Virginia · Private foundation
Arenstein Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $39k
- Granted FY2020
- 30
- Grants FY2020
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 39%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
98% of Arenstein Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to The Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Arenstein Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 22 organizations, $39k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $250
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $12,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 32
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 8
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 39% of the organizations Arenstein Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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 | 28 | $39k | 39% |
| FY2019 | 27 | $84k | 19% |
| FY2018 | 24 | $81k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 32 | $92k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
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 FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Repertory Theatre | $48,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Jewish Community Federation of Richmond | $34,850 | 4 | 0% |
| The Visual Arts Center of Richmond | $23,990 | 4 | 1% |
| Virginia Capitol Foundation | $15,100 | 4 | 1% |
| Medical College of Va Foundation | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Richmond Symphony | $4,750 | 4 | 0% |
| Virginia Public Access Project | $4,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Vpm Media Corporation | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Richmond Hebrew Day School | $2,525 | 3 | 0% |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 38 grantees
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($133k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Arenstein Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: The Community Foundation Inc · Robins Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Carmax Foundation · Virginia Nonprofit Housing Coalition · The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation · The Reinhart Foundation · Herndon Foundation · Richmond Memorial Health Foundation · Pga Tour Charities Inc · Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · Kathryn & W H Schwarzschild Fund
How this is measured
About Arenstein Foundation
- How much does Arenstein Foundation give?
- Arenstein Foundation reported 30 grants totaling $39,245 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 32 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Arenstein Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (69%), Arts & Culture (12%), Health (2%).
- Who are Arenstein Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Virginia Repertory Theatre ($48k), Jewish Community Federation of Richmond ($35k), The Visual Arts Center of Richmond ($24k).
- Does Arenstein Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Arenstein 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 Arenstein Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation Inc, Robins Foundation, Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation.
- Where is Arenstein Foundation based?
- Arenstein Foundation is based in VA.
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