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Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc

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.

$175k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
39
Grants FY2024
22
Organizations funded FY2023
68%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
6 to 41
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$2.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 68% of the organizations Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $84k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2024still arriving37$169k46%
FY202322$144k68%
FY202224$140k42%
FY202141$199k78%
FY202011$88k82%
FY20196$34k100%
FY20186$25kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$239kHealth$232kArts & Culture$82kHuman Services$47kPhilanthropy$42kScience & Tech$33kFood & Nutrition$32kYouth Development$22kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
OR
PA
KY
VA
NC
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 68 grantees
All grantees of Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc$125,00060%
Loyola University of Chicago$45,00030%
Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc$42,00040%
Ringling College of Art and Design Inc$40,00050%
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc$33,00030%
Fanconi Cancer Foundation$20,00020%
Georgia Southern University Foundation Inc$20,00020%
New College Foundation Inc$20,00030%
Jacksonville University$17,50010%
Pines of Sarasota Foundation Inc$16,00030%
Face Autism Inc$13,50027%
Florida Holocaust Museum Inc$12,50030%
Riverview High School Foundation Inc$11,00033%
School District of Manatee County$11,0002n/a
University of South Florida Foundation Inc$10,00020%
American Cancer Society Inc$10,00010%
Temple Beth Sholom$10,0002n/a
Jewish Family and Child Service$10,00020%
Tsic Inc Dba/Take Stock in Children$10,00010%
Loveland Center Inc$10,00020%
The Circus Arts Conservatory Inc$10,00020%
Mayors Feed the Hungry Program Inc$10,00012%
Second Chance - Last Opportunity$8,54822%
The State College of Florida Foundation Inc$6,65020%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc$6,00010%
Art With a Heart in Healthcare Inc$5,50021%
Sarasota Christian School Inc$5,0001n/a
Safe Children Coalition Inc$5,00010%
Streets of Paradise Inc$5,00016%
Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse Inc$5,0001n/a
Shriners Hospitals for Children$5,00010%
Easter Seals Inc$5,00010%
Chabad of Downtown Srq Inc$5,0001n/a
Savannah College of Art and DesignInc$5,00010%
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office$3,6001n/a
Temple Beth Sholom$3,5002n/a
Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center Inc$3,50020%
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$3,50010%
Paws 4 Liberty Inc$3,00020%
Venice High School Foundation Inc$2,5001n/a
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Sarasota-Bradenton Project Guide Right Inc$2,00020%
Chabad Lubavitch of Sarasota and Manatee Counties Inc$2,0001n/a
Lee & Bob Peterson Foundation Inc Dba Sunshine From Darkness$2,00010%
Gilmer Community Food Pantry$2,00011%
Asolo Theatre Inc$2,00010%
Jewish Council of North Central Florida$1,80011%
The Rotary Club of Sarasota Southside Foundation Inc$1,75012%
Srq Vets Inc$1,50011%
Sarasota Ballet of Florida Inc$1,00010%
Girls Inc$1,00010%
Children's Cancer Center Inc$1,00010%
Selah Freedom Inc$1,00010%
Sarasota Manatee Assoc for Riding Therapy Inc$1,00010%
Ministerio Internacional Casa de Refugio Inc$1,0001n/a
Sarasota Rising Incorporated$1,00011%
Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc$1,00010%
Lifeline Productions Inc$1,00010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$1,00010%
Samaritan's Purse$1,00010%
Gator Wilderness Camp School Inc$1,00010%
Florida School for the Deaf Alumni Association$1,0001n/a
K9s for Warriors Inc$1,00010%
Reserve Officers Association of the United States$50010%
Jewish War Veterans of the United States$50010%
Disabled American Veterans$35010%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$25010%
Sigma Chi Foundation$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($171k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc: $125,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLoyola University of Chicago: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc: $42,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetRingling College of Art and Design Inc: $40,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMote Marine Laboratory Inc: $33,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFanconi Cancer Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGeorgia Southern University Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew College Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJacksonville University: $17,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPines of Sarasota Foundation Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetFace Autism Inc: $13,500 over 2y, 7.3% of budgetFlorida Holocaust Museum Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRiverview High School Foundation Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family and Child Service: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTsic Inc Dba/Take Stock in Children: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLoveland Center Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Circus Arts Conservatory Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMayors Feed the Hungry Program Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSecond Chance - Last Opportunity: $8,548 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetThe State College of Florida Foundation Inc: $6,650 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArt With a Heart in Healthcare Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSafe Children Coalition Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStreets of Paradise Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEaster Seals Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSavannah College of Art and DesignInc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSarasota Medical Pregnancy Center Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity International Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPaws 4 Liberty Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMarine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSarasota-Bradenton Project Guide Right Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetLee & Bob Peterson Foundation Inc Dba Sunshine From Darkness: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGilmer Community Food Pantry: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetAsolo Theatre Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Council of North Central Florida: $1,800 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Rotary Club of Sarasota Southside Foundation Inc: $1,750 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSrq Vets Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSarasota Ballet of Florida Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGirls Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Cancer Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSelah Freedom Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSarasota Manatee Assoc for Riding Therapy Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSarasota Rising Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSoutheastern Guide Dogs Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLifeline Productions Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 57.

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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 Tillie Jennie & Harold Schwartz Foundation IncFL61.8× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Tillie Jennie & Harold Schwartz Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · Tarr Charitable Family Foundation Inc · Theda Bohrer Wendy and Tracey Shapiro Charitable Foundation Inc · Msc Foundation Inc · Manatee Community Foundation Inc · The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust · Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc · The Rubin Charitable Foundation Inc · Swift Family Foundation Inc · Annette J Hagens Memorial Foundation

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 Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc

How much does Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc give?
Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc reported 39 grants totaling $174,950 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 41 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (29%), Health (28%), Arts & Culture (10%).
Who are Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc ($125k), Loyola University of Chicago ($45k), Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc ($42k).
Does Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 68% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc 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 Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Tillie Jennie & Harold Schwartz Foundation Inc, The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc, Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc.
Where is Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc based?
Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 98 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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