New York · Private foundation
Mel Karmazin Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $185k
- Granted FY2022
- 5
- Grants FY2022
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations Mel Karmazin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 5 | $185k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $203k | 14% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $185k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $363k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $710k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $570k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Paley Center for Media | $600,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Whyhunger Inc | $490,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Autism Speaks Inc | $250,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Broadcasters Foundation of America | $150,000 | 6 | 1% |
| The Animal Medical Center | $150,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Family and Children's Services Inc | $129,500 | 5 | 4% |
| North Shore Animal League America Inc | $90,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Suzanne Wright Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Galilean Homes Ministries | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($330k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mel Karmazin 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Mel Karmazin Foundation
- How much does Mel Karmazin Foundation give?
- Mel Karmazin Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $185,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Mel Karmazin Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Health (28%), Arts & Culture (27%), Food & Nutrition (22%).
- Who are Mel Karmazin Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: The Paley Center for Media ($600k), Whyhunger Inc ($490k), Autism Speaks Inc ($250k).
- Does Mel Karmazin Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mel Karmazin 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 Mel Karmazin Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Mel Karmazin Foundation based?
- Mel Karmazin Foundation is based in NY.
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