Florida · Private foundation
Sherwood Family Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $25k
- Granted FY2019
- 13
- Grants FY2019
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 62%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
99% of Sherwood Family Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Sherwood Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $25k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $7,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 62% of the organizations Sherwood Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 59% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 13 | $25k | 62% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $25k | 36% |
| FY2017 | 18 | $65k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 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, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naples United Church of Christ | $32,700 | 5 | n/a |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church | $19,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Naples Children Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Artis-Naples Inc | $7,300 | 4 | 0% |
| Compassion & Choices | $6,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Opera Grand Rapids | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Grand Valley State University | $4,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Opera Naples Inc | $2,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Searching for Solutions Institute Inc | $1,740 | 2 | 0% |
| Collier County Senior Resource Center Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naples United Church of Christ | $32,700 | 5 | n/a |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church | $19,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Naples Children Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Artis-Naples Inc | $7,300 | 4 | 0% |
| Compassion & Choices | $6,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Opera Grand Rapids | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Grand Valley State University | $4,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Opera Naples Inc | $2,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Searching for Solutions Institute Inc | $1,740 | 2 | 0% |
| Collier County Senior Resource Center Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Corewell Health Foundation West Michigan | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hearing Loss Association of America | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Grand Rapids Art Museum | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of West Michigan | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimers Support Network Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| AVOW Hospice Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Faith Hospice | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Population Connection | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($117k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sherwood Family 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: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Gillett Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Collier Community Foundation Inc · Baird Foundation Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
How this is measured
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About Sherwood Family Foundation
- How much does Sherwood Family Foundation give?
- Sherwood Family Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $24,950 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Sherwood Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (78%), Religion (8%), Health (7%).
- Who are Sherwood Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Naples United Church of Christ ($33k), Westminster Presbyterian Church ($19k), Naples Children Foundation Inc ($10k).
- Does Sherwood Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 62% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Sherwood Family 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 Sherwood Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Gillett Family Foundation, The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc.
- Where is Sherwood Family Foundation based?
- Sherwood Family Foundation is based in FL.
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