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The Shiley Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
13
Grants FY2024
10
Organizations funded FY2023
70%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$40,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 25
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$14M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 70% of the organizations The Shiley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $754k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving13$1.1M23%
FY202310$1.4M70%
FY202210$1.3M30%
FY20217$1.1M43%
FY202025$1.1M72%
FY201910$288k30%
FY201813$182k85%
FY201711$1.8Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$4.3MHealth$1.2MReligion$967kArts & Culture$644kScience & Tech$443kHuman Services$392kInternational$173kFood & Nutrition$110kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OR
NV
CA
MD
AZ
DC
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of San Diego$1,968,77740%
Sharp Healthcare Foundation$1,009,51322%
Academy of Our Lady of Peace$926,9152n/a
University of Portland$425,00020%
Serving Seniors$287,00041%
WGBH Educational Foundation$187,48810%
California Missions Foundation$112,000214%
San Diego Opera Association$100,00011%
Mater Dei High School Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange$68,2504n/a
Reuben H Fleet Science Center$60,00020%
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All grantees of The Shiley Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of San Diego$1,968,77740%
Sharp Healthcare Foundation$1,009,51322%
Academy of Our Lady of Peace$926,9152n/a
University of Portland$425,00020%
Serving Seniors$287,00041%
WGBH Educational Foundation$187,48810%
California Missions Foundation$112,000214%
San Diego Opera Association$100,00011%
Mater Dei High School Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange$68,2504n/a
Reuben H Fleet Science Center$60,00020%
Patrons of the Prado$55,00045%
The Putnam Foundation Dba Timken Museum of Art$55,00041%
The Literary Classics of the US Inc D/B/A Library of America$50,00011%
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego$50,00010%
Voices for Children$50,00011%
Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish San Diego Ca a Cor$50,0001n/a
La Jolla Institute for Immunology$38,43010%
The Providence Foundation$33,5002n/a
Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties$25,15021%
Order of Malta Worldwide Relief Malteser International Americas$25,00010%
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$25,00010%
International Medical Corps$25,00010%
Sophia Elizabeth Foundation$25,0001n/a
Villa Musica$25,00012%
Old Globe Theatre$21,00010%
Scpga Foundation Inc$20,00020%
Andre House of Arizona Inc$10,0001n/a
Mission San Luis Rey$10,0001n/a
Monarch School Project$10,00010%
Feeding San Diego$10,00010%
Oceanside Museum of Art$10,00011%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$10,00010%
San Diego Architectural Foundation$7,51315%
Forever Balboa Park$7,50020%
The Elizabeth Hospice Inc$5,00010%
Valley Center History Museum$5,000122%
North Coast Repertory Theatre$3,50010%
Solutions Exploring Success Post Hs$2,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Shiley Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of San Diego: $1,968,777 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSharp Healthcare Foundation: $1,009,513 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetUniversity of Portland: $425,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetServing Seniors: $287,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetWGBH Educational Foundation: $187,488 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Missions Foundation: $112,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetSan Diego Opera Association: $100,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetReuben H Fleet Science Center: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPatrons of the Prado: $55,000 over 4y, 4.8% of budgetThe Putnam Foundation Dba Timken Museum of Art: $55,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetThe Literary Classics of the US Inc D/B/A Library of America: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetRady Children's Hospital San Diego: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVoices for Children: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetLa Jolla Institute for Immunology: $38,430 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCatalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties: $25,150 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetOrder of Malta Worldwide Relief Malteser International Americas: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Medical Corps: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVilla Musica: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetOld Globe Theatre: $21,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetScpga Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMonarch School Project: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding San Diego: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOceanside Museum of Art: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Architectural Foundation: $7,513 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetForever Balboa Park: $7,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Elizabeth Hospice Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetValley Center History Museum: $5,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetNorth Coast Repertory Theatre: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSolutions Exploring Success Post Hs: $2,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 32.

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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 Diego Foundat…Sempra FoundationJewish Community Foun…The Conrad Prebys Fou…The Parker FoundationRancho Santa Fe Found…Samuel I & John Henry…Walter J & Betty C Za…Price Philanthropies …The Nordson Corporati…Girard FoundationPratt Memorial Fund
The San Diego FoundationCA31× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Sempra Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · The Parker Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe Foundation · Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation · Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Nordson Corporation Foundation · Girard Foundation · Pratt Memorial Fund

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.

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About The Shiley Foundation

How much does The Shiley Foundation give?
The Shiley Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $1,080,430 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 25 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Shiley Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (52%), Health (14%), Religion (12%).
Who are The Shiley Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: University of San Diego ($2.0M), Sharp Healthcare Foundation ($1.0M), Academy of Our Lady of Peace ($927k).
Does The Shiley Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 70% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Shiley Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Shiley Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, Sempra Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego.
Where is The Shiley Foundation based?
The Shiley Foundation is based in CA.

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 59 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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