Oregon · Private foundation
Brandsness Foundation
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.
- $224k
- Granted FY2018
- 8
- Grants FY2018
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
97% of Brandsness Foundation’s FY2018 grant dollars went to The Oregon Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $178,941
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 0% of the organizations Brandsness Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 6 | $8k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $10k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic Church | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Oregon Foundation | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ross Ragland Theater and Cultural C | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Klamath Trail Alliance | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($6k), not named here.
About Brandsness Foundation
- How much does Brandsness Foundation give?
- Brandsness Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $223,785 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Brandsness Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (93%), Education (3%), Religion (2%).
- Who are Brandsness Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Sacred Heart Catholic Church ($4k), University of Oregon Foundation ($3k), Ross Ragland Theater and Cultural C ($2k).
- Does Brandsness Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Brandsness 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.
- Where is Brandsness Foundation based?
- Brandsness Foundation is based in OR.
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