Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Council on Foundations Inc
The Council on Foundations fosters an environment where philanthropy can thrive and cultivates a community of diverse and skilled philanthropic professionals and organizations who lead with integrity, serve as ethical stewards and advocate for progress.
- $45k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $21k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $38M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Council on Foundations Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k 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 | 2 | $21k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $42k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $60k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $75k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $70k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $55k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Association of Community Foundations | $115,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Independent Sector | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Brookings Institution | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Philanthropy Roundtable | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The German Marshall Fund of the United States | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bread For The World Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bread for the World Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Philanthropy Colorado | $22,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Georgetown University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Association of Community Foundations | $115,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Independent Sector | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Brookings Institution | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Philanthropy Roundtable | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The German Marshall Fund of the United States | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bread For The World Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bread for the World Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Philanthropy Colorado | $22,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Georgetown University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cfleads | $5,805 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Council on Foundations Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
About Council on Foundations Inc
- How much does Council on Foundations Inc give?
- Council on Foundations Inc reported 2 itemized grants totaling $20,805, out of $44,575 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Council on Foundations Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (58%), Community Improvement (10%), Food & Nutrition (10%).
- Who are Council on Foundations Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Kansas Association of Community Foundations ($115k), Independent Sector ($50k), Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc ($50k).
- Does Council on Foundations Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Council on Foundations Inc based?
- Council on Foundations Inc is based in DC.
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