Massachusetts · Public charity
Planet Aid Inc
Protect the environment, reduce waste, and increase the efficient use of vital resources. Strengthen and organize communities, reduce poverty and promote small enterprise development, support sustainable local food production, improve access to training and quality education, increase health awareness and encourage healthy lifestyles,…
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $75k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $27M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Planet Aid Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $75k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $117k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $75k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles for Change Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Community Ecology Institute | $75,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services Inc | $75,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Norris Square Neighborhood Project | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | $6,680 | 1 | 0% |
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.
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How this is measured
About Planet Aid Inc
- How much does Planet Aid Inc give?
- Planet Aid Inc reported 3 itemized grants totaling $75,000, out of $2,683,273 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Planet Aid Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (37%), Environment (28%), Housing & Shelter (19%).
- Who are Planet Aid Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Vehicles for Change Inc ($75k), The Community Ecology Institute ($75k), Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services Inc ($75k).
- Does Planet Aid Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Planet Aid Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Planet Aid Inc based?
- Planet Aid Inc is based in MA.
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