Alabama · Private foundation
The Olin B King Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3.1M
- Granted FY2019
- 13
- Grants FY2019
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $11,218
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $2,975,844
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 17% of the organizations The Olin B King Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 96% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 4% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.0M 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 | 12 | $3.1M | 17% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $124k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $124k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First United Methodist Church | $60,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Georgia Military College | $25,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Museum Board of the City of Huntsville | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Village of Promise Incorporated | $15,311 | 3 | 1% |
| Eighth Street Community | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.2M), not named here.
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 Propst Foundation · The Jane K Lowe Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Olin B King Foundation
- How much does The Olin B King Foundation give?
- The Olin B King Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $3,124,062 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Olin B King Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (87%), Education (5%), Religion (2%).
- Who are The Olin B King Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: First United Methodist Church ($60k), Georgia Military College ($25k), Museum Board of the City of Huntsville ($20k).
- Does The Olin B King Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Olin B King 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 Olin B King Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Propst Foundation, The Jane K Lowe Charitable Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville.
- Where is The Olin B King Foundation based?
- The Olin B King Foundation is based in AL.
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