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The Ted & Rita Williams Foundation at a glance

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The Ted & Rita Williams Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$75k
Granted FY2021
14
Grants FY2021
4
States reached
$21k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2021.

Public Benefit$61kHealth$59kEnvironment$40kInternational$15kReligion$10kEducation$8kCivil Rights$8kScience & Tech$5kOther$0
02FY2021 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k11 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $61k
$2,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MONEY OUT VOTERS IN$20,536
PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION$20,000
OPICA$20,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$2,500
THE RICHARD ATLAS EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND$2,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$2,500
VENICE FAMILY CLINIC$2,000
NRDC COUNCIL OF 1000$1,000
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS$1,000
AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION$500
UC BERKELEY THE LETTERS & SCIENCE LEADERSHIP FUND$500
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LOS ANGELES$500
TREE PEOPLE$500
VENICE COMMUNITY HOUSING$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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–21) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 95% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS: $1k → 8%PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $3k → 10%WOMEN AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE: $3k → 14%NRDC COUNCIL OF 1000: $1k → 17%PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS: $1k → 8%CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY CAMPAIGN: $15k → 14%NRDC COUNCIL OF 1000: $1k → 17%PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS: $1k → 8%CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY CAMPAIGN: $9k → 14%NRDC COUNCIL OF 1000: $1k → 17%PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS: $1k → 8%CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY CAMPAIGN: $9k → 14%NRDC COUNCIL OF 1000: $1k → 17%PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS: $1k → 8%LAFD FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%NRDC COUNCIL OF 1000: $1k → 17%PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%LEO BAECK TEMPLE: $3k → 14%DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: $3k → 17%LEO BAECK TEMPLE: $3k → 14%DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: $3k → 17%LEO BAECK TEMPLE: $3k → 14%DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: $3k → 17%DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: $3k → 17%DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: $3k → 17%UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM: $2k → 17%THE RICHARD ATLAS EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND: $3k → 14%PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $5k → 14%MONEY OUT VOTERS IN: $21k → 14%VENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $2k → 14%VENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $2k → 14%VENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $2k → 14%VENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $2k → 14%VENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $2k → 14%PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $3k → 14%PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $3k → 14%PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $3k → 14%PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $3k → 14%PLANNED PARENTHOOD: $3k → 14%OPICA: $20k → 14%OPICA: $5k → 14%OPICA: $4k → 14%OPICA: $3k → 14%OPICA: $3k → 14%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.
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$171k · 14 repeat orgs$43k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +110% since the first grant, against +65% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2021, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
8

Total granted

$171k
$20k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+110%
+65%

Still filing today

57%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21
InternationalEducationHousing & ShelterPublic BenefitHealthEnvironmentOther
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

  • PC
    PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $40k · revenue +104%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $13k · revenue +98%
  • VENICE FAMILY CLINIC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $10k · revenue +110%

Funded once

  • LA
    LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue ×13
  • PC
    PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +65%
  • WA
    Women Against Gun Violence
    one grant, 2019 · $3k · revenue -86%
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
Los Angeles Conservancy

The los angeles conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of los angeles county.

Arts & Culture
2
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber's mission: design and advance opportunities and solutions for a thriving regional economy that are inclusive and globally competitive. 1) advocacy - be a bold advocate for business as a driver of a strong economy that enables…

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3
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
4
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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5
The California Channel

To distribute public affairs and other educational information in order to create an electronic bridge between californians and their public officials, and, in the process educate a new generation of voting citizens and civic leaders who…

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6
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
7
California Association of Nonprofits

Calnonprofits, the leading policy voice for california's nonprofit sector, focuses on advocacy, education, and research to build a more powerful and politically engaged nonprofit network across california.

Philanthropy
8
University of California Student Association

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is a coalition of students and student governments that aims to provide a collective voice for all students through advocacy and direct action. UCSA participates in the shared…

Education
9
Los Angeles Conservation Corps

The la conservation corps creates equitable opportunities for young people to build resilience in themselves, their communities and the environment through a program of work, education and support.

Employment
10
Public Advocates Inc

For more than five decades, public advocates has challenged the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing,…

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11
California Apartment Association

The organization's mission is to represent the ethical members of the rental housing industry in all aspects of government affairs within the state of california, and to provide information, products and services which contribute to the…

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12
League of California Community Foundations

The league of california community foundations promotes and strengthens community foundations in california. through collaboration and shared learning among member foundations and building partnerships with private and public entities, we…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Alliance to End Homelessness; the most unlike its peers is Women Against Gun Violence. 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

16 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. 16 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
13/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

OPICA: $33,500 · OtherOPICACALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY CAMPAIGN: $32,500 · OtherCALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY CAMPAIGNPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $12,500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODLEO BAECK TEMPLE: $7,500 · OtherLEO BAECK TEMPLENRDC COUNCIL OF 1000: $5,000 · Other+7 more: $15,335 · Other+7 morePUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · Public BenefitPUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDA…MONEY OUT VOTERS IN: $20,536 · EducationMONEY OUT VOT…PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationPALISADES CHA…+1 more: $835 · EducationMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $12,500 · InternationalMEDECINS S…THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $5,000 · InternationalTHE UNION …PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: $2,500 · InternationalPHYSICIANS…VENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $10,000 · HealthLOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Public Safety & DisasterVENICE COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION: $2,500 · Housing & ShelterNATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS: $835 · Housing & ShelterTREEPEOPLE INC: $2,500 · Environment
Other$106,335Public Benefit$40,000Education$26,371International$20,000Health$10,000Public Safety & Disaster$5,000Housing & Shelter$3,335Environment$2,500

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 budgetPUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $10,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVENICE COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budget10000 DEGREES: $835 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY: $835 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS: $835 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.

  • Who funds PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MONEY OUT VOTERS IN ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds VENICE FAMILY CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC ↗
  • Who funds PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ↗
  • Who funds Women Against Gun Violence ↗
  • Who funds PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TREEPEOPLE INC ↗
  • Who funds VENICE COMMUNITY HOUSING CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds THE AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds 10000 DEGREES ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL LAW CENTER ON HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS ↗

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.

Jewish Community Foun…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesCA13.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Ted & Rita Williams Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Ted & Rita Williams 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 →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report 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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to The Ted & Rita Williams Foundation?

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

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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