Rhode Island · Private foundation
The Elms Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $18M
- Granted FY2020
- 3
- Grants FY2020
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $170,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $17,925,401
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 15
- 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, 67% of the organizations The Elms Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $18M 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 | 3 | $18M | 67% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $911k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $839k | 43% |
| FY2017 | 15 | $1.2M | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Preparatory School | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Women & Infants Hospital of Ri | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Waterfire Providence | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lehrman Community Day School Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Beth Sholom | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Miami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($21M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Elms Foundation 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: Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Elms Foundation
- How much does The Elms Foundation give?
- The Elms Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $18,115,401 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Elms Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (85%), Human Services (10%), Education (3%).
- Who are The Elms Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Community Preparatory School ($50k), Women & Infants Hospital of Ri ($50k), Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County Inc ($25k).
- Does The Elms Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Elms 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 Elms Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mightycause Charitable Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The Elms Foundation based?
- The Elms Foundation is based in RI.
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