Oregon · Private foundation
Arthur M James Family 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.
- $60k
- Granted FY2020
- 12
- Grants FY2020
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
66% of Arthur M James Family Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Arthur M James Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $60k. 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
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 67% of the organizations Arthur M James Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 65% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 35% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k 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 | 12 | $60k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $100k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $50k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $60k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of Whitman College | $131,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbia Land Trust | $117,900 | 1 | 0% |
| Race Md | $110,836 | 2 | n/a |
| North Olympic Land Trust | $18,100 | 2 | 1% |
| Farestart | $16,666 | 2 | 0% |
| Jefferson Land Trust | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $10,836 | 1 | 0% |
| Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition - TAG | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of Whitman College | $131,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbia Land Trust | $117,900 | 1 | 0% |
| Race Md | $110,836 | 2 | n/a |
| North Olympic Land Trust | $18,100 | 2 | 1% |
| Farestart | $16,666 | 2 | 0% |
| Jefferson Land Trust | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | $10,836 | 1 | 0% |
| Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition - TAG | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Casa Latina | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| North Coast Land Conservancy Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Homer Community Food Pantry | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| South Peninsula Haven House Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Macdonald Center | $4,164 | 1 | 0% |
| Clatsop Community Action | $4,164 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwest Harvest Emm | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Union Gospel Mission | $2,082 | 1 | n/a |
| Albertina Kerr Centers | $2,082 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($55k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Arthur M James Family Foundation 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: The Oregon Community Foundation · M J Murdock Charitable Trust · Seattle Foundation · Land Trust Alliance Inc · Meyer Memorial Trust · The US Charitable Gift Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Arthur M James Family Foundation
- How much does Arthur M James Family Foundation give?
- Arthur M James Family Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $60,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Arthur M James Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (49%), Environment (16%), Health (13%).
- Who are Arthur M James Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Board of Trustees of Whitman College ($131k), Columbia Land Trust ($118k), Race Md ($111k).
- Does Arthur M James Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Arthur M James Family 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 Arthur M James Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, M J Murdock Charitable Trust, Seattle Foundation.
- Where is Arthur M James Family Foundation based?
- Arthur M James Family Foundation is based in OR.
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