California · Private foundation
HELTS Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $94k
- Granted FY2017
- 10
- Grants FY2017
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
95% of HELTS Foundation’s FY2018 grant dollars went to Marin Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 5 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year HELTS Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $94k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $25,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 3
- Total assets, FY2017
- $25k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Contemporary Jewish Museum | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Tiba Foundation | $3,500 | 2 | 1% |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($91k), not named here.
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About HELTS Foundation
- How much does HELTS Foundation give?
- HELTS Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $93,500 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does HELTS Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (91%), Arts & Culture (2%), Education (2%).
- Who are HELTS Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: The Contemporary Jewish Museum ($40k), The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund ($20k), George Mason University Foundation Inc ($20k).
- Does HELTS 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 HELTS Foundation based?
- HELTS Foundation is based in CA.
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