Texas · Public charity
Blue Sky Educational Foundation
The organization was created to: (I) foster, promote and advance aviation, the physical or biological sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem) education by young people of all backgrounds; (ii) encourage interest and personal participation in aviation and related fields; and (iii) provide scholarships to middle school,…
- $66k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $17,882
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Blue Sky Educational Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $66k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $70k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $35k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $175k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $194k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $26k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Aircraft Association Inc | $176,491 | 6 | 0% |
| The Aopa Foundation Inc | $175,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Dallas Education Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Frontiers of Flight Museum Inc | $56,800 | 4 | 2% |
| Brooks Gives Back Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 11% |
| The Julia Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Jim Thompson Foundation | $17,882 | 1 | 8% |
| Experimental Aircraft Association | $13,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Inc | $10,760 | 1 | 0% |
| Radford University Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Aircraft Association Inc | $176,491 | 6 | 0% |
| The Aopa Foundation Inc | $175,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Dallas Education Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Frontiers of Flight Museum Inc | $56,800 | 4 | 2% |
| Brooks Gives Back Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 11% |
| The Julia Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Jim Thompson Foundation | $17,882 | 1 | 8% |
| Experimental Aircraft Association | $13,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Inc | $10,760 | 1 | 0% |
| Radford University Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation | $5,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Austin Street Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Blue Sky Educational 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: Jim Thompson Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Blue Sky Educational Foundation
- How much does Blue Sky Educational Foundation give?
- Blue Sky Educational Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $66,232 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Blue Sky Educational Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (30%), Public Safety & Disaster (28%), Education (21%).
- Who are Blue Sky Educational Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Experimental Aircraft Association Inc ($176k), The Aopa Foundation Inc ($175k), Dallas Education Foundation ($100k).
- Does Blue Sky Educational Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Blue Sky Educational Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jim Thompson Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Blue Sky Educational Foundation based?
- Blue Sky Educational Foundation is based in TX.
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