Washington · Private foundation
Paulus Family 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.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 14
- Grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 8%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $7.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 8% of the organizations Paulus Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 13 | $1.1M | 8% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $1.0M | 8% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $1.2M | 25% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $835k | 18% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $695k | 22% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $605k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $1.0M | 44% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $4.5M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uc San Diego Foundation | $1,975,000 | 8 | 1% |
| San Diego Canyonlands Inc | $1,100,395 | 8 | 22% |
| The Salvation Army | $1,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Burundi Friends International | $695,000 | 6 | 56% |
| Sharp Healthcare Foundation | $600,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Helen Woodward Animal Center | $447,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Angel Flight West Inc | $400,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Thrive Animal Rescue Inc | $350,000 | 7 | 19% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego Inc | $310,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Stronghold Fund | $300,000 | 2 | 16% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uc San Diego Foundation | $1,975,000 | 8 | 1% |
| San Diego Canyonlands Inc | $1,100,395 | 8 | 22% |
| The Salvation Army | $1,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Burundi Friends International | $695,000 | 6 | 56% |
| Sharp Healthcare Foundation | $600,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Helen Woodward Animal Center | $447,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Angel Flight West Inc | $400,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Thrive Animal Rescue Inc | $350,000 | 7 | 19% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego Inc | $310,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Stronghold Fund | $300,000 | 2 | 16% |
| Boys & Girls Club of Skagit County | $200,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Wild Salmon Rivers | $200,000 | 2 | 23% |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $200,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kids Chance of Oregon | $175,000 | 6 | 80% |
| Wild Salmon Center | $150,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Mercy Corps | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mercy Enterprise Corporation | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Southern California Equestrian Sports | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Aopa Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Las Patronas | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Silver Age Yoga Community Outreach Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 12% |
| Red Bucket Equine Rescue | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Paulus Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Paulus Family Foundation
- How much does Paulus Family Foundation give?
- Paulus Family Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $1,345,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Paulus Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (24%), Environment (20%), Education (16%).
- Who are Paulus Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Uc San Diego Foundation ($2.0M), San Diego Canyonlands Inc ($1.1M), The Salvation Army ($1.0M).
- Does Paulus Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Paulus 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 Paulus Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Network for Good, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Paulus Family Foundation based?
- Paulus Family Foundation is based in WA.
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