Mississippi · Private foundation
Fourth Seed Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $799k
- Granted FY2018
- 10
- Grants FY2018
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 90%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $79,914
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $183,803
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 90% of the organizations Fourth Seed Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 90% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 10 | $799k | 90% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $500 | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound Baptist Association | $183,803 | 1 | n/a |
| International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention | $79,914 | 1 | n/a |
| North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Inc | $79,914 | 1 | n/a |
| Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International Inc | $63,932 | 1 | 1% |
| Home of Grace Corporation | $23,974 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($368k), 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About Fourth Seed Foundation
- How much does Fourth Seed Foundation give?
- Fourth Seed Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $799,143 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Fourth Seed Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Religion (79%), International (18%), Health (3%).
- Who are Fourth Seed Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Puget Sound Baptist Association ($184k), International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention ($80k), North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Inc ($80k).
- Does Fourth Seed Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 90% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Fourth Seed 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 Fourth Seed Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Fourth Seed Foundation based?
- Fourth Seed Foundation is based in MS.
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