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Henry J Fox Fund

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.

$126k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
91
Grants FY2025
74
Organizations funded FY2024
28%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$12,000
Organizations funded a year
56 to 74
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
22
Total assets, FY2025
$598k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 28% of the organizations Henry J Fox Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsArts & CultureAnimalsEnvironmentInternationalEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving90$124k30%
FY202474$79k28%
FY202368$73k10%
FY202265$76k15%
FY202165$58k34%
FY202056$49kn/a
88% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Environment$63kCivil Rights$33kHealth$27kReligion$25kCrime & Legal$23kArts & Culture$20kHuman Services$20kPublic Safety & Disaster$18kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Henry J Fox Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Congregation Beth Israel$21,0006n/a
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$18,00060%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$16,00060%
World Central Kitchen Inc$15,50040%
Sierra Club Foundation$9,00060%
Contra Costa Jewish Day School$9,00030%
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County$8,50060%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$8,30060%
Greenpeace Inc$7,20050%
Maryland Public Interest Research Foundation Inc$7,00062%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$6,55060%
Washington Drama Society Inc$6,00040%
Center for Biological Diversity Inc$5,80060%
The Shakespeare Theatre$5,50050%
Environmental Working Group$5,00050%
Abortion Fund of Ohio$5,00020%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$5,00060%
National Wildlife Federation$4,70060%
A Touch of Love Foundation$4,50031%
Planned Parenthood Great Plains$4,00020%
American Friends Service Committee$4,0002n/a
Arkansas Abortion Support Network$4,00020%
United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund Inc$3,50040%
Oxfam-America Inc$3,40050%
National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$3,10060%
Green America$3,10020%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$3,00060%
Homeboy Industries$3,00030%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$3,00030%
Muttville$3,00050%
San Diego Humane Society and Spca$3,00060%
Sjogren's Foundation Inc$3,00060%
Voteriders$3,00020%
Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County$2,25050%
Ecology Center$2,0001n/a
Feeding America$2,00010%
Ecology Center$2,0001n/a
Compassion Works for All$2,00011%
National Network of Abortion Funds$2,00020%
Tredyffrin Twp Library Foundation$2,00040%
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens$2,00040%
The Franklin Institute$1,75060%
A Wider Circle Inc$1,62540%
Charity Navigator$1,55060%
Living Lands & Waters$1,50050%
Preeclampsia Foundation Inc$1,50060%
Public Television 19 Inc$1,00010%
St Vincent de Paul Village Inc$1,0001n/a
International Rescue Committee INC$1,00010%
Zoological Society of Philadelphia$1,00040%
Driftless Rivers National Park Foundation$1,0001n/a
Women Make Movies Inc$1,00010%
Trevor Project Inc$1,00020%
Civic Influencers Inc$1,00010%
Mercy Ships International$1,0001n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,00010%
Voto Latino Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,0001n/a
Finca International Inc$7001n/a
Little Falls Village Corporation$50010%
Philabundance$50010%
Animal Place$50020%
Please Touch Museum$50010%
Hospice of Santa Cruz County$25010%
Carpe Diem Arts Inc$10010%
The National Bonsai Foundation$7510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 76 recipients with no EIN on record ($204k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Henry J Fox Fund supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $16,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $15,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetContra Costa Jewish Day School: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLand Trust of Santa Cruz County: $8,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $8,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Inc: $7,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMaryland Public Interest Research Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $6,550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Drama Society Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Biological Diversity Inc: $5,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shakespeare Theatre: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Working Group: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAbortion Fund of Ohio: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $5,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $4,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetA Touch of Love Foundation: $4,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Great Plains: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArkansas Abortion Support Network: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUnited States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOxfam-America Inc: $3,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $3,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGreen America: $3,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHomeboy Industries: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMuttville: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Humane Society and Spca: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSjogren's Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetVoteriders: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVolunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County: $2,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCompassion Works for All: $2,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTredyffrin Twp Library Foundation: $2,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetJenkins Arboretum & Gardens: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Franklin Institute: $1,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetA Wider Circle Inc: $1,625 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $1,550 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Lands & Waters: $1,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPreeclampsia Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPublic Television 19 Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZoological Society of Philadelphia: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWomen Make Movies Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCivic Influencers Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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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 58.

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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.

The Pfizer Foundation IncNY15.9× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Hopewell Fund · McKesson Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Impactassetsinc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America

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 Henry J Fox Fund

How much does Henry J Fox Fund give?
Henry J Fox Fund reported 91 grants totaling $125,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 56 and 74 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Henry J Fox Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (18%), Civil Rights (10%), Health (8%).
Who are Henry J Fox Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Congregation Beth Israel ($21k), Southern Poverty Law Center Inc ($18k), Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated ($16k).
Does Henry J Fox Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 28% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Henry J Fox Fund 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 Henry J Fox Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pfizer Foundation Inc, Hopewell Fund, McKesson Foundation Inc.
Where is Henry J Fox Fund based?
Henry J Fox Fund is based in MD.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 145 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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