Delaware · Private foundation
GDS Legacy Foundation Inc
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $15M
- Granted FY2019
- 5
- Grants FY2019
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $15,134
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $13,250,235
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 27
- FY2018 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 25% of the organizations GDS Legacy Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 4 | $15M | 25% |
| FY2018 | 27 | $38M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.
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, FY2018 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Profit Inc | $350,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Trustees of Westminster School Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Monmouth Medical Center | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Public Radio Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vermont Journalism Trust Ltd | $100,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Davidson College | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shelburne Farms | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Profit Inc | $350,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Trustees of Westminster School Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Monmouth Medical Center | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Public Radio Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vermont Journalism Trust Ltd | $100,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Davidson College | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shelburne Farms | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Syracuse Health Science Center Medical Alumni Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Colorado College | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| McE Social Capital | $44,244 | 2 | 0% |
| Champlain College Incorporated | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Parks Conservation Association | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pathfinder International | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Conservation International Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Carter Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Cultic Studies Association Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($51M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget GDS Legacy Foundation Inc 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.
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How this is measured
About GDS Legacy Foundation Inc
- How much does GDS Legacy Foundation Inc give?
- GDS Legacy Foundation Inc reported 5 grants totaling $14,555,869 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 27 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2019.
- What does GDS Legacy Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (97%), Education (1%), Community Improvement (1%).
- Who are GDS Legacy Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2019: New Profit Inc ($350k), Trustees of Westminster School Inc ($200k), Monmouth Medical Center ($100k).
- Does GDS Legacy Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does GDS Legacy Foundation Inc 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 GDS Legacy Foundation Inc?
- 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 GDS Legacy Foundation Inc based?
- GDS Legacy Foundation Inc is based in DE.
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