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The Sandra L Kurtzig Foundation at a glance

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The Sandra L Kurtzig 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.

$209k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$90k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

97% of The Sandra L Kurtzig Foundation’s FY2025 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. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2024, the last year The Sandra L Kurtzig Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $209k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

4
’19
5
’20
5
’21
4
’22
4
’23
8
’24
2
’25

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

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$419kPhilanthropy$321kEducation$261kArts & Culture$56kInternational$25kReligion$15kScience & Tech$10kAnimals$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $28k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $91k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $90k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$2.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Stanford Medical Center$90,000
ILLUMINATE THE ARTS$25,000
IMPACTREE FOUNDATION$25,000
Jax Foundation$21,000
THE INTERNATIONAL SEAKEEPERS SOCIETY INC$10,000
Stanford University$10,000
JDRF INTERNATIONAL$9,500
CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE$5,500
HILLEL AT STANFORD$5,000
DOG RANCH RESCUE INC$4,000
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC$2,500
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC$1,000
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 (FY20–23, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%AYUDA INC: $1k → 14%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $2k → 14%North Hawaii Hospice Inc: $500 → 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

NY
MA
CA
VA
TN
DC
HI
GA
TX
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.
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.
$483k · 8 repeat orgs$121k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call). Read against FY2024, 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

8
10

Total granted

$483k
$31k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+27%

Still filing today

75%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyAnimalsPublic BenefitOther
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

  • BT
    BREAKTHROUGH T1D
    5× · 2019–2024 · $76k · revenue +26%
  • KT
    Kahilu Theatre Foundation
    2× · 2020–2023 · $14k · revenue +12%
  • CF
    CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE
    2× · 2020–2024 · $9k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • BT
    BEYOND TYPE 1
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -75%
  • TH
    The Hearo Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • AF
    ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $5k · revenue +15%
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
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
2
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
3
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
4
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
5
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
6
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

As a leading academic healthcare organization, our mission is to elevate the health status of the communities we serve.(see schedule o for continuation)(continued)-we deliver exceptional healthcare enhanced by research and education-we…

Health
7
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
8
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
9
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
10
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
11
Medtech Innovator

Medtech innovator organizes and runs a global competition and virtual accelerator for medical device, digital health, and diagnostic startup companies.

Education
12
The Translational Genomics Research Institute

Please see schedule o

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Arthritis Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Arizae 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

23 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. 23 of the 28 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
14/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Stanford Medical Center: $321,966 · OtherStanford Medical CenterJax Foundation: $21,000 · OtherJax Foundation+9 more: $32,023 · Other+9 moreDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $257,722 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVIN…ARIZAE FOUNDATION: $42,000 · PhilanthropyARIZAE FOUNDATION+1 more: $5,000 · PhilanthropyTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $260,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF T…+1 more: $2,500 · EducationBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $75,670 · HealthBREAKTHRO…BEYOND TYPE 1: $10,000 · HealthBEYOND TY…ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Health+3 more: $3,200 · HealthILLUMINATE THE ARTS: $25,000 · Arts & CultureKahilu Theatre Foundation: $14,000 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE: $9,250 · Arts & CultureNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · Arts & CultureCATACAP: $25,000 · Public BenefitTHE INTERNATIONAL SEAKEEPERS SOCIETY INC: $10,000 · Science & Tech
Other$374,989Philanthropy$304,722Education$262,500Health$93,870Arts & Culture$50,750Public Benefit$25,000Science & Tech$10,000

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 budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $260,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $257,722 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $75,670 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetARIZAE FOUNDATION: $42,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetILLUMINATE THE ARTS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCATACAP: $25,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetKahilu Theatre Foundation: $14,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBEYOND TYPE 1: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL SEAKEEPERS SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE: $9,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOSHMAN FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDog Ranch Rescue Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM - SILICON VALLEY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILD MIND INSTITUTE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAYUDA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARK DAY SCHOOL: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH HAWAII HOSPICE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $200 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.

Jewish Community Fede…Marin Community Found…Silicon Valley Commun…The San Francisco Fou…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaCA17× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Marin Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Sandra L Kurtzig Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Sandra L Kurtzig Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 Sandra L Kurtzig Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Sandra L Kurtzig Foundation 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 28 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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