Washington · Private foundation
Cherish International
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.
- $27k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,310
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $11,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 8
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $471k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Cherish International funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 | 9 | $27k | 89% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $26k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $26k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $20k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helping Hands Ministries Internatio | $26,600 | 4 | 1% |
| Candlelighters of New York City Inc | $9,160 | 3 | 1% |
| Kaylees Legocy | $7,100 | 2 | 5% |
| The Childrens Storefront | $4,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Wes Strong Foundation | $3,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Missio Christi Network | $3,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Take the Next Step | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peace Lutheran Church | $2,400 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($41k), not named here.
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: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Cherish International
- How much does Cherish International give?
- Cherish International reported 9 grants totaling $27,015 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 8 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Cherish International fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (26%), Religion (22%), Health (19%).
- Who are Cherish International's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Helping Hands Ministries Internatio ($27k), Candlelighters of New York City Inc ($9k), Kaylees Legocy ($7k).
- Does Cherish International fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Cherish International 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 Cherish International?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Cherish International based?
- Cherish International is based in WA.
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