California · Private foundation
The Lilian Wren 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.
- $755k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Lilian Wren Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations 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, FY2024
- $561,606
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $561,606
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 100% of the organizations The Lilian Wren Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $103k 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 | 1 | $103k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $36k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $24k | 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 FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | $102,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Sapling Foundation | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Wwi Museum and Memorial | $5,575 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($30k), not named here.
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About The Lilian Wren Foundation
- How much does The Lilian Wren Foundation give?
- The Lilian Wren Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $755,360 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Lilian Wren Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (98%), Environment (2%), Arts & Culture (0%).
- Who are The Lilian Wren Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Sustainable Markets Foundation ($103k), The Sapling Foundation ($14k), Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc ($10k).
- Does The Lilian Wren Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Lilian Wren 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 Lilian Wren Foundation based?
- The Lilian Wren Foundation is based in CA.
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