Wisconsin · Private foundation
August G Barkow Family Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $7k
- Granted FY2018
- 8
- Grants FY2018
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
95% of August G Barkow Family Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year August G Barkow Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $7k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $250
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $2,720
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 88% of the organizations August G Barkow Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 98% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 8 | $7k | 88% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifestriders Inc | $2,720 | 1 | 0% |
| Harvest Bible Chapel | $1,750 | 1 | n/a |
| University Lake School Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Inland Lake Yachting Associationin | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| North Lake Sailing School Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| 1st Congregation Church Wauwa | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Pine Lake Sailing School Inc | $75 | 1 | 0% |
| Kettle Moraine Garden Club Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($18k), 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.
Open a dossier: Windhover Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About August G Barkow Family Foundation
- How much does August G Barkow Family Foundation give?
- August G Barkow Family Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $6,645 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does August G Barkow Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (81%), Education (9%), Religion (5%).
- Who are August G Barkow Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Lifestriders Inc ($3k), Harvest Bible Chapel ($2k), University Lake School Inc ($500).
- Does August G Barkow Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does August G Barkow 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 August G Barkow Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Windhover Foundation Inc, Baird Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is August G Barkow Family Foundation based?
- August G Barkow Family Foundation is based in WI.
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