California · Private foundation
The Mesa West 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.
- $184k
- Granted FY2018
- 44
- Grants FY2018
- 42
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 76%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $4,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $17,065
- Organizations funded a year
- 41 to 42
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 14
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 76% of the organizations The Mesa West Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 42 | $173k | 76% |
| FY2017 | 41 | $73k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
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 FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students Run America | $20,565 | 2 | 1% |
| Homeboy Industries | $10,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Race Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Unravel | $9,000 | 2 | 1% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chai Lifeline Inc | $6,600 | 2 | 0% |
| Santa Monica Conservancy | $6,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Mba Opens Doors Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rector Wardens & Vestrymen of St Matthews Parish | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc | $4,250 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 50 grantees
Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($72k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Mesa West 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: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About The Mesa West Foundation
- How much does The Mesa West Foundation give?
- The Mesa West Foundation reported 44 grants totaling $183,930 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Mesa West Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Health (29%), Human Services (16%), Youth Development (15%).
- Who are The Mesa West Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Students Run America ($21k), Homeboy Industries ($11k), The Race Inc ($10k).
- Does The Mesa West Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 76% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Mesa West 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 Mesa West Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Arthur J Gallagher Foundation, The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is The Mesa West Foundation based?
- The Mesa West Foundation is based in CA.
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