California · Private foundation
Meister 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.
- $378k
- Granted FY2018
- 18
- Grants FY2018
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 6%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $3,904
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $88,228
- Organizations funded a year
- 18 to 27
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 6% of the organizations Meister Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 18 | $378k | 6% |
| FY2017 | 27 | $234k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Beth Torah | $128,453 | 2 | n/a |
| Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families | $104,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Museum of Ventura County | $50,390 | 2 | 1% |
| Interface Inc | $21,001 | 2 | 21% |
| New West Symphony Association | $8,400 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Reading Village | $1,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Focus On The Masters Inc | $850 | 1 | 0% |
| Ventura Education Partnership | $850 | 2 | 1% |
| Oxnard Film Society | $600 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Beth Torah | $128,453 | 2 | n/a |
| Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families | $104,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Museum of Ventura County | $50,390 | 2 | 1% |
| Interface Inc | $21,001 | 2 | 21% |
| New West Symphony Association | $8,400 | 2 | 0% |
| United Way Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Reading Village | $1,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Focus On The Masters Inc | $850 | 1 | 0% |
| Ventura Education Partnership | $850 | 2 | 1% |
| Oxnard Film Society | $600 | 2 | 1% |
| Bay Laurel Elementary School Parent Faculty Association | $550 | 1 | 0% |
| Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Riverfield Country Day School | $300 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($291k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Meister 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.
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How this is measured
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About Meister Family Foundation
- How much does Meister Family Foundation give?
- Meister Family Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $377,783 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 27 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Meister Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (26%), Health (25%), Religion (21%).
- Who are Meister Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Temple Beth Torah ($128k), Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families ($104k), Museum of Ventura County ($50k).
- Does Meister Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 6% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Meister 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 Meister Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ventura County Community Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Meister Family Foundation based?
- Meister Family Foundation is based in CA.
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