Georgia · Private foundation
The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc
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.
- $53k
- Granted FY2023
- 11
- Grants FY2023
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 73%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
79% of The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Athens Area Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 10 organizations, $53k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $26,095
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 73% of the organizations The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 70% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 30% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 11 | $53k | 73% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $37k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $27k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $40k | 60% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $79k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $20k | 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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom for All Inc | $59,000 | 4 | 2% |
| The Lunchbox Fund | $38,500 | 2 | 4% |
| Performance Space 122 Inc | $29,240 | 3 | 1% |
| Semiotexte Limited | $26,095 | 1 | n/a |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Every Mother Counts | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Refuge Coffee Co | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Salt Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 16% |
| The Nuci Phillips Memorial Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom for All Inc | $59,000 | 4 | 2% |
| The Lunchbox Fund | $38,500 | 2 | 4% |
| Performance Space 122 Inc | $29,240 | 3 | 1% |
| Semiotexte Limited | $26,095 | 1 | n/a |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Every Mother Counts | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Refuge Coffee Co | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Salt Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 16% |
| The Nuci Phillips Memorial Foundation Inc | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Basilica Arts Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Athens Area Habitat for Humanity for Humanity Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| AIDS Healthcare Foundation | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boybutante AIDS Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Athens Area Emergency Food Bank Inc | $2,200 | 2 | 1% |
| Books for Keeps Inc | $1,568 | 2 | 0% |
| Athens Wellness Clinic Inc | $1,200 | 1 | 0% |
| The Bigger Vision of Athens Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chess & Community Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Athens Area Humane Society of Clarke County and Spca Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Downtown Ministries Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Actors' Fund of America | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 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 Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Athens Area Community Foundation Inc · Glickman Family Foundation · Jackson Emc Foundation Inc Attn Amy Rouse · The Newland Family Foundation Inc · The Winthrop Foundation of Athens G · Tr Lois & Lucy Lampkin Fdn Ua · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Compare The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc with peer funders
About The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc
- How much does The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc give?
- The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc reported 11 grants totaling $52,595 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Philanthropy (21%), Health (18%).
- Who are The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Freedom for All Inc ($59k), The Lunchbox Fund ($39k), Performance Space 122 Inc ($29k).
- Does The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 73% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc 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 Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Athens Area Community Foundation Inc, Glickman Family Foundation, Jackson Emc Foundation Inc Attn Amy Rouse.
- Where is The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc based?
- The Legacy of Stipe Foundation Inc is based in GA.
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