Does GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable 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 GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Bessemer Giving Fund, American Endowment Foundation.

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GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation

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.

$8.9M
Granted FY2022: 27
Grants FY2022: 25
Organizations funded FY2022: 92%
First-time grantees FY2022

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51% of GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 16 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 15 organizations, $9M. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2022: $50,000
Largest grant, FY2022: $1,500,000
Organizations funded a year: 15 to 25; FY2020 to FY2022
States reached, FY2022: 13
Total assets, FY2022: $159M
Applications: Preselected organizations only; Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 92% of the organizations GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 77% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2022	25	$8.9M	92%
FY2020	15	$2.6M	n/a

96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Philanthropy$14MEducation$8.6MEnvironment$6.5MHuman Services$1.0MHealth$744kRecreation & Sports$611kHousing & Shelter$500kAnimals$165kOther$0

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, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated	$4,500,000	3	1%
Teach for America Inc	$2,000,000	1	1%
Robin Hood Foundation	$1,500,000	3	1%
The Uc Davis Foundation	$1,500,000	1	2%
Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco	$1,000,000	1	1%
Power Station Foundation	$1,000,000	1	n/a
Indian Springs School	$530,000	1	38%
The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles	$500,000	1	1%
Warby Parker Impact Foundation	$500,000	1	18%
Shining Hope for Communities Inc	$188,000	2	1%

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All grantees of GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated	$4,500,000	3	1%
Teach for America Inc	$2,000,000	1	1%
Robin Hood Foundation	$1,500,000	3	1%
The Uc Davis Foundation	$1,500,000	1	2%
Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco	$1,000,000	1	1%
Power Station Foundation	$1,000,000	1	n/a
Indian Springs School	$530,000	1	38%
The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles	$500,000	1	1%
Warby Parker Impact Foundation	$500,000	1	18%
Shining Hope for Communities Inc	$188,000	2	1%
United States Ski Team Foundation	$154,000	3	0%
Alder Graduate School of Education	$150,000	1	1%
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy	$100,000	1	0%
National Science Teaching Association	$100,000	2	0%
Fc Cincinnati Foundation	$100,000	2	5%
Glenada Casino Foundation Inc	$90,000	2	47%
McPherson College	$90,000	1	0%
The Trustees of Princeton University	$60,000	1	0%
Colorado Grand Inc	$55,000	2	3%
Res Publica US Inc	$50,000	1	2%
Amigos of Costa Rica Inc	$50,000	1	1%
United States Soccer Federation	$50,000	1	0%
East Woods School Inc	$50,000	1	1%
Bridge Project	$40,000	1	35%
Tipping Point Community	$35,000	1	0%
Smart With a Heart	$30,000	1	41%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc	$25,000	1	0%
University of California- Davis	$25,000	1	n/a
The Exceptional Foundation	$25,000	3	0%
Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services	$20,000	1	0%
Chordoma Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Daraja Education Fund	$10,000	1	0%
Telluride Hospital District	$5,000	1	n/a
Friends of Tj Foundation Inc	$5,000	1	2%
The North Shore Land Alliance Inc	$5,000	1	0%
Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons	$4,000	1	0%
The Telluride Medical Center Foundation	$1,000	1	0%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.3M), not named here.

GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 34 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 34.

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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.

Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA13× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

How this is measured

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation

How much does GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation give?: GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $8,912,500 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 25 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
What does GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation fund?: By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (28%), Education (17%), Environment (13%).
Who are GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated ($4.5M), Teach for America Inc ($2.0M), Robin Hood Foundation ($1.5M).
Does GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?: In FY2022, 92% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable 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 GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Bessemer Giving Fund, American Endowment Foundation.
Where is GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation based?: GRIFFITH R HARSH IV AND MARGARET C Whitman Charitable Foundation is based in NY.