Ohio · Private foundation
Seth Bonder Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $423k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2025
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $21,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $176,047
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $4.8M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Seth Bonder Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $423k | 10% |
| FY2024 | 8 | $431k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $436k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $461k | 11% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $434k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $421k | 14% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $433k | 13% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $440k | 20% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | $1,408,452 | 9 | 93% |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | $555,280 | 8 | 0% |
| Faces of Accomplishment Inc | $500,000 | 6 | 74% |
| Girls Group | $255,000 | 9 | 4% |
| Brinkley Heights Urban Academy Inc | $241,700 | 9 | 5% |
| Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc | $232,350 | 9 | 1% |
| Leslie Science and Nature Center | $127,000 | 9 | 5% |
| Washtenaw Community College | $50,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Temple Israel | $49,375 | 5 | n/a |
| Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust Inc | $30,800 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | $1,408,452 | 9 | 93% |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | $555,280 | 8 | 0% |
| Faces of Accomplishment Inc | $500,000 | 6 | 74% |
| Girls Group | $255,000 | 9 | 4% |
| Brinkley Heights Urban Academy Inc | $241,700 | 9 | 5% |
| Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc | $232,350 | 9 | 1% |
| Leslie Science and Nature Center | $127,000 | 9 | 5% |
| Washtenaw Community College | $50,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Temple Israel | $49,375 | 5 | n/a |
| Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust Inc | $30,800 | 1 | 1% |
| Ringling College of Art and Design Inc | $22,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc | $21,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Andrews Episcopal Church | $10,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Church Health Center of Memphis Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Fiddle Ensemble Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jc Runyon Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Baltimore Orioles Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Breast Cancer Eradication Initiative Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Orpheum Theatre Group | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($450k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Seth Bonder Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 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: Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Seth Bonder Foundation
- How much does Seth Bonder Foundation give?
- Seth Bonder Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $423,309 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Seth Bonder Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (35%), Education (33%), Youth Development (21%).
- Who are Seth Bonder Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Michigan ($1.4M), Georgia Tech Foundation Inc ($555k), Faces of Accomplishment Inc ($500k).
- Does Seth Bonder Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Seth Bonder 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Seth Bonder Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis, Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund.
- Where is Seth Bonder Foundation based?
- Seth Bonder Foundation is based in OH.
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