New York · Public charity
The Promise Foundation
To make a difference in the lives of young people affected by cancer and other terminal illnesses, through select funding of treatment, research and support programs to advance the fight against these diseases.
- $85k
- Granted FY2020
- 4
- Grants FY2020
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Total assets, FY2020
- $6k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 25% of the organizations The Promise Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 4 | $85k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $160k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $314k | 63% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $343k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
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 FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charley's Fund Inc | $700,000 | 4 | 9% |
| The Valerie Fund | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Hire Heroes USA Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation | $18,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Village Academies Network Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Ms Hope for a Cure Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Learningspring School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charley's Fund Inc | $700,000 | 4 | 9% |
| The Valerie Fund | $40,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Hire Heroes USA Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation | $18,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Village Academies Network Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Ms Hope for a Cure Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Learningspring School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Virtual Enterprises International Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Harlem Village Academies Charter Schools | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| March to the Top - Africa | $8,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Hope for Heroes Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Melanoma Research Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Promise 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 Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Promise Foundation
- How much does The Promise Foundation give?
- The Promise Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $85,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Promise Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Health (87%), Education (6%), Employment (2%).
- Who are The Promise Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Charley's Fund Inc ($700k), The Valerie Fund ($40k), Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Inc ($20k).
- Does The Promise Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Promise Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation.
- Where is The Promise Foundation based?
- The Promise Foundation is based in NY.
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