Texas · Private foundation
Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $501k
- Granted FY2022
- 3
- Grants FY2022
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $150,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $250,688
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 14
- FY2020 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 67% of the organizations Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 80% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $401k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 3 | $501k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $515k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $426k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Country Day School Inc | $275,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Scouting America Longhorn Council | $250,688 | 1 | 4% |
| National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Christian University | $115,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lena Pope Home Inc | $72,560 | 1 | 0% |
| Educational First Steps | $55,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Child Care Associates | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ach Child and Family Services | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Country Day School Inc | $275,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Scouting America Longhorn Council | $250,688 | 1 | 4% |
| National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Christian University | $115,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lena Pope Home Inc | $72,560 | 1 | 0% |
| Educational First Steps | $55,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Child Care Associates | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ach Child and Family Services | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rivertree Academy | $50,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Center for Transforming Lives | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Foundation for the Young Womens Leadership Academy | $33,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Uplift Education | $32,652 | 2 | 0% |
| Safehaven of Tarrant County | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fort Worth Museum of Science and History | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Preserve International | $22,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Tarrant County College Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Teach for America Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gregory a and Laura E Bird 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.
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How this is measured
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About Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation
- How much does Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation give?
- Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $500,688 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 14 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
- What does Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (47%), Youth Development (17%), Human Services (16%).
- Who are Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2022: Fort Worth Country Day School Inc ($275k), Scouting America Longhorn Council ($251k), National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation ($150k).
- Does Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gregory a and Laura E Bird 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 Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Bird Family Foundation, Thomas M Helen McKee & John P Ryan Fo John P Ryan Foundation Inc, Bnsf Railway Foundation.
- Where is Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation based?
- Gregory a and Laura E Bird Foundation is based in TX.
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