Massachusetts · Public charity
The Giving Circle
THE GIVING CIRCLE is an employee-driven nonprofit dedicated to supporting our suffolk family and "extended family" in times of great need. The organization mainly provides financial assistance to individuals and families in need.
- $715k
- Granted FY2019
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2019
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Itemized, FY2019
- $47k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2019
- $40,542
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $40,542
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 1
- Total assets, FY2019
- $1.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 100% of the organizations The Giving Circle funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $47k 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 | 2 | $47k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $18k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $8k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc | $40,542 | 1 | 1% |
| Transformational Studies Institute | $11,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Servings Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alliance for Kids Inc | $6,600 | 1 | 4% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($7k), not named here.
About The Giving Circle
- How much does The Giving Circle give?
- The Giving Circle reported 2 itemized grants totaling $47,129, out of $714,913 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Giving Circle fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Human Services (56%), Education (16%), Food & Nutrition (10%).
- Who are The Giving Circle's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Massachusetts Wonderfund Inc ($41k), Transformational Studies Institute ($12k), Community Servings Inc ($8k).
- Does The Giving Circle fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The Giving Circle based?
- The Giving Circle is based in MA.
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