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James M Collins Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$583k
Granted FY2019
52
Grants FY2019
51
Organizations funded FY2019
16%
First-time grantees FY2019
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Median grant, FY2019
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2019
$75,000
Organizations funded a year
51 to 90
FY2017 to FY2019
States reached, FY2019
10
Total assets, FY2019
$14M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2019, 16% of the organizations James M Collins Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $68k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthPublic BenefitInternationalOther
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
FY201951$579k16%
FY201863$608k25%
FY201790$779kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Arts & Culture$532kEducation$494kReligion$277kPhilanthropy$141kHealth$133kEmployment$127kScience & Tech$110kCommunity Improvement$57kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NY
MA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
AZ
NM
NC
SC
DC
OK
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of James M Collins Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Miami$190,00030%
Friends of Florence$159,18036%
The United Way Inc$135,00031%
Goodwill Industries of Dallas Inc$125,00030%
Park School Corporation$120,00030%
Santa Fe Institute$100,00020%
Handel and Haydn Society$66,50031%
Wellesley College$60,00030%
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston$50,00031%
Trustees of Phillips Academy$50,00030%
Parkinson Voice Project Inc$35,00021%
Junior League of Dallas Inc$32,50021%
St Johns Episcopal School$28,5002n/a
Uplift Education$25,00010%
Amigos de las Americas$22,00030%
Institute of the Americas$20,00021%
The Family Place$16,00020%
North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc$15,00030%
Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas Inc$14,15020%
Highland Park Presbyterian Church$12,0002n/a
Aspen Art Museum$10,62510%
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc$8,89930%
LifeFlight of Maine LLC$6,50030%
Islesboro Community Fund$5,40032%
Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass$5,25020%
Dallas Museum of Art$5,12520%
Parkland Foundation$4,50020%
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston$4,50010%
North Texas Food Bank$4,00030%
Southwestern Medical Foundation$4,00020%
Retina Foundation of the Southwest$4,00030%
Accesscircles Inc$4,00010%
Atlanta International School$3,96820%
Educational Opportunities Inc$3,80020%
Woodward Academy Inc$3,25030%
The Boot Campaign Inc$3,00020%
Islesboro Islands Trust$3,00020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$3,00020%
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center$2,50010%
Islesboro Ambulance Association$2,2001n/a
Atlanta Speech School Inc$2,00020%
West Dallas Community School$2,00020%
Dallas Symphony Association$2,00010%
Hope Center Inc$2,0002n/a
Mission Getting to Next Inc$2,0001n/a
The Colorado College$1,87410%
Camp Summit Inc$1,50020%
St Andrews University$1,50010%
Islesboro Community Center$1,00010%
VolunteerNow$1,00010%
Austin Street Center$1,00010%
Big Thought$1,00010%
Youth 180 Inc$1,00010%
March of Dimes Inc$1,0001n/a
Dallas Casa$1,00010%
Islesboro Historical Society Inc$60031%
Hockaday School$50020%
College of Charleston Foundation$50010%
The Winston School$50010%
Dallas County Heritage Society$50010%
Atlanta Children's Shelter Incorporated$50020%
The Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy Inc$40010%
Thrivewell Cancer Foundation$25010%
Happy Hill Farm Childrens Home Inc$15010%

Plus 50 recipients with no EIN on record ($573k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James M Collins Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Miami: $190,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Florence: $159,180 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetThe United Way Inc: $135,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Dallas Inc: $125,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPark School Corporation: $120,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSanta Fe Institute: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetHandel and Haydn Society: $66,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetWellesley College: $60,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetContemporary Arts Museum Houston: $50,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetTrustees of Phillips Academy: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson Voice Project Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetJunior League of Dallas Inc: $32,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetUplift Education: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmigos de las Americas: $22,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetInstitute of the Americas: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Family Place: $16,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNorth Texas Public Broadcasting Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSenior Citizens of Greater Dallas Inc: $14,150 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAspen Art Museum: $10,625 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc: $8,899 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLifeFlight of Maine LLC: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIslesboro Community Fund: $5,400 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetJazz at Aspen-Snowmass: $5,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Museum of Art: $5,125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetParkland Foundation: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Museum of Fine Arts Houston: $4,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Texas Food Bank: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSouthwestern Medical Foundation: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRetina Foundation of the Southwest: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAccesscircles Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAtlanta International School: $3,968 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEducational Opportunities Inc: $3,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWoodward Academy Inc: $3,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Boot Campaign Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIslesboro Islands Trust: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Children's Advocacy Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAtlanta Speech School Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWest Dallas Community School: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Symphony Association: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Colorado College: $1,874 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Summit Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Andrews University: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIslesboro Community Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVolunteerNow: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAustin Street Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Thought: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYouth 180 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.

Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX24.3× affinity13 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 James M Collins Foundation

How much does James M Collins Foundation give?
James M Collins Foundation reported 52 grants totaling $583,449 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 51 and 90 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
What does James M Collins Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (27%), Education (25%), Religion (14%).
Who are James M Collins Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: University of Miami ($190k), Friends of Florence ($159k), The United Way Inc ($135k).
Does James M Collins Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2019, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does James M Collins Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as James M Collins Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, The Dallas Foundation, Texas Instruments Foundation.
Where is James M Collins Foundation based?
James M Collins Foundation is based in TX.

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 116 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 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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