Massachusetts · Private foundation
Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $232k
- Granted FY2020
- 36
- Grants FY2020
- 33
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 39%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to San Antonio Area Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 25 organizations, $232k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 29 to 33
- FY2018 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 10
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 39% of the organizations Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $48k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 33 | $183k | 39% |
| FY2019 | 30 | $183k | 37% |
| FY2018 | 29 | $180k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.
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 FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $100,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Texas Public Radio | $75,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio | $75,000 | 5 | 0% |
| San Francisco Opera Association | $70,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Kqed Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Venice | $45,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | $40,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Peaceworks Network Foundation | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $27,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Eastside College Preparatory School Inc | $26,000 | 4 | 0% |
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What it could do for these grantees
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($116k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gladys and Ralph Lazarus 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: Albuquerque Community Foundation · San Antonio Area Foundation · Open Society Institute · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The San Francisco Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Shell USA Company Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation with peer funders
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About Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation
- How much does Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation give?
- Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation reported 36 grants totaling $232,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 33 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2020.
- What does Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (85%), Arts & Culture (4%), Education (3%).
- Who are Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2022: Natural Resources Defense Council Inc ($100k), Texas Public Radio ($75k), Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio ($75k).
- Does Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gladys and Ralph Lazarus 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 Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Albuquerque Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Open Society Institute.
- Where is Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation based?
- Gladys and Ralph Lazarus Foundation is based in MA.
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