Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The Walter Kaitz Foundation
THE WALTER KAITZ FOUNDATION champions diversity, equity, and inclusion in the cable, media, entertainment, and technology industries. The foundation supports initiatives that develop and advance historically underrepresented talent to drive innovation, business performance, and positive community impact.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $300,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $3,137,567
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations The Walter Kaitz Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $4.2M | 20% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $766k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $673k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $827k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $812k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $1.1M | 25% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $998k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $1.2M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ncta Education Foundation Inc | $3,137,567 | 1 | 81% |
| Foundation for Minority Interests in Media Inc | $2,528,795 | 8 | 21% |
| Namic Inc | $2,417,113 | 8 | 14% |
| Women in Cable Telecommunications | $1,980,293 | 8 | 5% |
| T Howard Foundation | $569,687 | 6 | 11% |
| Hidden Genius Project | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
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: Ncta - the Internet & Television Association · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About The Walter Kaitz Foundation
- How much does The Walter Kaitz Foundation give?
- The Walter Kaitz Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $4,237,567 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Walter Kaitz Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Community Improvement (41%), Employment (29%), Arts & Culture (24%).
- Who are The Walter Kaitz Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Ncta Education Foundation Inc ($3.1M), Foundation for Minority Interests in Media Inc ($2.5M), Namic Inc ($2.4M).
- Does The Walter Kaitz Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Walter Kaitz Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ncta - the Internet & Television Association, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Walter Kaitz Foundation based?
- The Walter Kaitz Foundation is based in DC.
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