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Xie 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.

$38M
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$20M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

84% of Xie Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

5
’18
4
’19
2
’20
2
’21
2
’22
5
’23
2
’24

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, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$137MInternational$4.7MPhilanthropy$2.9MScience & Tech$950kRecreation & Sports$650kHealth$548kArts & Culture$97kCivil Rights$95kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $50k–250k9 grants · $1.2M
  • $250k+4 grants · $37M
$200,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.1B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Stanford University$19,782,860
Stanford University$11,925,388
Pinewood School$2,530,149
President and Fellows of Harvard Un$2,452,800
Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti$225,000
Pinewood School$223,733
American Junior Golf Association$200,000
UC Berkeley Foundation$187,700
UC Santa Cruz Foundation$100,000
UC Berkeley Foundation$100,000
Fortinet Inc 127633 sh$74,655
Pinewood School$60,000
Stanford University$50,000
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 4% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Stanford University Medical Center: $523k → 7%Pinewood School: $2.5M → 8%UC Berkeley Foundation: $205k → 10%Asian Art Museum: $97k → 10%Monterey Peninsula Foundation: $1.9M → 12%UC Santa Cruz Foundation: $100k → 13%Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti: $275k → 13%American Junior Golf Association: $250k → 7%Pinewood School: $230k → 8%UC Berkeley Foundation: $203k → 10%Monterey Peninsula Foundation: $1.0M → 12%UC Santa Cruz Foundation: $100k → 13%Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti: $225k → 13%American Junior Golf Association: $200k → 7%Pinewood School: $224k → 8%UC Berkeley Foundation: $200k → 10%Committee of 100: $57k → 17%Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti: $50k → 13%American Junior Golf Association: $200k → 7%Sacred Heart Schools: $280k → 7%Pinewood School: $70k → 8%UC Berkeley Foundation: $188k → 10%Sacred Heart Schools: $101k → 7%Pinewood School: $60k → 8%UC Berkeley Foundation: $100k → 10%Sacred Heart Schools: $100k → 7%Pinewood School: $50k → 8%Stanford University: $19.8M → 8%Stanford University: $15.2M → 8%Leland Stanford Junior University: $12.0M → 8%Stanford University: $11.9M → 8%Stanford University: $11.2M → 8%Leland Stanford Junior University: $10.2M → 8%Leland Stanford Junior University: $9.1M → 8%Stanford University: $6.6M → 8%Leland Stanford Junior University: $6.3M → 8%Stanford University: $6.2M → 8%Stanford University: $4.8M → 8%Stanford University: $4.3M → 8%Stanford University: $2.4M → 8%Stanford University: $2.1M → 8%Leland Stanford Junior University: $1.3M → 8%Stanford University: $666k → 8%Stanford University: $630k → 8%Stanford University: $517k → 8%Stanford University: $336k → 8%Leland Stanford Junior University: $165k → 8%Fortinet Inc 127633 sh: $75k → 8%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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$14M · 12 repeat orgs$927k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
7

Total granted

$14M
$853k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-17%
-7%

Still filing today

50%
43%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyRecreation & SportsHealthCivil RightsOther
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

  • PA
    President and Fellows of Harvard Un
    3× · 2022–2024 · $4.7M
  • PS
    Pinewood School
    5× · 2018–2024 · $3.2M
  • MP
    MONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION
    2× · 2022–2023 · $2.9M · revenue -58%

Funded once

  • SU
    Stanford University Medical Center
    one grant, 2020 · $523k
  • UO
    University of Miamigraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $200k · revenue +87%
  • AA
    ASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO
    one grant, 2018 · $97k · revenue -44%
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
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
2
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
3
William Marsh Rice University

As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to path breaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this…

Education
4
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
5
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
6
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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7
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
8
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
9
University of the Pacific

To provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.

Education
10
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
11
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
12
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Committee of 100 Inc; the most unlike its peers is American Junior Golf Association 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

11 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. 11 of the 22 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
5/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $131,540,552 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY+4 more: $840,000 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard Un: $4,724,369 · OtherPinewood School: $3,213,882 · OtherUC Berkeley Foundation: $895,756 · OtherKiss Institute for Practical Roboti: $550,000 · OtherStanford University Medical Center: $522,820 · OtherSACRED HEART SCHOOLS ATHERTON: $510,645 · Other+5 more: $124,655 · OtherMONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION: $2,945,690 · PhilanthropyAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $650,000 · Recreation & SportsASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $96,700 · Arts & CultureCOMMITTEE OF 100 INC: $85,000 · Arts & CulturePANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $25,000 · HealthStudents For Fair Admissions Inc: $10,000 · Civil Rights
Education$132,380,552Other$10,542,127Philanthropy$2,945,690Recreation & Sports$650,000Arts & Culture$181,700Health$25,000Civil Rights$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $131,540,552 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetMONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION: $2,945,690 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $650,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $400,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUC SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION: $200,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $96,700 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCOMMITTEE OF 100 INC: $85,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetNew York University: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStudents For Fair Admissions Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% 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.

  • Who funds THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds MONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds American Junior Golf Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds President and Fellows of Harvard College ↗
  • Who funds University of Miami ↗
  • Who funds UC SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO ↗
  • Who funds COMMITTEE OF 100 INC ↗
  • Who funds New York University ↗
  • Who funds PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds Students For Fair Admissions Inc ↗

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.

The Goldman Sachs Cha…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY13.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Xie Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Xie 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%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • University of Miami: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 22 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
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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