Michigan · Private foundation
John and Penny Edison Family Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $53k
- Granted FY2020
- 16
- Grants FY2020
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2020
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95% of John and Penny Edison Family Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year John and Penny Edison Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $53k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $30,000
- States reached, FY2020
- 5
- 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, FY2020 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley State University | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lost Tree Chapel Inc | $3,000 | 3 | n/a |
| East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fountain Street Church | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Dartmouth Class of 1986 | $75 | 1 | 0% |
| AARP Foundation | $12 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($52k), not named here.
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.
Open a dossier: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About John and Penny Edison Family Foundation
- How much does John and Penny Edison Family Foundation give?
- John and Penny Edison Family Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $52,637 in its FY2020 IRS filing.
- What does John and Penny Edison Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (76%), Education (11%), Environment (6%).
- Who are John and Penny Edison Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2022: Grand Valley State University ($30k), Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc ($4k), Lost Tree Chapel Inc ($3k).
- Does John and Penny Edison Family 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 John and Penny Edison Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is John and Penny Edison Family Foundation based?
- John and Penny Edison Family Foundation is based in MI.
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