Washington, D.C. · Private foundation
Robertson Foundation For Government Inc
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.
- $340k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 20
- Grants FY2024
- 27
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $599
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $128,023
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 40
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $23M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Robertson Foundation For Government Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k 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 | 20 | $340k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 27 | $591k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 20 | $562k | 35% |
| FY2021 | 29 | $3.9M | 48% |
| FY2020 | 40 | $29M | 48% |
| FY2019 | 30 | $1.1M | 70% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $892k | 63% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $439k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation | $15,549,688 | 2 | 94% |
| Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation | $15,303,047 | 2 | 85% |
| Syracuse University | $103,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Senior Executives Association | $51,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Partnership for Public Service Inc | $47,500 | 3 | 0% |
| National Academy of Public Administration | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Public Leadership Education Network | $15,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Meridian International Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blacks in Government | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Womens Foreign Policy Group Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation | $15,549,688 | 2 | 94% |
| Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation | $15,303,047 | 2 | 85% |
| Syracuse University | $103,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Senior Executives Association | $51,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Partnership for Public Service Inc | $47,500 | 3 | 0% |
| National Academy of Public Administration | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Public Leadership Education Network | $15,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Meridian International Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Blacks in Government | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Womens Foreign Policy Group Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Washington University | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 95 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.7M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Robertson Foundation For Government Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 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 Robertson Foundation For Government Inc
- How much does Robertson Foundation For Government Inc give?
- Robertson Foundation For Government Inc reported 20 grants totaling $339,743 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 40 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Robertson Foundation For Government Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (84%), Education (7%), Social Science (4%).
- Who are Robertson Foundation For Government Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation ($16M), Charles and Marie Robertson Foundation ($15M), Syracuse University ($104k).
- Does Robertson Foundation For Government Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Robertson Foundation For Government 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 Robertson Foundation For Government Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Robertson Foundation For Government Inc based?
- Robertson Foundation For Government Inc is based in DC.
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