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The Paul and Karen Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Paul and Karen Sullivan Family Charitable 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.

$18k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
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.

Philanthropy$200kEducation$101kPublic Safety & Disaster$35kHuman Services$24kYouth Development$15kEnvironment$15kHousing & Shelter$9kInternational$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$662k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
100 CLUB OF BUFFALO INC$10,000
ALOHA TREE ALLIANCE$5,000
SINAI ASSISTED HOUSING FOUNDATION INC$2,500
HANAHAUOLI SCHOOL$250
HAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY$100
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DIST COMM INC$100
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, 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%FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF MIAMI: $1k → 15%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

WA
IL
NY
CO
MD
AZ
DC
HI
AL
GA
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 53% of The Paul and Karen Sullivan Family Charitable Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Paul and Karen Sullivan Family Charitable Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$172k · 10 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
10

Total granted

$172k
$37k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+36%

Still filing today

90%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100 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
Human ServicesInternationalEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2021 · $100k · revenue +56%
  • AT
    ALOHA TREE ALLIANCE
    3× · 2021–2024 · $10k · revenue +65%
  • SA
    SINAI ASSISTED HOUSING FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $9k · revenue +102%

Funded once

  • CC
    Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +36%
  • MY
    MUSLIM YOUTH FOR POSITIVE IMPACTgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue +142%
  • MC
    MERWIN CONSERVANCY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +45%
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
Hui Pohala

Palliative care is a win-win-win-win. expanding access to palliative care benefits all parts of the healthcare system. people living with serious illness are better able to manage physical and emotional symptoms and have peace of mind that…

Health
2
Kapi'olani Health Foundation

The mission of kapi'olani health foundation is to create a healthier hawai'i.

Health
3
Holani Hana Inc

To reclaim Hawai'i as a beacon of Aloha for the world by activating our four pillars: (1)Pu'uhonua: Create a safe, welcoming, and culturally-rooted space at our site in Papaauhau where individuals, families, organizations, and groups can…

Recreation & Sports
4
Kapi'olani Medical Specialists

Kapi'olani medical specialists (dba hawai'i pacific health medical group) is a multispecialty provider group dedicated to providing world-class care for adults and children across hawai'i and the pacific region working in partnership with…

Health
5
Pali Momi Foundation

The mission of pali momi foundation is to create a healthier hawai'i.

Health
6
Hui Malama I Ke Ala Ulili

To re-establish the systems that sustain our community through educational initiatives and land-based practices that cultivate abundance, regenerate responsibilities, and promote collective health and well being.

Community Improvement
7
The Kohala Center

The kohala center is an independent community-based center for research, conservation, and education.

Environment
8
Kaua'i Medical Clinic

Kaua'i medical clinic, an affliate of hawai'i pacific health, is a multi-specialty clinic dedicated to providing world-class care for adults and children across hawai'i and the pacific region in partnership with kapi'olani medical center…

Health
9
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust

Hawaiian islands land trust dba hawai'i land trust (hilt) is hawai'i's statewide land trust that is both a hawai'i 501(c)3 nonprofit, and a nationally accredited land trust. hilt's mission is to protect and steward the lands that sustain…

Environment
10
Ho'ola Lahui Hawaii

To improve the health and well-being of our community.

Human Services
11
Straub Foundation

The mission of straub foundation is to create a healthier hawai'i.

Health
12
Mohala Pua School Dba Honolulu Waldorf School

See schedule o.at honolulu waldorf school, we educate each child to find meaning, passion, and purpose in life and to contribute to the creation of a better world for all. through a curriculum based on the developmental stages of the human…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hanahauoli School; the most unlike its peers is Global Goods Partners Inc. 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

18 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. 18 of the 22 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
18/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $200,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDA…100 CLUB OF BUFFALO INC: $35,000 · Other100 CLUB OF BUFFALO …Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Inc: $20,000 · OtherCatholic Community S…LIVING CLASSROOMS FOUNDATION: $9,900 · OtherLIVING CLASSROOMS FO…+10 more: $7,550 · Other+10 moreALOHA TREE ALLIANCE: $10,300 · EnvironmentMERWIN CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentSINAI ASSISTED HOUSING FOUNDATION INC: $9,000 · Housing & ShelterMUSLIM YOUTH FOR POSITIVE IMPACT: $5,500 · Youth DevelopmentTREEHOUSE: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentGLOBAL GOODS PARTNERS INC: $3,000 · InternationalTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $2,000 · International
Philanthropy$200,000Education$100,000Other$72,450Environment$15,300Housing & Shelter$9,000Youth Development$7,500International$5,000

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 budgetNATIONAL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budget100 CLUB OF BUFFALO INC: $35,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetCatholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALOHA TREE ALLIANCE: $10,300 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetSINAI ASSISTED HOUSING FOUNDATION INC: $9,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetMUSLIM YOUTH FOR POSITIVE IMPACT: $5,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMERWIN CONSERVANCY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetGLOBAL GOODS PARTNERS INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREEHOUSE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHO'OLA NA PUA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF MIAMI INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhoenix Children's Hospital Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PEOPLE'S FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHANAHAUOLI SCHOOL: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAIIAN HUMANE SOCIETY: $200 over 2y, 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.

Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN10.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    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 22 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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