California · Private foundation
The Thora Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $45k
- Granted FY2021
- 7
- Grants FY2021
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $9,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $18,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 2
- Total assets, FY2021
- $9k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations The Thora Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k 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 | 7 | $45k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $2k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $1k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $865 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Long Beach Rescue Mission | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Firefighters Charitable Foundation Inc | $99 | 1 | 0% |
| Veterans Assistance Foundation Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| United Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | $20 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($48k), not named here.
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Thora Foundation
- How much does The Thora Foundation give?
- The Thora Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $45,300 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2021.
- What does The Thora Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2021, its largest causes are Human Services (94%), Health (1%), Education (0%).
- Who are The Thora Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2021: Wounded Warrior Project Inc ($1k), Long Beach Rescue Mission ($100), The Salvation Army ($100).
- Does The Thora Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Thora 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 Thora Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Thora Foundation based?
- The Thora Foundation is based in CA.
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