Virginia · Private foundation
Short Family 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.
- $527k
- Granted FY2018
- 38
- Grants FY2018
- 36
- Organizations funded FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
95% of Short Family Foundation’s FY2018 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. FY2018 names 22 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $500,538
- States reached, FY2018
- 8
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
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, FY2018 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Conservation Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cape Henry Collegiate School Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Young America's Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Monmouth County Park System Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hampden-Sydney College | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Freedom Alliance | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cancer Research Institute Inc | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| The Philanthropy Roundtable | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jackson Feild Homes | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Conservation Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cape Henry Collegiate School Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Young America's Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Monmouth County Park System Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hampden-Sydney College | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Freedom Alliance | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cancer Research Institute Inc | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| The Philanthropy Roundtable | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jackson Feild Homes | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Regent University | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Eastern Virginia Medical School | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| State Policy Network | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia Historical Society | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia Horse Center Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The Norfolk Academy | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Short 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: Hampton Roads Community Foundation · Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Bm Stanton Foundation · Folds of Honor Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
How this is measured
About Short Family Foundation
- How much does Short Family Foundation give?
- Short Family Foundation reported 38 grants totaling $526,738 in its FY2018 IRS filing.
- What does Short Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (95%), Health (1%), Education (1%).
- Who are Short Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2018: Monmouth Conservation Foundation ($3k), Cape Henry Collegiate School Inc ($3k), The Heritage Foundation ($2k).
- Does Short 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 Short Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hampton Roads Community Foundation, Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Short Family Foundation based?
- Short Family Foundation is based in VA.
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