Arizona · Public charity
The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc
Operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and /or to carry out the purposes of the american foundation, inc., an arizona nonprofit corporatoin, which is exempt under ss 501(1)(3) of the code
- $13M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $12,020,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $152M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $12M | 33% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $12M | 17% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $16M | 44% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $789k | 86% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization Inc | $35,080,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc | $2,600,000 | 2 | 50% |
| Church of Scientology Religious Trust | $2,160,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Hubbard College of Administration | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc | $292,000 | 2 | 5% |
| International Association of Scientologists | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Pinellas Inc | $160,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Farm Sanctuary Inc | $70,000 | 3 | 0% |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc | $66,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Humane League | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization Inc | $35,080,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc | $2,600,000 | 2 | 50% |
| Church of Scientology Religious Trust | $2,160,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Hubbard College of Administration | $300,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc | $292,000 | 2 | 5% |
| International Association of Scientologists | $200,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Humane Society of Pinellas Inc | $160,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Farm Sanctuary Inc | $70,000 | 3 | 0% |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc | $66,500 | 3 | 0% |
| The Humane League | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Earth Organization | $30,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Rescue Pink | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Citizens Commission on Human Rights | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 Sjouwerman Foundation Inc
- How much does The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc give?
- The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc reported 9 grants totaling $12,989,980 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (89%), Environment (6%), Philanthropy (3%).
- Who are The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization Inc ($35M), Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc ($2.6M), Church of Scientology Religious Trust ($2.2M).
- Does The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc, Duke Energy Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc based?
- The Sjouwerman Foundation Inc is based in AZ.
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