Washington · Private foundation
The Filer Foundation
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.
- $30k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2024
- $6,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $7,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 14
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $532k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 40% of the organizations The Filer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k 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 | 6 | $30k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $23k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $14k | 56% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $12k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museum of Flight Foundation | $17,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Umom New Day Centers Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Paddle for Parkinson's | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Woodland Park Zoological Society | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Lynnwood Food Bank | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($52k), not named here.
About The Filer Foundation
- How much does The Filer Foundation give?
- The Filer Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $30,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Filer Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (25%), Health (17%), Animals (16%).
- Who are The Filer Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Museum of Flight Foundation ($18k), Umom New Day Centers Inc ($8k), Paddle for Parkinson's ($1k).
- Does The Filer Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Filer 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.
- Where is The Filer Foundation based?
- The Filer Foundation is based in WA.
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