Texas · Public charity
First Chance Foundation
To financially and physically assist other non-profit organizations with the nurturing and development of disadvantaged children.
- $207k
- Granted FY2023
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $184k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $93,710
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 10
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 4
- Total assets, FY2023
- $613k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 80% of the organizations First Chance Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 91% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 10 | $184k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $19k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives Foundation | $93,710 | 1 | 23% |
| Boysville Inc | $15,660 | 2 | 0% |
| Trulight 127 Ministries Inc | $15,470 | 1 | 0% |
| St Judes Ranch for Children Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| J127 Ministry Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Construct A Kids Christmas | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| San Antonio Sports Foundation | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($32k), not named here.
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
About First Chance Foundation
- How much does First Chance Foundation give?
- First Chance Foundation reported 10 itemized grants totaling $183,657, out of $206,766 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 10 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does First Chance Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are Youth Development (46%), Human Services (37%), Housing & Shelter (5%).
- Who are First Chance Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives Foundation ($94k), Boysville Inc ($16k), Trulight 127 Ministries Inc ($15k).
- Does First Chance Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as First Chance Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is First Chance Foundation based?
- First Chance Foundation is based in TX.
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