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Underwood Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Underwood Family Charitable 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.

$46k
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$47kHuman Services$40kArts & Culture$32kEducation$25kEnvironment$22kHousing & Shelter$16kAnimals$11kInternational$11kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k25 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$274k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SF Marin Food Bank$10,000
Transition House$5,000
10000 Degrees$5,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing$4,000
SB Museum of Natural History$2,500
No Kid Hungry$2,500
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden$2,500
LotusLand$1,030
Friends of Ninos Adelante$1,000
Santa Barbara Audobon Society$1,000
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum$1,000
World Central Kitchen$1,000
Heal the Ocean$1,000
Planned Parenthood$1,000
Santa Barbara Museum of Art$1,000
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 (FY17–24, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley: $1k → 8%YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley: $1k → 8%YWCA Silicon Valley: $750 → 8%YWCA Silicon Valley: $500 → 8%Whistlestop: $500 → 8%Vivalon: $500 → 8%Vivalon: $500 → 8%WhistleStop: $500 → 8%Vivalon: $250 → 8%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
NY
OR
CT
CA
AR
DC
GA
TX
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.
$209k · 32 repeat orgs$17k to everyone else

32 repeat relationships: 23 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

32
17

Total granted

$209k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+55%
+56%

Still filing today

63%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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
Arts & CultureEnvironmentInternationalAnimalsHuman ServicesEducationOther
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

  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK
    8× · 2017–2024 · $27k · revenue +74%
  • CS
    CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND
    7× · 2017–2024 · $27k · revenue +96%
  • 1D
    10000 DEGREES
    7× · 2018–2024 · $23k · revenue +106%

Funded once

  • UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF
    one grant, 2022 · $2k · revenue -21%
  • AMERICARES FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $1k · revenue +77%
  • SB
    SANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
    one grant, 2020 · $1k · revenue -11%
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
San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.

Environment
2
Marin Humane Society

Marin humane transforms lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. every day, marin humane inspires compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

Animals
3
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
4
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
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 Association of Food Banks

California association of food banks (cafb) is a non-profit public benefit corporation located in oakland, california. together with its 41-member foodbanks, cafb is the largest charitable hunger-relief and anti-hunger leader in the state.…

Food & Nutrition
7
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.

Philanthropy
8
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County

Second harvest food bank's mission is to end hunger and malnutrition by educating and involving the community.

Food & Nutrition
9
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc

To end hunger and transform the health of our community by providing nourishment to those in need by acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies and by providing education to solve hunger and nutritional problems in…

Food & Nutrition
10
San Francisco Zoological Society

To connect all people with wildlife, inspire caring for nature, and advance conservation action.

Animals
11
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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12
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
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Santa Barbara Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Berkeley Repertory Theatre. 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 53 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/34
Grantees still filing
26/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $27,250 · OtherSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANKFoodbank SB County: $9,580 · OtherFoodbank SB CountyHeifer International: $8,000 · OtherHeifer InternationalLotusLand: $7,585 · OtherLotusLandSB Museum of Natural History: $7,500 · OtherSB Museum of Natural HistorySemper Fi Foundation: $6,040 · OtherSemper Fi Foundation+27 more: $41,400 · Other+27 moreCHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND: $27,250 · Food & NutritionCHRONICLE SEAS…Feeding America: $1,000 · Food & NutritionSANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN: $11,000 · EnvironmentSANTA BARBAR…SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER INC: $5,626 · EnvironmentSANTA BARBAR…HEAL THE OCEAN INC: $5,534 · EnvironmentHEAL THE OCE…SANTA BARBARA AUDUBON SOCIETY: $2,000 · EnvironmentSANTA BARBAR…10000 DEGREES: $22,500 · Education10000 DEGRE…+2 more: $500 · EducationSANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM: $5,590 · Arts & CultureSANTA BARB…CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE: $5,550 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA…KQED INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureKQED INCMarin Theatre Company: $3,750 · Arts & CultureMarin Thea…THE ENAMELIST SOCIETY INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureBERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $200 · Arts & CultureTRANSITION HOUSE: $15,510 · Housing & ShelterHUMANE SOCIETY SILICON VALLEY: $6,500 · AnimalsSANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,029 · AnimalsSANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Animals
Other$107,355Food & Nutrition$28,250Environment$24,160Education$23,000Arts & Culture$21,090Housing & Shelter$15,510Animals$8,529

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 budgetSAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK: $27,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND: $27,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budget10000 DEGREES: $22,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTRANSITION HOUSE: $15,510 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN: $11,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHUMANE SOCIETY SILICON VALLEY: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER INC: $5,626 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM: $5,590 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE: $5,550 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHEAL THE OCEAN INC: $5,534 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetKQED INC: $4,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMarin Theatre Company: $3,750 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA GOLDEN GATE SILICON VALLEY: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLDSMITHS: $3,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Ninos Adelante Inc: $2,250 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetVivalon: $2,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA AUDUBON SOCIETY: $2,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetSANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $1,029 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ENAMELIST SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREAD-ALOUD VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetO'HANLON CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FRIENDSHIP PADDLE: $200 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 SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND ↗
  • Who funds 10000 DEGREES ↗
  • Who funds TRANSITION HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA BOTANIC GARDEN ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY SILICON VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER INC ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds HEAL THE OCEAN INC ↗
  • Who funds KQED INC ↗
  • Who funds Marin Theatre Company ↗
  • Who funds YWCA GOLDEN GATE SILICON VALLEY ↗
  • Who funds SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLDSMITHS ↗
  • Who funds SHARE OUR STRENGTH ↗
  • Who funds Friends of Ninos Adelante Inc ↗
  • Who funds Vivalon ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA AUDUBON SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
  • Who funds AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND ↗
  • Who funds THE ENAMELIST SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE ↗
  • Who funds SANTA BARBARA ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Santa Barbara Foundat…Marin Community Found…Leonard & Beryl Buck …Jewish Community Fede…Argonaut Charitable F…The Osherenko-Young F…Mosher FoundationHutton Foundation Dba…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…
Santa Barbara FoundationCA17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Barbara Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Argonaut Charitable Foundation · The Osherenko-Young Foundation · Mosher Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Underwood Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Underwood Family Charitable 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%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 53 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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