Washington, D.C. · Private foundation
Arcana Foundation Inc
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $68k
- Granted FY2023
- 3
- Grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 20
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Arcana Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | $68k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 20 | $1.2M | 50% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $585k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The DC Central Kitchen Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Thrive DC | $220,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Christ House | $200,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Samaritan Inns Inc | $135,000 | 3 | 1% |
| New Endeavors by Women | $108,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Iona Senior Services | $80,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Council for Court Excellence | $40,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Nashville Shakespeare Festival | $35,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Teens Run DC | $30,000 | 1 | 9% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The DC Central Kitchen Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Thrive DC | $220,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Christ House | $200,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Samaritan Inns Inc | $135,000 | 3 | 1% |
| New Endeavors by Women | $108,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Iona Senior Services | $80,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Council for Court Excellence | $40,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Nashville Shakespeare Festival | $35,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Teens Run DC | $30,000 | 1 | 9% |
| DC Policy Center | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| My Sister's Place Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Broadfutures Inc | $22,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Washington School for Girls | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Union Mission | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Washington DC Police Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Nick's Place Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($475k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Arcana Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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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.
Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · United Way of the National Capital Area · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · William S Abell Foundation Inc · Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee · John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation · Venable Foundation Inc · The Washington Home Inc · Joseph E & Marjorie B Jones Foundation Corporation · Corina Higginson Trust Co Laura Ford Trustee
How this is measured
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About Arcana Foundation Inc
- How much does Arcana Foundation Inc give?
- Arcana Foundation Inc reported 3 grants totaling $68,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 20 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Arcana Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (48%), Employment (18%), Human Services (11%).
- Who are Arcana Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: The DC Central Kitchen Inc ($300k), Thrive DC ($220k), Christ House ($200k).
- Does Arcana Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Arcana Foundation Inc 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 Arcana Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, Clark-Winchcole Foundation, Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company.
- Where is Arcana Foundation Inc based?
- Arcana Foundation Inc is based in DC.
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