Delaware · Private foundation
Edgar a Thronson Foundation
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.
- $131k
- Granted FY2022
- 9
- Grants FY2022
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
80% of Edgar a Thronson Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Eastside Community Learning Center Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Edgar a Thronson Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $131k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 3
- Total assets, FY2022
- $3.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 25% of the organizations Edgar a Thronson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 8 | $131k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $90k | 45% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $122k | 44% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $137k | 31% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $135k | 17% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $147k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll University Inc | $400,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Delaware Art Museum Inc | $200,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Kalmar Nyckel Foundation | $42,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Historical Society of Delaware | $26,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $23,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Humane Animal Partners | $11,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Faithful Friends Inc | $8,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Brandywine Valley Spca | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Edgemoor Community Center Inc | $5,600 | 4 | 0% |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | $3,058 | 7 | n/a |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll University Inc | $400,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Delaware Art Museum Inc | $200,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Kalmar Nyckel Foundation | $42,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Historical Society of Delaware | $26,700 | 5 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $23,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Humane Animal Partners | $11,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Faithful Friends Inc | $8,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Brandywine Valley Spca | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Edgemoor Community Center Inc | $5,600 | 4 | 0% |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | $3,058 | 7 | n/a |
| Delaware Humane Association | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Canaan Baptist Church | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Old Brandywine Village Inc | $500 | 2 | 1% |
| Leadership Delaware Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Junior Achievement of Delaware Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($172k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Edgar a Thronson 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.
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How this is measured
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About Edgar a Thronson Foundation
- How much does Edgar a Thronson Foundation give?
- Edgar a Thronson Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $130,500 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Edgar a Thronson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (64%), Arts & Culture (25%), Animals (7%).
- Who are Edgar a Thronson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Carroll University Inc ($400k), Delaware Art Museum Inc ($200k), Kalmar Nyckel Foundation ($42k).
- Does Edgar a Thronson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Edgar a Thronson 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 Edgar a Thronson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Delaware Community Foundation Inc, Donald & Martha Dewees Foundation, Crestlea Foundation Inc.
- Where is Edgar a Thronson Foundation based?
- Edgar a Thronson Foundation is based in DE.
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