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The Silk Family 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.

$812k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2024
40
Organizations funded FY2023
45%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$288,500
Organizations funded a year
26 to 48
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$5.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 45% of the organizations The Silk Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $280k 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
HealthEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsOther
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 arriving42$761k50%
FY202340$762k45%
FY202234$603k47%
FY202130$967k37%
FY202035$599k54%
FY201926$494k23%
FY201848$812k60%
FY201739$613kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$1.4MHousing & Shelter$1.3MEducation$641kPhilanthropy$380kHuman Services$349kYouth Development$285kInternational$175kReligion$167kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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HI
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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
Union Rescue Mission$1,226,50071%
Land of the Free Foundation$310,00085%
Huntington Medical Research Institutes$210,00051%
Lupus Research Alliance Inc$185,00060%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$137,50030%
Villa Esperanza Services$134,99940%
San Marino Community Church Presbyterian a Corp$133,1257n/a
Team Luke Hope for Minds$125,000113%
Refoundry Inc$120,000220%
Young Life$107,00060%
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All grantees of The Silk Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Union Rescue Mission$1,226,50071%
Land of the Free Foundation$310,00085%
Huntington Medical Research Institutes$210,00051%
Lupus Research Alliance Inc$185,00060%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$137,50030%
Villa Esperanza Services$134,99940%
San Marino Community Church Presbyterian a Corp$133,1257n/a
Team Luke Hope for Minds$125,000113%
Refoundry Inc$120,000220%
Young Life$107,00060%
March to the Top - Africa$89,02955%
Cancer Support Community$51,00050%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$51,00030%
Community Cancer Fund$50,00011%
The Uli Foundation$49,59060%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$40,00030%
Children's Burn Foundation$34,00050%
Project Lyme$30,00041%
AAREP LA Inc$30,00048%
City Year Inc$30,00030%
Los Angeles Waterkeeper$25,00041%
Catalyst Missions Group Inc$25,00018%
San Marino Schools Foundation$25,00030%
Swim With Mike Foundation$25,00012%
One World Childrens Fund$25,00050%
Kcrw Foundation Inc$25,00010%
Chrysalis$25,0004n/a
The Rape Foundation$20,00040%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$20,00010%
826la$17,50020%
Giant Steps Illinois Inc$16,66710%
Higher Ground USA Inc$16,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$15,00020%
Christian Herald Association Inc$15,00010%
Family Violence Law Center$15,00020%
Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd$15,00010%
826 Valencia$14,80030%
Abilityfirst$14,00070%
Citizens Committee for New York City Inc$12,50010%
National Caregiving Foundation$12,50010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$12,50010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$12,50020%
Challenged Athletes Inc$12,00030%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles$11,00020%
El Dorado Foundation$10,000117%
New School for Child Development$10,00010%
Meta Foundation$10,000113%
Homeboy Industries$10,00010%
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation$10,00010%
Dementia Society Inc$10,00011%
Pediatric Therapy Network$10,00010%
The Asia Society$10,00010%
One Tree Planted Inc$10,00010%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$10,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders New York City Inc$10,00010%
Partnership With Children Inc$10,00010%
Hopestream Community$10,00015%
Facing History & Ourselves Inc$10,00010%
Hoag Hospital Foundation$10,00010%
Don'T Ever Give Up Inc$7,50010%
Teaching Matters Inc$7,50010%
Door of Hope$7,50010%
Chp 11-99 Foundation$6,8251n/a
Feeding America$6,50010%
Boys and Girls Club of Anaheim$6,2501n/a
Los Angeles Team Mentoring Inc$6,25011%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$6,00060%
San Marino Junior Alliance Inc$5,60027%
Kathi Koll Foundation$5,0001n/a
Toberman Neighborhood Center Inc$5,00010%
Coro Southern California Inc$5,00010%
American Near East Refugee Aid$5,00010%
Cirque Lodge Foundation$5,00010%
The Discovery Land Company Foundation$5,00010%
Dismas of Vermont Inc$5,00010%
Hawaii State Junior Golf Association In$5,00010%
Miracles for Kids Inc$5,00010%
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation$5,00010%
Wellspring Living Inc$5,00010%
Seal Future Foundation Inc$5,00010%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$4,25010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$4,00010%
The Sola Foundation$2,50010%
Change for Kids Inc$2,50010%
Desert Scholarship Foundation$2,50010%
Zoe La$2,0001n/a
Alisal Center for the Fine Arts$1,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$1,00010%
Aim High$1,00010%
The Thanc Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Operation Healing Forces Inc$1,00010%
Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc$1,00010%
La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center$50010%
The Urban Land Institute$50010%
Greater Los Angeles Zoological Association$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 64 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnion Rescue Mission: $1,226,500 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetLand of the Free Foundation: $310,000 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetHuntington Medical Research Institutes: $210,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetLupus Research Alliance Inc: $185,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $137,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVilla Esperanza Services: $134,999 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTeam Luke Hope for Minds: $125,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetRefoundry Inc: $120,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetYoung Life: $107,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMarch to the Top - Africa: $89,029 over 5y, 4.6% of budgetCancer Support Community: $51,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNavy Seal Foundation Inc: $51,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Cancer Fund: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetThe Uli Foundation: $49,590 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Burn Foundation: $34,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetProject Lyme: $30,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetAAREP LA Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 8.0% of budgetCity Year Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Waterkeeper: $25,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCatalyst Missions Group Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 7.6% of budgetSan Marino Schools Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSwim With Mike Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetOne World Childrens Fund: $25,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetKcrw Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rape Foundation: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget826la: $17,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGiant Steps Illinois Inc: $16,667 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHigher Ground USA Inc: $16,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Herald Association Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Violence Law Center: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPasadena Hospital Association Ltd: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget826 Valencia: $14,800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAbilityfirst: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens Committee for New York City Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNational Caregiving Foundation: $12,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of America: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChallenged Athletes Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles: $11,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEl Dorado Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetNew School for Child Development: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeta Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetHomeboy Industries: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Colorado Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDementia Society Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 89.

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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.

Van Konynenburg FoundationCA32.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Van Konynenburg Foundation · Jay and Carol Borzi Family Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · California Community Foundation · March Family Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Pasadena Community Foundation · Weingart Foundation · Jcs Family Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation

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

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About The Silk Family Foundation

How much does The Silk Family Foundation give?
The Silk Family Foundation reported 44 grants totaling $811,880 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 48 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Silk Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (24%), Housing & Shelter (21%), Education (11%).
Who are The Silk Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Union Rescue Mission ($1.2M), Land of the Free Foundation ($310k), Huntington Medical Research Institutes ($210k).
Does The Silk Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Silk Family 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 Silk Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Van Konynenburg Foundation, Jay and Carol Borzi Family Foundation, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund.
Where is The Silk Family Foundation based?
The Silk Family Foundation is based in ID.

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 165 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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