Hawaii · Private foundation
Gertrude M Damon Trust
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $98k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $38,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Gertrude M Damon Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $98k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $92k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $90k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $105k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $150k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawakua Charitable Fund | $221,000 | 4 | 17% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii | $123,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Ho'Ola Na Pua | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Maria Lanakila | $46,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($95k), not named here.
About Gertrude M Damon Trust
- How much does Gertrude M Damon Trust give?
- Gertrude M Damon Trust reported 3 grants totaling $98,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Gertrude M Damon Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (70%), Human Services (9%), Education (9%).
- Who are Gertrude M Damon Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Lawakua Charitable Fund ($221k), Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii ($123k), Ho'Ola Na Pua ($50k).
- Does Gertrude M Damon Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gertrude M Damon Trust 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.
- Where is Gertrude M Damon Trust based?
- Gertrude M Damon Trust is based in HI.
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