Connecticut · Private foundation
Downey Family Foundation
Its FY2019 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
- 20
- Grants FY2018
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Downey Family Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Downey Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 14 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
- $1,250
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $6,100
- States reached, FY2018
- 7
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building One Community Corp | $6,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Opportunity House Inc | $2,650 | 1 | 11% |
| Las Trampas School Inc | $2,450 | 1 | 0% |
| Episcopal Academy | $2,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Stamford Public Education Foundation Inc | $2,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Homefront Inc | $2,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Hope House of Colorado | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Vacaville Public Education Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Enterprise for Youth | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building One Community Corp | $6,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Opportunity House Inc | $2,650 | 1 | 11% |
| Las Trampas School Inc | $2,450 | 1 | 0% |
| Episcopal Academy | $2,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Stamford Public Education Foundation Inc | $2,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Homefront Inc | $2,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Hope House of Colorado | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Vacaville Public Education Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Enterprise for Youth | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Northern California | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Back on My Feet | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Builders Beyond Borders | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| American Diabetes Association | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($4k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Downey 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: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Downey Family Foundation
- How much does Downey Family Foundation give?
- Downey Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $27,400 in its FY2018 IRS filing.
- What does Downey Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (95%), Human Services (2%), Education (1%).
- Who are Downey Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2018: Building One Community Corp ($6k), Opportunity House Inc ($3k), Las Trampas School Inc ($2k).
- Does Downey 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 Downey Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Downey Family Foundation based?
- Downey Family Foundation is based in CT.
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