· Private foundation
The Shea 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.
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Shea Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Catholic Community Foundation Of Los Angeles, 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 FY2020, the last year The Shea Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 28 organizations, $125k. 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, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2020
- Under $10k52 grants · $87k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $38k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ALAGILLE SYNDROME ALLIANCE | $15,028 |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | $11,834 |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY | $10,834 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC CHURCH | $6,100 |
| SANTIAM CANYON WILDFIRE RELIEF FUND | $4,873 |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | $4,291 |
| SUN VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL | $4,291 |
| WELCOME HOME VETS | $4,291 |
| ALL HALLOWS INSTITUTE | $4,281 |
| PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETY | $3,425 |
| CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION | $3,300 |
| JUDICIAL WATCH | $3,000 |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | $2,934 |
| BOULDER SCHOOL FOR THE STUDY OF URANTIA BOOK | $2,565 |
| SISTERS OF ST LOUIS | $2,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, 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.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
57 repeat relationships: 47 still active in FY2020, 10 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call). Read against FY2020, 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 FY2020, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- PUPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION4× · 2017–2020 · $39k · revenue +637%
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC3× · 2017–2019 · $32k · revenue +17%- PHPASADENA HUMANE4× · 2017–2020 · $14k · revenue +25%
Funded once
CASCADE AIDS PROJECTgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $4k · revenue +243%- SMST MATTHEWS CHURCHone grant, 2018 · $2k
- SBST BRENDAN SCHOOL BUILDING FUNDone grant, 2017 · $2k
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.
Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…
We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.
See schedule o.education of the heart: cabrini university was a catholic institution of higher education. the cabrini legacy corporation exists to protect the legacy of the former university.cabrini university was a catholic institution of…
At san francisco friends school, students learn in a community grounded in the quaker values of reflection, integrity, peaceful problem-solving and stewardship. our teachers challenge students with a dynamic curriculum that inspires…
We, st. peter's health partners and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. villa mary immaculate is a member of st. peter's health partners…
Through christian love and excellence, we are dedicated to providing a fulfilling lifestyle and promoting independence to those we serve.
Saint anselm is a catholic, benedictine college providing all of its students a distinctive liberal arts education that incorporates opportunities for professional and career preparation. it does so in a learning community that encourages…
To serve as the sole member of the various health care and supporting organizations that comprise st. mary's healthcare system for children
Promotion and advancement of children's health through patient care, research, and education.
Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.
We, mercy community health and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming presence within our communities. saint mary home is a member of mercy community health and trinity health.
At sacred heart university, we not only prepare students for the future, but also give them a deeper appreciation of who they are and all they can be. through our distinctive mission and commitment to leadership in catholic higher…
How this is measured
37 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. 37 of the 80 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 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES ↗
- Who funds PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Welcome Home Vets ↗
- Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds PASADENA HUMANE ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds JUDICIAL WATCH INC ↗
- Who funds Young America's Foundation ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds PRESIDENT-BOARD OF TRUSTEES SANTA CLARA COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds WARRENTON- HAMMOND HEALTHY KIDS INC ↗
- Who funds CARDINAL MINDSZENTY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds EAGLE FORUM EDUCATION & LEGAL DEFENSE ↗
- Who funds SEASIDE KIDS INC ↗
- Who funds NEW DIRECTIONS FOR WOMEN INC ↗
- Who funds CASCADE AIDS PROJECT ↗
- Who funds Sun Valley Community School Inc ↗
- Who funds ASSISTANCE LEAGUE COLUMBIA PACIFIC ↗
- Who funds ST JOHN OF GOD RETIREMENT AND CARE CENTER ↗
- Who funds SANTA TERESITA 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.
Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Juan Young Trust · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · The Oregon Community Foundation · California Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Shea Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Shea Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Cascade Aids Project: 13% of income from government
- Liberty Restoration Inc: 4% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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