Michigan · Private foundation
The Kramer Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $119k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 86%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $643k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 86% of the organizations The Kramer Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $119k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $138k | 86% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State University Foundation Inc | $120,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy | $33,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Archdiocese of Detroit | $15,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Chesterton Academy of the Holy Fami | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy High School | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($125k), 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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About The Kramer Foundation
- How much does The Kramer Foundation give?
- The Kramer Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $118,550 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does The Kramer Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (88%), Religion (12%).
- Who are The Kramer Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Mississippi State University Foundation Inc ($120k), University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy ($34k), Archdiocese of Detroit ($15k).
- Does The Kramer Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Kramer Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Kramer Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Endowment Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Kramer Foundation based?
- The Kramer Foundation is based in MI.
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