California · Public charity
Sing for America Foundation
Raising funds to support arts groups and other charities
- $97k
- Granted FY2019
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2019
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Itemized, FY2019
- $24k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2019
- $6,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $12,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $127k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 33% of the organizations Sing for America Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k 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 | 3 | $24k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $39k | 60% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $33k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marines' Memorial Association | $32,000 | 3 | 0% |
| David's Harp Foundation | $21,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Center for Domestic Peace | $11,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Dawn Redwoods Charitable Trust | $6,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Monte Rio School Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Okizu Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $5,850 | 1 | 0% |
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: National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Sing for America Foundation
- How much does Sing for America Foundation give?
- Sing for America Foundation reported 3 itemized grants totaling $23,500, out of $96,855 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Sing for America Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (41%), Youth Development (22%), Human Services (18%).
- Who are Sing for America Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Marines' Memorial Association ($32k), David's Harp Foundation ($21k), Center for Domestic Peace ($12k).
- Does Sing for America Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Sing for America Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Sing for America Foundation based?
- Sing for America Foundation is based in CA.
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