California · Private foundation
The Litchfield Foundation
TO ASSIST UNDERSERVED AND/OR DISADVANTAGED PERSONS AND GROUPS THROUGH EDUCATION AND RECREATION PROGRAMS. 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.
- $71k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The Litchfield Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $71k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $59k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $80k | 30% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $56k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $64k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $67k | 85% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marin History Museum | $77,500 | 4 | 11% |
| Friends of China Camp Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 2% |
| San Rafael Public Library Foundation | $40,000 | 3 | 37% |
| New Beginnings Law Center | $35,000 | 5 | 12% |
| Extrafood | $35,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Next Generation Scholars Inc | $16,000 | 5 | 0% |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties | $13,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Marin County Bar Association | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Shifting Gears USA | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marin History Museum | $77,500 | 4 | 11% |
| Friends of China Camp Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 2% |
| San Rafael Public Library Foundation | $40,000 | 3 | 37% |
| New Beginnings Law Center | $35,000 | 5 | 12% |
| Extrafood | $35,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Next Generation Scholars Inc | $16,000 | 5 | 0% |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties | $13,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Marin County Bar Association | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Shifting Gears USA | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Trips for Kids National | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Center for Domestic Peace | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Sparkle Foundation Incorporated | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Kid Scoop News | $2,125 | 6 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($96k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Litchfield Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 14 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: Marin Community Foundation · Freitas Foundation · Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Litchfield Foundation
- How much does The Litchfield Foundation give?
- The Litchfield Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $71,064 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The Litchfield Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (26%), Arts & Culture (20%), Recreation & Sports (17%).
- Who are The Litchfield Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Marin History Museum ($78k), Friends of China Camp Inc ($60k), San Rafael Public Library Foundation ($40k).
- Does The Litchfield Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Litchfield 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 Litchfield Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marin Community Foundation, Freitas Foundation, Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation.
- Where is The Litchfield Foundation based?
- The Litchfield Foundation is based in CA.
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