Connecticut · Private foundation
TBDB Foundation Inc
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $980k
- Granted FY2020
- 4
- Grants FY2020
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
83% of TBDB Foundation Inc’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $809,695
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 0% of the organizations TBDB Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 3 | $170k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $135k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $125k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $91k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble and Greenough School | $291,153 | 4 | 0% |
| Williams College | $120,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St George's School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston College | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($96k), not named here.
About TBDB Foundation Inc
- How much does TBDB Foundation Inc give?
- TBDB Foundation Inc reported 4 grants totaling $979,695 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does TBDB Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (61%), Education (39%), Health (0%).
- Who are TBDB Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Noble and Greenough School ($291k), Williams College ($120k), St George's School ($10k).
- Does TBDB Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does TBDB Foundation Inc 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.
- Where is TBDB Foundation Inc based?
- TBDB Foundation Inc is based in CT.
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