Georgia · Private foundation
The Owen Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $186k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations The Owen Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 14 | $186k | 57% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $160k | 38% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $95k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $198k | 43% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $105k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $180k | 19% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $151k | 7% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $122k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technoserve Inc | $175,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Clarkson University | $120,000 | 8 | 0% |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | $75,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Mark Garwood Foundation Inc | $70,000 | 7 | 17% |
| Aiken Symphony Orchestra | $60,000 | 8 | 5% |
| Indian River State College Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Indian River State College | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Stuart Congregational Church Inc | $35,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Suffield Academy | $35,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Daniel Island Community Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 38% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technoserve Inc | $175,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Clarkson University | $120,000 | 8 | 0% |
| University of South Carolina Educational Foundation | $75,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Mark Garwood Foundation Inc | $70,000 | 7 | 17% |
| Aiken Symphony Orchestra | $60,000 | 8 | 5% |
| Indian River State College Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Indian River State College | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Stuart Congregational Church Inc | $35,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Suffield Academy | $35,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Daniel Island Community Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 38% |
| Charleston Gaillard Management Corporation | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Area Churches Together Serving | $15,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Riverside Military Academy Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Golden Harvest Food Bank Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| East Cooper Meals on Wheels Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| French Institute - Alliance Francaise | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sandhill Cove Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Daniel Island Club Employee Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Kiawah Cares Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($418k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Owen Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 18 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Owen Foundation
- How much does The Owen Foundation give?
- The Owen Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $186,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Owen Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (45%), International (14%), Health (10%).
- Who are The Owen Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Technoserve Inc ($175k), Clarkson University ($120k), University of South Carolina Educational Foundation ($75k).
- Does The Owen Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Owen 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 Owen Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The Owen Foundation based?
- The Owen Foundation is based in GA.
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