Illinois · Private foundation
Sara's Strays Foundation
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.
- $8k
- Granted FY2018
- 4
- Grants FY2018
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $2,750
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $2,750
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
- Total assets, FY2018
- $120k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 0% of the organizations Sara's Strays Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 4 | $8k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $8k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Crime & Legal$11kAnimals$6k
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Children's Advocacy Center | $5,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County | $5,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Paws Chicago | $2,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Save-A-Pet Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
About Sara's Strays Foundation
- How much does Sara's Strays Foundation give?
- Sara's Strays Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $8,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Sara's Strays Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (65%), Animals (35%).
- Who are Sara's Strays Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Chicago Children's Advocacy Center ($5k), Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County ($5k), Paws Chicago ($3k).
- Does Sara's Strays Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Sara's Strays 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.
- Where is Sara's Strays Foundation based?
- Sara's Strays Foundation is based in IL.
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