South Dakota · Private foundation
Tessier Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $65k
- Granted FY2018
- 20
- Grants FY2018
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 30%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
97% of Tessier Family Foundation Inc’s FY2021 grant dollars went to South Dakota Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Tessier Family Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $65k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $8,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 20 to 23
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 30% of the organizations Tessier Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 20 | $65k | 30% |
| FY2017 | 23 | $66k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Wesleyan University | $42,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mitchell Technical College Foundation | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Creighton University | $14,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Capital Area United Way | $12,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Mitchell Area Safehouse Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Abbott House Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| South Dakota State University | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Weekend Snack Pack Inc | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($192k), not named here.
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: South Dakota Community Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Tessier Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Tessier Family Foundation Inc give?
- Tessier Family Foundation Inc reported 20 grants totaling $64,500 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Tessier Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (86%), Education (13%), Human Services (1%).
- Who are Tessier Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Dakota Wesleyan University ($42k), Mitchell Technical College Foundation ($25k), Creighton University ($14k).
- Does Tessier Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Tessier Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Tessier Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include South Dakota Community Foundation, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Tessier Family Foundation Inc based?
- Tessier Family Foundation Inc is based in SD.
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