New York · Private foundation
The Guela Charitable Trust
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.
- $95k
- Granted FY2021
- 10
- Grants FY2021
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $2,200
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $71,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 17
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 40% of the organizations The Guela Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 10 | $95k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $458k | 76% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $277k | 78% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $396k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $222k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Funders Network | $254,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Chabad at Stony Brook Inc | $251,911 | 2 | n/a |
| American Miklat Committee | $185,000 | 2 | 97% |
| New York Legal Assistance Group Inc | $125,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | $23,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln Square Synagogue Inc | $5,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Prospect Park Yeshiva Inc | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Stockbridge Bowl Association | $700 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Funders Network | $254,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Chabad at Stony Brook Inc | $251,911 | 2 | n/a |
| American Miklat Committee | $185,000 | 2 | 97% |
| New York Legal Assistance Group Inc | $125,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | $23,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln Square Synagogue Inc | $5,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Prospect Park Yeshiva Inc | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Stockbridge Bowl Association | $700 | 2 | 0% |
| Hearts of the Father Outreach Inc | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Dorot Inc | $360 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Ezra | $360 | 1 | 0% |
| New York Public Radio | $350 | 2 | 0% |
| The Center for Jewish History Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| The Jewish Women's Archive Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| New York Historical Society | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($587k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Guela Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 Guela Charitable Trust
- How much does The Guela Charitable Trust give?
- The Guela Charitable Trust reported 10 grants totaling $95,060 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 17 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Guela Charitable Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (37%), Religion (25%), Health (14%).
- Who are The Guela Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Jewish Funders Network ($255k), Chabad at Stony Brook Inc ($252k), American Miklat Committee ($185k).
- Does The Guela Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Guela Charitable Trust 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 Guela Charitable Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Guela Charitable Trust based?
- The Guela Charitable Trust is based in NY.
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