· Private foundation
William and Karen Lavoie 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k46 grants · $73k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $53k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| KCET PBS SO CAL | $28,000 |
| SAVE THE REDWOOD LEAGUE | $25,000 |
| CALIFORNIA MASONIC FOUNDATION CO GRAND LODGE OF CALIFORNIA | $5,000 |
| OCEAN INSTITUTE | $5,000 |
| SHRINE TRANSPORTATION FUND | $5,000 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | $4,000 |
| SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| 893 KPCC | $3,000 |
| MARINE MAMMAL CARE | $2,500 |
| KCRW | $2,500 |
| CA STATE PARK FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| ENVIROMENTAL DEFENSE FUND | $2,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | $2,000 |
| WORLD FOOD PROGRAM | $2,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $2,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 66% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.
66 repeat relationships: 44 still active in FY2025, 22 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- STSAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE8× · 2018–2025 · $237k · revenue +59%
- PBPUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE5× · 2018–2022 · $83k · revenue +29%
- OIOCEAN INSTITUTE5× · 2021–2025 · $26k · revenue +3%
Funded once
- MSMasonic Service Assoc of NAone grant, 2018 · $5k
- FOFRIENDS OF THE LIBRARYone grant, 2021 · $4k
- AMAL MALIAKAH SHRINE TRANSPORTATION FUNDone grant, 2022 · $3k
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.
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.
The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.
Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…
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…
The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory is dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.
California ocean science trust (ost) is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating progress towards a healthy and productive ocean future for california. created by state legislation, ost bridges the gap between cutting-edge…
San diego zoo wildlife alliance is committed to saving species worldwide by uniting our expertise in wildlife care and conservation science with our dedication to inspiring passion for nature.
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.
To connect all people with wildlife, inspire caring for nature, and advance conservation action.
The sacramento zoo inspires appreciation, respect and a connection with wildlife and nature through education, recreation and conservation.
Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.
The los angeles conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of los angeles county.
As california state parks' statutory non-profit partner, we have a clear mission - to help strengthen parks and inspire all people to experience these extraordinary places.
How this is measured
41 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. 41 of the 89 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE ↗
- Who funds PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE ↗
- Who funds SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds OCEAN INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds Feeding America ↗
- Who funds Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ↗
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE ↗
- Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds GREENPEACE INC ↗
- Who funds BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY INC ↗
- Who funds PLUG IN AMERICA ↗
- Who funds HEAL THE BAY ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO ↗
- Who funds MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Costumer's Guild West Inc ↗
- Who funds SEMPERVIRENS FUND ↗
- Who funds TORRANCE EDUCATION 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.
Open a dossier: Sempra Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization William and Karen Lavoie Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William and Karen Lavoie Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Baltimore Museum of Industry Inc: 7% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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