Texas · Private foundation
Fossil Run 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.
- $152k
- Granted FY2020
- 6
- Grants FY2020
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
77% of Fossil Run Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Network For Good, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 4 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, FY2020
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $77,250
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- 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, 100% of the organizations Fossil Run Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k 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 | 4 | $35k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $11k | 83% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $6k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Three Square | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North Texas Food Bank | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Public Radio Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Black Fret Dba Sonic Guild | $1,600 | 1 | 0% |
| The International Dark-Sky Association Inc | $1,030 | 1 | 0% |
| East Side Youth Services and Street Outreach Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($2k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Fossil Run Foundation supplied at peak.
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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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Fossil Run Foundation
- How much does Fossil Run Foundation give?
- Fossil Run Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $152,250 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Fossil Run Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (69%), Food & Nutrition (18%), Arts & Culture (12%).
- Who are Fossil Run Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Capital of Texas Public Telecommunications Council ($12k), Three Square ($10k), North Texas Food Bank ($10k).
- Does Fossil Run Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Fossil Run 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 Fossil Run Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Fossil Run Foundation based?
- Fossil Run Foundation is based in TX.
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