Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The Biden Foundation
THE BIDEN FOUNDATION champions progress and prosperity for american families.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2020
- 1
- Grants FY2020
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $1,835,265
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $1,835,265
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 100% of the organizations The Biden Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.8M 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 | 1 | $1.8M | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $380k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $466k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $495k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children Inc | $1,835,265 | 1 | 47% |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of the Triangle Area Inc (4598) | $725,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Biden Cancer Initiative Inc | $495,372 | 1 | n/a |
| Achieving the Dream Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| YWCA USA Inc | $35,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Military Child Education Coalition | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Men Can Stop Rape | $16,325 | 1 | 1% |
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.
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How this is measured
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About The Biden Foundation
- How much does The Biden Foundation give?
- The Biden Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $1,835,265 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Biden Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Human Services (82%), Health (16%), Education (2%).
- Who are The Biden Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children Inc ($1.8M), The Young Men's Christian Association of the Triangle Area Inc (4598) ($725k), Biden Cancer Initiative Inc ($495k).
- Does The Biden Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Biden Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Biden Foundation based?
- The Biden Foundation is based in DC.
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