Washington, D.C. · Private foundation
The KM Shimano Family 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.
- $163k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $35,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 8
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations The KM Shimano Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 51% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $163k | 55% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $144k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $150k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marine Mammal Center | $105,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | $75,000 | 3 | 3% |
| California Coastkeeper dba California Coastkeeper Alliance | $40,000 | 2 | 3% |
| African Aquatic Conservation Fund Inc | $38,700 | 2 | 2% |
| Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Save the Manatee Club Inc | $34,000 | 1 | 1% |
| New England Coastal Wildlife Allian | $30,000 | 3 | 11% |
| National Marine Life Center Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inwater Research Group Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marine Mammal Center | $105,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | $75,000 | 3 | 3% |
| California Coastkeeper dba California Coastkeeper Alliance | $40,000 | 2 | 3% |
| African Aquatic Conservation Fund Inc | $38,700 | 2 | 2% |
| Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Save the Manatee Club Inc | $34,000 | 1 | 1% |
| New England Coastal Wildlife Allian | $30,000 | 3 | 11% |
| National Marine Life Center Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sea Turtle Conservancy | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Inwater Research Group Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Marine Mammal Stranding Center | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wildlife Research Alliance Inc | $3,835 | 1 | n/a |
| Sea Otter Savvy | $3,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sea Turtle Oversight Protection Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 4% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($33k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The KM Shimano Family 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: Patagoniaorg · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The KM Shimano Family Foundation
- How much does The KM Shimano Family Foundation give?
- The KM Shimano Family Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $162,835 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 8 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does The KM Shimano Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (66%), Environment (27%), Science & Tech (7%).
- Who are The KM Shimano Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: The Marine Mammal Center ($105k), Marine Mammals of Maine ($75k), California Coastkeeper dba California Coastkeeper Alliance ($40k).
- Does The KM Shimano Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The KM Shimano Family 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 KM Shimano Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Patagoniaorg, Paypal Charitable Giving Fund, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The KM Shimano Family Foundation based?
- The KM Shimano Family Foundation is based in DC.
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