California · Private foundation
The J W and Sandra L Mitchell 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.
- $1.0M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 21
- Grants FY2024
- 23
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $37,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 25
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $22M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $70k 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 | 21 | $1.0M | 19% |
| FY2023 | 23 | $1.0M | 13% |
| FY2022 | 25 | $1.7M | 24% |
| FY2021 | 24 | $962k | 4% |
| FY2020 | 24 | $1.0M | 8% |
| FY2019 | 22 | $977k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $589k | 37% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $381k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Teresa Inc | $1,275,000 | 8 | 7% |
| Share Our Selves Corporation | $725,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | $655,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $364,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Seneca Family of Agencies | $325,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $260,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Mariposa Women and Family Center | $212,000 | 4 | 3% |
| The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | $191,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $110,000 | 8 | 0% |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $88,510 | 6 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Teresa Inc | $1,275,000 | 8 | 7% |
| Share Our Selves Corporation | $725,000 | 8 | 1% |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | $655,000 | 2 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $364,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Seneca Family of Agencies | $325,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $260,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Mariposa Women and Family Center | $212,000 | 4 | 3% |
| The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | $191,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $110,000 | 8 | 0% |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $88,510 | 6 | 0% |
| Girls Incorporated of Orange County | $85,000 | 6 | 1% |
| The Salvation Army | $70,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Alley Cat Allies Inc | $33,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Partners for Potential Inc | $28,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American Brain Tumor Association | $27,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc | $26,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Animal Guardians Horse Rescue Inc | $26,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Eli Home Inc | $23,100 | 2 | 1% |
| Petsmart Charities Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The J W and Sandra L Mitchell 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: Orange County Community Foundation · Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · O L Halsell Foundation · Orange County's United Way · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation
- How much does The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation give?
- The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $1,032,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 25 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (46%), Health (24%), Philanthropy (12%).
- Who are The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Casa Teresa Inc ($1.3M), Share Our Selves Corporation ($725k), Children's Hospital of Orange County ($655k).
- Does The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The J W and Sandra L Mitchell 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 J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Orange County Community Foundation, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Enterprise Holdings Foundation.
- Where is The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation based?
- The J W and Sandra L Mitchell Foundation is based in CA.
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