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Wolf Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Wolf Charitable 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.

$13k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$24kFood & Nutrition$19kMembership Benefit$14kEducation$10kArts & Culture$6kInternational$6kAnimals$5kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$431k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FOR THE KIDS$5,000
HILLEL INTL$5,000
FRIENDS OF THE IDF$1,000
Project K 9 Hero$1,000
Capital Research Center$1,000
MARIN CATHOLIC$100
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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 50% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%MESSIANIC JEWISH ALLIANCE: $1k → 10%RODOLF SHALOM: $5k → 8%COPS DIRECT: $1k → 9%PAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $1k → 9%CHP 11-99 FDN: $6k → 10%SAN RAFAEL POLICE ASSN: $3k → 10%PACIFIC BATTLESHIP CENTER: $1k → 14%TUNNEL FOR TOWERS FDN: $1k → 11%FRIENDS OF IDF: $5k → 17%CORRIE TON BOOM FELLOWSHIP: $500 → 11%IN-VEST USA: $1k → 16%US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL: $5k → 14%TIGER HAVEN: $1k → 13%Project K 9 Hero: $1k → 14%FOR THE KIDS: $5k → 8%CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM: $250 → 6%MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: $10k → 8%CHP 11-99 FDN: $5k → 10%SAN RAFAEL POLICE ASSN: $3k → 10%FRIENDS OF THE IDF: $1k → 17%HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM: $5k → 14%TIGER HAVEN: $1k → 13%PROJECT K-9 HERO: $1k → 14%FOR THE KIDS: $5k → 8%LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FUND: $2k → 6%MARIN CATHOLIC: $5k → 8%CHP 11-99 FDN: $3k → 10%SALVATION ARMY: $100 → 10%HILLEL INTL: $5k → 14%FOR THE KIDS: $5k → 8%LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL FUND: $1k → 6%MARIN CATHOLIC: $5k → 8%GENTLE GIANTS: $1k → 10%HILLEL INTL: $1k → 14%FOR THE KIDS: $4k → 8%MARIN CATHOLIC: $5k → 8%HILLEL INTL: $1k → 14%MARIN CATHOLIC: $100 → 8%HILLEL INTL: $250 → 14%MARIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $100 → 8%Capital Research Center: $1k → 14%SAN RAFAEL POLICE K9 ASSOCIATION: $250 → 8%CAPITAL RESEARCH 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
PA
CA
UT
VA
AZ
TN
SC
DC
TX
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.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$84k · 10 repeat orgs$24k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
16

Total granted

$84k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+63%

Still filing today

80%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

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

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

’17’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsPublic BenefitFood & NutritionMembership BenefitReligionArts & CultureOther
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

  • FT
    FOR THE KIDS ORG
    4× · 2021–2024 · $19k · revenue +18%
  • C1
    CHP 11-99 FOUNDATION
    3× · 2020–2022 · $14k · revenue +36%
  • HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
    4× · 2020–2024 · $7k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • HM
    HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
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
Pets for Patriots Inc

The organization's mission is to transform the lives of veterans by helping them save an at risk shelter dog or cat, and to end all animal homelessness in the us and enrich the lives of men and women who serve, and have served our country.…

Animals
2
K9S for Warriors Research Institute Inc

Research and advocacy for veterans with post-traumatic stress and the prevention of veteran suicide.

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3
Hero Dogs Inc

Hero Dogs improves the quality of life of our nations heroes and enhances the services of community organizations by placing assistance dogs with customized training & lifetime support.

Human Services
4
Companions for Heroes

To champion public awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and challenges confronting our countrys heroes and rally support for shelter animal adoption by connecting heroes and companions.

Human Services
5
Pets for Vets Inc

Pets for Vets enriches the lives of veterans by creating a life-changing Super Bond with expertly selected and trained shelter or rescue pets. It provides ongoing expert support to ensure a reciprocal and thriving partnership at no cost to…

Public Benefit
6
Canines for Service Inc

CFS seeks to inspire veterans through life-changing canine partnerships.

Human Services
7
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
8
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation

The foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to honoring the lives of our fallen heroes. the foundation provides support and assistance to the families of chicago police officers who were killed or catastrophically injured in…

Arts & Culture
9
Leashes of Valor

Our organization's mission is to raise awareness for and provide physical aid and support to disabled us military veterans. our program covers a crucial gap in the industry-a veteran operated organization, that can assist veterans with…

Public Benefit
10
K9 Hurricane's Heroes Inc

K9 hurricane's heroes, a federally recognized, non-profit organization, provides "retired law enforcement and military dogs" with subsidized veterinary care so they can live a long and healthy life. often these incredible dogs are the…

Animals
11
Dogs Playing for Life Inc

Dogs playing for life is redefining the meaning and importance of quality of life for all sheltered dogs by improving their experience through playgroups and individualized training, resulting in urgent and responsible livesaving.

Animals
12
Fdd Action

FDD Action is a non-profit, non-partisan 504(c)4 organization established to advocate for effective policies to promote U.S. National Security and defend free nations.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Center for Individual Freedom; the most unlike its peers is Gentle Giants. 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

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 26 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/16
Grantees still filing
14/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: $25,100 · OtherMARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM: $5,000 · OtherHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUMIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSAN RAFAEL POLICE ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · OtherSAN RAFAEL POLICE ASSOCIATIONLaw Enforcement Legal Defense Fund: $2,750 · Other+11 more: $7,600 · Other+11 moreFOR THE KIDS ORG: $18,750 · Food & NutritionFOR THE KIDS ORGCHP 11-99 FOUNDATION: $13,500 · Membership BenefitCHP 11-99 FOUN…HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $7,250 · ReligionFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $6,000 · InternationalTIGER HAVEN INC: $2,000 · AnimalsPROJECT K9 HERO: $2,000 · AnimalsGENTLE GIANTS: $1,000 · Animals+1 more: $100 · AnimalsCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $2,000 · Philanthropy
Other$55,450Food & Nutrition$18,750Membership Benefit$13,500Religion$7,250International$6,000Animals$5,100Philanthropy$2,000

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 budgetFOR THE KIDS ORG: $18,750 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetCHP 11-99 FOUNDATION: $13,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $7,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLaw Enforcement Legal Defense Fund: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTIGER HAVEN INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT K9 HERO: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGENTLE GIANTS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPACIFIC BATTLESHIP CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCops Direct: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCORRIE TEN BOOM FELLOWSHIP: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARIN HUMANE SOCIETY: $100 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.

Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN8.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · 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 Wolf Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wolf Charitable 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%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    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 26 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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