Virginia · Private foundation
Gowanus Falls Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $165k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $195k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Gowanus Falls Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $165k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $40k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $1k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $125,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative North America Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Liberty Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Bail Project Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($1k), not named here.
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About Gowanus Falls Foundation
- How much does Gowanus Falls Foundation give?
- Gowanus Falls Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $165,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Gowanus Falls Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (61%), Health (19%), Crime & Legal (10%).
- Who are Gowanus Falls Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2025: Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($125k), Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative North America Inc ($40k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($20k).
- Does Gowanus Falls Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gowanus Falls 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.
- Where is Gowanus Falls Foundation based?
- Gowanus Falls Foundation is based in VA.
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