California · Private foundation
The Gaiman 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.
- $266k
- Granted FY2020
- 1
- Grants FY2020
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Gaiman Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to The Community Foundation For The Greater Capital Region Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $265,548
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $265,548
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 25% of the organizations The Gaiman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 4 | $25k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $18k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $12k | 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 FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Read Ahead Inc | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($22k), not named here.
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About The Gaiman Foundation
- How much does The Gaiman Foundation give?
- The Gaiman Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $265,548 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Gaiman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (86%), Civil Rights (6%), Crime & Legal (3%).
- Who are The Gaiman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Inc ($20k), Read Ahead Inc ($11k), San Francisco Food Bank ($2k).
- Does The Gaiman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Gaiman 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 Gaiman Foundation based?
- The Gaiman Foundation is based in CA.
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