Virginia · Public charity
A Greater Cause Foundation
The A GREATER CAUSE FOUNDATION (agc) is dedicated to providing support grants to other 501(c)(3) organizations that fulfill scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service.
- $488k
- Granted FY2020
- 6
- Grants FY2020
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $120,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 5
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 33% of the organizations A Greater Cause Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $78k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 6 | $488k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $200k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $371k | 57% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $325k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Moving Forward Inc | $310,000 | 4 | 57% |
| Seal Legacy Foundation Inc | $280,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund | $250,000 | 2 | 8% |
| 360 Veterans | $200,000 | 3 | 95% |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | $131,334 | 3 | 0% |
| Veterans Resource Group | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christopher Coffland Memorial Fund Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc | $38,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Shep-Ty Embrace Game Changer | $35,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Texas National Guard Family Support Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Moving Forward Inc | $310,000 | 4 | 57% |
| Seal Legacy Foundation Inc | $280,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund | $250,000 | 2 | 8% |
| 360 Veterans | $200,000 | 3 | 95% |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | $131,334 | 3 | 0% |
| Veterans Resource Group | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christopher Coffland Memorial Fund Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc | $38,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Shep-Ty Embrace Game Changer | $35,000 | 1 | 27% |
| Texas National Guard Family Support Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 7% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
A Greater Cause Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About A Greater Cause Foundation
- How much does A Greater Cause Foundation give?
- A Greater Cause Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $488,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does A Greater Cause Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Human Services (45%), Public Benefit (23%), Education (18%).
- Who are A Greater Cause Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Veterans Moving Forward Inc ($310k), Seal Legacy Foundation Inc ($280k), Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund ($250k).
- Does A Greater Cause Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as A Greater Cause Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Network for Good, Paypal Charitable Giving Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is A Greater Cause Foundation based?
- A Greater Cause Foundation is based in VA.
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