Washington · Private foundation
Quixote Foundation Inc
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.
- $885k
- Granted FY2018
- 7
- Grants FY2018
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $89,927
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $250,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 32
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 100% of the organizations Quixote Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 6 | $810k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 32 | $2.6M | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Resources International | $725,000 | 1 | 93% |
| Center for Social Inclusion | $125,000 | 1 | 3% |
| National Wildlife Federation | $125,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sightline Institute | $104,800 | 1 | 5% |
| Alternate RootsInc | $100,000 | 1 | 6% |
| National Korean American Service and Education Consortium Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Praxis Project Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| National Performance Network Inc | $89,927 | 1 | 7% |
| Community Initiatives | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Resources International | $725,000 | 1 | 93% |
| Center for Social Inclusion | $125,000 | 1 | 3% |
| National Wildlife Federation | $125,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sightline Institute | $104,800 | 1 | 5% |
| Alternate RootsInc | $100,000 | 1 | 6% |
| National Korean American Service and Education Consortium Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| The Praxis Project Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| National Performance Network Inc | $89,927 | 1 | 7% |
| Community Initiatives | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $60,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Latino Community Fund of Washington State | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Forward Together | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sistersong Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Philanthropy Northwest | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Women Donors Network | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shunpike | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Richard Hugo House | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hedgebrook | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Center for Investigative Reporting formrly Foundation for National Progress | $4,800 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Quixote Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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
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About Quixote Foundation Inc
- How much does Quixote Foundation Inc give?
- Quixote Foundation Inc reported 7 grants totaling $884,927 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 32 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Quixote Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (34%), Civil Rights (8%), Environment (5%).
- Who are Quixote Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Art Resources International ($725k), Center for Social Inclusion ($125k), National Wildlife Federation ($125k).
- Does Quixote Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Quixote Foundation Inc 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 Quixote Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tides Foundation, Seattle Foundation, New Venture Fund.
- Where is Quixote Foundation Inc based?
- Quixote Foundation Inc is based in WA.
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