Michigan · Private foundation
The Sebastian Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $2.1M
- Granted FY2021
- 59
- Grants FY2021
- 58
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 31%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 55 to 58
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 31% of the organizations The Sebastian Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $692k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 58 | $2.1M | 31% |
| FY2019 | 55 | $999k | 9% |
| FY2018 | 57 | $1.0M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Public Museum | $200,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Safe Haven Ministries Inc | $125,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Mel Trotter Ministries | $120,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Mind Meets Music Inc | $110,000 | 2 | 23% |
| Da Blodgett - St John's | $110,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Literacy Center of West Michigan | $100,000 | 3 | 4% |
| John Ball Zoo | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Grand Valley State University | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Next Step of West Michigan | $100,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Camp Blodgett | $100,000 | 3 | 4% |
Show all 61 grantees
Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($610k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Sebastian 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: Grand Rapids Community Foundation · Frey Foundation · The Wege Foundation · The Meijer Foundation · Peter C & Emajean Cook Foundation · Heart of West Michigan United Way · Steelcase Foundation · Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation · Cdv5 Foundation · The Mercantile Bank Foundation · Corewell Health Group Return · Krw Foundation
How this is measured
About The Sebastian Foundation
- How much does The Sebastian Foundation give?
- The Sebastian Foundation reported 59 grants totaling $2,081,200 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 55 and 58 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does The Sebastian Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2021, its largest causes are Education (14%), Human Services (13%), Arts & Culture (13%).
- Who are The Sebastian Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2021: Grand Rapids Public Museum ($200k), Safe Haven Ministries Inc ($125k), Mel Trotter Ministries ($120k).
- Does The Sebastian Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Sebastian Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Sebastian Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Frey Foundation, The Wege Foundation.
- Where is The Sebastian Foundation based?
- The Sebastian Foundation is based in MI.
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