California · Private foundation
Downing Family Operating Foundation
- $2k
- Granted FY2023
- 2
- Grants FY2023
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $1,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Downing Family Operating Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2 | $2k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $131k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $1k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $1k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $3k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Astronomy Association | $12,204 | 1 | 30% |
| Museum of Photographic Arts | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Balboa Park Cultural Partnership | $4,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Bishop School | $1,310 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Society of Natural History | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Syrian Community Network | $800 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($114k), 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: Downing Family Foundation · The San Diego Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Downing Family Operating Foundation
- How much does Downing Family Operating Foundation give?
- Downing Family Operating Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $2,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Downing Family Operating Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Science & Tech (91%), Arts & Culture (7%), Education (1%).
- Who are Downing Family Operating Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: San Diego Astronomy Association ($12k), Museum of Photographic Arts ($5k), Balboa Park Cultural Partnership ($4k).
- Does Downing Family Operating Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Downing Family Operating Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Downing Family Foundation, The San Diego Foundation, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Downing Family Operating Foundation based?
- Downing Family Operating Foundation is based in CA.
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