New York · Private foundation
The Sycamore Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $63k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2026
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 14% of the organizations The Sycamore Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 5 | $63k | 20% |
| FY2025 | 7 | $56k | 14% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $55k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $60k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $57k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $45k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $59k | 86% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $52k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Center for Literary Arts Inc | $51,000 | 8 | 2% |
| Families Forward Charlotte Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Forward Pass Foundation | $48,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Roof Above Inc | $47,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Pats Place Child Advocacy Center | $32,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Center for Community Transitions | $30,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Center for Christogenesis Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Conflict Resolution Center | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Center for Literary Arts Inc | $51,000 | 8 | 2% |
| Families Forward Charlotte Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Forward Pass Foundation | $48,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Roof Above Inc | $47,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Pats Place Child Advocacy Center | $32,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Center for Community Transitions | $30,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Center for Christogenesis Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Conflict Resolution Center | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Race Matters for Juvenile Justice | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Project13three | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Changed Choices Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Ascend Nonprofit Solutions | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Bridges of Peace International Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 18% |
| University Radio Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Teen Venture | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cumberland Mountain Community Services | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| A Child's Place of Charlotte Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Clinch Valley Community Action Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Charlotte Girl Garage | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| First Christian Church | $3,600 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($104k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Sycamore Foundation Inc 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 Sycamore Foundation Inc
- How much does The Sycamore Foundation Inc give?
- The Sycamore Foundation Inc reported 5 grants totaling $62,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2025.
- What does The Sycamore Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Human Services (25%), Crime & Legal (21%), Housing & Shelter (15%).
- Who are The Sycamore Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Charlotte Center for Literary Arts Inc ($51k), Families Forward Charlotte Inc ($50k), Forward Pass Foundation ($49k).
- Does The Sycamore Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Sycamore Foundation Inc 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 Sycamore Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc, Foundation for the Carolinas, Duke Energy Foundation.
- Where is The Sycamore Foundation Inc based?
- The Sycamore Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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