· Private foundation
The Scottsdale Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Read this first · the figures below need context
88% of The Scottsdale Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to Pasadena Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 5 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The Scottsdale Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $65k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2018
- Under $10k3 grants · $7k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $58k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MUSEIQUE | $28,350 |
| SEQUOYAH SCHOOL | $10,000 |
| CHANDLER SCHOOL | $10,000 |
| JERICHO ROAD PASADENA | $10,000 |
| PASADENA GUILD OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | $5,000 |
| OLD MILL FOUNDATION | $1,000 |
| HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–19) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
3 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call). Read against FY2018, 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
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 18% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $155k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MMuseIque2× · 2018–2019 · $53k · revenue +101%
- JRJERICHO ROAD PASADENA INC2× · 2018–2019 · $15k · revenue +58%
- PGPASADENA GUILD OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2× · 2018–2019 · $10k
Funded once
- VEVILLA ESPERANZA SERVICESone grant, 2019 · $100k · revenue +16%
- HEHENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERYgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue +116%
- 2H2018 HUNTINGTON BALLone grant, 2019 · $25k
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.
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.
To present the breadth of california art and design through exhibitions that explore the cultural dynamics and influence that are unique to california.
The institution provides educational instruction and activities to students ranging from preschool through 8th grade.
Hollywood Schoolhouse knows, values, and encourages fearless curiosity. Through a blended program of innovative academics and structured learning, our diverse community inspires students to be academically strong, artistically proud,…
The museum of fine arts, houston serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of houston with diverse histories of art spanning 6,000 years and six continents. through our permanent collections,…
Arlington Garden is a climate-appropriate, habitat garden offering learning, inspiration, and enjoyment for all.
Maranatha high school is a christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect god's glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. we…
Huntington Health stands for community. We stand for compassion. But more than anything, Huntington stands for health. Providing world-class health care is our specialty, and it's what we've been doing for the San Gabriel Valley since…
The Museum inspires wonder, discovery, and stewardship of our natural world. The Museum is a catalyst for conservation and a valued learning resource, facilitating active scientific and historical inquiry for all ages.
Presidio hill school is a co-ed k-8 independent, progressive school. learning is collaborative and an active experience with an emphasis on inquiry. students are engaged in their own learning and guided by an expert faculty through a…
Promote an appreciation of history, culture and arts and sciences relevant to pasadena and the adjoining communities. the museum will house permanent archives and collections for research and edcuation, and provide stimulating exhibitions…
The armory center for the arts' mission is to nurture our community and its young people by creating, learning, and presenting art to advance equity and social justice.
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 12 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Pasadena Community Foundation ↗
- Who funds VILLA ESPERANZA SERVICES ↗
- Who funds MuseIque ↗
- Who funds HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY ↗
- Who funds JERICHO ROAD PASADENA INC ↗
- Who funds THE CHANDLER SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds HIGHER GROUND YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds OLD MILL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES ↗
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: Pasadena Community Foundation · The Otis Booth Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · California Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Scottsdale Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Scottsdale Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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