New Jersey · Private foundation
The Helmar 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.
- $45k
- Granted FY2023
- 9
- Grants FY2023
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
50% of The Helmar Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The Helmar Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $45k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 14
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The Helmar Foundation 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.
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 | 9 | $45k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $37k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $34k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $35k | 18% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $27k | 11% |
| FY2018 | 14 | $41k | 21% |
| FY2017 | 13 | $38k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $361,270 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $119,500 | 7 | 0% |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $25,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association | $21,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Animal Medical Center | $14,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Tomorrows Children's Fund Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Operation Smile Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| North Shore Animal League America Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $361,270 | 1 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $119,500 | 7 | 0% |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $25,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association | $21,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The Animal Medical Center | $14,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Foundation | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Tomorrows Children's Fund Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Operation Smile Inc | $3,500 | 3 | 0% |
| North Shore Animal League America Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kenyon College | $1,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Housing Works Inc | $750 | 2 | 0% |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Karen Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($49k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Helmar Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
About The Helmar Foundation
- How much does The Helmar Foundation give?
- The Helmar Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $45,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Helmar Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (53%), Philanthropy (37%), Animals (4%).
- Who are The Helmar Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc ($361k), St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($120k), The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($25k).
- Does The Helmar Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Helmar 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.
- Where is The Helmar Foundation based?
- The Helmar Foundation is based in NJ.
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