Washington · Private foundation
McGeer Family Foundation
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.
- $31k
- Granted FY2018
- 17
- Grants FY2018
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $1,975
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 88% of the organizations McGeer Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 84% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 16 | $31k | 88% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $2k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Casa | $4,000 | 2 | 2% |
| White Salmon Valley Education Foundation | $3,539 | 1 | 2% |
| Columbia Gorge Childrens Advocacy Center | $3,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Helping Hands Against Violence Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercy Corps | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Washington Gorge Action Programs | $1,609 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels People Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| FISH Food Bank | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($14k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget McGeer Family Foundation 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: United Way of the Columbia Gorge · Greenfish Foundation · Providence Health & Services - Oregon · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About McGeer Family Foundation
- How much does McGeer Family Foundation give?
- McGeer Family Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $30,898 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does McGeer Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Education (32%), Human Services (17%), Crime & Legal (15%).
- Who are McGeer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Columbia Gorge Casa ($4k), White Salmon Valley Education Foundation ($4k), Columbia Gorge Childrens Advocacy Center ($3k).
- Does McGeer Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does McGeer 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 McGeer Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of the Columbia Gorge, Greenfish Foundation, Providence Health & Services - Oregon.
- Where is McGeer Family Foundation based?
- McGeer Family Foundation is based in WA.
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