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The Sollee Family Foundation at a glance

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The Sollee Family 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.

$70k
Granted FY2025still arriving
16
Grants FY2025still arriving
7
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$280kEnvironment$58kPublic Benefit$44kReligion$42kHealth$36kEducation$25kCrime & Legal$13kInternational$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k12 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $55k
$2,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$1.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION$25,000
EARTHJUSTICE$10,000
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC$10,000
CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST$10,000
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE$5,000
CAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK$2,000
CORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE$2,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC$2,000
DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER$1,000
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA$1,000
OPEN HEART MAGIC$700
MARTHAS TABLE$500
WASHINGTON INNER CITY LACROSSE$500
POTOMAC APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB INC$200
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC$200
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 (FY22–25, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 22% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%OPEN HEART MAGIC: $700 → 14%FISH OF CLARKE COUNTY INC: $3k → 7%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

IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
CA
VA
DC
GA
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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$349k · 11 repeat orgs$132k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +4% since the first grant, against -11% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
9

Total granted

$349k
$104k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+4%
-11%

Still filing today

100%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Food & NutritionEnvironmentHealthCivil RightsInternationalHuman ServicesOther
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

  • EARTHJUSTICE
    5× · 2021–2025 · $52k · revenue +49%
  • FF
    FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $42k · revenue +63%
  • DB
    DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER
    3× · 2023–2025 · $7k · revenue +24%

Funded once

  • FM
    FRESHFARM MARKETSgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $45k · revenue +114%
  • ChangeLab Solutions
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue -39%
  • NEW GEORGIA PROJECT INC
    one grant, 2020 · $19k · revenue -93%
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
CarbonPlan

Improving the transparency and scientific integrity of climate solutions through open data and tools.

Environment
2
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
3
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Create a more accessible, sustainable, prosperous and livable national capital region by being a discussion forum, expert resource, issue advocate, and catalyst for action.

Public Benefit
4
Council for Court Excellence

Council for court excellence's (cce's) mission is to bring people together to conduct research, educate, and advocate to make d.c.'s unique legal systems more just, equitable, and accountable to the community.

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5
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Founded in 1889, the national association of regulatory utility commisioners (naruc) is a non-profit organization dedicated to representing the state public service commisions who regulate the utilities that provide essential services such…

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6
National Association of Clean Water Agencies

Nacwa is the national voice of public clean water utilities, shaping water policy, convening a vibrant peer network, and empowering water leaders.

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7
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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8
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
9
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
10
Association of Washington Cities

The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…

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11
American Public Gas Association

Advocate for community-owned natural gas distribution systems, promoting safety, security, competitiveness, and sustainability of the direct use of natural gas.

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12
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho

To provide exceptional reproductive and complementary health care services, honest education, and advocacy for all.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Democracy Forward Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Earthjustice. 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

27 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. 27 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
10/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: $220,000 · Food & NutritionCENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTERESTFRESHFARM MARKETS: $45,000 · Food & NutritionFRESHFARM MARKETSFOOD & WATER WATCH: $10,000 · Food & Nutrition+2 more: $2,500 · Food & NutritionEARTHJUSTICE: $52,000 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICEFRIENDS OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER INC: $3,600 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF T…SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $2,800 · EnvironmentFREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC: $42,000 · ReligionFREEDOM F…DEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Crime & LegalCORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE: $20,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $5,000 · EducationChangeLab Solutions: $20,000 · Public BenefitNEW GEORGIA PROJECT INC: $19,000 · Civil RightsPension Rights Center: $1,000 · Civil RightsDC BAR PRO BONO CENTER: $7,000 · OtherDC BAR PRO…LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: $5,500 · OtherLEGAL AID …Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: $2,700 · OtherPotomac Ap…PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $10,000 · OtherPLANNED PA…ActionAids Inc: $5,000 · OtherActionAids…GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherGLOBALGIVI…FISH OF CLARKE COUNTY INC: $2,500 · OtherWASHINGTON INNER CITY LACROSSE FOUNDATION: $2,500 · Other+5 more: $2,350 · Other
Food & Nutrition$277,500Environment$58,400Religion$42,000Crime & Legal$25,000Education$25,000Public Benefit$20,000Civil Rights$20,000Other$47,550

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 budgetCENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: $220,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $52,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFRESHFARM MARKETS: $45,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION INC: $42,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDEMOCRACY FORWARD FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE: $20,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChangeLab Solutions: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNEW GEORGIA PROJECT INC: $19,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD & WATER WATCH: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDC BAR PRO BONO CENTER: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetActionAids Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER INC: $3,600 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION: $2,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPotomac Appalachian Trail Club: $2,700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFISH OF CLARKE COUNTY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetWASHINGTON INNER CITY LACROSSE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPension Rights Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOPEN HEART MAGIC: $700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVIRGINIA LEAGUE FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD INCORPORATED: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARTHA'S TABLE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARNS OF ROSE HILL: $450 over 3y, 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.

Greater Washington Co…Verizon FoundationVanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
Greater Washington Community FoundationDC12.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Sollee Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Sollee Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.

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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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By state
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