Washington · Private foundation
Mordell Family Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3k
- Granted FY2020
- 5
- Grants FY2020
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $500
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 25% of the organizations Mordell Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 4 | $2k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $3k | 60% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $3k | 83% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $2k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | $3,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Spray Rodeo Association Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Spray Volunteer Ambulance Inc | $1,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Blue Mountain Wildlife | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Palm Springs Pathfinders Inc | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Area Alternative Education League | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| Safari Club International Foundation | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| The Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($3k), 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Mordell Family Foundation
- How much does Mordell Family Foundation give?
- Mordell Family Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $2,500 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Mordell Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (36%), Animals (16%), Recreation & Sports (14%).
- Who are Mordell Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Michigan State University ($4k), Spray Rodeo Association Inc ($2k), Spray Volunteer Ambulance Inc ($1k).
- Does Mordell Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mordell 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 Mordell Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Mordell Family Foundation based?
- Mordell Family Foundation is based in WA.
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