Virginia · Private foundation
The Lipman Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $13M
- Granted FY2017
- 36
- Grants FY2017
- 35
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
99% of The Lipman Foundation’s FY2018 grant dollars went to The Community Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Lipman Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 21 organizations, $13M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $185,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $2,535,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 1
- Total assets, FY2017
- $665k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical College of Va Foundation | $2,535,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Jewish Family Services Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Maymont Foundation | $500,000 | 1 | 10% |
| The Faison Center Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Virginia Holocaust Museum | $250,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Peter Paul Development Center Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Virginia Voice Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 70% |
| Legal Information Network for Cancer | $200,000 | 1 | 41% |
| Feed More Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical College of Va Foundation | $2,535,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Jewish Family Services Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Maymont Foundation | $500,000 | 1 | 10% |
| The Faison Center Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Virginia Holocaust Museum | $250,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Peter Paul Development Center Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Virginia Voice Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 70% |
| Legal Information Network for Cancer | $200,000 | 1 | 41% |
| Feed More Inc | $200,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | $200,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Hanover Tavern Foundation | $185,000 | 1 | 34% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Richmond (6769) | $150,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Cross-Over Ministry Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Friends of Barnabas Foundation Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 9% |
| The New Community School Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Joseph's Villa | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Richmond Animal League Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Free Clinic of Powhatan Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Elk Hill Farm Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| ART 180 Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 5% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.4M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Lipman Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 20 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: The Community Foundation Inc · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Carmax Foundation · Robert G Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation · Herndon Foundation · The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation · Peachtree House Foundation · Shelton H Short Jr Trust · Richmond Memorial Health Foundation · Richard S Reynolds Foundation · The Anne C Robins & Walter R Robins Jr Foundation · Windsor Fdn Trust Uw Quincy Cole
How this is measured
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About The Lipman Foundation
- How much does The Lipman Foundation give?
- The Lipman Foundation reported 36 grants totaling $13,080,000 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Lipman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Education (27%), Health (26%), Arts & Culture (14%).
- Who are The Lipman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Medical College of Va Foundation ($2.5M), Jewish Family Services Inc ($1.0M), Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Inc ($1.0M).
- Does The Lipman 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 Lipman Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation Inc, Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, Carmax Foundation.
- Where is The Lipman Foundation based?
- The Lipman Foundation is based in VA.
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