Wisconsin · Private foundation
The Laniakea Charitable 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.
- $2.6M
- Granted FY2023
- 3
- Grants FY2023
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
59% of The Laniakea Charitable Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Manifold For Charity, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $1,000,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $1,500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $23M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations The Laniakea Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2 | $1.1M | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $250k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc | $1,250,000 | 2 | 1% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($63k), not named here.
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About The Laniakea Charitable Foundation
- How much does The Laniakea Charitable Foundation give?
- The Laniakea Charitable Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $2,562,506 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does The Laniakea Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are Human Services (53%), Education (44%).
- Who are The Laniakea Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc ($1.3M).
- Does The Laniakea Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Laniakea Charitable 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.
- Where is The Laniakea Charitable Foundation based?
- The Laniakea Charitable Foundation is based in WI.
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