New Jersey · Private foundation
The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $10k
- Granted FY2020
- 6
- Grants FY2020
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $3,411
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 50% of the organizations The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 6 | $10k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $4k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $5k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Community Ministries | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rockpoint Community Church | $3,411 | 1 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Cary Christian Center Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Covenant Christian Reformed Church | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Madison Ave - Crossroads Community Ministries Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Ctc Academy Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($4k), not named here.
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 John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund
- How much does The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund give?
- The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund reported 6 grants totaling $10,411 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Religion (46%), Human Services (26%), International (13%).
- Who are The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: New Hope Community Ministries ($4k), Rockpoint Community Church ($3k), Samaritan's Purse ($3k).
- Does The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund 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 John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund based?
- The John J and Hester Van Buiten Charitable Fund is based in NJ.
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