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Thomas & Eva Fong Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$62k
Granted FY2026still arriving
14
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$154kCivil Rights$65kHealth$55kRecreation & Sports$40kHuman Services$36kCommunity Improvement$33kPhilanthropy$31kYouth Development$25kOther$0
02FY2026 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k12 grants · $37k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $26k
$2,560
Median grant
1
States reached
$599k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FRIENDS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO LIBRAR$15,000
DRESS FOR SUCCESS$10,600
Individual grant recipient$8,000
NAIOP SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CHAPTE$7,500
GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVA$5,000
SF GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$3,500
JUMA VENTURES$2,560
SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK$2,500
ROSE PARK COMMUNITY FUND$2,500
OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION$2,000
SF MARITIME NAT'L PARK ASSO$1,250
KATIE NUES FOUNDATION$1,200
ASAIN PACIFIC FUND$750
BAY AERA LONGSHOREMEN'S MEMORIAL$120
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 (FY18–25, $11k) 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%SHE'S THE FIRST: $5k → 17%CHINATOWN COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENT: $5k → 10%CHINATOWN COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENT: $500 → 10%CHINATOWN COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENT: $90 → 10%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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$413k · 29 repeat orgs$109k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +10% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2026, 22 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
33

Total granted

$413k
$87k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
0%

Still filing today

41%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Arts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • AI
    ASIAN INC
    2× · 2023–2025 · $10k · revenue +30%
  • CC
    Chinatown Community Childrens Center
    3× · 2018–2022 · $6k · revenue +73%
  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK
    5× · 2017–2026 · $6k · revenue +74%

Funded once

  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO SENIOR CENTER
    one grant, 2017 · $23k · revenue +21%
  • DS
    DOWNTOWN SF PARTNERSHIP DCBD
    one grant, 2023 · $8k
  • ST
    SHE'S THE FIRST INC
    one grant, 2025 · $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
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

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

Education
2
San Francisco Challenge dba AmericaOne
Recreation & Sports
3
Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco

To elevate underserved communities and gives voice to equality through education and contemporary art.

Arts & Culture
4
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
5
San Francisco Association of Realtors Foundation
Philanthropy
6
Sf Partnership

SF Partnership is an organization comprised of SF's leading employers dedicated to supporting an equitable, resilient, and vibrant economy shared by all people working and living in San Francisco. Through education, advocacy, and research,…

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7
San Francisco Film Society

SFFILM is a nonprofit organization whose mission ensures independent voices in film are welcomed, heard, and given the resources to thrive. SFFILM connects and inspires audiences, students and teachers, and filmmakers through our film…

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8
Advance Sf

Advance SF is an organization comprised of SF's leading employers dedicated to supporting an equitable, resilient, and vibrant economy shared by all people working and living in San Francisco through education, advocacy, and research. The…

Human Services
9
The Bar Association of San Francisco

The bar association of san francisco champions equal access to justice and promotes humanity, excellence, and diversity in the legal profession. we provide legal services to disadvantaged and underserved individuals in san francisco. we…

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10
San Francisco Public Press

The mission of the San Francisco Public Press is to enrich civic life by publishing investigative and solutions journalism that engages diverse audiences and promotes public accountability. The San Francisco Public Press…

Education
11
San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center
Arts & Culture
12
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco

The asian art museum celebrates, preserves, and promotes asian and asian american art and cultures for local and global audiences. we provide a dynamic forum for exchanging ideas, inviting collaboration, and fueling imagination to deepen…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Asia Society Northern California; the most unlike its peers is Brady Center to Prevent 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

39 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 39 of the 72 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/39
Grantees still filing
20/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SF GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $45,000 · OtherSF GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONSF MARITIME NAT'L PARK ASSO: $43,200 · OtherSF MARITIME NAT'L PARK ASSOILLUMINATE: $35,000 · OtherILLUMINATEFRIENDS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO LIBRAR: $29,500 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO LIBRARDRESS FOR SUCCESS: $27,515 · OtherDRESS FOR SUCCESSSAN FRANCISCO SENIOR CENTER: $23,000 · OtherSAN FRANCISCO SENIOR CENTER+42 more: $125,711 · Other+42 moreCHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA: $57,300 · Arts & CultureCHINESE HISTOR…FRIENDS OF ROOTS: $5,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF ROO…AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Arts & CultureIntersection for the Arts: $2,500 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $2,496 · Arts & CultureChinese for Affirmative Action: $56,000 · Civil RightsChinese for…SAN FRANCISCO FIRST TEE: $16,500 · PhilanthropyASIAN PACIFIC FUND: $11,750 · PhilanthropyROSE PAK COMMUNITY FUND: $2,500 · PhilanthropyKATIE NUES FOUNDATION: $1,200 · Philanthropy+3 more: $2,050 · PhilanthropyGOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY: $26,050 · EnvironmentCOLLEGE TRACK: $5,000 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATION: $3,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ARTS: $3,000 · EducationGOLDEN STATE SALMON ASSOCIATION INC: $800 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $600 · Education+1 more: $300 · EducationASIAN INC: $10,200 · Community ImprovementTelegraph Hill Neighborhood Association: $450 · Community Improvement
Other$328,926Arts & Culture$70,296Civil Rights$56,000Philanthropy$34,000Environment$26,050Education$12,700Community Improvement$10,650

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 budgetCHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA: $57,300 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetChinese for Affirmative Action: $56,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY: $26,050 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FIRST TEE: $16,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetASIAN PACIFIC FUND: $11,750 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetASIAN INC: $10,200 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetChinatown Community Childrens Center: $5,590 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSHE'S THE FIRST INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCOLLEGE TRACK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF ROOTS: $5,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetHakone Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ARTS: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROSE PAK COMMUNITY FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetIntersection for the Arts: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAYORG: $1,396 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Architectural Heritage: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAN FRANCISCO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGOLDEN STATE SALMON ASSOCIATION INC: $800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PINKNEY FOUNDATION: $605 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTelegraph Hill Neighborhood Association: $450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Public Golf Alliance: $300 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCHINESE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIANTS COMMUNITY FUND: $50 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 CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds Chinese for Affirmative Action ↗
  • Who funds GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO SENIOR CENTER ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO FIRST TEE ↗
  • Who funds ASIAN PACIFIC FUND ↗
  • Who funds ASIAN INC ↗
  • Who funds NAIOP SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CHAPTE ↗
  • Who funds Chinatown Community Childrens Center ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds JUMA VENTURES INC ↗
  • Who funds SHE'S THE FIRST INC ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE TRACK ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF ROOTS ↗
  • Who funds Hakone Foundation ↗
  • Who funds UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ARTS ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ROSE PAK COMMUNITY FUND ↗
  • Who funds Intersection for the Arts ↗

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.

The San Francisco Fou…Silicon Valley Commun…San Francisco Associa…The James Irvine Foun…Marin Community Found…Asian Pacific FundUnited Way of the Bay…McNabb FoundationGs Donor Advised Phil…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…
The San Francisco FoundationCA30.2× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The San Francisco Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · San Francisco Association of Realtors Foundation · The James Irvine Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Asian Pacific Fund · United Way of the Bay Area · McNabb Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Thomas & Eva Fong Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Thomas & Eva Fong Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    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 72 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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