Wisconsin · Private foundation
Levy Foundation Ltd
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $39k
- Granted FY2018
- 7
- Grants FY2018
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
64% of Levy Foundation Ltd’s FY2018 grant dollars went to Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $1,572
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 33% of the organizations Levy Foundation Ltd funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 6 | $14k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University | $13,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ascension Wisconsin Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cedarburg Landmark Preservation Society Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Mequon Jewish Preschool Inc | $1,572 | 1 | 0% |
| Riveredge Nature Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Restoring Lands Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($3k), 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: Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Levy Foundation Ltd
- How much does Levy Foundation Ltd give?
- Levy Foundation Ltd reported 7 grants totaling $38,822 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Levy Foundation Ltd fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (56%), Education (17%), Arts & Culture (11%).
- Who are Levy Foundation Ltd's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Marquette University ($13k), Ascension Wisconsin Foundation Inc ($10k), Cedarburg Landmark Preservation Society Inc ($10k).
- Does Levy Foundation Ltd fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Levy Foundation Ltd 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 Levy Foundation Ltd?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ralph Evinrude Foundation Inc, Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc, Baird Foundation Inc.
- Where is Levy Foundation Ltd based?
- Levy Foundation Ltd is based in WI.
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