Connecticut · Public charity
Arrl Foundation Inc
The organization's purpose is to advance the art, science, and societal benefits of the amateur radio service by awarding financial grants and scholarships to individuals and organizations in support of their charitable, educational, and scientific efforts.
- $1.5M
- Granted FY2023
- 31
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 31
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 97%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $503k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $12,801
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $36,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 31
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 22
- Total assets, FY2023
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 97% of the organizations Arrl Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 93% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 7% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $467k 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 | 31 | $503k | 97% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $48k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $110k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
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, 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 American Radio Relay League Inc | $110,425 | 1 | 1% |
| Amateur Radio on the International Space Station | $83,533 | 2 | 17% |
| Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Anchorage Amateur Radio Club | $25,000 | 1 | 38% |
| All Things Amateur Radio Association | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Orange County Amateur Radio Club Inc | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yavapai Amateur Radio Club | $20,440 | 1 | n/a |
| Durango Amateur Radio Club Inc | $11,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Meriden Amateur Radio Club Inc | $11,636 | 1 | n/a |
| Raleigh Amateur Radio Society Inc | $11,300 | 1 | 21% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The American Radio Relay League Inc | $110,425 | 1 | 1% |
| Amateur Radio on the International Space Station | $83,533 | 2 | 17% |
| Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Anchorage Amateur Radio Club | $25,000 | 1 | 38% |
| All Things Amateur Radio Association | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Orange County Amateur Radio Club Inc | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yavapai Amateur Radio Club | $20,440 | 1 | n/a |
| Durango Amateur Radio Club Inc | $11,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Meriden Amateur Radio Club Inc | $11,636 | 1 | n/a |
| Raleigh Amateur Radio Society Inc | $11,300 | 1 | 21% |
| Lapeer County Amateur Radio Association | $9,259 | 1 | n/a |
| Shreveport Amateur Radio Association | $9,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Newport County Radio Club | $7,975 | 1 | n/a |
| Forsyth Amateur Radio Club Inc | $6,045 | 1 | n/a |
| Andrew Johnson Amateur Radio Club Inc | $5,750 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($276k), not named here.
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
About Arrl Foundation Inc
- How much does Arrl Foundation Inc give?
- Arrl Foundation Inc reported 31 itemized grants totaling $502,597, out of $1,465,330 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 31 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Arrl Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (39%), Science & Tech (36%), Education (9%).
- Who are Arrl Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: The American Radio Relay League Inc ($110k), Amateur Radio on the International Space Station ($84k), Cape Ann Amateur Radio Association Inc ($25k).
- Does Arrl Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 97% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Arrl Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amateur Radio Digital Communications, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Arrl Foundation Inc based?
- Arrl Foundation Inc is based in CT.
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