Washington · Public charity
Rpm Foundation
The RPM Foundation supports restoration and preservation training programs for the next generation of automotive, motorcycle and marine craftsmen. As the educational arm of America's Automotive Trust, the services, resources and grants provided by the RPM Foundation safeguard the future of the collector vehicle industry by sustaining…
- $119k
- Granted FY2022
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2022
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2022
- $91k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2022
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 6
- Total assets, FY2022
- $599k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 17% of the organizations Rpm Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 6 | $91k | 17% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $130k | 63% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $45k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $150k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $152k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
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 FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson College | $197,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation Inc | $63,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | $49,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Atlantic Challenge Foundation Inc Dba the Apprenticeshop | $33,850 | 2 | 3% |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation Inc | $28,104 | 3 | 0% |
| Central Carolina Community College Found | $22,000 | 1 | 2% |
| East Valley Institute of Technology | $20,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Iyrs School of Technology & Trades Inc | $19,310 | 2 | 0% |
| Center For Wooden Boats | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Great Lakes Boat Building School | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
Show all 23 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rpm 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.
Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Rpm Foundation
- How much does Rpm Foundation give?
- Rpm Foundation reported 6 itemized grants totaling $90,825, out of $118,903 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Rpm Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Education (95%), Arts & Culture (4%), Recreation & Sports (1%).
- Who are Rpm Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: McPherson College ($197k), Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation Inc ($63k), Pennsylvania College of Technology ($49k).
- Does Rpm Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Rpm Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Rpm Foundation based?
- Rpm Foundation is based in WA.
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