New York · Private foundation
The Gunk Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $326k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $222,341
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $104k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations The Gunk Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 99% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 9 | $301k | 56% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $197k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $269k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $89k | 42% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $109k | 75% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $144k | 43% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $39k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $1k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Photography at Woodstock | $687,072 | 5 | 19% |
| Open Space Institute Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Champlain Area Trails Inc | $36,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Collar Works Inc | $32,000 | 7 | 7% |
| Riders Alliance Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Scherman Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Regional Plan Association Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Parks & Trails New York Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| School One | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Photowork Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | 3% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Photography at Woodstock | $687,072 | 5 | 19% |
| Open Space Institute Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Champlain Area Trails Inc | $36,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Collar Works Inc | $32,000 | 7 | 7% |
| Riders Alliance Fund Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Scherman Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Regional Plan Association Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Parks & Trails New York Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| School One | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Photowork Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Read 650 Inc | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Nurture Nature Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Scenic Hudson Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Westover School Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wallkill Valley Land Trust | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Women's Studio Workshop Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rondout-Esopus Land Conservanc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Steven Myron Holl Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Byrdcliffe Theatre Company Inc | $800 | 1 | 4% |
| Suny New Paltz Foundation Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Sustainable Hudson Valley Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Mohonk Consultations Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($224k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Gunk 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: Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc · Ag Foundation · Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Inc · Novo Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Gunk Foundation
- How much does The Gunk Foundation give?
- The Gunk Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $326,141 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Gunk Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (63%), Environment (13%), Community Improvement (12%).
- Who are The Gunk Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Center for Photography at Woodstock ($687k), Open Space Institute Inc ($45k), Champlain Area Trails Inc ($36k).
- Does The Gunk Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Gunk 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 Gunk Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc, Ag Foundation, Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley Inc.
- Where is The Gunk Foundation based?
- The Gunk Foundation is based in NY.
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