Florida · Private foundation
The Building Dreams Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $28k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $79k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations The Building Dreams Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 11 | $28k | 82% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $58k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $67k | 70% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $43k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $3k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community School of Naples Inc | $21,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc | $7,550 | 2 | 0% |
| Valerie's House Inc | $5,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Starability Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Grace Place for Children and Families Inc | $3,100 | 1 | 0% |
| From the Ground Up Ministries Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The League Club Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ambers Antibodies Inc | $2,060 | 1 | 1% |
| Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community School of Naples Inc | $21,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc | $7,550 | 2 | 0% |
| Valerie's House Inc | $5,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Starability Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Grace Place for Children and Families Inc | $3,100 | 1 | 0% |
| From the Ground Up Ministries Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| The League Club Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ambers Antibodies Inc | $2,060 | 1 | 1% |
| Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boomer Esiason Foundation | $516 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($145k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Building Dreams Foundation Inc 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: Collier Community Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Building Dreams Foundation Inc with peer funders
About The Building Dreams Foundation Inc
- How much does The Building Dreams Foundation Inc give?
- The Building Dreams Foundation Inc reported 11 grants totaling $27,926 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Building Dreams Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (34%), Human Services (17%), Education (17%).
- Who are The Building Dreams Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Community School of Naples Inc ($21k), Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida Inc ($8k), Valerie's House Inc ($5k).
- Does The Building Dreams Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Building Dreams Foundation Inc 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 Building Dreams Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Collier Community Foundation Inc, The Chicago Community Trust, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The Building Dreams Foundation Inc based?
- The Building Dreams Foundation Inc is based in FL.
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