California · Private foundation
James and Lynne Newman Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $409k
- Granted FY2019
- 8
- Grants FY2019
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $154,739
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations James and Lynne Newman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 78% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $320k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 8 | $409k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $29k | 60% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $32k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $154,739 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $154,336 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Crest Trail Association | $73,297 | 3 | 1% |
| San Diego Center for Children | $44,984 | 3 | 0% |
| Geneva National Foundation Inc Dawn Mall | $17,500 | 2 | 12% |
| The Time Is Now to Help Inc | $10,279 | 1 | n/a |
| Shedd Aquarium Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Never Say Never Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Geneva Lake Museum Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Geneva Lake Conservancy Inc | $585 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $154,739 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Illinois Foundation | $154,336 | 1 | 0% |
| Pacific Crest Trail Association | $73,297 | 3 | 1% |
| San Diego Center for Children | $44,984 | 3 | 0% |
| Geneva National Foundation Inc Dawn Mall | $17,500 | 2 | 12% |
| The Time Is Now to Help Inc | $10,279 | 1 | n/a |
| Shedd Aquarium Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Never Say Never Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Geneva Lake Museum Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Geneva Lake Conservancy Inc | $585 | 1 | 0% |
| Covenant Harbor Bible Camp | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($700), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James and Lynne Newman 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
About James and Lynne Newman Foundation
- How much does James and Lynne Newman Foundation give?
- James and Lynne Newman Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $408,635 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does James and Lynne Newman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Education (66%), Recreation & Sports (16%), Human Services (12%).
- Who are James and Lynne Newman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: University of Wisconsin Foundation ($155k), University of Illinois Foundation ($154k), Pacific Crest Trail Association ($73k).
- Does James and Lynne Newman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does James and Lynne Newman 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 James and Lynne Newman Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is James and Lynne Newman Foundation based?
- James and Lynne Newman Foundation is based in CA.
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