California · Public charity
The Polis Schutz Family Foundation
To conduct or support activities for the benefit of the jewish community foundation of san diego.
- $581k
- Granted FY2018
- 31
- Grants FY2018
- 29
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2018
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97% of The Polis Schutz Family Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to Jewish Community Foundation Of San Diego, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 32 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The Polis Schutz Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 29 organizations, $581k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 29 to 33
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 9
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 38% of the organizations The Polis Schutz Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 29 | $501k | 38% |
| FY2017 | 33 | $414k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New America School | $143,000 | 3 | n/a |
| San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation | $75,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Community Computer Connection Inc | $72,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Ultimate Peace Inc | $70,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Jewish Family Service of San Diego | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Lamplighters Yeshivah | $55,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Boulder Jewish Community Center | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Operation Respect Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Hazon Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Iyyun Inc | $45,000 | 2 | n/a |
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Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Polis Schutz Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Opaline Fund · The Orphiflamme Foundation · Leichtag Foundation · The Parker Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Porphyry Road Foundation · Upstart Bay Area · The Harold Grinspoon Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma
How this is measured
Compare The Polis Schutz Family Foundation with peer funders
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About The Polis Schutz Family Foundation
- How much does The Polis Schutz Family Foundation give?
- The Polis Schutz Family Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $581,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Polis Schutz Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (90%), Education (3%), Health (1%).
- Who are The Polis Schutz Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: New America School ($143k), San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation ($75k), Community Computer Connection Inc ($72k).
- Does The Polis Schutz Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Polis Schutz Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, The Opaline Fund, The Orphiflamme Foundation.
- Where is The Polis Schutz Family Foundation based?
- The Polis Schutz Family Foundation is based in CA.
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