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Youth Development Foundation at a glance

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Youth Development 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.

$64k
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0187% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$2.6MAnimals$418kEducation$101kHealth$52kCivil Rights$33kArts & Culture$25kYouth Development$22kHousing & Shelter$13kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k20 grants · $51k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $13k
$2,500
Median grant
8
States reached
$2.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS$12,500
MERCY FOR ANIMALS$6,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON FOUNDATION$5,000
WOODS HUMANE SOCIETY INC$3,000
ANIMAL ASSISTANCE LEAGUE$2,500
YOSEMITE FOUNDATION$2,500
ANIMAL PLACE SANCTUARY$2,500
SEA TURTLE CONSERVANCY$2,500
HUTCHINSON STREET CAT SOCIETY$2,500
BARK AVE FOUNDATION$2,500
PACIFIC MAMMAL CENTER$2,500
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY$2,500
PEACEFUL VALLEY DONKEY RESCUE$2,500
XERCES SOCIETY INC$2,000
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 (FY17–17, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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%SISTER SONG: $5k → 13%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

VT
NH
WA
MT
MN
NY
OR
NV
CA
UT
MO
VA
MD
NM
KS
TN
DC
AL
GA
TX
FL
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$804k · 50 repeat orgs$110k to everyone else

50 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2024, 34 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

50
30

Total granted

$804k
$97k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+51%
+66%

Still filing today

46%
27%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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
AnimalsEnvironmentEducationArts & CultureCivil RightsCrime & LegalOther
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

  • UO
    University of Nevada Reno Foundation
    6× · 2017–2022 · $75k · revenue +35%
  • MF
    MERCY FOR ANIMALS INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $44k · revenue +106%
  • BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $33k · revenue +31%

Funded once

  • SG
    SEVENTH GEN ADVISORS PRIMATE RESCUE
    one grant, 2020 · $6k
  • JM
    JOHN MUIR SOCIETY
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • CO
    CHURCH OF BIOCENTRISM FOR CAPT PAUL WATSON
    one grant, 2023 · $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
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
2
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
3
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
4
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
5
Panthera Corporation

Panthera's mission is the conservation of the world's 40 wild cat species, many of which are endangered or threatened. panthera develops, implements and oversees wild cat conservation strategies on a global scale.

Animals
6
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
7
International Primate Protection League

Protecting the world's remaining primates by monitoring and exposing illegal trade, supporting a worldwide network of overseas sanctuaries and ngo's, publicising the plight of abused primates, and operating a sanctuary for resued gibbons.

Animals
8
Humane World Action Fund

To pass animal protection laws, educate the public, and support humane candidates for office.

Animals
9
Forever Wild Wildlife Rescue
Animals
10
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
11
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
12
Center for Biological Diversity Inc

The center for biological diversity inc, works to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. we do so through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee; the most unlike its peers is Rancho Burro Donkey 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

37 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. 37 of the 86 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
29/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,487,038 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY+61 more: $513,991 · Other+61 moreMERCY FOR ANIMALS INC: $43,739 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $32,500 · AnimalsAnimal Place: $27,000 · AnimalsANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $22,500 · AnimalsXERCES SOCIETY INC: $17,000 · AnimalsTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $16,100 · AnimalsAlley Cat Allies Inc: $16,000 · AnimalsPacific Wildlife Care: $15,220 · AnimalsPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $12,500 · AnimalsBETTERTOGETHER FOREVER: $10,000 · Animals+6 more: $16,900 · AnimalsUniversity of Nevada Reno Foundation: $75,000 · EducationINDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK: $5,000 · EducationTREEPEOPLE INC: $20,000 · EnvironmentEARTHJUSTICE: $20,000 · EnvironmentENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER: $10,000 · EnvironmentSea Turtle Conservancy: $19,000 · InternationalHigher Heights Leadership Fund: $13,000 · Civil RightsSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $9,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$3,001,029Animals$229,459Education$80,000Environment$50,000International$19,000Civil Rights$13,000Crime & Legal$9,000

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 budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,487,038 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Nevada Reno Foundation: $75,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY FOR ANIMALS INC: $43,739 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $32,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Place: $27,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $22,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGREENPEACE INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $20,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetEARTHJUSTICE: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSea Turtle Conservancy: $19,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetCATALINA ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $17,000 over 6y, 11% of budgetXERCES SOCIETY INC: $17,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $16,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAlley Cat Allies Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLake Tahoe Wildlife Care Inc: $15,500 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetPacific Wildlife Care: $15,220 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetHigher Heights Leadership Fund: $13,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSIERRA CLUB: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBETTERTOGETHER FOREVER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAPTAIN PAUL WATSON FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSISTERSONG INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetINDIAN LAW RESOURCE CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPERFORMING ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAN AFRICAN SANCTUARY ALLIANCE INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWOODS HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE SEA LIONS INC DBA PACIFIC MARINE MAMMAL CENTER: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetRANCHO BURRO DONKEY SANCTUARY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFilm Forever Northwest dba Hollywood Theatre: $350 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 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗
  • Who funds University of Nevada Reno Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MERCY FOR ANIMALS INC ↗
  • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds Animal Place ↗
  • Who funds ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds GREENPEACE INC ↗
  • Who funds TREEPEOPLE INC ↗
  • Who funds EARTHJUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds Sea Turtle Conservancy ↗
  • Who funds CATALINA ISLAND HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds XERCES SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE ↗
  • Who funds Alley Cat Allies Inc ↗
  • Who funds Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Inc ↗
  • Who funds Pacific Wildlife Care ↗
  • Who funds Higher Heights Leadership Fund ↗
  • Who funds Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc ↗
  • Who funds SIERRA CLUB ↗
  • Who funds BETTERTOGETHER FOREVER ↗
  • Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE CENTER ↗
  • 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.

The Summerlee Foundat…The Pfizer Foundation…Silicon Valley Commun…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Paypal Charitable Giv…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…The Blackbaud Giving …American Endowment Fo…
The Summerlee FoundationTX13.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Summerlee Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment 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 Youth Development Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Youth Development Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 22%
  • Pan African Sanctuary Alliance Inc: 68% of income from government
  • Xerces Society Inc: 22% of income from government
  • Portland Institute for Contemporary Art: 5% of income from government
  • Sea Turtle Conservancy: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 86 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
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
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