Indiana · Private foundation
The Cairn 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.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The Cairn Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 4 | $1.1M | 25% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $193k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $143k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $153k | 14% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $103k | 17% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $103k | 43% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $76k | 20% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $92k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | $1,000,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Doug Coombs Foundation | $192,300 | 6 | 6% |
| Believe in a Dream Inc | $180,000 | 7 | 30% |
| ACRES Inc | $115,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Teton Adaptive | $75,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Friends of the University of Surrey Inc | $60,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Sam's Wish Inc | $52,000 | 7 | 21% |
| Children of Shelters | $45,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Amani Family Services | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | $1,000,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Doug Coombs Foundation | $192,300 | 6 | 6% |
| Believe in a Dream Inc | $180,000 | 7 | 30% |
| ACRES Inc | $115,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Teton Adaptive | $75,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Friends of the University of Surrey Inc | $60,000 | 4 | 10% |
| Sam's Wish Inc | $52,000 | 7 | 21% |
| Children of Shelters | $45,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Amani Family Services | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Turnstone Center for Children & Adults With Disabilities Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Out of a Jam Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Gigis Playhouse Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Teton Literacy Center | $8,500 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($135k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Cairn Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 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: English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn · The James Foundation Inc · Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation · M E Raker Foundation Inc · The Waterfield Foundation Inc · Edward M Wilson Foundation · Surack Family Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Inc · McMillen Foundation Inc · Flora Dale Krouse Foundation · Dr Louis a and Anne B Schneider Fdn · Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
How this is measured
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About The Cairn Foundation Inc
- How much does The Cairn Foundation Inc give?
- The Cairn Foundation Inc reported 4 grants totaling $1,090,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Cairn Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (52%), Youth Development (19%), Environment (10%).
- Who are The Cairn Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Grand Teton National Park Foundation ($1.0M), The Doug Coombs Foundation ($192k), Believe in a Dream Inc ($180k).
- Does The Cairn Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Cairn 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 Cairn Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include English-Bonter-Mitchell Fdn, The James Foundation Inc, Ardelle and Theresa Glaze Foundation.
- Where is The Cairn Foundation Inc based?
- The Cairn Foundation Inc is based in IN.
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