California · Private foundation
The Lisa Wade Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $674k
- Granted FY2023
- 11
- Grants FY2023
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 55%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $633,997
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 55% of the organizations The Lisa Wade Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 97% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 3% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $655k 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 | $674k | 55% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $51k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $40k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $27k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $35k | 73% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $42k | 55% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threshold Foundation | $90,017 | 7 | 1% |
| Impact a Village Inc | $29,000 | 3 | 22% |
| Warrior Films Inc | $25,500 | 5 | 6% |
| Wild Salmon Center | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Unite America Institute Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tahoe Fund | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Safe House Education Fund | $5,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Prototype Pgh Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon Natural Desert Association | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 33 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($665k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lisa Wade Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: Meyer Memorial Trust · Tides Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Marin Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
How this is measured
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About The Lisa Wade Foundation
- How much does The Lisa Wade Foundation give?
- The Lisa Wade Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $674,058 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Lisa Wade Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (71%), Environment (13%), International (5%).
- Who are The Lisa Wade Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Threshold Foundation ($90k), Impact a Village Inc ($29k), Warrior Films Inc ($26k).
- Does The Lisa Wade Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 55% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Lisa Wade 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 Lisa Wade Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Meyer Memorial Trust, Tides Foundation, Impactassetsinc.
- Where is The Lisa Wade Foundation based?
- The Lisa Wade Foundation is based in CA.
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