West Virginia · Public charity
The Bishops Fund Inc
The corporation is organized, and shall at all times be operated, exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the function of, or to carry out the purposes of, all of those organizations (whether organized under the laws of the state of west virginia or existing as unincorporated associations or other unregistered groups) that (I) are…
- $646k
- Granted FY2018
- 4
- Grants FY2018
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $80,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $505,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 50% of the organizations The Bishops Fund Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 4 | $644k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $3.9M | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Cathedral | $2,291,931 | 2 | n/a |
| Wheeling Jesuit University Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston | $848,156 | 2 | n/a |
| Weirton Madonna High School | $135,200 | 1 | n/a |
| St Josephs Parish Grade School | $80,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charleston Catholic High School | $51,446 | 1 | n/a |
| Diocesan Real Estate Inc | $49,780 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities West Virginia Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Central Catholic High School | $15,515 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($56k), 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: Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley Inc · The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Bishops Fund Inc
- How much does The Bishops Fund Inc give?
- The Bishops Fund Inc reported 4 grants totaling $646,452 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Bishops Fund Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Religion (73%), Education (26%), Health (1%).
- Who are The Bishops Fund Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Sacred Heart Cathedral ($2.3M), Wheeling Jesuit University Inc ($1.0M), Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston ($848k).
- Does The Bishops Fund Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Bishops Fund Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley Inc, The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is The Bishops Fund Inc based?
- The Bishops Fund Inc is based in WV.
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