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William P Neil Foundation at a glance

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William P Neil Foundation

Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$14k
Granted FY2018
11
Grants FY2018
1
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of William P Neil Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Santa Barbara Foundation, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year William P Neil Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $14k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

6
’17
8
’18
13
’19
0
’20

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

Philanthropy$253kHealth$14kFood & Nutrition$6kHuman Services$5kHousing & Shelter$4kArts & Culture$4kCivil Rights$2kEnvironment$2kOther$0
02FY2018 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER$2,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST$2,000
FOODBANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY$1,500
SANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM$1,500
TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION$1,000
PACIFIC PRIDE FOUNDATION$1,000
WILDERNESS YOUTH PROJECT$1,000
TRANSITION HOUSE$1,000
CASA$1,000
APPLES TO ZUCCHINI COOKING PROGRAM$1,000
NEW BEGININGS COUNSELING CENTER$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 (FY19–19, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS: $1k → 14%FRIENDSHIP ADULT DAY CARE CENTER: $1k → 14%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.

54%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$23k · 8 repeat orgs$20k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +76% since the first grant, against +46% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2018, 0 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2018 (too recent to call). Read against FY2018, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
3

Total granted

$23k
$4k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+76%
+46%

Still filing today

88%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST
    2× · 2018–2019 · $5k · revenue +61%
  • FO
    Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc
    3× · 2017–2019 · $4k · revenue +76%
  • TB
    TEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $3k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • PP
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SBBSLO
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
  • SH
    SARAH HOUSE OF SANTA BARBARA
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +13%
  • AH
    ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $500 · revenue +46%
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
Santa Barbara New House

New house dedicates itself to providing a clean and sober, healthy environment that allows men with alcohol and other drug problems to begin their journey of recovery and to reclaim their dignity, self-esteem, and sense of purpose. new…

Health
2
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation

It is the mission of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation to solicit, receive, invest, maintain and distribute funds for the support of charitable, scientific, and educational activities of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

Health
3
Fund for Santa Barbara Inc

Provide cash grants and free consulting to grassroots organizations in santa barbara county.

Philanthropy
4
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission

The santa barbara rescue mission is a ministry of christian people bringing physical, emotional, educational and spiritual resources to all who struggle with homelessness and addiction.

Housing & Shelter
5
Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Santa barbara humane operates two campuses located in santa barbara and santa maria providing care for community-owned and homeless animals. both campuses offer affordable high quality veterinary care, compassionate behavior training…

Animals
6
St Francis Foundation of Santa Barbara

The mission of st. francis foundation of santa barbara is to promote and support health care.

Health
7
Santa Barbara Cemetery Association

Cemetery association

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8
Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the santa barbara south coast chamber of commerce is to create a strong local economy, promote the community, provide business resources and networking opportunities and represent business to the government.

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9
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation

The santa barbara public library foundation supports the long-term health and sustainability of the santa barbara public library through public-private partnerships.

Public Benefit
10
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

It is the mission of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital to provide superior health care for and improve the health care of our communities through a commitment to our core values of excellence, integrity, and compassion.

Health
11
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County

To provide high-quality civil legal services to vulnerable santa barbara county residents.

Crime & Legal
12
San Benito Health Foundation

"The mission of San Benito Health Foundation is to provide quality, affordable comprehensive health services to the community of San Benito County and surrounding areas in a manner that is accountable to the community while being…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Santa Barbara Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Housing Solutions 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

19 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. 19 of the 27 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
16/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $252,836 · PhilanthropySANTA BARBARA FOUNDATIONPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SBBSLO: $2,000 · OtherNEW BEGININGS COUNSELING CENTER: $2,000 · OtherPACIFIC PRIDE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · OtherAPPLES TO ZUCCHINI COOKING PROGRAM: $1,000 · OtherCASA: $1,000 · OtherSANTA BARBARA LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $1,000 · OtherANIMAL SHELTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - ASAP: $1,000 · OtherLEGAL AID OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: $1,000 · OtherHEALING OPPORTUNITIES INC: $1,000 · OtherPARTNERS IN HOUSING SOLUTIONS INC: $1,000 · OtherSHOWERS OF BLESSING: $1,000 · OtherHOSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA INC: $1,000 · OtherWilderness Youth Project Inc: $2,000 · OtherTRANSITION HOUSE: $2,000 · Other+1 more: $500 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST: $5,000 · HealthTEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $3,000 · HealthSANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS: $1,000 · HealthSARAH HOUSE OF SANTA BARBARA: $1,000 · HealthFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $4,000 · Food & NutritionSANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM: $2,500 · Arts & CultureSANTA BARBARA HISTORICAL MUSEUM: $1,000 · Arts & CultureDOMESTIC VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: $1,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDSHIP ADULT DAY CARE CENTER INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesFOOD FROM THE HEART INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesSANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER INC: $2,000 · Environment
Philanthropy$252,836Other$19,500Health$10,000Food & Nutrition$4,000Arts & Culture$3,500Human Services$3,000Environment$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION: $252,836 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTEDDY BEAR CANCER FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSANTA BARBARA MARITIME MUSEUM: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSANTA BARBARA CHANNELKEEPER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPACIFIC PRIDE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWilderness Youth Project Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTRANSITION HOUSE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOMESTIC VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDSHIP ADULT DAY CARE CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHEALING OPPORTUNITIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetFOOD FROM THE HEART INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $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.

Hutton Foundation Dba…Santa Barbara Foundat…Williams-Corbett Foun…Ann Jackson Family Fo…Latkin Charitable Fou…June G Outhwaite Char…Towbes FoundationBull Henry W Foundati…Alice Tweed Tuohy Fou…Volentine Family Foun…Mosher FoundationThe McCune Foundation
Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker FoundationCA34.6× affinity14 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 · Latkin Charitable Foundation · June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-Tr · Towbes Foundation · Bull Henry W Foundation · Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation · Volentine Family Foundation · Mosher Foundation · The McCune 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 William P Neil Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William P Neil Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–60%
    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 27 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 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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