New Mexico · Private foundation
Frederick Hammersley Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.5M
- Granted FY2018
- 17
- Grants FY2018
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
72% of Frederick Hammersley Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Albuquerque Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Frederick Hammersley Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $1M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $49,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $434,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 67% of the organizations Frederick Hammersley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 15 | $1.5M | 67% |
| FY2017 | 18 | $3.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
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 FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithsonian Institution | $500,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of New Mexico Foundation Inc | $256,250 | 3 | 0% |
| The Pierpont Morgan Library | $252,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Palm Springs Art Museum | $213,600 | 1 | 2% |
| Central New Mexico Community College Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation | $199,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The Parrish Art Museum Inc | $179,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Laguna Art Museum | $164,000 | 1 | 7% |
| The Columbus Museum Inc | $151,200 | 1 | 4% |
| Monimos Foundation | $87,700 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithsonian Institution | $500,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of New Mexico Foundation Inc | $256,250 | 3 | 0% |
| The Pierpont Morgan Library | $252,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Palm Springs Art Museum | $213,600 | 1 | 2% |
| Central New Mexico Community College Foundation Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation | $199,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The Parrish Art Museum Inc | $179,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Laguna Art Museum | $164,000 | 1 | 7% |
| The Columbus Museum Inc | $151,200 | 1 | 4% |
| Monimos Foundation | $87,700 | 1 | 1% |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | $36,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 516 Arts | $35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Oberlin College | $21,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Department of Public Health & Human Services | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Museum of New Mexico Foundation | $7,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Computer History Museum | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Frederick Hammersley 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: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Frederick Hammersley Foundation
- How much does Frederick Hammersley Foundation give?
- Frederick Hammersley Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $1,479,025 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Frederick Hammersley Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (51%), Philanthropy (43%), Education (5%).
- Who are Frederick Hammersley Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Smithsonian Institution ($500k), University of New Mexico Foundation Inc ($256k), The Pierpont Morgan Library ($252k).
- Does Frederick Hammersley Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Frederick Hammersley 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 Frederick Hammersley Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Frederick Hammersley Foundation based?
- Frederick Hammersley Foundation is based in NM.
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