Washington · Private foundation
Erickson Family Charitable Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.1M
- Granted FY2020
- 17
- Grants FY2020
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 24%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $1,200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 20
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 24% of the organizations Erickson Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $165k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 17 | $2.1M | 24% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $850k | 10% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $300k | 32% |
| FY2017 | 15 | $260k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Aquatic Complex Foundation | $1,500,000 | 3 | 59% |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | $310,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $230,000 | 4 | 0% |
| La Jolla Historical Society | $175,000 | 4 | 26% |
| Transcendence Theatre Company | $140,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Soc | $90,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Khan Academy Inc | $80,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | $50,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Sonoma Ecology Center | $50,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Direct Relief | $49,500 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Aquatic Complex Foundation | $1,500,000 | 3 | 59% |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | $310,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $230,000 | 4 | 0% |
| La Jolla Historical Society | $175,000 | 4 | 26% |
| Transcendence Theatre Company | $140,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Soc | $90,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Khan Academy Inc | $80,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Foss Waterway Seaport | $50,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Sonoma Ecology Center | $50,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Direct Relief | $49,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Santa Catalina Island Conservancy | $40,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Sonoma Land Trust | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| White Buffalo Land Trust | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mothers' Helpers Inc | $23,000 | 4 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $22,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mikeroweworks Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Wilderness Youth Project Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($613k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Erickson Family Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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: Marin Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Erickson Family Charitable Foundation with peer funders
About Erickson Family Charitable Foundation
- How much does Erickson Family Charitable Foundation give?
- Erickson Family Charitable Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $2,115,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Erickson Family Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (47%), Arts & Culture (13%), Social Science (9%).
- Who are Erickson Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: La Jolla Aquatic Complex Foundation ($1.5M), American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research ($310k), The Heritage Foundation ($230k).
- Does Erickson Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Erickson Family Charitable 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 Erickson Family Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marin Community Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Erickson Family Charitable Foundation based?
- Erickson Family Charitable Foundation is based in WA.
Play a game based on Erickson Family’s filings →