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The Waller Family Foundation at a glance

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The Waller 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.

$202k
Granted FY2025still arriving
31
Grants FY2025still arriving
9
States reached
$31k
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, FY2024 to 2025.

Health$125kEducation$82kYouth Development$58kHousing & Shelter$36kEnvironment$28kArts & Culture$25kEmployment$12kFood & Nutrition$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k21 grants · $66k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $137k
$4,000
Median grant
9
States reached
$5.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF LOS ANGELES INC$31,000
YO SAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE$20,000
P F BRESEE FOUNDATION$15,000
EARTH CHARTER ASSOCIATES LTD$10,800
MALAIKA KIDS US INC$10,000
DKT INTERNATIONAL INC$10,000
MANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION$10,000
EVERY MOTHER COUNTS$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES$10,000
LA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION$10,000
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION$7,000
THE CHRYSALIS CENTER$5,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION$5,000
HIRSHBERG FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARC$5,000
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO$5,000
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 (FY24–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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%THE RICHSTONE CENTER INC: $4k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NH
IL
MI
NY
MA
CA
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.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$298k · 20 repeat orgs$101k to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
5

Total granted

$298k
$50k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
0%

Still filing today

85%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.

50%100%’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’24’25
HealthEducationArts & CultureInternationalPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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

  • CH
    CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
    2× · 2024–2025 · $22k · revenue +36%
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES
    2× · 2024–2025 · $20k · revenue +3%
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO
    2× · 2024–2025 · $10k · revenue +22%

Funded once

  • MB
    MANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND
    one grant, 2024 · $30k · revenue -20%
  • AD
    AUTOMOBILE DRIVING MUSEUM
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue -43%
  • NB
    NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC
    one grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue 0%
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
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
2
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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3
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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4
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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5
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
6
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
7
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
8
Califonia State University East Bay Foundation Inc

Csu east bay foundation is an auxiliary organization of california state university east bay and the california state university system. the organization's mission is to provide services that aid, supplement, and advance the educational…

Education
9
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
10
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
11
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
12
University of La Verne

The university of la verne offers a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of traditional-age, adult, and graduate learners, preparing them for successful careers and a commitment to lifelong learning…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Communities in Schools of Los Angeles Inc; the most unlike its peers is Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery. 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

34 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. 34 of the 36 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)
33/34
Grantees still filing
14/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION: $36,000 · OtherLA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATIONPF Bresee Foundation: $30,000 · OtherPF Bresee FoundationYO SAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE: $27,075 · OtherYO SAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINEMALAIKA KIDS US INC: $20,000 · OtherMALAIKA KIDS US INCCHRYSALIS CENTER: $12,000 · OtherCHRYSALIS CENTERAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $8,000 · OtherCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $8,000 · Other+8 more: $26,500 · Other+8 moreCALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $22,210 · HealthCALIFORNIA HOSP…PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES: $20,000 · HealthPLANNED PARENTH…EVERY MOTHER COUNTS: $10,000 · HealthEVERY MOTHER CO…Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy: $2,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthMANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND: $30,000 · EducationMANHATTAN BEAC…EARTH CHARTER ASSOCIATES LTD: $10,800 · EducationEARTH CHARTER …MANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationMANHATTAN BEAC…+1 more: $1,000 · EducationCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF LOS ANGELES INC: $41,000 · Youth DevelopmentCOMMUNITIES…DKT INTERNATIONAL INC: $25,000 · InternationalDKT INTERN…JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $8,000 · InternationalJUNIOR ACH…HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT INC: $4,000 · InternationalHIMALAYAN …AUTOMOBILE DRIVING MUSEUM: $10,000 · Arts & CultureSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $10,000 · Arts & CultureHENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY: $3,000 · Arts & CultureCADILLAC LASALLE CLUB MUSEUM AND RESEARCH CENTER INC: $1,500 · Arts & CultureUNITED WAY INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyHIRSHBERG FOUNDATION FOR PANCREATIC CANC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyMSI US: $2,000 · Philanthropy
Other$177,575Health$55,210Education$51,800Youth Development$41,000International$37,000Arts & Culture$24,500Philanthropy$12,000

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 budgetCOMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF LOS ANGELES INC: $41,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetLA FAMILY HOUSING CORPORATION: $36,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPF Bresee Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT FUND: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetYO SAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE: $27,075 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDKT INTERNATIONAL INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $22,210 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHRYSALIS CENTER: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMANHATTAN BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE RICHSTONE CENTER INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS EDUCATION FUND: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCICLAVIA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMSI US: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United for Research in Epilepsy: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPALOS VERDES PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $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.

California Community …The Ralph M Parsons F…The Annenberg Foundat…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Sempra FoundationThe Deutsch FoundationHenry L Guenther Foun…The Eli and Edythe Br…The Rose Hills Founda…Kayne Anderson Capita…Liberty Hill Foundati…American Endowment Fo…
California Community FoundationCA22× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Sempra Foundation · The Deutsch Foundation · Henry L Guenther Foundation · The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation · Liberty Hill Foundation · American Endowment 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 Waller Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Waller Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%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
    2get no government money at all
    15report 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

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    How do I get to The Waller Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Waller 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.

    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 36 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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