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Women Helping Youth

To support charitable projects in the greater los angeles area, that target unmet needs to improve the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of children and young adults and to carry on other charitable activities associated with this goal as permitted by law.

$36k
Granted FY2024still arriving
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Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$36k
Largest
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What it funded, over time

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

Youth Development$268kHealth$194kEducation$149kArts & Culture$83kHuman Services$74kRecreation & Sports$38kHousing & Shelter$22kCommunity Improvement$21k
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$36,130
Median grant
1
States reached
$44k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
REDISCOVER CENTER INC$36,130
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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 (FY17–24, $136k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%EXCEPTIONAL CHILDRENS FND: $13k → 14%ANGEL CITY SPORTS: $15k → 14%REDISCOVER CENTER INC: $36k → 14%SHAREFEST COMMUNITY DEVELPMNT: $24k → 14%JOVENES INC: $22k → 14%ALL PEOPLES COMMUNITY CENTER: $25k → 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 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.

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All About Kids La
Philanthropy
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Allies for Every Child Inc

All children need a childhood. Allies for Every Child brings together and strengthens families, cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life. (Continues on Schedule O)

Human Services
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Da Vinci Schools La County

Da Vinci Schools: LA County consists of a public charter school, RISE High, which exists to provide our students an individualized education through the coalescence of their personal and professional goals, their interests, and the…

Education
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Wellnest Emotional Health & Wellness

Through a holistic approach to emotional well-being, Wellnest offers hope, healing, and opportunity to the children, young adults, families, and communities we serve. Our commitment remains steadfast as we enter our second century of…

Human Services
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Achievekids

Achievekids schools provide individualized and multi-disciplinary programs that deliver special education, mental health, and family support services for students ages 5 to 22 who have complex and often severe developmental, emotional, and…

Education
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Wayfinder Family Services

The mission of Wayfinder Family Services is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Founded in 1953 as the Foundation for the Junior Blind, the organization initially enabled visually…

Human Services
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Inner-City Arts

Inner-city arts believes that the arts and creativity are transformational, and we envision a society that honors the human capacity for creativity, and values its cultivation in the education of young people. inner-city arts uses arts…

Arts & Culture
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Drew Child Development Corporation

Preparing the children of watts-willowbrook, compton, and south los angeles to succeed and thereby strengthen our community's future

Human Services
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Los Angeles Team Mentoring Inc

Los Angeles Team Mentorings (LATM) mission is to guide middle school students growing up in challenging urban environments to recognize and reach their full potential. See Schedule O for more details.

Youth Development
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Linda Vista Children's Center

We help children discover a way of dealing with life that is realistic, comfortable, and satisfying. Self-confidence is nurtured as children learn to rely on themselves and each other. The noncompetitive environment is one that allows each…

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Trauma Informed La
Civil Rights
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The Los Angeles Child Development Center

The los angeles child development center (lacdc) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide accessible, affordable mental health services to children who could otherwise not afford them.programs lacdc at camino nuevo charter…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Child Development Institute; the most unlike its peers is Access Books. 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

33 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. 33 of the 34 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/33
Grantees still filing
22/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

A PLACE CALLED HOME: $45,000 · OtherA PLACE CALLED HOMEYOUTH EMERGING STRONGER: $35,000 · OtherYOUTH EMERGING STRONGERPF Bresee Foundation: $32,000 · OtherPF Bresee FoundationBoys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley: $27,100 · OtherBoys & Girls Club of West San Ga…PEDIATRIC THERAPY NETWORK: $24,515 · OtherPEDIATRIC THERAPY NETWORKLos Alamitos Youth Center: $20,850 · OtherLos Alamitos Youth CenterEL NIDO FAMILY CENTERS: $13,060 · OtherEL NIDO FAMILY CENTERSCAMP DEL CORAZON INC: $22,500 · OtherCAMP DEL CORAZON INCLEGACY LA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CORP: $15,100 · OtherLEGACY LA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CORP+1 more: $5,599 · OtherACCESS BOOKS: $86,900 · EducationACCESS BOOKSGABRIELLA CHARTER SCHOOLS: $21,600 · EducationGABRIELLA CHARTER SCH…The Blind Childrens Center Inc: $20,374 · EducationThe Blind Childrens C…HAMBURGER HOME: $20,000 · EducationHAMBURGER HOMEEMPOWHER INSTITUTE INC: $10,563 · EducationEMPOWHER INSTITUTE IN…REDISCOVER CENTER INC: $36,130 · Human ServicesREDISCOVER CENTER …ALL PEOPLES COMMUNITY CENTER: $25,053 · Human ServicesALL PEOPLES COMMUN…Sharefest Community Development Inc: $24,158 · Human ServicesSharefest Communit…JOVENES INC: $22,056 · Human ServicesJOVENES INCAngel City Alliance: $15,000 · Human ServicesAngel City Allianc…EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $13,350 · Human ServicesEXCEPTIONAL CHILDR…WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER: $50,000 · HealthWESTSIDE FAMILY H…CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $30,000 · HealthCHILD DEVELOPMENT…VISION TO LEARN: $21,718 · HealthVISION TO LEARNOptimist Boys' Home and Ranch Inc: $20,310 · HealthOptimist Boys' Ho…MAKE GOOD INC: $9,275 · HealthMAKE GOOD INCFERNANDO PULLUM COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER: $25,723 · Arts & CultureFERNANDO PULLUM …GET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC: $23,024 · Arts & CultureGET LIT - WORDS …WHITE HALL ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $21,118 · Arts & CultureWHITE HALL ARTS …THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS THEATRE COMPANY: $17,980 · Arts & CultureTHE UNUSUAL SUSP…California Dance Institute: $17,800 · Arts & CultureCalifornia Dance…Project Miracle: $14,918 · Arts & CultureProject MiracleCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: $31,106 · Community ImprovementFILM2FUTURE: $30,000 · Youth Development
Other$240,724Education$159,437Human Services$135,747Health$131,303Arts & Culture$120,563Community Improvement$31,106Youth Development$30,000

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 budgetACCESS BOOKS: $86,900 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetWESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetA PLACE CALLED HOME: $45,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetREDISCOVER CENTER INC: $36,130 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetPF Bresee Foundation: $32,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: $31,106 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFILM2FUTURE: $30,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetCHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley: $27,100 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFERNANDO PULLUM COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER: $25,723 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetALL PEOPLES COMMUNITY CENTER: $25,053 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPEDIATRIC THERAPY NETWORK: $24,515 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSharefest Community Development Inc: $24,158 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetGET LIT - WORDS IGNITE INC: $23,024 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCAMP DEL CORAZON INC: $22,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetJOVENES INC: $22,056 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetVISION TO LEARN: $21,718 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGABRIELLA CHARTER SCHOOLS: $21,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWHITE HALL ARTS ACADEMY FOUNDATION: $21,118 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetLos Alamitos Youth Center: $20,850 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe Blind Childrens Center Inc: $20,374 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOptimist Boys' Home and Ranch Inc: $20,310 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHAMBURGER HOME: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS THEATRE COMPANY: $17,980 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetCalifornia Dance Institute: $17,800 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetLEGACY LA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CORP: $15,100 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAngel City Alliance: $15,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetProject Miracle: $14,918 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $13,350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEL NIDO FAMILY CENTERS: $13,060 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEMPOWHER INSTITUTE INC: $10,563 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMAKE GOOD INC: $9,275 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPOPSTHECLUBCOM INC: $5,599 over 1y, 2.9% 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.

California Community …The Ahmanson Foundati…The Ralph M Parsons F…The Annenberg Foundat…Weingart FoundationThe Rose Hills Founda…The Green FoundationKaiser Foundation Hos…The Mark Hughes Found…The California Endowm…Gary E Milgard Family…The Play Equity Fund
California Community FoundationCA43.2× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · The Green Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Mark Hughes Foundation · The California Endowment · Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori · The Play Equity Fund

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 Women Helping Youth funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Women Helping Youth. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    16report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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.
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    How do I get to Women Helping Youth?

    Find your warmest path to Women Helping Youth 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.

    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 34 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 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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