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Owen Charitable 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.

$386k
Granted FY2022
53
Grants FY2022
53
Organizations funded FY2022
15%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Read this first · the figures below need context

63% of Owen Charitable Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 5 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Owen Charitable Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 35 organizations, $386k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

33
’17
35
’18
33
’19
32
’20
35
’21
35
’22
5
’23

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2022
$3,750
Largest grant, FY2022
$60,000
Organizations funded a year
44 to 53
FY2017 to FY2022
States reached, FY2022
11
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 15% of the organizations Owen Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyFood & NutritionEnvironmentHealthOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202253$386k15%
FY202151$402k27%
FY202046$292k20%
FY201944$680k14%
FY201847$369k21%
FY201748$342kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Education$1.2MPhilanthropy$384kEnvironment$313kReligion$98kArts & Culture$80kRecreation & Sports$75kHuman Services$74kPublic Benefit$49kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OR
OH
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
NC
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 59 grantees
All grantees of Owen Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
West Jupiter Community Group Inc$605,000626%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$280,00060%
Kipp Baltimore Inc$135,00060%
The United Way of Central Maryland Inc$112,50060%
United Way of Palm Beach County Inc$105,00050%
Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust$80,00032%
Williams College$46,00060%
America's Vetdogs the Veterans K-9 Corps Inc$43,50050%
Loxahatchee River Historical Society Inc$35,00061%
Loggerhead Marinelife Center Inc$33,00060%
Teach for America Inc$30,00060%
Denver City Lax$30,00061%
Open Society Institute$30,00060%
The Samaritan Community Inc$30,00062%
The St Christopher School Inc$23,00021%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$20,00020%
Malden Catholic High School$19,0006n/a
The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc$19,00060%
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy Inc$16,00042%
Holistic Life Foundation Inc$15,50040%
Jupiterfirst Church Inc$15,4006n/a
Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc$15,00030%
International Neighbors Inc$13,75051%
Camp Holiday Trails$13,75050%
Gibson Island Historical Society Inc$13,0005n/a
Urban Youth Impact Inc$10,00020%
Hearts for Moms Inc$7,50031%
Friends School of Baltimore Inc$7,50030%
Greenwave Organization Corp$7,00020%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$6,00060%
Save the Manatee Club Inc$6,00060%
Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc$6,00060%
Severn School Inc$5,00020%
Charlottesville Day School Inc$5,00020%
Critical Repairs Caroline County Maryland Inc$5,0001n/a
Roland Park Community Foundation Inc$5,00013%
Education Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc$5,00010%
Powers Promise$5,00053%
Feeding South Florida Inc$3,50030%
Community Action Inc$3,25030%
Children's Friend and Service$3,25030%
Shorerivers Inc$3,00030%
St Christopher's School Foundation$3,00030%
South Florida Public Media Group Inc$3,00030%
Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Comp$2,50031%
Baltimore Public Media Corporation$2,00020%
House of Ruth$2,00020%
Furry Friends Rescue$2,0002n/a
Hospice of the Chesapeake Inc$2,00020%
The Autism Project$1,50030%
Real Life Children's Ranch Inc$1,00010%
Swim Across America Inc$1,00010%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$1,00010%
Friends of the Loxahatchee River Inc$1,00011%
Children's Golf Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Merciful Heavens Inc$5001n/a
Baldwin Wallace University$50010%
Annapolis Wellness Corporation$50010%
The Tomorrow Fund$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 39 recipients with no EIN on record ($634k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Owen Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 53 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWest Jupiter Community Group Inc: $605,000 over 6y, 26% of budgetChesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: $280,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetKipp Baltimore Inc: $135,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe United Way of Central Maryland Inc: $112,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Palm Beach County Inc: $105,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBaltimore Educational Scholarship Trust: $80,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetWilliams College: $46,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica's Vetdogs the Veterans K-9 Corps Inc: $43,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLoxahatchee River Historical Society Inc: $35,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetLoggerhead Marinelife Center Inc: $33,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDenver City Lax: $30,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetOpen Society Institute: $30,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Samaritan Community Inc: $30,000 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetThe St Christopher School Inc: $23,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc: $19,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMount Vernon Place Conservancy Inc: $16,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetHolistic Life Foundation Inc: $15,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Neighbors Inc: $13,750 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetCamp Holiday Trails: $13,750 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetUrban Youth Impact Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHearts for Moms Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFriends School of Baltimore Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGreenwave Organization Corp: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSave the Manatee Club Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetVirginia Student Aid Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSevern School Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCharlottesville Day School Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRoland Park Community Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetEducation Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPowers Promise: $5,000 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetFeeding South Florida Inc: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Action Inc: $3,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Friend and Service: $3,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetShorerivers Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Christopher's School Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Florida Public Media Group Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLake Shore Volunteer Fire Comp: $2,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBaltimore Public Media Corporation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Ruth: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHospice of the Chesapeake Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Autism Project: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetReal Life Children's Ranch Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSwim Across America Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Home for Little Wanderers Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 53.

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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.

Baltimore Community Foundation IncMD28.2× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Clayton Baker Trust · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Rogers-Wilbur Foundation Inc · Citizens Charitable Foundation · The Abell Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · Trp Shawe Fndatn

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Owen Charitable Foundation

How much does Owen Charitable Foundation give?
Owen Charitable Foundation reported 53 grants totaling $386,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 44 and 53 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does Owen Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (46%), Philanthropy (15%), Environment (12%).
Who are Owen Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: West Jupiter Community Group Inc ($605k), Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc ($280k), Kipp Baltimore Inc ($135k).
Does Owen Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Owen Charitable 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 Owen Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc, Clayton Baker Trust.
Where is Owen Charitable Foundation based?
Owen Charitable Foundation is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 99 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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