River Conservancy Inc$4502n/a
Organic Soup Kitchen$25010%
National Wildlife Federation$25010%
Summerdance Santa Barbara$2501n/a
Communities for a Better Environment$25010%
Heal the Ocean Inc$25010%
Citizens Planning Association$1251n/a
Salvation Farms Inc$10010%

Plus 44 recipients with no EIN on record ($66k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Osherenko-Young Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMarine Conservation Biology Institute: $62,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetSafeart Inc: $27,230 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetPacific Environment and Resources Center: $22,500 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Center: $19,440 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetSanta Barbara Audubon Society: $15,500 over 4y, 4.9% of budgetAmnesty International of the USA Inc: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetArt Without Limits: $7,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetWilderness Youth Project Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEarthjustice: $5,375 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFigge Art Museum: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Barbara International Film Festival Inc: $4,535 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Maritime Museum: $4,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSanta Barbara Channelkeeper Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Nature Art Museum: $3,800 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region: $3,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPlanning & Conservation League: $3,300 over 4y, 10% of budgetSanta Barbara County Action Network: $3,250 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetLos Angeles Philharmonic Association: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Law Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Student Conservation Association Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Environmental Council: $3,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTransition House: $2,850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Land Trust for Santa Barbara County: $2,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $2,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGaviota Coast Conservancy: $2,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $2,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFund for Santa Barbara Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVermont Works for Women Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Foundation for Santa Barbara City College: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia State Parks Foundation: $1,950 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFood From the Heart Inc: $1,950 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetClarina Howard Nichols Center Inc: $1,800 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRainforest Action Network: $1,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Lutheran University: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Padres Forestwatch Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVermont Natural Resources Council Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Marshall Project Inc: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Botanic Garden: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCopley Health Systems Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarlboro College: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUSA for Unfpa Inc: $1,000 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 68.

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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.

Santa Barbara FoundationCA45.2× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Barbara Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · The Vermont Community Foundation · Emmett Foundation · Williams-Corbett Foundation · Brittingham Family Foundation · Towbes Foundation · Patricia Bragg Foundation · Patagoniaorg · The McCune Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · La Centra-Sumerlin 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 Osherenko-Young Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Osherenko-Young Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Osherenko-Young Foundation

How much does The Osherenko-Young Foundation give?
The Osherenko-Young Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $300 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 74 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does The Osherenko-Young Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (45%), Human Services (8%), Arts & Culture (8%).
Who are The Osherenko-Young Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Marine Conservation Biology Institute ($62k), Safeart Inc ($27k), Pacific Environment and Resources Center ($23k).
Does The Osherenko-Young Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Osherenko-Young Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Osherenko-Young Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Santa Barbara Foundation, Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation, The Vermont Community Foundation.
Where is The Osherenko-Young Foundation based?
The Osherenko-Young 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 123 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2024, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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