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The Taheri Foundation at a glance

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The Taheri 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.

$59k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$15k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$235kInternational$172kHuman Services$116kHealth$26kEducation$10kCrime & Legal$4kFood & Nutrition$3k
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $35k
$6,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$3.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Doctors Without Borders USA$14,746
Sonoma Land Trust$10,000
Save the Redwoods League$10,000
Taos Behavioral Health$6,000
United Palenstinian Appeal$5,000
CARE USA$5,000
International Rescue Committee$5,000
Michigan Nature Association$3,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–19, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 18%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Las Cumbres Community Services: $4k → 18%Las Cumbres Community Services: $4k → 18%Las Cumbres Community Services: $3k → 18%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

MT
MN
MI
OR
CA
VA
MD
NM
DC
FL
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$509k · 16 repeat orgs$39k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +80% since the first grant, against +1% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
6

Total granted

$509k
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+80%
+1%

Still filing today

75%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentInternationalHuman ServicesCrime & LegalFood & NutritionOther
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

  • SL
    SONOMA LAND TRUST
    8× · 2017–2024 · $108k · revenue +334%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $53k · revenue +1%
  • DIRECT RELIEF
    4× · 2020–2023 · $48k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue +1%
  • GS
    Greenhills School Advancement Department
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • NA
    Native American Heritage Associationgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +53%
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
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
2
The Montana Land Reliance

The mission of the montana land reliance (mlr) is to partner with landowners to provide permanent protection for private lands that are significant for agricultural production, fish and wildlife habitat, and open space.

Environment
3
Sustainable Conservation

Sustainable Conservation advances the collaborative stewardship of Californias land, air, and water for the benefit of nature and people. For over three decades, Sustainable Conservation has built coalitions of people with different…

Environment
4
Minnesota Land Trust

The minnesota land trust protects and restores minnesota's most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.

Environment
5
Conservation Farms & Ranches

Preserving and enhancing the habitat of wildlife, such as sandhill cranes, waterfowl, raptors, which habitat expenses are supported by agricultural activities.

Housing & Shelter
6
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
7
Napa County Land Trust

The mission of the land trust of napa county is to preserve the character of napa county by permanently protecting land. the organization's vision is the protection of unique natural resources, proactive preservation of the scenic beauty,…

Environment
8
Rainforest Foundation Inc

The purpose of rainforest foundation us is to support indigenous peoples and forest communities in their efforts to secure their lands, protect their environment, and uphold their rights.

Environment
9
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
10
Cuenca Los Ojos

Cuenca los ojos works to preserve and restore the biodiversity of the us/mexican borderlands through land protection, habitat restoration and wildlife reintroduction.

Environment
11
Shasta Land Trust

Conserve the beauty, character, and diversity of significant lands in far northern california. currently shasta land trust holds conservation easements that permanently protect about 66,000 acres of land.

Environment
12
Colorado Open Lands

Colorado open lands' mission is to preserve the significant open lands and natural heritage of colorado through private and public partnerships, innovative land conservation, and strategic leadership.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sonoma Land Trust; the most unlike its peers is International Rescue Committee Inc. 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

19 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. 19 of the 24 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
17/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Hospitality House: $66,459 · OtherHospitality HouseTaos Behavioral Health: $26,000 · OtherTaos Behavioral HealthSOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE: $22,141 · OtherSOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUESAFE & SOUND: $21,732 · OtherSAFE & SOUNDTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $18,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYCARE USA: $17,000 · OtherCARE USAGreenhills School Advancement Department: $10,000 · OtherMichigan Land Trust: $9,200 · Other+1 more: $1,000 · OtherSONOMA LAND TRUST: $107,786 · EnvironmentSONOMA LAND TRUSTMICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION: $29,000 · EnvironmentMICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATIONTAOS LAND TRUST: $16,000 · EnvironmentTAOS LAND TRUSTFLATHEAD LAND TRUST: $10,600 · EnvironmentFLATHEAD LAND TRUSTTHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $10,000 · EnvironmentTHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT COR…SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE: $10,000 · EnvironmentSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE+1 more: $2,000 · EnvironmentMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $52,746 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INCDIRECT RELIEF: $47,836 · InternationalDIRECT RELIEFMercy Corps: $29,000 · InternationalMercy CorpsInternational Rescue Committee INC: $25,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INCUNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC: $17,000 · InternationalUNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INCLAS CUMBRES COMMUNITY SERVICES: $11,100 · Human ServicesNative American Heritage Association: $4,000 · Crime & LegalFEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $1,600 · Food & Nutrition
Other$191,532Environment$185,386International$171,582Human Services$11,100Crime & Legal$4,000Food & Nutrition$1,600

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSONOMA LAND TRUST: $107,786 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $52,746 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $47,836 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Corps: $29,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMICHIGAN NATURE ASSOCIATION: $29,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTH YUBA RIVER CITIZENS LEAGUE: $22,141 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSAFE & SOUND: $21,732 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $18,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL INC: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTAOS LAND TRUST: $16,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetLAS CUMBRES COMMUNITY SERVICES: $11,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFLATHEAD LAND TRUST: $10,600 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetTHE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLand Conservancy of West Michigan: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $1,000 over 1y, 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.

National Fish and Wil…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDC13.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · 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 Taheri Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Taheri Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 47%
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Feeding South Florida Inc: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 24 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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