Massachusetts · Private foundation
Fradian 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.
- $505k
- Granted FY2020
- 1
- Grants FY2020
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $504,963
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $504,963
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- 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 Fradian Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 1 | $505k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 22 | $1.1M | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways to Housing DC | $80,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Young Women's Project | $75,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Casa Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Literacy Volunteers and Advocates | $70,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Life Pieces to Masterpieces | $60,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Little Lights Urban Ministries Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Jubilee Jobs Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Open City Advocates | $50,000 | 1 | 15% |
| New Endeavors by Women | $45,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Community Connections Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways to Housing DC | $80,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Young Women's Project | $75,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Casa Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Literacy Volunteers and Advocates | $70,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Life Pieces to Masterpieces | $60,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Little Lights Urban Ministries Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Jubilee Jobs Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Open City Advocates | $50,000 | 1 | 15% |
| New Endeavors by Women | $45,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Community Connections Inc | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Liberty's Promise | $40,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Teaching for Change | $40,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Latino Economic Development Corporation | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Critical Exposure Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Ecdc Enterprise Development Group | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Advocates for Justice and Education | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($795k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Fradian 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · United Way of the National Capital Area · Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation · Weissberg Foundation · Corina Higginson Trust Co Laura Ford Trustee · Hattie M Strong Foundation · Richard E & Nancy P Marriott Foundation · William S Abell Foundation Inc · Clark-Winchcole Foundation
How this is measured
About Fradian Foundation
- How much does Fradian Foundation give?
- Fradian Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $504,963 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Fradian Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Community Improvement (51%), Youth Development (13%), Housing & Shelter (7%).
- Who are Fradian Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Pathways to Housing DC ($80k), The Young Women's Project ($75k), Casa Inc ($75k).
- Does Fradian Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Fradian 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 Fradian Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Washington Community Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, United Way of the National Capital Area.
- Where is Fradian Foundation based?
- Fradian Foundation is based in MA.
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