New Jersey · Private foundation
Bright Horizon Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3.7M
- Granted FY2018
- 11
- Grants FY2018
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
99% of Bright Horizon Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Bright Horizon Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 9 organizations, $4M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $200,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $1,300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 7
- Total assets, FY2018
- $112M
- 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 Bright Horizon 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 | 10 | $3.5M | 0% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $4.7M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | $3,950,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | $3,500,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $2,500,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc | $2,000,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $2,000,000 | 2 | 1% |
| International Crisis Group | $2,000,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $1,900,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Ploughshares Fund Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 16% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $600,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Brookings Institution | $500,000 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | $3,950,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | $3,500,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $2,500,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc | $2,000,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $2,000,000 | 2 | 1% |
| International Crisis Group | $2,000,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $1,900,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Ploughshares Fund Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 16% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $600,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Brookings Institution | $500,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | $300,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Trust for Public Land | $295,000 | 4 | 0% |
| William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Americares Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| NEO Philanthropy Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| American Indian College Fund | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.0M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bright Horizon Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Bright Horizon Foundation
- How much does Bright Horizon Foundation give?
- Bright Horizon Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $3,670,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Bright Horizon Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (58%), International (18%), Science & Tech (8%).
- Who are Bright Horizon Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc ($4.0M), Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation ($3.5M), Wildlife Conservation Society ($2.5M).
- Does Bright Horizon Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Bright Horizon 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bright Horizon Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Bright Horizon Foundation based?
- Bright Horizon Foundation is based in NJ.
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