California · Private foundation
The James Samuel Rogers 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.
- $54k
- Granted FY2018
- 9
- Grants FY2018
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The James Samuel Rogers Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Orange County Community Foundation, 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 Samuel Rogers Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $54k. 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
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 2
- Total assets, FY2018
- $1.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 67% of the organizations The James Samuel Rogers Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 9 | $54k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $78k | 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 FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council on Aging - Southern California | $120,000 | 4 | 1% |
| National Lgbtq Task Force | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of Outreach | $12,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Todd Anglin Home for Children | $6,308 | 3 | n/a |
| American Political Science Association | $2,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Foundation for Senior Services Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 10% |
| International Seafarers Center of LBLA | $2,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Orange County Parks Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Golden Gate Basset Rescue | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Region IX Head Start Association | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council on Aging - Southern California | $120,000 | 4 | 1% |
| National Lgbtq Task Force | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of Outreach | $12,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Todd Anglin Home for Children | $6,308 | 3 | n/a |
| American Political Science Association | $2,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Foundation for Senior Services Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 10% |
| International Seafarers Center of LBLA | $2,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Orange County Parks Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Golden Gate Basset Rescue | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Region IX Head Start Association | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pathways to Independence | $800 | 1 | 0% |
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($215k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The James Samuel Rogers 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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About The James Samuel Rogers Foundation
- How much does The James Samuel Rogers Foundation give?
- The James Samuel Rogers Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $53,909 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The James Samuel Rogers Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (61%), Animals (20%), Philanthropy (13%).
- Who are The James Samuel Rogers Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Council on Aging - Southern California ($120k), National Lgbtq Task Force ($20k), Friends of Outreach ($12k).
- Does The James Samuel Rogers Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The James Samuel Rogers 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 Samuel Rogers Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The James Samuel Rogers Foundation based?
- The James Samuel Rogers Foundation is based in CA.
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