New York · Private foundation
The Nduna Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2019
- 11
- Grants FY2019
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 64%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $500,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 7
- Total assets, FY2019
- $21k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 64% of the organizations The Nduna Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 56% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 44% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $760k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 11 | $1.4M | 64% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $1.4M | 58% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $3.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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 FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University Foundation | $2,650,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Crisis Action Inc | $600,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | $500,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | $385,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc | $255,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | $225,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trinity Foundation | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Center for Research on Women | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Witness Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Everglades Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University Foundation | $2,650,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Crisis Action Inc | $600,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | $500,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | $385,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc | $255,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | $225,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trinity Foundation | $150,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Center for Research on Women | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Witness Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Everglades Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| International Women's Health Coalition | $31,100 | 1 | 1% |
| Allen-Chase Foundation Dba Eaglebrook School | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Women for Women International | $16,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Independent Feature Project Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| SKWC A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| DMF Internationl Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Batonga Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Upper Saranac Lake Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Nduna 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: The Ford Foundation · The Skoll Foundation · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · New Venture Fund · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About The Nduna Foundation
- How much does The Nduna Foundation give?
- The Nduna Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $1,360,000 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Nduna Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Education (42%), International (29%), Human Services (20%).
- Who are The Nduna Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Rutgers University Foundation ($2.6M), Crisis Action Inc ($600k), Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation ($500k).
- Does The Nduna Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 64% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Nduna 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 Nduna Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ford Foundation, The Skoll Foundation, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc.
- Where is The Nduna Foundation based?
- The Nduna Foundation is based in NY.
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