New Jersey · Private foundation
The James and Vedna Welch Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $63k
- Granted FY2018
- 14
- Grants FY2018
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 8%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The James and Vedna Welch Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year The James and Vedna Welch Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 11 organizations, $63k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 6
- Total assets, FY2018
- $362k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 8% of the organizations The James and Vedna Welch Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 13 | $58k | 8% |
| FY2017 | 13 | $56k | 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 FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation | $128,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Legacy Foundation At Shell Point Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Barrier Island Group for the Arts | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Louisburg College | $9,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Pingry Corporation | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fish of Sanibel-Captiva Inc | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Society of the Four Arts Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Plaid House Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation | $128,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Legacy Foundation At Shell Point Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Barrier Island Group for the Arts | $35,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Louisburg College | $9,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Pingry Corporation | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fish of Sanibel-Captiva Inc | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Society of the Four Arts Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Plaid House Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sanibel Sea School Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Clarke School for the Deaf Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The James and Vedna Welch 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: Community Foundation of New Jersey · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The James and Vedna Welch Foundation
- How much does The James and Vedna Welch Foundation give?
- The James and Vedna Welch Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $62,500 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The James and Vedna Welch Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (86%), Environment (7%), Arts & Culture (3%).
- Who are The James and Vedna Welch Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation ($128k), The Legacy Foundation At Shell Point Inc ($40k), Barrier Island Group for the Arts ($35k).
- Does The James and Vedna Welch Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The James and Vedna Welch 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 James and Vedna Welch Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of New Jersey, National Philanthropic Trust, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is The James and Vedna Welch Foundation based?
- The James and Vedna Welch Foundation is based in NJ.
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