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Young 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
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2024.

Health$37kArts & Culture$14kInternational$11kEducation$11kHuman Services$10kReligion$5kHousing & Shelter$5kFood & Nutrition$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$600
Median grant
4
States reached
$270k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VHL ALLIANCE$2,779
BRAZIL FOUNDATION$2,750
Planned Parenthood AZ$1,188
Patronato San Xavier$1,000
MECP2 Duplication Foundation$1,000
Youth on Their Own$900
Chrons & Colitis Foundation of America$600
Pima Council on Aging$600
SISTER JOSE WOMENS CENTER$500
Breast Cancer Research Foundation$500
SO OTHERS MIGHT EAT$379
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC$367
EDGE HIGH SCHOOL$200
Primavera Foundation$200
Community Food Bank$200
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 (FY17–24, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%YOLO CRISIS NURSERY: $1k → 16%SHWACHMAN-DIAMOND SYNDROME FOUNDATION: $1k → 11%Pima Council on Aging: $600 → 15%Youth on Their Own: $900 → 15%Youth on Their Own: $1k → 15%Youth on Their Own: $600 → 15%Youth on Their Own: $550 → 15%Youth on Their Own: $550 → 15%Youth on Their Own: $500 → 15%Youth on Their Own: $200 → 15%Youth on Their Own: $200 → 15%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

IL
MI
NY
MA
IN
PA
CA
CO
MD
AZ
DC
AL
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.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$85k · 22 repeat orgs$19k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
16

Total granted

$85k
$18k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+5%

Still filing today

64%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $600 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthInternationalFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterArts & 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

  • VA
    VHL ALLIANCE INC
    5× · 2018–2024 · $9k · revenue +48%
  • BF
    BRAZIL FOUNDATION
    3× · 2020–2024 · $7k · revenue +95%
  • PS
    PATRONATO SAN XAVIER
    7× · 2017–2024 · $7k · revenue +70%

Funded once

  • NA
    NOAH'S ARK RESCUE PROJECT AND SANCTUARY
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue -8%
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR SCALABLE INNOVATIONSgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +78%
  • PL
    Polestar LGBT Community Center
    one grant, 2022 · $2k
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
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

The foundation for sarcoidosis research (fsr) is the leading international organization dedicated to finding a cure for sarcoidosis and improving care for sarcoidosis patients through research, education, and support. since its…

Philanthropy
2
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc

To end hunger and transform the health of our community by providing nourishment to those in need by acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies and by providing education to solve hunger and nutritional problems in…

Food & Nutrition
3
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
4
Extrafood

Food Rescue - The Organization rescues excess fresh food from Bay Area businesses, schools and non-profits and immediately delivers the food to safety net partners - such as senior housing centers, after-school programs, and homeless…

Food & Nutrition
5
The Sierra Fund

The Sierra Fund (TSF) is a non-profit organization with a mission to restore ecosystem and community resiliency in the Sierra Nevada.

Environment
6
Project Open Hand

Project Open Hand's mission is to improve health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable, caring for and educating our community.

Food & Nutrition
7
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

Mission statement: mission: caring for our patients first and our people always. vision: to be the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well. values: excellence - we deliver high-quality,…

Health
8
Sonoma Applied Village Services

Address the homeless crisis in California.

Housing & Shelter
9
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County

Second harvest food bank's mission is to end hunger and malnutrition by educating and involving the community.

Food & Nutrition
10
The Fistula Foundation

Fistula Foundation works to end the suffering caused by the childbirth injury obstetric fistula by getting as many women treated as possible. Additionally, the Foundation is focused on increasing the number of trained obstetric fistula…

Health
11
San Francisco Casa

San Francisco CASA transforms the lives of children and youth traumatized and displaced in the foster care and related systems by providing one consistent, caring volunteer advocate, trained to address each childs needs in the court and…

Civil Rights
12
Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) connects people, ideas and resources to ensure equity and opportunity for all.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sierra Club Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Noah's Ark Rescue Project and Sanctuary. 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

26 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. 26 of the 39 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
17/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of Norte Dame: $7,016 · OtherUniversity of Norte DamePATRONATO SAN XAVIER: $7,000 · OtherPATRONATO SAN XAVIERChrons & Colitis Foundation of America: $6,500 · OtherChrons & Colitis Foundation of AmericaST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH: $4,834 · OtherST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCHEDGE HIGH SCHOOL: $3,250 · OtherEDGE HIGH SCHOOLPlanned Parenthood AZ: $2,488 · OtherPolestar LGBT Community Center: $2,000 · OtherRotary Foundation Intl: $1,883 · OtherRIPBEAMS: $1,882 · OtherNOAH'S ARK RESCUE PROJECT AND SANCTUARY: $2,260 · OtherFOUNDATION FOR SCALABLE INNOVATIONS: $2,150 · Other+14 more: $10,009 · Other+14 moreVHL ALLIANCE INC: $9,304 · HealthVHL ALLIANCE INCSPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $5,900 · HealthSPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATIO…MECP2 DUPLICATION FOUNDATION: $5,150 · HealthMECP2 DUPLICATION FOUN…BRAZIL FOUNDATION: $7,025 · InternationalBRAZIL FOUND…MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,567 · InternationalMEDECINS SAN…OXFAM-AMERICA INC: $500 · InternationalYOUTH ON THEIR OWN: $4,500 · Human ServicesYolo Crisis Nursery: $1,130 · Human ServicesSHWACHMAN-DIAMOND SYNDROME FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Human ServicesPima Council on Aging: $600 · Human ServicesThe Rogue Theatre: $6,000 · Arts & CultureThe Primavera Foundation Inc: $3,100 · Housing & ShelterSister Jose Women's Center: $1,500 · Housing & ShelterTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $2,650 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$51,272Health$20,354International$11,092Human Services$7,230Arts & Culture$6,000Housing & Shelter$4,600Public Safety & Disaster$2,650

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 budgetVHL ALLIANCE INC: $9,304 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetBRAZIL FOUNDATION: $7,025 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPATRONATO SAN XAVIER: $7,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rogue Theatre: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: $5,900 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMECP2 DUPLICATION FOUNDATION: $5,150 over 5y, 2.8% of budgetYOUTH ON THEIR OWN: $4,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,567 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Primavera Foundation Inc: $3,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $2,650 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNOAH'S ARK RESCUE PROJECT AND SANCTUARY: $2,260 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR SCALABLE INNOVATIONS: $2,150 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetST ANDREW'S CHILDREN'S CLINIC: $1,650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSister Jose Women's Center: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYolo Crisis Nursery: $1,130 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOLO FOOD BANK: $1,130 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Inc: $1,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSHWACHMAN-DIAMOND SYNDROME FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSOME INC: $729 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEXTENDED HANDS OF HOPE: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetExplorit Science Center: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOXFAM-AMERICA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $200 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.

  • Who funds VHL ALLIANCE INC ↗
  • Who funds BRAZIL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PATRONATO SAN XAVIER ↗
  • Who funds The Rogue Theatre ↗
  • Who funds SPONDYLITIS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds MECP2 DUPLICATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH ON THEIR OWN ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds The Primavera Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds NOAH'S ARK RESCUE PROJECT AND SANCTUARY ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION FOR SCALABLE INNOVATIONS ↗
  • Who funds ST ANDREW'S CHILDREN'S CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds Sister Jose Women's Center ↗
  • Who funds Yolo Crisis Nursery ↗
  • Who funds YOLO FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds Community Food Bank Inc ↗
  • Who funds SHWACHMAN-DIAMOND SYNDROME FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SOME INC ↗
  • Who funds Pima Council on Aging ↗
  • Who funds EXTENDED HANDS OF HOPE ↗
  • Who funds Explorit Science Center ↗
  • Who funds OXFAM-AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds Central Texas Food Bank Inc ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER 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.

Community Foundation …The Hs Lopez Family F…The Intuit FoundationArizona Community Fou…Connie Hillman Family…United Way of Tucson …Texas Instruments Fou…Shell USA Company Fou…Vanguard Charitable E…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…
Community Foundation for Southern ArizonaAZ19.5× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · The Hs Lopez Family Foundation · The Intuit Foundation · Arizona Community Foundation · Connie Hillman Family Foundation · United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Young Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Young 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 0%
  • Oxfam-America Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Young Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Young Foundation 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 39 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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