Oregon · Private foundation
Clarke Family Foundation
Its FY2023 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 FY2018
- 8
- Grants FY2018
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
72% of Clarke Family Foundation’s FY2023 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. FY2023 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Clarke Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 8 organizations, $27k. 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
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 8
- 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, 88% of the organizations Clarke Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 81% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 8 | $27k | 88% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $47k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Freedom for Great Apes Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Chimps Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Cascades Academy of Central Oregon | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sustainability Institute Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 2% |
| De la Salle North Catholic High School | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Coast Equine Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Forest Park Conservancy | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University at Albany Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| House Call Providers Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Freedom for Great Apes Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Chimps Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Cascades Academy of Central Oregon | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sustainability Institute Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 2% |
| De la Salle North Catholic High School | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Coast Equine Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Forest Park Conservancy | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University at Albany Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| House Call Providers Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch Co | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Fighters Association | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Charles Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($47k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Clarke Family 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: The Oregon Community Foundation · Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund · OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Clarke Family Foundation
- How much does Clarke Family Foundation give?
- Clarke Family Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $27,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Clarke Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (52%), Education (29%), Animals (11%).
- Who are Clarke Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Colorado State University Foundation ($30k), Freedom for Great Apes Inc ($20k), Chimps Inc ($20k).
- Does Clarke Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Clarke Family 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 Clarke Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund, OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation.
- Where is Clarke Family Foundation based?
- Clarke Family Foundation is based in OR.
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