Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The National Bonsai Foundation
To sustain the national bonsai & penjing museum by providing financial support and advice, in cooperation with the us national arboretum
- $525k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Itemized, FY2025
- $131k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $131,150
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $131,150
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2019 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 0% of the organizations The National Bonsai Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $131k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $142k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $186k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Arts & Culture$328kPublic Benefit$131k
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC Public Schools | $131,150 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($328k), not named here.
About The National Bonsai Foundation
- How much does The National Bonsai Foundation give?
- The National Bonsai Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $131,150, out of $525,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2020.
- What does The National Bonsai Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (71%), Public Benefit (29%).
- Who are The National Bonsai Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: DC Public Schools ($131k).
- Does The National Bonsai Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is The National Bonsai Foundation based?
- The National Bonsai Foundation is based in DC.
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