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The Rutter Foundation Inc at a glance

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The Rutter Foundation Inc

The specific and primary purposes of the corporation are to support, benefit and further the charitable, education and scientific purposes of Bay Area Life Sciences Alliance and National Academy of Sciences.

$365k
Granted FY2023
5
Grants FY2023
4
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2023.

Science & Tech$1.7MArts & Culture$433kHealth$270kEducation$189kSocial Science$81kCommunity Improvement$28kInternational$25kPhilanthropy$25kOther$0
02FY2023 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $350k
$50,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$9.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE$200,000
DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTE$100,000
MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL INC$50,000
NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION$10,000
SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE$5,000
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 (FY17–17, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 5%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%YOUTH RALLY COMMITTEE: $5k → 5%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

ID
NY
MA
WY
PA
CA
UT
CO
MO
DC
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.4M · 13 repeat orgs$265k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2023, 8 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
13

Total granted

$2.4M
$265k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+69%

Still filing today

100%
77%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
Science & TechArts & CultureHealthCommunity ImprovementPhilanthropySocial ScienceOther
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

  • NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    6× · 2017–2023 · $800k · revenue +15%
  • SC
    SCIENCE COMMUNICATION LAB INC
    3× · 2017–2020 · $600k · revenue +110%
  • MM
    MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $400k · revenue +123%

Funded once

  • FC
    FOOTHILL-DEANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $100k · revenue +44%
  • GF
    GLADSTONE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +220%
  • TH
    Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Associationgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +151%
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 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
2
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
3
The California Medical Innovations Institute Inc

The Institute is a scientific research center dedicated to conducting basic and applied research to advance the understanding of human disease and the improvement of human health. The Institute fosters an innovative research environment…

Education
4
The Scripps Research Institute

The scripps research institute ("tsri") performs high impact basic biomedical research, improves the human condition by fostering translation of its discoveries into useful products and engages in the highest quality graduate scientific…

Health
5
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Unlocking the secrets of life itself is the driving force behind the salk institute. our team of world-class, award-winning scientists pushes boundaries of knowledge in areas such as neuroscience, cancer research, aging, immunobiology,…

Science & Tech
6
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
7
California Ocean Science Trust

California ocean science trust (ost) is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating progress towards a healthy and productive ocean future for california. created by state legislation, ost bridges the gap between cutting-edge…

Environment
8
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
9
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.

—
10
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

The federation of american societies for experimental biology (faseb) advances health and welfare by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to its member societies and collaborative advocacy.

—
11
American Astronomical Society

The american astronomical society (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. the basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of…

Science & Tech
12
The Uc Davis Foundation

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

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Science History Institute; the most unlike its peers is Valley of the Moon Music Festival. 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

26 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. 26 of the 29 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
21/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $800,000 · Science & TechNATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESSCIENCE COMMUNICATION LAB INC: $600,000 · Science & TechSCIENCE COMMUNICATION LAB INCCalifornia Council on Science and Techno logy: $150,000 · Science & TechCalifornia Council on Science and Techno logy+2 more: $60,000 · Science & TechMOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $400,000 · Arts & CultureMOAB MUSIC FESTIV…SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $22,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE J DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES: $250,000 · HealthTHE J DAVID…BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $10,000 · HealthROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC: $10,000 · HealthFOOTHILL-DEANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION: $100,000 · PhilanthropyPacific Research Institute For Public Policy: $20,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $5,000 · PhilanthropyAMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES: $110,000 · Social ScienceTHE THATCHER SCHOOL: $25,000 · OtherTHE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE: $20,000 · OtherLANSLEY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $5,000 · OtherTelegraph Hill Neighborhood Association: $25,041 · OtherCENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH AND INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE: $25,000 · OtherYOUTH RALLY COMMITTEE INC: $5,000 · Other+5 more: $8,500 · OtherGLADSTONE FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · Education
Science & Tech$1,610,000Arts & Culture$432,500Health$270,000Philanthropy$125,000Social Science$110,000Other$123,541Education$60,000

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 ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $800,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSCIENCE COMMUNICATION LAB INC: $600,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetMOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL INC: $400,000 over 7y, 13% of budgetTHE J DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES: $250,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Council on Science and Techno logy: $150,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetAMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES: $110,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFOOTHILL-DEANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetGLADSTONE FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetNational Center for Science Education: $40,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetTelegraph Hill Neighborhood Association: $25,041 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCENTER FOR HUMANITARIAN OUTREACH AND INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $22,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPacific Research Institute For Public Policy: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetValley of the Moon Music Festival: $10,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH RALLY COMMITTEE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE SCIENTISTS FOUNDATION INC NO CA CHAP: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetACCION OPPORTUNITY FUND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPACIFIC ASIAN CONSORTIUM IN EMPLOYMENT: $1,000 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 San Francisco Fou…Silicon Valley Commun…The Heising-Simons Fo…Gordon E and Betty I …Marin Community Found…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
The San Francisco FoundationCA17.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Heising-Simons Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving 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 Rutter Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Rutter Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • American Academy of Arts & Sciences: 3% 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)
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.
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How do I get to The Rutter Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Rutter Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 29 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $1.2M of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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