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The Praisner Family Foundation at a glance

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The Praisner Family 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.

$129k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$100k
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 2025.

Food & Nutrition$208kHealth$101kEmployment$91kPhilanthropy$57kEducation$41kArts & Culture$26kEnvironment$8kHuman Services$7kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $4k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $25k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$199k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MEALS ON WHEELS$100,000
MONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION$15,000
JDRF$10,000
GOFUNDMEORG$2,375
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM$1,000
AIM YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH$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 (FY17–24, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $4k → 17%BAY AREA FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: $250 → 8%COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH: $200 → 12%CARMEL FOUNDATION: $26k → 12%CARMEL FOUNDATION: $250 → 12%CARMEL FOUNDATION: $250 → 12%CARMEL FOUNDATION: $250 → 12%CARMEL FOUNDATION: $200 → 12%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

MN
WI
MI
NY
OR
IN
CA
MO
VA
MD
NM
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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$405k · 17 repeat orgs$129k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against +12% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
36

Total granted

$405k
$112k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+12%

Still filing today

47%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationYouth DevelopmentEmploymentOther
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

  • MO
    MEALS ON WHEELS INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $27k · revenue +171%
  • MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
    7× · 2018–2025 · $8k · revenue +67%
  • FH
    FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2019–2020 · $6k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • CF
    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY PENINSULA
    one grant, 2022 · $35k
  • CF
    COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY PENINSULA FOR MEALS ON WHEELS
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
  • PR
    PACIFIC REPERTORY THEATREgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +635%
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
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
2
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
3
League of California Community Foundations

The league of california community foundations promotes and strengthens community foundations in california. through collaboration and shared learning among member foundations and building partnerships with private and public entities, we…

Philanthropy
4
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.

Philanthropy
5
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
6
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
7
Arizona Community Foundation

To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.

Philanthropy
8
California Healthcare Foundation

Chcf is dedicated to advancing meaningful, measurable improvements in the way the health care delivery system provides care to the people of california, particularly those with low incomes and those whose needs are not well served by the…

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9
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
10
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
11
Santa Fe Community Foundation

The santa fe community foundation inspires philanthropic generosity, strengthens nonprofits, and fosters positive change to build a more vibrant, healthy, and resilient region. the foundation's vision is a thriving northern new mexico,…

Philanthropy
12
Arc Research Institute

Our mission is to accelerate scientific progress, understand the root causes of disease, and narrow the gap between discoveries and impact on patients.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of the Napa Valley; the most unlike its peers is Monterey Bay Aquarium 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

28 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 28 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/28
Grantees still filing
17/28
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MEALS ON WHEELS: $125,100 · OtherMEALS ON WHEELSJUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $77,740 · OtherJUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATIONCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY PENINSULA: $35,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY PENINSULANew Mexico State University: $33,000 · OtherNew Mexico State UniversityCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY PENINSULA FOR MEALS ON WHEELS: $30,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MONTEREY PENINSULA FOR MEALS ON WHEELSMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $26,500 · OtherMEALS ON WHEELS INCPACIFIC REPERTORY THEATRE: $25,000 · OtherPACIFIC REPERTORY THEATRE+32 more: $28,505 · Other+32 moreMDRC: $91,050 · EmploymentMDRCThe Carmel Foundation: $26,710 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $3,500 · Human Services+2 more: $450 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY: $12,650 · PhilanthropyNORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 · PhilanthropyGOFUNDMEORG: $2,375 · Philanthropy100 WOMEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $1,012 · Philanthropy+2 more: $750 · PhilanthropyMONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $15,000 · HealthAIM Youth Mental Health: $3,000 · HealthARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $720 · Health+2 more: $300 · HealthMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $8,000 · AnimalsKAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION: $600 · Education
Other$380,845Employment$91,050Human Services$30,660Philanthropy$19,287Health$19,020Animals$8,000Education$1,600

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 budgetMDRC: $91,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Carmel Foundation: $26,710 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $26,500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetPACIFIC REPERTORY THEATRE: $25,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY: $12,650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIM Youth Mental Health: $3,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGOFUNDMEORG: $2,375 over 1y, 0.0% of budget100 WOMEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $1,012 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCarmel Bach Festival Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $720 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJUSTIN J WATT FOUNDATION INC: $575 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAY AREA FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN KIDNEY FUND INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA CAL-DIEGO CHAPTER: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWATERORG: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCaringBridge: $100 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.

  • Who funds MDRC ↗
  • Who funds The Carmel Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS INC ↗
  • Who funds PACIFIC REPERTORY THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds MONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds AIM Youth Mental Health ↗
  • Who funds NORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GOFUNDMEORG ↗
  • Who funds 100 WOMEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Carmel Bach Festival Inc ↗
  • Who funds KAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JUSTIN J WATT FOUNDATION INC ↗

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.

Monterey Peninsula Fo…Barnet Segal Charitab…The David and Lucile …American Endowment Fo…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …
Monterey Peninsula FoundationCA15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Monterey Peninsula Foundation · Barnet Segal Charitable Trust · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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 Praisner Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Praisner 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%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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