California · Private foundation
Opus 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.
- $615k
- Granted FY2018
- 12
- Grants FY2018
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
80% of Opus Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Brown University, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Opus Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 10 organizations, $615k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $225,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 5
- Total assets, FY2018
- $627k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 60% of the organizations Opus Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 10 | $572k | 60% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $252k | 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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island School of Design | $1,301,364 | 6 | 0% |
| Pacific Symphony | $485,000 | 4 | 1% |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | $450,000 | 3 | 5% |
| University of California Irvine Foundation | $225,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Yosemite Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Margarets Episcopal School | $70,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Orangewood Foundation | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Samueli Academy | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cure Gm1 Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island School of Design | $1,301,364 | 6 | 0% |
| Pacific Symphony | $485,000 | 4 | 1% |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | $450,000 | 3 | 5% |
| University of California Irvine Foundation | $225,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Yosemite Foundation | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Margarets Episcopal School | $70,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Orangewood Foundation | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Samueli Academy | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cure Gm1 Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Oceana Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Childhelp Inc | $2,930 | 3 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Anaheim-Cypress | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($35k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Opus 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: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Opus Foundation
- How much does Opus Foundation give?
- Opus Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $615,494 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Opus Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (82%), Arts & Culture (8%), Recreation & Sports (7%).
- Who are Opus Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Rhode Island School of Design ($1.3M), Pacific Symphony ($485k), International Mountain Bicycling Association ($450k).
- Does Opus Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Opus 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 Opus Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Opus Foundation based?
- Opus Foundation is based in CA.
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