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Firestone Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.9M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
1
Grants FY2025
46
Organizations funded FY2024
35%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,926,552
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,926,552
Organizations funded a year
43 to 58
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 35% of the organizations Firestone Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureCivil RightsInternationalCrime & LegalPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving1$1.9M100%
FY202446$92k35%
FY202343$81k5%
FY202245$87k7%
FY202158$87k9%
FY202053$78k13%
FY201950$76k6%
FY201850$80k12%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$412kEducation$111kHealth$58kInternational$24kCivil Rights$19kCrime & Legal$12kHuman Services$10kPublic Safety & Disaster$6kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
IL
NY
MA
OH
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
NM
DC
HI
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of Firestone Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Miami Music Project Inc$80,00081%
Florida Grand Opera Inc$29,50082%
Seattle Opera$25,00070%
The George Washington University$23,50080%
Ascanio's Purse$23,500830%
El Pueblo Health Services Inc$20,00080%
New Mexico Philharmonic Inc$20,00080%
San Francisco Opera Association$20,00080%
Placitas Artists Series Inc$19,50083%
Oberlin College$19,00080%
Outpost Productions Inc$16,50080%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$16,50080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$15,50080%
Houston Grand Opera Association Inc$15,00070%
Ensemble Music New Mexico$13,50081%
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence$9,00060%
Seraphic Fire Inc$8,00080%
Cia Officers Memorial Foundation$8,00080%
American Music Project$8,0008n/a
South Florida Public Media Group Inc$7,20050%
Shake a Leg Miami Inc$7,00070%
Placitas Community Library$6,50082%
Opera Southwest$5,00050%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$4,00080%
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence$4,00040%
Chicago Opera Theater$4,00070%
Family Voices$3,00050%
World Central Kitchen Inc$3,00030%
Seeds of Peace Inc$3,00060%
Gablestage Inc$3,00030%
Pediatric Cancer Foundation$2,50050%
Trustees of Deerfield Academy$2,50050%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$2,50010%
International Rescue Committee INC$2,00010%
The American General Media Foundation$2,00040%
Olga Kern International Piano Competition Inc$1,50030%
Craft Emergency Relief Fund Inc$1,50030%
Albany Symphony Orchestra Inc$1,00010%
Rocky Ridge Music Center Foundation$1,00010%
South Florida Pbs Inc$1,00010%
Albuquerque Chamber Soloists Inc$1,00025%
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program$1,00010%
New Mexico Jazz Workshop Inc$1,00020%
Washington National Opera$1,00010%
Signature Theatre Inc$50010%
Animal Humane Association of New Mexico Inc$50010%
Soli Deo Gloria Inc$50010%
Libros for Kids Inc$50010%
1st Stage Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 45 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Firestone Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 48 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMiami Music Project Inc: $80,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetFlorida Grand Opera Inc: $29,500 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetSeattle Opera: $25,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $23,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAscanio's Purse: $23,500 over 8y, 30% of budgetEl Pueblo Health Services Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetNew Mexico Philharmonic Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSan Francisco Opera Association: $20,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPlacitas Artists Series Inc: $19,500 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetOberlin College: $19,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOutpost Productions Inc: $16,500 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $16,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $15,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $15,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEnsemble Music New Mexico: $13,500 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetGiffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSeraphic Fire Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCia Officers Memorial Foundation: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Florida Public Media Group Inc: $7,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetShake a Leg Miami Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetPlacitas Community Library: $6,500 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetOpera Southwest: $5,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $4,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBrady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Opera Theater: $4,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Voices: $3,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSeeds of Peace Inc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGablestage Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPediatric Cancer Foundation: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Deerfield Academy: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American General Media Foundation: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOlga Kern International Piano Competition Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCraft Emergency Relief Fund Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAlbany Symphony Orchestra Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRocky Ridge Music Center Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Florida Pbs Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlbuquerque Chamber Soloists Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetAlbuquerque Youth Symphony Program: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Mexico Jazz Workshop Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWashington National Opera: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSignature Theatre Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Humane Association of New Mexico Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoli Deo Gloria Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLibros for Kids Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget1st Stage Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 48.

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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.

Albuquerque Community FoundationNM27.4× affinity11 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Firestone Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Firestone Family Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Firestone Family Foundation Inc

How much does Firestone Family Foundation Inc give?
Firestone Family Foundation Inc reported 1 grants totaling $1,926,552 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 43 and 58 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Firestone Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (62%), Education (17%), Health (9%).
Who are Firestone Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Miami Music Project Inc ($80k), Florida Grand Opera Inc ($30k), Seattle Opera ($25k).
Does Firestone Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Firestone Family Foundation Inc 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 Firestone Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Albuquerque Community Foundation, Ibm International Foundation, Music Guild of New Mexico.
Where is Firestone Family Foundation Inc based?
Firestone Family Foundation Inc is based in VA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 94 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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