Colorado · Private foundation
Gitlitz Family 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.
- $26k
- Granted FY2019
- 7
- Grants FY2019
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
95% of Gitlitz Family Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Aspen Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Gitlitz Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $26k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $9,100
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 14
- FY2017 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, 0% of the organizations Gitlitz Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 6 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $87k | 62% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $40k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Jewish Health | $27,360 | 3 | 0% |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Impactisrael Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Buddy Program Inc | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Neshama Center | $9,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Aspen Hope Center | $7,178 | 4 | 0% |
| Aspen Junior Golf Foundation Inc | $6,560 | 3 | 2% |
| Aspen Education Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Resource Center Chabad Of | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Jewish Health | $27,360 | 3 | 0% |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Impactisrael Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Buddy Program Inc | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Neshama Center | $9,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Aspen Hope Center | $7,178 | 4 | 0% |
| Aspen Junior Golf Foundation Inc | $6,560 | 3 | 2% |
| Aspen Education Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Resource Center Chabad Of | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Music Associates of Aspen Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Kempe Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass | $1,350 | 1 | 0% |
| Transplant Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Judi's House Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Springfield Jewish Community Center Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Aspen Country Day School Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| United Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | $20 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($42k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gitlitz Family 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: Aspen Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Gitlitz Family Foundation
- How much does Gitlitz Family Foundation give?
- Gitlitz Family Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $25,938 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Gitlitz Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (68%), Religion (9%), Health (7%).
- Who are Gitlitz Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: National Jewish Health ($27k), Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars ($25k), Impactisrael Inc ($15k).
- Does Gitlitz Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gitlitz Family 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 Gitlitz Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Aspen Community Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Gitlitz Family Foundation based?
- Gitlitz Family Foundation is based in CO.
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