Wisconsin · Private foundation
Erdman Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $93k
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Erdman Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $92,986
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $92,986
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 67% of the organizations Erdman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 3 | $15k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $75k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $3k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $28k | 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 FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telluride Science | $75,000 | 1 | 2% |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $35,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Center for Community Stewardship | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Usona Institute Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Red Caboose Child Care Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ice Boat Foundation Incorporated | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
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: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Erdman Foundation
- How much does Erdman Foundation give?
- Erdman Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $92,986 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Erdman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (39%), Science & Tech (31%), Education (15%).
- Who are Erdman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Telluride Science ($75k), University of Wisconsin Foundation ($36k), Center for Community Stewardship ($20k).
- Does Erdman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Erdman Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Erdman Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Erdman Foundation based?
- Erdman Foundation is based in WI.
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