Nevada · Private foundation
The James Joseph Ford 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.
- $41k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 18
- Grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 69%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $271k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 69% of the organizations The James Joseph Ford Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 65% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 35% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 | 18 | $41k | 72% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $31k | 69% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $26k | 57% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $3k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $34k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $33k | 80% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 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, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutwiler Community Education Center | $19,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Nevada Blind Children's Foundation | $11,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Living Grace Homesinc | $11,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Foster Kinship | $10,500 | 6 | 0% |
| The Childrens Lifesaving Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Spread the Word Nevada | $8,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Dr Shirley Linzy Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas | $8,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Reading in Motion | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Capability Health & Human Services | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Heaven Can Wait Animal Society | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutwiler Community Education Center | $19,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Nevada Blind Children's Foundation | $11,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Living Grace Homesinc | $11,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Foster Kinship | $10,500 | 6 | 0% |
| The Childrens Lifesaving Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Spread the Word Nevada | $8,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Dr Shirley Linzy Young Artists Orchestra of Las Vegas | $8,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Reading in Motion | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Capability Health & Human Services | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Heaven Can Wait Animal Society | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nevada Youth Empowerment Project | $4,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Communities in Schools of Nevada Inc | $2,752 | 1 | 0% |
| Ocean's Harbor House Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Elevate Your G a M E | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Boys Town Nevada Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Hope Alliance | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Be A Mentor Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Bridge Builders Leadership Initiative | $2,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Animal Foundation | $1,600 | 2 | 0% |
| Genesis and Light Center | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lead with Horses | $1,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Sweet Potato Comfort Pie | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| April Parker Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Opportunity Village | $400 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($74k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The James Joseph Ford 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.
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How this is measured
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About The James Joseph Ford Foundation
- How much does The James Joseph Ford Foundation give?
- The James Joseph Ford Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $41,100 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The James Joseph Ford Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (27%), Human Services (17%), Health (13%).
- Who are The James Joseph Ford Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Tutwiler Community Education Center ($19k), Nevada Blind Children's Foundation ($11k), Living Grace Homesinc ($11k).
- Does The James Joseph Ford Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 69% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The James Joseph Ford 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 Joseph Ford Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mgm Resorts Foundation, Dermody Properties Foundation, Canarelli Family Foundation.
- Where is The James Joseph Ford Foundation based?
- The James Joseph Ford Foundation is based in NV.
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