Florida · Private foundation
The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2018
- 7
- Grants FY2018
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 43%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Community Foundation For Northeast Florida Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $2M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $3,500
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $1,533,043
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
- Total assets, FY2018
- $22M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 43% of the organizations The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 7 | $1.6M | 43% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $1.4M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation Inc | $2,924,380 | 2 | n/a |
| Onejax Inc | $9,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Leadership Jacksonville Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City Year Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Inc | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Community Alliance Inc | $2,460 | 3 | 0% |
| University of North Florida Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Generation W Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation Inc | $2,924,380 | 2 | n/a |
| Onejax Inc | $9,400 | 2 | n/a |
| Leadership Jacksonville Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City Year Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Contemporary Art Inc | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Community Alliance Inc | $2,460 | 3 | 0% |
| University of North Florida Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Generation W Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($40k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Dubow Family Foundation Inc · Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Inc · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Foundation · Winston Family Foundation · The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust
- How much does The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust give?
- The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust reported 7 grants totaling $1,553,543 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (99%), Arts & Culture (0%), Civil Rights (0%).
- Who are The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Community Foundation Inc ($2.9M), Onejax Inc ($9k), Leadership Jacksonville Inc ($5k).
- Does The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust 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 Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dubow Family Foundation Inc, Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Inc, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Foundation.
- Where is The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust based?
- The Cynthia G Edelman Family Foundation Trust is based in FL.
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