Delaware · Private foundation
The Good Sparrow Foundation
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.
- $17k
- Granted FY2023
- 3
- Grants FY2023
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $4,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 9
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $382k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations The Good Sparrow Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | $17k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $37k | 44% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $29k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc | $21,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Rare Village Foundation | $18,500 | 2 | 1% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $9,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Organization for Autism Research | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| NAMI National | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Youth Advocate Programs Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Animal Nations Dba Redrover | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| House of Heroes Connecticut Chapter Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc | $21,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Rare Village Foundation | $18,500 | 2 | 1% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $9,750 | 3 | 0% |
| Organization for Autism Research | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| NAMI National | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Youth Advocate Programs Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United Animal Nations Dba Redrover | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| House of Heroes Connecticut Chapter Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Covenant House | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| New Reach Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Mill Dog Rescue | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($1k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Good Sparrow Foundation 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.
Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About The Good Sparrow Foundation
- How much does The Good Sparrow Foundation give?
- The Good Sparrow Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $16,500 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 9 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does The Good Sparrow Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (50%), Human Services (35%), Animals (10%).
- Who are The Good Sparrow Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2023: Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc ($22k), Rare Village Foundation ($19k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($10k).
- Does The Good Sparrow Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Good Sparrow 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Good Sparrow Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Good Sparrow Foundation based?
- The Good Sparrow Foundation is based in DE.
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