California · Private foundation
The Appleton Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $933k
- Granted FY2020
- 30
- Itemized grants FY2020
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Itemized, FY2020
- $754k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2020
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $353,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 28 to 33
- FY2019 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, 29% of the organizations The Appleton Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 28 | $384k | 29% |
| FY2019 | 33 | $603k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Women's Health Network | $56,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Housing Matters | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust | $42,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Community Action Board | $31,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center | $25,500 | 2 | 2% |
| FoodWhat Incorporated | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Positive Discipline Community Resources | $17,500 | 1 | 10% |
| Tuolumne River Preservation Trust dba Yosemite Rivers Alliance | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| CalWild | $14,200 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of the River Foundation | $10,200 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Women's Health Network | $56,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Housing Matters | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust | $42,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Community Action Board | $31,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Santa Cruz Lesbian and Gay Community Center | $25,500 | 2 | 2% |
| FoodWhat Incorporated | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Positive Discipline Community Resources | $17,500 | 1 | 10% |
| Tuolumne River Preservation Trust dba Yosemite Rivers Alliance | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| CalWild | $14,200 | 2 | 2% |
| Friends of the River Foundation | $10,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Canticle Farm | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fund for Global Human Rights Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($690k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Appleton 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: Community Foundation Santa Cruz County · Monterey Peninsula Foundation · Dignity Health · Patagoniaorg · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Firedoll Foundation · Sutter Bay Hospitals · Sunlight Giving · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About The Appleton Foundation
- How much does The Appleton Foundation give?
- The Appleton Foundation reported 30 itemized grants totaling $754,400, out of $933,250 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 33 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2020.
- What does The Appleton Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (27%), Health (4%), Religion (4%).
- Who are The Appleton Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2020: National Women's Health Network ($56k), Housing Matters ($50k), Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust ($43k).
- Does The Appleton Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Appleton 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 The Appleton Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Dignity Health.
- Where is The Appleton Foundation based?
- The Appleton Foundation is based in CA.
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