Oregon · Private foundation
Tess Evans Charitable Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $48k
- Granted FY2019
- 29
- Grants FY2019
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 7%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $8,300
- Organizations funded a year
- 27 to 30
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 11
- Total assets, FY2019
- $928k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 7% of the organizations Tess Evans Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 | 28 | $48k | 7% |
| FY2018 | 30 | $47k | 23% |
| FY2017 | 27 | $51k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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 FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $17,740 | 3 | 0% |
| Orphan Grain Train Inc | $17,000 | 3 | 0% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $16,620 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Rainforest Trust | $2,840 | 3 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $2,840 | 3 | 0% |
| Konchok Foundation | $2,840 | 3 | 2% |
| DRALA MOUNTAIN CENTER Formerly Shambhala Mountain Center | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $17,740 | 3 | 0% |
| Orphan Grain Train Inc | $17,000 | 3 | 0% |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | $16,620 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $4,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Rainforest Trust | $2,840 | 3 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $2,840 | 3 | 0% |
| Konchok Foundation | $2,840 | 3 | 2% |
| DRALA MOUNTAIN CENTER Formerly Shambhala Mountain Center | $2,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Mangala Shri Bhuti | $2,500 | 3 | n/a |
| National Park Foundation | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Works Inc | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Ashland Schools Foundation | $1,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Medford Gospel Mission | $1,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Prison Dharma Network Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nalandabodhi | $1,300 | 3 | n/a |
| Kagyu Sukha Choling | $800 | 2 | n/a |
| Tergar International | $600 | 2 | 0% |
| Access | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lotus Outreach | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Houston Humane Society | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($40k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Tess Evans Charitable 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: Pema Chodron Foundation · Chintamani Foundation · Carrico Family Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Tess Evans Charitable Foundation
- How much does Tess Evans Charitable Foundation give?
- Tess Evans Charitable Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $48,160 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Tess Evans Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are International (31%), Environment (29%), Religion (11%).
- Who are Tess Evans Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Natural Resources Defense Council Inc ($18k), Orphan Grain Train Inc ($17k), World Wildlife Fund Inc ($17k).
- Does Tess Evans Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Tess Evans Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Tess Evans Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pema Chodron Foundation, Chintamani Foundation, Carrico Family Foundation.
- Where is Tess Evans Charitable Foundation based?
- Tess Evans Charitable Foundation is based in OR.
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