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The Panzer 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.

$533k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$275k
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, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$5.6MHealth$519kHousing & Shelter$358kArts & Culture$159kYouth Development$127kCrime & Legal$115kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kHuman Services$40kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $3k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $155k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $100k
  • $250k+1 grant · $275k
$25,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$22M
Total assets

Anchored by a single position: about 99% of reported assets are held in 25960p109 Douglas Emmett Inc.

Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UCLA PANZER FUND$275,000
SHERIFF'S YOUTH FOUNDATION$50,000
E4E RELIEF LLC$50,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA$25,000
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC$25,000
CITY OF HOPE$25,000
SUGAR RAY LEONARD FDN$20,000
CITIZENS OPTIONS UNLIMITED INC$20,000
THE DOMINGUEZ DREAM$15,000
LOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION$15,000
BLOOD CANCER UNITED$10,000
MANDEVILLE FOUNDATION$2,500
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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Its human-services grants (FY19–21, $333k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%UNION RESCUE MISSION LOS ANGELES: $133k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION LOS ANGELES: $100k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $100k → 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
OH
PA
CA
NE
DE
NC
DC
GA
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.6M · 16 repeat orgs$402k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
21

Total granted

$6.6M
$302k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+6%
+16%

Still filing today

75%
62%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthYouth DevelopmentEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CATE SCHOOL
    3× · 2019–2021 · $650k · revenue +12%
  • UR
    UNION RESCUE MISSION
    3× · 2019–2021 · $333k · revenue +61%
  • TD
    THE DOMINGUEZ DREAM IN MEMORY OF H FRANK DOMINGUEZ
    5× · 2021–2025 · $110k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • LA
    LOS ANGELES POLICE MUSEUM
    one grant, 2024 · $50k · revenue 0%
  • WL
    WEST LA POLICE & COMMUNITY TOGETHER
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUEgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $40k · revenue +253%
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
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
2
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La

Based on jewish values, the jewish federation of greater los angeles convenes and leads the community and leverages its resources to assure the continuity of the jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need here…

Philanthropy
3
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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4
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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5
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
6
University of California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
7
Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall

The organization is a non-partisan, membership based speakers' forum that connects business leaders, community members, and engaged individuals with shared interest in local, national, and global affairs. it provides an open and accessible…

International
8
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
9
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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10
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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11
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
12
Altamed Health Services Corporation

To eliminate disparities in health care access and outcomes by providing superior quality health and human services through an integrated world-class delivery system for latino, multi-ethnic underserved communities in southern california.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Saint John's Health Center Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Mandeville Foundation. 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

30 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. 30 of the 42 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
16/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UCLA PANZER FUND: $3,743,811 · OtherUCLA PANZER FUNDPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $1,029,800 · OtherPENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY+24 more: $578,000 · Other+24 moreCATE SCHOOL: $650,000 · EducationCATE SCHOOLUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $100,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY O…+1 more: $10,000 · EducationSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $250,000 · HealthSUGAR RAY LEONARD FOUNDATION: $95,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $25,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $20,000 · Health+3 more: $13,500 · HealthUNION RESCUE MISSION: $333,333 · Human ServicesTHE DOMINGUEZ DREAM IN MEMORY OF H FRANK DOMINGUEZ: $110,000 · PhilanthropySHERIFFS YOUTH FOUNDATION: $67,000 · Youth DevelopmentBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentHOLLENBECK POLICE BUSINESS COUNCIL: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentLOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION: $65,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$5,351,611Education$760,000Health$403,500Human Services$333,333Philanthropy$110,000Youth Development$97,000Crime & Legal$65,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCATE SCHOOL: $650,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $333,333 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DOMINGUEZ DREAM IN MEMORY OF H FRANK DOMINGUEZ: $110,000 over 5y, 9.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSUGAR RAY LEONARD FOUNDATION: $95,000 over 4y, 8.3% of budgetCITIZENS OPTIONS UNLIMITED INC: $70,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSHERIFFS YOUTH FOUNDATION: $67,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetLOS ANGELES SHERIFFS FOUNDATION: $65,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetLOS ANGELES POLICE MUSEUM: $50,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetE4E RELIEF LLC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCATHOLIC BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetREACH RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT CORP: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMANDEVILLE FOUNDATION: $17,500 over 6y, 9.8% of budgetLOS ANGELES WATERKEEPER: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAUTISM SOCIETY OF AMERICA NASSAU-SU: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMARCH TO THE TOP - AFRICA: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPOP EARTH CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetDELTA GAMMA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeit T'Shuvah: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF JACLYN INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNotes For Notes Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLADIES FOR ETHNIC ADVANCEMENT AND DIGNITY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 4.9% 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.

Martha & Irv Kaplan F…California Community …Kennedy Wilson Charit…The Sheila Dave & She…The Ahmanson Foundati…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…The Pfizer Foundation…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…
Martha & Irv Kaplan FoundationNJ28.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Martha & Irv Kaplan Foundation · California Community Foundation · Kennedy Wilson Charitable Foundation · The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation CO Jeff Gold · The Ahmanson Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Panzer Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Panzer Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 100%
  • Reach Riverside Development Corp: 100% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely 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 42 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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