Montana · Private foundation
Betts Family Foundaton
Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $20k
- Granted FY2018
- 3
- Grants FY2018
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 33% of the organizations Betts Family Foundaton funded were first-time grantees, receiving 75% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 3 | $20k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $18k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Veterans Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Montana Independent Living Project Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Helena Food Share Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Montana Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Angel Fund | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Explorationworks Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($8k), 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: Town Pump Charitable Foundation · Treacy Foundation · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · United Way of the Lewis and Clark Area Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Betts Family Foundaton
- How much does Betts Family Foundaton give?
- Betts Family Foundaton reported 3 grants totaling $20,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Betts Family Foundaton fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (40%), Health (13%), Youth Development (13%).
- Who are Betts Family Foundaton's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Montana Veterans Foundation Inc ($15k), Montana Independent Living Project Inc ($5k), Helena Food Share Inc ($3k).
- Does Betts Family Foundaton fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Betts Family Foundaton accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Betts Family Foundaton?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Town Pump Charitable Foundation, Treacy Foundation, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation.
- Where is Betts Family Foundaton based?
- Betts Family Foundaton is based in MT.
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