Connecticut · Public charity
Seriousfun Children's Network
Together, we empower children with serious illnesses and their families to reimagine what is possible by creating inclusive camp and recreational experiences, inspiring confidence and joy, and building community and connection.
- $9.9M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $4.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $454,679
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $833,795
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 9
- Total assets, FY2024
- $21M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Seriousfun Children's Network funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 9 | $4.7M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $5.6M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $5.0M | 9% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $3.9M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $3.7M | 10% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $4.1M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $3.7M | 0% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $4.6M | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Horse Farms | $7,239,208 | 8 | 27% |
| The Painted Turtle | $5,110,985 | 8 | 22% |
| Camp Korey | $3,466,024 | 8 | 18% |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | $3,395,386 | 8 | 4% |
| The Boggy Creek Gang Inc | $3,309,959 | 8 | 12% |
| Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch Inc | $3,290,802 | 8 | 11% |
| Roundup River Ranch | $3,273,852 | 8 | 12% |
| Victory Junction Gang Camp Inc | $3,057,480 | 8 | 9% |
| North Star Reach | $2,930,871 | 8 | 56% |
| Barretstown Foundation USA | $144,113 | 1 | 71% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Horse Farms | $7,239,208 | 8 | 27% |
| The Painted Turtle | $5,110,985 | 8 | 22% |
| Camp Korey | $3,466,024 | 8 | 18% |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | $3,395,386 | 8 | 4% |
| The Boggy Creek Gang Inc | $3,309,959 | 8 | 12% |
| Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch Inc | $3,290,802 | 8 | 11% |
| Roundup River Ranch | $3,273,852 | 8 | 12% |
| Victory Junction Gang Camp Inc | $3,057,480 | 8 | 9% |
| North Star Reach | $2,930,871 | 8 | 56% |
| Barretstown Foundation USA | $144,113 | 1 | 71% |
| American Friends of Jordan River Village Foundation | $113,488 | 3 | 9% |
Where it is load-bearing
Seriousfun Children's Network supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About Seriousfun Children's Network
- How much does Seriousfun Children's Network give?
- Seriousfun Children's Network reported 9 itemized grants totaling $4,671,547, out of $9,941,493 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Seriousfun Children's Network fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (66%), Health (19%), Youth Development (14%).
- Who are Seriousfun Children's Network's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Flying Horse Farms ($7.2M), The Painted Turtle ($5.1M), Camp Korey ($3.5M).
- Does Seriousfun Children's Network fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Seriousfun Children's Network?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Seriousfun Children's Network based?
- Seriousfun Children's Network is based in CT.
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