Oregon · Public charity
Secondmuse Foundation
The stated mission of SECONDMUSE FOUNDATION is to foster and develop diverse, participatory innovation communities that incubate solutions to social, economic and environmental issues; including through public education, facilitating the ability of private, commercial actors, entrepreneurs and governments to generate shared visions and…
- $774k
- Granted FY2023
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $504k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $211,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 6
- Total assets, FY2023
- $788k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 56% of the organizations Secondmuse Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 83% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $242k 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 | 9 | $292k | 56% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $457k | 88% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $43k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
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, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Blend Group Inc | $114,999 | 2 | 37% |
| P33 | $90,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Depaul University | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Chicago | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Circulate Initiative Inc | $39,328 | 1 | 1% |
| Latinas in Tech Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Chicago Innovation Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Out in Tech Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Illinois Science and Technology Coalition | $18,000 | 1 | 6% |
| World Business Chicago | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Blend Group Inc | $114,999 | 2 | 37% |
| P33 | $90,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Depaul University | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Chicago | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Circulate Initiative Inc | $39,328 | 1 | 1% |
| Latinas in Tech Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Chicago Innovation Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Out in Tech Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Illinois Science and Technology Coalition | $18,000 | 1 | 6% |
| World Business Chicago | $12,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Techuplift | $12,500 | 1 | 2% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($340k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Secondmuse Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 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.
Open a dossier: New Venture Fund · Tides Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Secondmuse Foundation
- How much does Secondmuse Foundation give?
- Secondmuse Foundation reported 10 itemized grants totaling $503,500, out of $773,725 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does Secondmuse Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (29%), Community Improvement (21%), Employment (18%).
- Who are Secondmuse Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: Chicago Blend Group Inc ($115k), P33 ($90k), Depaul University ($55k).
- Does Secondmuse Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Secondmuse Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include New Venture Fund, Tides Foundation, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.
- Where is Secondmuse Foundation based?
- Secondmuse Foundation is based in OR.
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