Connecticut · Private foundation
Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.8M
- Granted FY2018
- 17
- Grants FY2018
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 81%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $715,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 10
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 81% of the organizations Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 16 | $2.8M | 81% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $860k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
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 FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Foundation | $1,040,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Animal Cancer Foundation | $940,000 | 2 | 57% |
| Colorado State University Foundation | $243,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sierra Delta Inc | $210,000 | 1 | 35% |
| Empower Scholarship Fund | $190,000 | 1 | 23% |
| The University of Florida Foundation Inc | $169,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Morris Animal Foundation | $125,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Faithful Forgotten Best Friends | $50,000 | 1 | 21% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Foundation | $1,040,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Animal Cancer Foundation | $940,000 | 2 | 57% |
| Colorado State University Foundation | $243,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sierra Delta Inc | $210,000 | 1 | 35% |
| Empower Scholarship Fund | $190,000 | 1 | 23% |
| The University of Florida Foundation Inc | $169,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Morris Animal Foundation | $125,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Faithful Forgotten Best Friends | $50,000 | 1 | 21% |
| TeddyRox Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Urban Resource Institute | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rescue Ridge | $25,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue Inc | $5,100 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($385k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
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How this is measured
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About Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc
- How much does Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc give?
- Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc reported 17 grants totaling $2,832,400 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Education (51%), Health (25%), Animals (14%).
- Who are Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Ohio State University Foundation ($1.0M), Animal Cancer Foundation ($940k), Colorado State University Foundation ($243k).
- Does Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 81% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc 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 Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Network for Good, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc based?
- Blue Buffalo Foundation Inc is based in CT.
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