Connecticut · Private foundation
The Bucknall Family Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $197k
- Granted FY2020
- 9
- Grants FY2020
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 13% of the organizations The Bucknall Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 | 8 | $197k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $210k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $233k | 20% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $408k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Haven | $492,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Carroll School | $105,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Greens Farms Academy Inc | $90,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Home for Little Wanderers Inc | $85,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Project Precious Rescue Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Little Black Dog Rescue Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christopher Coffland Memorial Fund Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Riverbend Center for Montessori Excellence Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Haven | $492,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Carroll School | $105,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Greens Farms Academy Inc | $90,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Home for Little Wanderers Inc | $85,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Project Precious Rescue Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 34% |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Little Black Dog Rescue Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christopher Coffland Memorial Fund Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Riverbend Center for Montessori Excellence Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Animal Haven Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Equus Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Fix and Feed North Haven Inc | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| House of Possibilities Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($179k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Bucknall Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Bucknall Family Foundation
- How much does The Bucknall Family Foundation give?
- The Bucknall Family Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $197,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Bucknall Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (82%), Human Services (9%), Animals (6%).
- Who are The Bucknall Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: University of New Haven ($492k), The Carroll School ($105k), Greens Farms Academy Inc ($90k).
- Does The Bucknall Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Bucknall Family 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 Bucknall Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Paypal Charitable Giving Fund, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Network for Good.
- Where is The Bucknall Family Foundation based?
- The Bucknall Family Foundation is based in CT.
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