Arizona · Private foundation
Payson Family Foundation
Its FY2018 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 FY2018
- 21
- Grants FY2018
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 68%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $100
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $250
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 19
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 8
- Total assets, FY2018
- $60k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 68% of the organizations Payson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 65% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 19 | $2k | 68% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $850 | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
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 FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | $300 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $300 | 2 | 0% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| The Hermitage No Kill Cat Shelter | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Pasadena Humane | $150 | 2 | 0% |
| Ocean Conservancy | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends In Deed | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| New England Historic Genealogical Society | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | $300 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $300 | 2 | 0% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| The Hermitage No Kill Cat Shelter | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Pasadena Humane | $150 | 2 | 0% |
| Ocean Conservancy | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends In Deed | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| New England Historic Genealogical Society | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Ecs Supportive Fund Management | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Project K9 Hero | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Judicial Watch Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| National Arbor Day Foundation | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Los Angeles Mission Inc | $50 | 1 | n/a |
| Elk Rapids Area Historical Society | $50 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($800), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Payson Family 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.
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How this is measured
About Payson Family Foundation
- How much does Payson Family Foundation give?
- Payson Family Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $2,500 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 19 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Payson Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Environment (15%), Arts & Culture (13%), Animals (13%).
- Who are Payson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum ($300), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($300), World Wildlife Fund Inc ($250).
- Does Payson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 68% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Payson 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 Payson Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Payson Family Foundation based?
- Payson Family Foundation is based in AZ.
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