Maryland · Private foundation
Karen Sachs Besson 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.
- $110k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2020
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $263k
- 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 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voices for Children Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Eastport Yacht Club Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Howard Ecoworks Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | $13,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $10,015 | 2 | 0% |
| Moveable Feast Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Public Radio Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Academy in Berlin | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voices for Children Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Eastport Yacht Club Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Howard Ecoworks Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | $13,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Maryland Food Bank Inc | $10,015 | 2 | 0% |
| Moveable Feast Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Public Radio Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Academy in Berlin | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Action Council of Howard County Maryland Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Caroline Center Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Anne Arundel County Md Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Impact 100 of the Greater Chesapeake Inc | $2,100 | 1 | 3% |
| National Park Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($45k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc 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.
Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc
- How much does Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc give?
- Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc reported 12 grants totaling $110,115 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (17%), Crime & Legal (17%), Food & Nutrition (15%).
- Who are Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Voices for Children Inc ($35k), Eastport Yacht Club Foundation Inc ($20k), Howard Ecoworks Inc ($15k).
- Does Karen Sachs Besson 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 Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc based?
- Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc is based in MD.
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