California · Private foundation
Emerson Family 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.
- $325k
- Granted FY2022
- 10
- Grants FY2022
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 63%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
93% of Emerson Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Bradley Impact Fund Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Emerson Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $325k. 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
- $42,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 4
- Total assets, FY2022
- $594k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 63% of the organizations Emerson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 46% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 54% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $131k 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 | $285k | 63% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $78k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $40k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $146k | 83% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $350k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Fund of Israel | $375,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Research - Eval - Promoting Org Respon & Transparency - Report - Inc | $80,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | $77,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Conservation Coalition Action Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Proclaiming Justice to the Nations Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Merona Leadership Foundation | $37,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of Elnet | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Moving Picture Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tribe Media Corp | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Reichman University Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Fund of Israel | $375,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Research - Eval - Promoting Org Respon & Transparency - Report - Inc | $80,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | $77,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Conservation Coalition Action Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Proclaiming Justice to the Nations Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Merona Leadership Foundation | $37,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of Elnet | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Moving Picture Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tribe Media Corp | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Reichman University Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ohr Hatorah | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Henry Jackson Society Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| David Horowitz Freedom Center | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Harkham-Gaon Academy | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| United Through Reading | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($839k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Emerson Family Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Jewish Communal Fund · The Milstein Family Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Goodman Family Supporting Foundation · David & Janet Polak Foundation · Hochberg Family Foundation · Donors Trust Inc · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust
How this is measured
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About Emerson Family Foundation
- How much does Emerson Family Foundation give?
- Emerson Family Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $325,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Emerson Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (74%), International (8%), Public Safety & Disaster (5%).
- Who are Emerson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Central Fund of Israel ($375k), Research - Eval - Promoting Org Respon & Transparency - Report - Inc ($80k), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ($77k).
- Does Emerson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Emerson 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 Emerson Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Milstein Family Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
- Where is Emerson Family Foundation based?
- Emerson Family Foundation is based in CA.
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