Illinois · Public charity
Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef
Foundry educational foundation strenghtens the metal casting industry by supporting unique partnerships among students, educators, and industry, helping today's students become tomorrow's leaders.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 18%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $212k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $9,403
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $67,146
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 17
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 11
- Total assets, FY2025
- $13M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $203k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $325k | 18% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $124k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $163k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $121k | 14% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $86k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $221k | 31% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $187k | 75% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin | $570,993 | 9 | n/a |
| Michigan Tech University | $133,328 | 8 | n/a |
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | $94,707 | 9 | 0% |
| Pittsburg State University | $80,905 | 8 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $66,915 | 7 | n/a |
| Georgia Southern University | $56,823 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University | $44,525 | 6 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $42,714 | 6 | n/a |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $42,161 | 4 | n/a |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin | $570,993 | 9 | n/a |
| Michigan Tech University | $133,328 | 8 | n/a |
| California Polytechnic State University Foundation | $94,707 | 9 | 0% |
| Pittsburg State University | $80,905 | 8 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $66,915 | 7 | n/a |
| Georgia Southern University | $56,823 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Michigan University | $44,525 | 6 | n/a |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | $42,714 | 6 | n/a |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $42,161 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Northern Iowa | $40,673 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $37,477 | 1 | n/a |
| Kent State University | $35,157 | 4 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $32,018 | 4 | n/a |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $27,648 | 4 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $25,787 | 4 | n/a |
| Trine University | $25,186 | 3 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $16,395 | 2 | n/a |
| Arizona State University | $12,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas State University | $10,927 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Northern Iowa Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas State University Development Foundation | $5,576 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($31k), 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.
Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation
How this is measured
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About Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef
- How much does Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef give?
- Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef reported 15 itemized grants totaling $211,570, out of $1,133,591 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 17 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (94%), Employment (5%), Science & Tech (1%).
- Who are Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Wisconsin ($571k), Michigan Tech University ($133k), California Polytechnic State University Foundation ($95k).
- Does Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association, Folds of Honor Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation.
- Where is Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef based?
- Foundry Educational Foundation Dba Fef is based in IL.
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