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Volentine Family 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.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
69
Grants FY2024
66
Organizations funded FY2023
8%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
66 to 93
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$24M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 8% of the organizations Volentine Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationFood & NutritionHuman ServicesPublic BenefitHealthPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving68$1.2M10%
FY202366$1.1M8%
FY202272$1.4M10%
FY202181$1.2M15%
FY202074$1.0M11%
FY201992$1.2M8%
FY201892$1.4M14%
FY201793$1.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$2.2MEducation$1.7MFood & Nutrition$1.6MHuman Services$1.6MYouth Development$943kHousing & Shelter$782kPhilanthropy$439kRecreation & Sports$261kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IA
OH
CA
CO
NE
AZ
DC
HI
OK
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 87 grantees
All grantees of Volentine Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Unity Shoppe Inc$403,00081%
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics$340,00080%
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation$286,50080%
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission$283,25083%
Alano Club of Santa Barbara$233,1523n/a
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc$231,00070%
Kidspak Inc$227,500315%
Casa Serena$221,10083%
United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc$195,95081%
Transition House$193,00081%
Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse$176,50071%
Harmony Foundation Inc$165,37080%
House of Neighborly Service$157,20083%
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara$155,00080%
The Salvation Army$147,5007n/a
Food From the Heart Inc$129,20084%
Hospice of Santa Barbara Inc$124,13081%
Thompson R2-J Education Foundation$120,00056%
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Inc$112,50080%
Women's Economic Ventures$112,00061%
Moxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation$105,50081%
Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County$100,00081%
Nbcc$100,00062%
Calm Inc$95,00080%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County$90,00080%
Project Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado$90,00081%
Pacific Pride Foundation$85,00081%
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation$85,00044%
Community Hospital Health Foundation$80,00076%
Young Life$78,25080%
Dalmatian Dreams Dba Dream Foundation$77,00081%
Organic Soup Kitchen$70,00072%
Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara$67,00082%
Vitamin Angel Alliance Inc$65,00070%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$61,00060%
Hearts & Horses Inc$60,18081%
Partners in Housing Solutions Inc$60,00048%
Kid Pack Inc$55,50053%
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County$55,00051%
Court Appointed Special Advocate Inc$55,00051%
Page Youth Center$54,50052%
Central Coast Jr Golf Inc$50,00044%
Folds of Honor Foundation$50,00040%
Santa Barbara Police Foundation$48,50056%
The Matthews House$40,00021%
Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank Inc$38,00040%
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation$35,00041%
Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation$32,74230%
The Foundation for Santa Barbara City College$30,00010%
Santa Barbara School of Squash$30,0003n/a
Pathpoint$30,00030%
Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County$30,00030%
Loveland Habitat for Humanity Inc$25,00020%
McCook College Foundation$20,00024%
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History$20,00020%
Girls Incorporated of Greater Santa Barbara$20,00020%
Resurrection Christian School$18,6895n/a
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table$17,50046%
Direct Relief$15,00020%
Santa Cops of Larimer County % Kathy Louderback$13,500611%
Dos Pueblos Little League$13,00024%
Vna Health Foundation$10,00010%
Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association$10,00020%
Hopi Relief$10,00015%
McCook Area Chamber of Commerce$10,00016%
Elevations Foundation Inc$10,00012%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00010%
Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Inc$10,0001n/a
Severance High School$9,4475n/a
Bishop Garcia Diego High School Inc$6,0003n/a
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network$5,00010%
CARE4Paws Inc$5,00020%
The Turner Foundation - Since 1958$5,00010%
Friendship Adult Day Care Center Inc$5,00010%
Formative Foundation$5,00010%
Little Star Pony Foundation$2,5004n/a
Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center$2,50010%
National Ttt Society$2,50011%
Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School$1,7464n/a
Santa Barbara Police Officers Association$1,50031%
American Heart Association Inc$1,50020%
Prospect Ridge Academy$1,30020%
Honor Flight Inc$1,00010%
Special Olympics Arizona Inc$1,00010%
University of North Georgia Foundation Inc$1,00010%
The Foundation for Girsh Park$1,00010%
Vna Health$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 65 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Volentine Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnity Shoppe Inc: $403,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetSanta Barbara Neighborhood Clinics: $340,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation: $286,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetSanta Barbara Rescue Mission: $283,250 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $231,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetKidspak Inc: $227,500 over 3y, 15% of budgetCasa Serena: $221,100 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetUnited Way of Santa Barbara County Inc: $195,950 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetTransition House: $193,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetCouncil on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse: $176,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetHarmony Foundation Inc: $165,370 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetHouse of Neighborly Service: $157,200 over 8y, 3.0% of budgetScholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara: $155,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetFood From the Heart Inc: $129,200 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetHospice of Santa Barbara Inc: $124,130 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetThompson R2-J Education Foundation: $120,000 over 5y, 6.3% of budgetSanta Barbara International Film Festival Inc: $112,500 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetWomen's Economic Ventures: $112,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetMoxi the Wolf Museum of Exploration Innovation: $105,500 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetDomestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County: $100,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetNbcc: $100,000 over 6y, 1.8% of budgetCalm Inc: $95,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County: $90,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetProject Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado: $90,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetPacific Pride Foundation: $85,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetSanta Barbara Public Library Foundation: $85,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetCommunity Hospital Health Foundation: $80,000 over 7y, 5.7% of budgetYoung Life: $78,250 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetDalmatian Dreams Dba Dream Foundation: $77,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetOrganic Soup Kitchen: $70,000 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetAngels Foster Care of Santa Barbara: $67,000 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetVitamin Angel Alliance Inc: $65,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's Food Bank Alliance: $61,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHearts & Horses Inc: $60,180 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetPartners in Housing Solutions Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 8.1% of budgetKid Pack Inc: $55,500 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetCourt Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County: $55,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCourt Appointed Special Advocate Inc: $55,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetPage Youth Center: $54,500 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetCentral Coast Jr Golf Inc: $50,000 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation: $50,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Police Foundation: $48,500 over 5y, 5.7% of budgetThe Matthews House: $40,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetAgua Fria Food & Clothing Bank Inc: $38,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTeddy Bear Cancer Foundation: $35,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetSanta Barbara Zoological Foundation: $32,742 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Foundation for Santa Barbara City College: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPathpoint: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 78.

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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.

Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker FoundationCA86.4× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Santa Barbara Foundation · Williams-Corbett Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-Tr · Latkin Charitable Foundation · The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation · Towbes Foundation · Mosher Foundation · Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation · James S Bower Foundation · Bull Henry W 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.

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How do I get to Volentine Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Volentine 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.

About Volentine Family Foundation

How much does Volentine Family Foundation give?
Volentine Family Foundation reported 69 grants totaling $1,280,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 66 and 93 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Volentine Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (21%), Education (17%), Food & Nutrition (16%).
Who are Volentine Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Unity Shoppe Inc ($403k), Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics ($340k), Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation ($287k).
Does Volentine Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Volentine Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Volentine Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Williams-Corbett Foundation.
Where is Volentine Family Foundation based?
Volentine Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 154 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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