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Vance Wall Foundation Inc

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.

$400k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$300k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$4.7MArts & Culture$1.9MInternational$1.6MEducation$40kFood & Nutrition$5k
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k2 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
  • $250k+1 grant · $300k
$50,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$4.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION FUND$300,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION$50,000
FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO$25,000
FAMILY HOUSE INC$25,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%HUMAN NEEDS FOOD PANTRY INC: $3k → 16%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.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.1M · 8 repeat orgs$140k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
7

Total granted

$8.1M
$90k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+33%

Still filing today

75%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyHuman ServicesOther
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

  • NB
    NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION FUND
    5× · 2020–2024 · $4.2M · revenue +11% · 35% of their budget
  • THE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM
    3× · 2020–2022 · $1.1M · revenue +14%
  • FH
    FAMILY HOUSE INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $410k · revenue +459%

Funded once

  • MF
    MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +248%
  • CH
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CNTR FNDN
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +21%
  • TC
    THE CRAIG SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +27%
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
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
2
California College of the Arts

California college of the arts educates students to shape culture and society through the practice and critical study of art, architecture, design, and writing. benefitting from its san francisco bay area location, the college prepares…

Education
3
The San Francisco School

A private school that cultivates and celebrates the intellectual, imaginative, and humanitarian promise of each student in a community that practices mutual respect, embraces diversity, and inspires passion for learning.

—
4
San Francisco Friends School

At san francisco friends school, students learn in a community grounded in the quaker values of reflection, integrity, peaceful problem-solving and stewardship. our teachers challenge students with a dynamic curriculum that inspires…

Education
5
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

—
6
The Buckley School

The buckley school is a dynamic, nurturing learning community committed to equity and inclusion. our innovative teachers and challenging programs inspire creativity, courage, and collaboration. by promoting a balanced development of mind,…

—
7
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
8
Monterey Museum of Art

The monterey museum of art cultivates curiosity in the visual arts and engages community with the diversity of california art - past, present, and future.

Arts & Culture
9
Berkeley Hall School Foundation

Our mission is to "empower children to fulfill their unlimited, god-given potential as fearless scholars and conscientious citizens."

Education
10
Brooklyn Heights Montessori School

Brooklyn heights montessori school provides educational services to preschool, elementary and middle school students in grades 1 to 8 in line with the montessori philosophy.

—
11
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

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12
Mills College

Mills college is an independent liberal arts college for women and gender nonbinary students, with graduate programs for all genders. the college educates students to think critically and communicate responsibly and effectively, to accept…

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn; the most unlike its peers is The Food Basket 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

14 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. 14 of the 16 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
11/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION FUND: $4,190,000 · Housing & ShelterNATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION FUNDTIPPING POINT COMMUNITY: $1,650,000 · PhilanthropyTIPPING POINT COMMUNIT…THE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM: $1,056,800 · Arts & CultureTHE MONTCLAIR ART MU…CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS: $350,000 · Arts & CultureCORPORATION OF THE F…+2 more: $50,000 · Arts & CultureFAMILY HOUSE INC: $410,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CNTR FNDN: $20,000 · HealthMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON: $387,000 · OtherTUDOR HOUSE BROADWAY TRUST: $15,000 · Other+1 more: $10,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationTHE CRAIG SCHOOL: $20,000 · EducationENORMOUS CHANGES INC: $10,000 · EducationHUMAN NEEDS FOOD PANTRY INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesTHE FOOD BASKET INC: $2,500 · Food & Nutrition
Housing & Shelter$4,190,000Philanthropy$1,650,000Arts & Culture$1,456,800Health$430,000Other$412,000Education$80,000Human Services$2,500Food & Nutrition$2,500

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 budgetNATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION FUND: $4,190,000 over 5y, 35% of budgetTIPPING POINT COMMUNITY: $1,650,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetTHE MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM: $1,056,800 over 3y, 14% of budgetFAMILY HOUSE INC: $410,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetCORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS: $350,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWEST HAWAII DANCE THEATRE: $25,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetMONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CNTR FNDN: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CRAIG SCHOOL: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE LITTLE SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetENORMOUS CHANGES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHUMAN NEEDS FOOD PANTRY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FOOD BASKET INC: $2,500 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.

Susan V Bershad Chari…Community Foundation …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund IncNJ13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Susan V Bershad Charitable Fund Inc · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 Vance Wall Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vance Wall Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • The Montclair Art Museum: 11% of income from government
  • Montclair Film Festival Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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.
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How do I get to Vance Wall Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Vance Wall Foundation Inc 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 16 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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