California · Private foundation
The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $49k
- Granted FY2020
- 20
- Grants FY2020
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 20
- 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, 20% of the organizations The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k 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 | 20 | $49k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 19 | $35k | 11% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $21k | 31% |
| FY2017 | 15 | $20k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidsports | $16,500 | 3 | 3% |
| North Valley Hospital Foundation | $6,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Montana Freedom of Information Hotline Inc | $4,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Special Friends Advocacy Program Inc | $4,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Violence Free Crisis Line | $4,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Flathead Land Trust | $3,800 | 4 | 0% |
| Montana Free Press | $3,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Kalispell Regional Healthcare Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Whitefish Legacy Partners Inc | $2,500 | 4 | 0% |
| North Valley Food Bank | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidsports | $16,500 | 3 | 3% |
| North Valley Hospital Foundation | $6,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Montana Freedom of Information Hotline Inc | $4,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Special Friends Advocacy Program Inc | $4,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Violence Free Crisis Line | $4,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Flathead Land Trust | $3,800 | 4 | 0% |
| Montana Free Press | $3,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Kalispell Regional Healthcare Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Whitefish Legacy Partners Inc | $2,500 | 4 | 0% |
| North Valley Food Bank | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Montana Food Bank Network Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| My Glacier Village | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Bigfork Fire Department | $1,000 | 1 | 2% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($71k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Flathead Beacon 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.
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How this is measured
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About The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc
- How much does The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc give?
- The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc reported 20 grants totaling $49,200 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (16%), Recreation & Sports (13%), Human Services (12%).
- Who are The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Kidsports ($17k), North Valley Hospital Foundation ($7k), Montana Freedom of Information Hotline Inc ($5k).
- Does The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Flathead Beacon 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 Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Whitefish Community Foundation Inc, Roundup for Safety Inc, First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc based?
- The Flathead Beacon Foundation Inc is based in CA.
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