Florida · Private foundation
The Patterson 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.
- $6.2M
- Granted FY2021
- 12
- Grants FY2021
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
60% of The Patterson Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Community Foundation Of Sarasota Co Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year The Patterson Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $6M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $124,520
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $2,000,000
- States reached, FY2021
- 6
- Total assets, FY2021
- $304M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
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, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bay Park Conservancy Inc | $7,000,000 | 5 | 23% |
| Asheville School Inc | $1,500,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Foundations Inc | $1,150,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Nethope Inc | $625,000 | 5 | 3% |
| School District of Manatee County | $240,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Indiana University Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County Inc | $65,780 | 1 | 13% |
| The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation | $50,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Wreaths Across America | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida Housing Coalition Inc | $22,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.7M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Patterson 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 Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Patterson Foundation
- How much does The Patterson Foundation give?
- The Patterson Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $6,244,771 in its FY2021 IRS filing.
- What does The Patterson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (65%), Recreation & Sports (16%), Education (9%).
- Who are The Patterson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: The Bay Park Conservancy Inc ($7.0M), Asheville School Inc ($1.5M), Foundations Inc ($1.1M).
- Does The Patterson 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 Patterson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Patterson Foundation based?
- The Patterson Foundation is based in FL.
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