New York · Private foundation
The Mayday Fund
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $820k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2024
- 16
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $93,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $220,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 17
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $36M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations The Mayday Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $400k 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 | 9 | $820k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 16 | $719k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $1.1M | 40% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $928k | 31% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $922k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
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, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Medical Center | $525,227 | 3 | 0% |
| United States Association for the Study of Pain Inc | $346,500 | 3 | 30% |
| University of Washington | $272,989 | 2 | n/a |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | $118,983 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $108,402 | 2 | 0% |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | $99,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Childkind International Inc | $70,000 | 3 | 64% |
| University of California- Davis | $64,178 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn | $48,054 | 1 | 0% |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago Medical Center | $525,227 | 3 | 0% |
| United States Association for the Study of Pain Inc | $346,500 | 3 | 30% |
| University of Washington | $272,989 | 2 | n/a |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | $118,983 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $108,402 | 2 | 0% |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | $99,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Childkind International Inc | $70,000 | 3 | 64% |
| University of California- Davis | $64,178 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Hospital & Research Cntr Fndn | $48,054 | 1 | 0% |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders New York City Inc | $22,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $22,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Council on Foundations Inc | $15,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Philanthropy New York Inc | $5,750 | 5 | 0% |
Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.8M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Mayday Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 12 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About The Mayday Fund
- How much does The Mayday Fund give?
- The Mayday Fund reported 9 grants totaling $820,355 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 17 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Mayday Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (87%), Education (8%), Science & Tech (3%).
- Who are The Mayday Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: University of Chicago Medical Center ($525k), United States Association for the Study of Pain Inc ($347k), University of Washington ($273k).
- Does The Mayday Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Mayday Fund accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Where is The Mayday Fund based?
- The Mayday Fund is based in NY.
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