New Jersey · Private foundation
Mikita Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $14k
- Granted FY2020
- 19
- Itemized grants FY2020
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Itemized, FY2020
- $12k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2020
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $2,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 22
- FY2019 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 11
- Total assets, FY2020
- $444k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 11% of the organizations Mikita Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 19 | $12k | 11% |
| FY2019 | 22 | $14k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc | $3,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Missionaries of the Poor USA Inc | $2,380 | 2 | n/a |
| Cato Institute | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Big Hole River Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc | $1,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur | $1,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Trinity College | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Humane Society | $505 | 2 | 0% |
| Fordham University | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc | $3,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Missionaries of the Poor USA Inc | $2,380 | 2 | n/a |
| Cato Institute | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Big Hole River Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc | $1,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur | $1,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Trinity College | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arizona Humane Society | $505 | 2 | 0% |
| Fordham University | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona | $300 | 2 | 0% |
| Foundation for Blind Children | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Archbishop Stepinac High School | $200 | 2 | n/a |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($11k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mikita 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: Verizon Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Mikita Foundation
- How much does Mikita Foundation give?
- Mikita Foundation reported 19 itemized grants totaling $12,370, out of $14,070 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 22 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2020.
- What does Mikita Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2020, its largest causes are Religion (4%), Animals (3%), Environment (3%).
- Who are Mikita Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2020: Bonefish & Tarpon Trust Inc ($3k), Missionaries of the Poor USA Inc ($2k), Cato Institute ($2k).
- Does Mikita Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mikita 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 Mikita Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Verizon Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Mikita Foundation based?
- Mikita Foundation is based in NJ.
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