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Wjo 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 FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$1.3M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$5.2MPublic Benefit$672kYouth Development$405kHealth$307kHuman Services$207kInternational$132kArts & Culture$100kPublic Safety & Disaster$82kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $50k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.3M
$7,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$51M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STAND TOGETHER TRUST$1,250,000
FARHANG FOUNDATION$25,000
SQUASHBUSTERS INC$25,000
KEEP CHILDREN IN SCHOOL FOUNDATION$7,000
NUFDI FUND (NATIONAL UNION FOR DEMOCRACY IN IRAN)$6,000
PERSIAN RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION$5,000
RINS RESCUES VIP HOUSE$5,000
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 (FY19–24, $192k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 48% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 11%FAMILY INDEPENDENCE INITIATIVE: $100k → 10%FARHANG FOUNDATION: $25k → 14%FARHANG FOUNDATION: $25k → 14%FARHANG FOUNDATION: $20k → 14%FARHANG FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%FARHANG FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH: $3k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
VT
WA
MI
NY
MA
CT
RI
CA
VA
MD
KS
TN
DC
TX
FL
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.3M · 16 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
34

Total granted

$6.3M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+41%
+29%

Still filing today

56%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationYouth DevelopmentHealthHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TS
    THE SEMINAR NETWORK INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $4.1M · revenue +66%
  • Southern Methodist University
    3× · 2017–2020 · $950k · revenue +57%
  • SQUASHBUSTERS INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $185k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • YE
    YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR INSTITUTEgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $200k · revenue +47%
  • YE
    Youth Entrepreneurs Inc
    one grant, 2019 · $150k · revenue -24%
  • FII - NATIONAL
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue -92%
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
2
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
3
University of California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
4
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
5
Vanderbilt University

See Disclosure Above.

Education
6
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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7
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
8
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
9
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

—
10
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
11
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
12
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fii - National; the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 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

37 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. 37 of the 56 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/37
Grantees still filing
24/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE SEMINAR NETWORK INC: $4,100,000 · EducationTHE SEMINAR NETWORK INCSouthern Methodist University: $950,000 · EducationSouthern Methodist University+5 more: $175,500 · EducationCVS HEALTH CHARITY CLASSIC INC: $135,000 · OtherCVS HEALTH …FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 · OtherFISHER HOUS…FRIENDS OF THE ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES: $75,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF …Stand Together: $60,000 · OtherStand Toget…Concerned Veterans for America: $50,000 · OtherConcerned V…MONTEBELLO YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER ASSOCIATION INC: $50,000 · OtherMONTEBELLO …STAND TOGETHER INC: $50,000 · OtherSTAND TOGET…LOS ANGELES POLICE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherLOS ANGELES…+22 more: $234,700 · Other+22 moreAmericans for Prosperity Foundation: $616,000 · Social ScienceAmericans…YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR INSTITUTE: $200,000 · Youth DevelopmentSQUASHBUSTERS INC: $185,000 · Youth DevelopmentEDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PREPARAT NURTURE ACADEMY INC: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentEXPERIENCE CAMPS: $15,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentFII - NATIONAL: $100,000 · Human ServicesFARHANG FOUNDATION: $89,500 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 · Human Services+1 more: $2,500 · Human ServicesIra Sohn Conference Foundation Inc: $50,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $15,000 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $6,000 · HealthWISE AND HEALTHY AGING: $5,000 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $3,500 · HealthDIRECT RELIEF: $25,000 · InternationalNUFDI FUND INC: $10,000 · InternationalKEEP CHILDREN IN SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $7,000 · InternationalTwo Chairs Inc: $5,000 · International
Education$5,225,500Other$779,700Social Science$616,000Youth Development$425,000Human Services$217,000Health$79,500International$47,000

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 budgetTHE SEMINAR NETWORK INC: $4,100,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $950,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmericans for Prosperity Foundation: $616,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetSQUASHBUSTERS INC: $185,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetYouth Entrepreneurs Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCVS HEALTH CHARITY CLASSIC INC: $135,000 over 3y, 6.7% of budgetFII - NATIONAL: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFARHANG FOUNDATION: $89,500 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetStand Together: $60,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetIra Sohn Conference Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetLOS ANGELES POLICE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetDIRECT RELIEF: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF VERMONT: $25,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PREPARAT NURTURE ACADEMY INC: $20,000 over 2y, 17% of budgetEXPERIENCE CAMPS: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND (DBA THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA/THE IRELAND FUNDS): $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNUFDI FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPARS EQUALITY CENTER: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKEEP CHILDREN IN SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTwo Chairs Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetHAROLD ROBINSON FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetWISE AND HEALTHY AGING: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHLAND COLLIE RESCUE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWoodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFamily Business Network USA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUNITED WAR VETERANS COUNCIL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

Gramian-Emrani Founda…Maximum Difference Fo…California Community …Communities Foundatio…ImpactassetsincPaypal Charitable Giv…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…
Gramian-Emrani FoundationCA13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gramian-Emrani Foundation · Maximum Difference Foundation · California Community Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Impactassetsinc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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 Wjo Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wjo Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 56 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home