New York · Private foundation
Meier Bernstein Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $103k
- Granted FY2019
- 8
- Grants FY2019
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $13,900
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $26,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 2
- Total assets, FY2019
- $1.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 25% of the organizations Meier Bernstein Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 8 | $103k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $98k | 33% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $86k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Symphony Association | $90,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Edmundson Art Foundation Inc | $72,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Science Center of Iowa | $68,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Living History Farms Foundation | $38,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Children and Families of Iowa | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Heartland Youth Choir | $5,800 | 2 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($6k), 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: The Nelson Foundation · Fred Maytag Family Foundation · EMC Insurance Foundation · Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino Inc · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · Henry G & Norma Peterson Charitable Tr · John H & Ann Ghrist Family Foundation · Helen J and Thomas Nelson Urban Sr Charitable Foundation III · Bravo Greater Des Moines Inc · Meredith Corporation Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Meier Bernstein Foundation
- How much does Meier Bernstein Foundation give?
- Meier Bernstein Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $103,400 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Meier Bernstein Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (72%), Science & Tech (24%), Youth Development (3%).
- Who are Meier Bernstein Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Des Moines Symphony Association ($90k), Edmundson Art Foundation Inc ($72k), Science Center of Iowa ($69k).
- Does Meier Bernstein Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Meier Bernstein 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 Meier Bernstein Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Nelson Foundation, Fred Maytag Family Foundation, EMC Insurance Foundation.
- Where is Meier Bernstein Foundation based?
- Meier Bernstein Foundation is based in NY.
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