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Amicus 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.

$78k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
10
Grants FY2024
4
Organizations funded FY2023
75%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
4 to 43
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$18M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 75% of the organizations Amicus Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 92% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 8% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationInternationalPublic BenefitHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving10$78k50%
FY20234$13k75%
FY20229$1.3M56%
FY202124$1.0M58%
FY202038$213k58%
FY201933$265k39%
FY201837$412k43%
FY201743$156kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$2.3MHealth$253kReligion$190kEducation$185kYouth Development$119kCivil Rights$108kInternational$86kRecreation & Sports$66kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
ID
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
NV
WY
IA
CT
CA
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Amicus Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
National Christian Foundation Inc$2,150,00031%
Bakersfield Crisis Pregnancy Center$105,400310%
Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation$97,60057%
Pacific Justice Institute$65,00041%
Moms in Prayer Int'l$60,00032%
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation$55,00040%
Cityserve Network$50,00010%
California Polytechnic State University Foundation$45,00030%
Right To Life Of Kern County$43,1005n/a
Kern County Youth for Christ$32,5002n/a
Dsc Foundation Inc$30,00014%
The Broom Tree Refuge$28,000510%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$28,00040%
Love Deaf Haiti$25,0001n/a
Bakersfield Arc Inc$25,00040%
California Agricultural Leadership Found$25,00031%
Compassion International Incorporated$24,10140%
Ripe for Harvest World Outreach$21,0004n/a
Kern Literacy Council$20,00043%
Standing With Hope Inc$13,00035%
Women at Risk International Inc$10,00010%
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Kern County$10,00021%
Samaritan's Purse$6,20020%
Wild Sheep Foundation$5,50030%
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan$5,00010%
Treasure State Foundation$5,00011%
Trigg - C M Russell Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Water for Wildlife Foundation$5,00012%
Garden Pathways Inc$5,00010%
Legacy Christian Academy$4,10010%
Honor Flight Inc$4,00010%
Kern Kiwanis Foundation Inc$3,0001n/a
St Francis School Foundation Inc$3,00019%
Outdoors For Our Heroes$3,00011%
The League of Dreams Inc$2,50011%
Children to Love International$2,20010%
Bakersfield Rescue Mission Dba the Mission at Kern County$2,00010%
Montana Hope Project Inc$1,80020%
InterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA$1,80010%
From Ashes to Beauty Inc$1,5001n/a
Charlie Russell Riders Foundation Inc$1,50025%
Campus Crusade for Christ Inc$1,5001n/a
Wreaths Across America$1,25020%
Conservation Force Inc$1,25020%
Assistance League of Bakersfield$1,10020%
Ennis Booster Club Inc$1,0001n/a
Country Christian School Inc$1,00010%
Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara$1,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,00010%
Citizens United$1,00010%
Riverlakes Community Church$1,0001n/a
Laurelglen Bible Church$5001n/a
Our Lady of Perpetual Help$5001n/a
Hoffmann Hospice of The Valley$50010%
Hope Center Inc$5001n/a
Montana Nonprofit Association$45020%
Golden Empire Gleaners Inc$30010%
Guideposts Foundation Inc$3001n/a
Healthy Alternatives to Violent Environm$10010%
Wounded Heroes Fund Kern County$10010%

Plus 61 recipients with no EIN on record ($472k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Amicus Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNational Christian Foundation Inc: $2,150,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetBakersfield Crisis Pregnancy Center: $105,400 over 3y, 10% of budgetMadison Valley Medical Center Foundation: $97,600 over 5y, 7.1% of budgetPacific Justice Institute: $65,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetMoms in Prayer Int'l: $60,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetUc Santa Barbara Foundation: $55,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCityserve Network: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Polytechnic State University Foundation: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDsc Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetThe Broom Tree Refuge: $28,000 over 5y, 10% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $28,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBakersfield Arc Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Agricultural Leadership Found: $25,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $24,101 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKern Literacy Council: $20,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetStanding With Hope Inc: $13,000 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetWomen at Risk International Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCourt Appointed Special Advocates of Kern County: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $6,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWild Sheep Foundation: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTreasure State Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetTrigg - C M Russell Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWater for Wildlife Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetGarden Pathways Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLegacy Christian Academy: $4,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHonor Flight Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Francis School Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetOutdoors For Our Heroes: $3,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe League of Dreams Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetChildren to Love International: $2,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBakersfield Rescue Mission Dba the Mission at Kern County: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMontana Hope Project Inc: $1,800 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetInterVarsity Christian FellowshipUSA: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharlie Russell Riders Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetWreaths Across America: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Force Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAssistance League of Bakersfield: $1,100 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCountry Christian School Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCancer Foundation of Santa Barbara: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHoffmann Hospice of The Valley: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMontana Nonprofit Association: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGolden Empire Gleaners Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealthy Alternatives to Violent Environm: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Heroes Fund Kern County: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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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.

Kern Community FoundationCA35.7× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kern Community Foundation · Dignity Health · The Skeet Varner Foundation · Bakersfield Memorial Hospital · The Virginia and Alfred Harrell Foundation · Robert Grimm Family Foundation · Diane S Lake Charitable Trust Lake Diane S Ttee · The Cynthia Lake Charitable Trust · Seedcore Foundation · Valley Strong Cu Fka Kern Schools Federal Credit Union · Blue Adobe Foundation · Semloh 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.

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About Amicus Foundation

How much does Amicus Foundation give?
Amicus Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $78,050 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 43 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Amicus Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (65%), Health (7%), Religion (5%).
Who are Amicus Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: National Christian Foundation Inc ($2.1M), Bakersfield Crisis Pregnancy Center ($105k), Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation ($98k).
Does Amicus Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Amicus Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Amicus Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kern Community Foundation, Dignity Health, The Skeet Varner Foundation.
Where is Amicus Foundation based?
Amicus Foundation is based in MT.

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 123 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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