Texas · Private foundation
The Ballard Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3.0M
- Granted FY2018
- 14
- Grants FY2018
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $12,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $1,896,619
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 38% of the organizations The Ballard Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 13 | $2.9M | 38% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $300k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinco Charities Inc | $1,933,862 | 2 | 7% |
| Christ Clinic | $420,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Katy Cares Inc | $218,574 | 2 | 36% |
| Clothed by Faith Inc | $39,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Covenant House Texas | $33,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Upbring | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Hope Impacts | $7,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Cinco Ranch Theatre Company Booster Club | $2,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Church Global Inc | $1,200 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($572k), 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: Shell USA Company Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Ballard Foundation
- How much does The Ballard Foundation give?
- The Ballard Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $2,998,308 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Ballard Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Health (87%), Human Services (10%), Philanthropy (1%).
- Who are The Ballard Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Cinco Charities Inc ($1.9M), Christ Clinic ($421k), Katy Cares Inc ($219k).
- Does The Ballard Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Ballard 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 Ballard Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shell USA Company Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Ballard Foundation based?
- The Ballard Foundation is based in TX.
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