Connecticut · Private foundation
The Shimkin Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1k
- Granted FY2022
- 2
- Grants FY2022
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 14
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations The Shimkin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2 | $1k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 14 | $12k | 71% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $6k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $11k | 91% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $16k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
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 FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxfam-America Inc | $17,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| A Jewish Voice for Peace | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Girl Be Heard Institute | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Farmworker Justice Fund Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ecpat-Usa Inc | $2,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | $1,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Global Hunger Project | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| Neighbors Link Corp | $600 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxfam-America Inc | $17,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| A Jewish Voice for Peace | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Girl Be Heard Institute | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Farmworker Justice Fund Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ecpat-Usa Inc | $2,100 | 3 | 0% |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | $1,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Global Hunger Project | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| Neighbors Link Corp | $600 | 2 | 0% |
| Rowayton Arts Center | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Rural Development Institute | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Untours Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Overeaters Anonymous Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($9k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Shimkin 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.
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How this is measured
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About The Shimkin Foundation
- How much does The Shimkin Foundation give?
- The Shimkin Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $1,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does The Shimkin Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are International (47%), Civil Rights (17%), Health (9%).
- Who are The Shimkin Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Oxfam-America Inc ($17k), The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc ($3k), A Jewish Voice for Peace ($3k).
- Does The Shimkin Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Shimkin 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 Shimkin Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ford Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The Shimkin Foundation based?
- The Shimkin Foundation is based in CT.
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