West Virginia · Private foundation
The Cary Foundation Inc
Its FY2020 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $261k
- Granted FY2020
- 10
- Grants FY2020
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 44%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $16,382
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 21
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 5
- Total assets, FY2020
- $6.6M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 44% of the organizations The Cary Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k 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 | 9 | $190k | 44% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $629k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $357k | 45% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $474k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | $354,354 | 3 | n/a |
| YMCA of Kanawha Valley Inc | $130,963 | 3 | 1% |
| Trinity College | $105,302 | 4 | 0% |
| The University of Charleston Inc | $64,620 | 1 | 0% |
| Bible Center Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Virginia Horse Network | $15,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Covenant House | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Youth Science Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jackson County Commission on Aging Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jackson County Public Library Association | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | $354,354 | 3 | n/a |
| YMCA of Kanawha Valley Inc | $130,963 | 3 | 1% |
| Trinity College | $105,302 | 4 | 0% |
| The University of Charleston Inc | $64,620 | 1 | 0% |
| Bible Center Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| West Virginia Horse Network | $15,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Covenant House | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Youth Science Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jackson County Commission on Aging Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jackson County Public Library Association | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fairness West Virginia Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($898k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Cary 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: Encova Foundation of West Virginia · Herscher Foundation Inc · Truist West Virginia Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Cary Foundation Inc
- How much does The Cary Foundation Inc give?
- The Cary Foundation Inc reported 10 grants totaling $261,302 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 21 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Cary Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (43%), Crime & Legal (23%), Human Services (8%).
- Who are The Cary Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Yale University ($354k), YMCA of Kanawha Valley Inc ($131k), Trinity College ($105k).
- Does The Cary Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Cary Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Cary Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Encova Foundation of West Virginia, Herscher Foundation Inc, Truist West Virginia Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Cary Foundation Inc based?
- The Cary Foundation Inc is based in WV.
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