Illinois · Private foundation
Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $80k
- Granted FY2021
- 6
- Grants FY2021
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $1,025
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $76,851
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 8
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 83% of the organizations Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd funded were first-time grantees, receiving 99% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 6 | $80k | 83% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $4k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balzekas Family Foundation Ltd | $76,851 | 1 | 73% |
| Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture | $2,025 | 2 | 0% |
| Lithuanian Museum of Art Inc | $1,200 | 1 | 2% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lithuanian Center | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Child's Gate to Learning | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Ateitis Foundation | $200 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($2k), 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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About Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd
- How much does Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd give?
- Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd reported 6 grants totaling $79,726 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 8 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (91%), Arts & Culture (5%), Food & Nutrition (1%).
- Who are Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Balzekas Family Foundation Ltd ($77k), Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture ($2k), Lithuanian Museum of Art Inc ($1k).
- Does Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Lithuanian Endowment Fund 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 Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lithuanian Foundation Inc.
- Where is Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd based?
- Lithuanian Endowment Fund Ltd is based in IL.
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