New Jersey · Private foundation
The Oram Foundation Inc
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.
- $111k
- Granted FY2018
- 10
- Grants FY2018
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $6,437
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $65,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 80% of the organizations The Oram Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 10 | $111k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $50k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Plan Association Inc | $85,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Greenfaith Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Virginia Organizing Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tri-State Transportation Campaign Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Spur - San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Palisades Nature Association | $1,050 | 2 | 1% |
| Island Press | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Englewood Historical Society | $350 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($22k), 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.
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How this is measured
About The Oram Foundation Inc
- How much does The Oram Foundation Inc give?
- The Oram Foundation Inc reported 10 grants totaling $111,437 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Oram Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Community Improvement (53%), Environment (24%), Civil Rights (9%).
- Who are The Oram Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Regional Plan Association Inc ($85k), Greenfaith Inc ($25k), Virginia Organizing Inc ($15k).
- Does The Oram Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Oram Foundation Inc 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 Oram Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Oram Foundation Inc based?
- The Oram Foundation Inc is based in NJ.
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