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The Motley Fool Foundation
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- $45k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $29k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $14,741
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $14,741
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 3
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations The Motley Fool Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $29k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $581k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $150k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tzedek DC Inc | $300,001 | 2 | 8% |
| NeighborShare Inc | $300,001 | 2 | 30% |
| Beyond 12 Education Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mill Village Ministries | $75,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC & Northern Virginia Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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: National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Motley Fool Foundation
- How much does The Motley Fool Foundation give?
- The Motley Fool Foundation reported 2 itemized grants totaling $29,482, out of $44,731 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 3 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does The Motley Fool Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (39%), Philanthropy (39%), Education (10%).
- Who are The Motley Fool Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Tzedek DC Inc ($300k), NeighborShare Inc ($300k), Beyond 12 Education Inc ($75k).
- Does The Motley Fool Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Motley Fool Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Motley Fool Foundation based?
- The Motley Fool Foundation is based in VA.
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