Illinois · Private foundation
Brandt Foundation Inc
THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES, FARMS AND FAMILIES WHERE AGRICULTURE IS A VITAL PART OF LIFE. Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $142k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 70%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $21,585
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 11
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $234k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 70% of the organizations Brandt Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k 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 | 16 | $142k | 56% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $75k | 70% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $200k | 64% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $136k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $102,701 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Progressive Agriculture Foundation | $37,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Central California Food Bank | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Ministries Inc | $21,585 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Tampa Bay Inc | $21,585 | 1 | 0% |
| Feeding America | $21,449 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln Land Community College Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Food Bank & Services of Plant City Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Land-Based Learning | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $102,701 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Progressive Agriculture Foundation | $37,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Central California Food Bank | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Ministries Inc | $21,585 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Tampa Bay Inc | $21,585 | 1 | 0% |
| Feeding America | $21,449 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln Land Community College Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Food Bank & Services of Plant City Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Land-Based Learning | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy Communities Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Kind Mouse Productions Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Tampa Metropolitan Area Young Men's Christian Association Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Abundant Life Ranch Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Illinois FFA Alumni Association | $5,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Marinda T Obeirne Crisis Nursery | $5,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Washington Street Mission Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys and Girls Club of Livingston County | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Illinois Foundation Future Farmers of America | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($174k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Brandt Foundation Inc 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.
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How this is measured
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About Brandt Foundation Inc
- How much does Brandt Foundation Inc give?
- Brandt Foundation Inc reported 16 grants totaling $141,670 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 11 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Brandt Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (29%), Education (28%), Public Safety & Disaster (18%).
- Who are Brandt Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($103k), University of Illinois Foundation ($40k), Progressive Agriculture Foundation ($38k).
- Does Brandt Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 70% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Brandt Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Brandt Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Levi Ray & Shoup Foundation, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Brandt Foundation Inc based?
- Brandt Foundation Inc is based in IL.
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