Missouri · Private foundation
Robert and Lyn Nicolay 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.
- $223k
- Granted FY2023
- 11
- Grants FY2023
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 73%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $60,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 11
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 73% of the organizations Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 57% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $128k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 11 | $223k | 73% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $150k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $120k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $60k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Methodist University | $185,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fontbonne University | $175,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Missouri | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Stages St Louis | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Repertory Theatre of St Louis | $9,015 | 1 | 0% |
| Stray Dog Theatre | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kirkwood Theatre Guild | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Coast Guard Foundation Inc | $1,790 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($140k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Robert and Lyn Nicolay 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
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About Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation
- How much does Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation give?
- Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $222,805 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 11 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (61%), Health (12%), Arts & Culture (11%).
- Who are Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Central Methodist University ($185k), Fontbonne University ($175k), Humane Society of Missouri ($35k).
- Does Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 73% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Robert and Lyn Nicolay 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 Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Commerce Bancshares Foundation, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation based?
- Robert and Lyn Nicolay Foundation is based in MO.
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