California · Private foundation
The James E Downey Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $1.2M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $1,200,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $1,200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations The James E Downey Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $1.2M | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nells Foundation | $1,200,000 | 1 | 71% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
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About The James E Downey Foundation
- How much does The James E Downey Foundation give?
- The James E Downey Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $1,200,000, out of $1,299,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The James E Downey Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (42%), Environment (26%), Youth Development (0%).
- Who are The James E Downey Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: The Nells Foundation ($1.2M).
- Does The James E Downey Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The James E Downey Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Where is The James E Downey Foundation based?
- The James E Downey Foundation is based in CA.