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The Rosewood Foundation at a glance

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The Rosewood Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$16k
Granted FY2022
14
Grants FY2022
4
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of The Rosewood Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year The Rosewood Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 11 organizations, $16k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

11
’17
7
’18
8
’19
15
’20
11
’21
11
’22
0
’23

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Philanthropy$294kFood & Nutrition$30kEducation$26kPublic Safety & Disaster$7kRecreation & Sports$5kCommunity Improvement$5kEmployment$5kArts & Culture$4kOther$0
02FY2022 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HIDDEN HARVEST$4,120
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$4,000
COLGATE UNIVERSITY$2,000
NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATER$1,100
CYGNET THEATER$1,000
Scripps Health Foundation$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
MAX AND MARION CALDWELL FOUNDATION$500
SCHOOL THE WORLD$300
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRAN$268
GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK$250
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC$175
Presbyterian Church Food Pantry$125
Inspire Arts and Music$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 (FY17–22, $29k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRAN: $268 → 10%HIDDEN HARVEST: $8k → 11%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRAN: $250 → 10%HIDDEN HARVEST: $5k → 11%HIDDEN HARVEST: $4k → 11%THE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $210 → 17%HIDDEN HARVEST: $4k → 11%HIDDEN HARVEST: $3k → 11%HIDDEN HARVEST: $3k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $3k → 8%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

IL
NY
MA
CA
KY
MD
DC
OK
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$75k · 21 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

21 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2022, 11 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
18

Total granted

$75k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+65%

Still filing today

62%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22
Human ServicesEducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureInternationalHealthOther
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

  • HH
    HIDDEN HARVEST CORPORATION
    6× · 2017–2022 · $26k · revenue +8%
  • CU
    COLGATE UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2017–2022 · $13k · revenue +80%
  • RI
    READING IN MOTION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $5k · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • DC
    DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PREP FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $3k · revenue +48%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branchesgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +46%
  • PREPARATORY FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue +47%
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
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
3
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
4
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
5
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
6
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
7
California Dental Association

The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.

Community Improvement
8
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
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 Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
11
Kqed Inc

See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

Arts & Culture
12
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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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feeding San Diego; the most unlike its peers is Brightfocus 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

33 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. 33 of the 45 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)
33/33
Grantees still filing
29/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $290,291 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC+5 more: $6,350 · PhilanthropyHIDDEN HARVEST CORPORATION: $26,120 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,500 · Human Services+2 more: $728 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION: $4,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,100 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $3,000 · OtherNORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATER: $2,100 · OtherSTANFORD UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS: $1,200 · OtherRISING TREETOPS AT OAKHURST: $1,000 · OtherPARKINSON'S INSTITUTE AND CLINICAL CENTER: $1,000 · OtherSCHO0L THE WORLD: $975 · OtherFEEDING SAN DIEGO: $2,750 · OtherSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY: $1,000 · OtherMAX AND MARION CALDWELL FOUNDATION: $3,000 · OtherBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · OtherSCRIPPS HEALTH: $1,000 · Other+12 more: $3,150 · OtherCOLGATE UNIVERSITY: $13,000 · EducationDOWNTOWN COLLEGE PREP FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Education+2 more: $302 · EducationREADING IN MOTION: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCYGNET THEATRE COMPANY: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $240 · Arts & CultureJOBTRAIN INC: $4,700 · EmploymentWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $4,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $175 · International
Philanthropy$296,641Human Services$29,348Other$28,775Education$16,302Arts & Culture$7,240Employment$4,700International$4,175

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 budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $290,291 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIDDEN HARVEST CORPORATION: $26,120 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetCOLGATE UNIVERSITY: $13,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetREADING IN MOTION: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJOBTRAIN INC: $4,700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAX AND MARION CALDWELL FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetDOWNTOWN COLLEGE PREP FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFEEDING SAN DIEGO: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYGNET THEATRE COMPANY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPREPARATORY FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSCRIPPS HEALTH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRISING TREETOPS AT OAKHURST: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF KENTUCKY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetRotary Camp Pendleton Foundation fka Pendleton Community Service Fund: $750 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSCHOOL THE WORLD INC: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $525 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO: $518 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVALLE MONTE LEAGUE: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK INC: $475 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMID HUDSON ANIMAL AID INC: $325 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY: $240 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $210 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $175 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINSPIRE ARTS AND MUSIC INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $52 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.

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.

The Chicago Community…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Silicon Valley Commun…American Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…National Philanthropi…
The Chicago Community TrustIL12.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Greater Boston Food Bank Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Inspire Arts and Music Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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 45 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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