Virginia · Public charity
The George Mason Friends Inc
To enhance the cultural and educational environment of the community served by the George Mason Regional Library in Fairfax County, VA by providing support to the George Mason Regional Library and to the Fairfax County Public Library System.
- $98k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2025
- $87k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $17,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $62,038
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $417k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The George Mason Friends Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $87k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $91k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $97k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $114k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $117k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $96k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $209k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County Early Childhood Programs and Services | $671,866 | 8 | n/a |
| Fall for the Book Inc | $122,500 | 8 | 9% |
| Fairfax Library Foundation | $57,786 | 2 | 7% |
| Friends of Thomas Jefferson Library | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
About The George Mason Friends Inc
- How much does The George Mason Friends Inc give?
- The George Mason Friends Inc reported 3 itemized grants totaling $87,324, out of $98,324 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The George Mason Friends Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (95%), Employment (3%), Public Benefit (1%).
- Who are The George Mason Friends Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Fairfax County Early Childhood Programs and Services ($672k), Fall for the Book Inc ($123k), Fairfax Library Foundation ($58k).
- Does The George Mason Friends Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The George Mason Friends Inc based?
- The George Mason Friends Inc is based in VA.
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