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Worah Family Foundation at a glance

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Worah Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$607k
Granted FY2023
15
Grants FY2023
4
States reached
$500k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2023.

Education$1.7MArts & Culture$253kPhilanthropy$145kEnvironment$43kHuman Services$40kHousing & Shelter$30kInternational$20kReligion$19kOther$0
02FY2023 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k9 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $75k
  • $250k+1 grant · $500k
$5,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$7.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$500,000
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$25,000
THINK TOGETHER$15,000
SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC$15,000
ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION$10,000
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE$10,000
S Khanyile$5,000
EKTAA CENTER$5,000
DHWANI ACADEMY OF PERCUSSION MUSIC IN THE UNITED S$5,000
LAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION$5,000
S Prajapati$5,000
S Mirfeizi$3,000
M Khan$1,500
CHINMAYA MISSION LOS ANGELES$1,000
FRIENDS OF SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN COUNTY PARKS$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–23, $70k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 57% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $15k → 11%SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $10k → 11%SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $10k → 11%ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION: $10k → 10%SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $5k → 11%ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION: $10k → 10%ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%ILLUMINATION FOUNDATION: $5k → 10%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

WA
IL
MI
NY
PA
NJ
CA
WV
VA
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.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 14 repeat orgs$92k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against -1% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
6

Total granted

$2.1M
$77k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
-1%

Still filing today

93%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $16k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalEnvironmentPublic BenefitOther
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

  • University of Chicago
    5× · 2019–2023 · $1.2M · revenue +25%
  • TT
    THINK TOGETHER
    5× · 2019–2023 · $292k · revenue +344%
  • IB
    IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE OPERATING CO
    3× · 2019–2022 · $229k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • TO
    TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $65k
  • JI
    JDRF INTERNATIONAL - NORTHWEST CHAPTER
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • CA
    CRY AMERICA - CHICAGO
    one grant, 2017 · $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.

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
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
2
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
3
University of La Verne

The university of la verne offers a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of traditional-age, adult, and graduate learners, preparing them for successful careers and a commitment to lifelong learning…

Education
4
Pitzer College

Pitzer College produces engaged socially responsible citizens of the world through an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary liberal arts education emphasizing social justice, intercultural understanding and environmental sensitivity.…

Education
5
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
6
Ucla Alumni Association

The mission of the ucla alumni association is to enrich the lives of alumni and involve them in the future of ucla.

Education
7
Los Angeles City College Foundation

We are committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and creating programs that drive change. by addressing students' basic needs, including food, housing, utilities, transportation, and healthcare, we enable low-income students to enroll,…

Education
8
The International School of San Francisco

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…

Education
9
University of California Student Association

The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is a coalition of students and student governments that aims to provide a collective voice for all students through advocacy and direct action. UCSA participates in the shared…

Education
10
Occidental College

See schedule othe mission of occidental college is to provide a gifted and diverse group of students with a total educational experience of the highest quality - one that prepares them for leadership in an increasingly complex,…

Education
11
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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12
Uc Berkeley Chicano Latino Alumni Association

Uc berkeley chicanx latinx alumni association (claa) engages current and prospective alumni with uc berkeley communities and each other to elevate the tradition of academic and professional excellence.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Orange County Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Ektaa Center. 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

18 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. 18 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
15/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Chicago: $1,155,000 · EducationUniversity of ChicagoTHINK TOGETHER: $291,700 · EducationTHINK TOGETHER+2 more: $67,500 · EducationPRATHAM USA: $170,000 · PhilanthropyPRATHAM USAORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $125,000 · PhilanthropyORANGE COUNTY …IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE OPERATING CO: $228,600 · Arts & CultureIRVINE BARC…+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureTRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: $65,000 · OtherChinmaya Mission Los Angeles: $18,500 · OtherEKTAA CENTER: $15,500 · OtherDHWANI ACADEMY OF PERCUSSION MUSIC IN THE UNITED S: $8,000 · OtherJDRF INTERNATIONAL - NORTHWEST CHAPTER: $5,000 · OtherS Prajapati: $5,000 · OtherS Khanyile: $5,000 · OtherHIAS INC: $15,000 · Other+6 more: $11,600 · OtherSAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesIllumination Health Home formerly The Illumination Foundation: $30,000 · Human ServicesLAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION: $42,500 · EnvironmentNEO Philanthropy Inc: $20,000 · Public Benefit
Education$1,514,200Philanthropy$295,000Arts & Culture$229,100Other$148,600Human Services$70,000Environment$42,500Public Benefit$20,000

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 budgetUniversity of Chicago: $1,155,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHINK TOGETHER: $291,700 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetIRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE OPERATING CO: $228,600 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetPRATHAM USA: $170,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $125,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLAFAYETTE COLLEGE: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION: $42,500 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetSAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $40,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetIllumination Health Home formerly The Illumination Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYUVA PRAGATI INC: $17,500 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetEKTAA CENTER: $15,500 over 4y, 4.3% of budgetHIAS INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEYE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LAGUNA BEACH: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLaguna Radio Inc: $500 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.

Orange County Communi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Orange County Community FoundationCA13.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Worah Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Worah Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 88%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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