California · Private foundation
The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $210k
- Granted FY2023
- 7
- Grants FY2023
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $35,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $4.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 79% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 7 | $210k | 29% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $200k | 17% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $160k | 17% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $183k | 30% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $206k | 30% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $176k | 56% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $136k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Place for Youth Inc | $229,000 | 7 | 1% |
| A Step Beyond | $206,000 | 7 | 5% |
| One Voice | $170,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Imagine Los Angeles Inc | $160,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Angelica Center for Arts and Music | $115,000 | 5 | 16% |
| Lift Inc | $88,000 | 4 | 1% |
| 1in6 Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 6% |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | $42,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Harvest Home Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Solutions for Change Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Place for Youth Inc | $229,000 | 7 | 1% |
| A Step Beyond | $206,000 | 7 | 5% |
| One Voice | $170,000 | 7 | 2% |
| Imagine Los Angeles Inc | $160,000 | 6 | 2% |
| Angelica Center for Arts and Music | $115,000 | 5 | 16% |
| Lift Inc | $88,000 | 4 | 1% |
| 1in6 Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 6% |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | $42,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Harvest Home Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Solutions for Change Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Helpguideorg International | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Harmony Project | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Brother Benno Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| All Mental Health Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Cambodian Childrens Fund | $1,200 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($108k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Welk Family Philanthropies 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 Welk Family Philanthropies Inc
- How much does The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc give?
- The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc reported 7 grants totaling $210,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (35%), Human Services (26%), Youth Development (16%).
- Who are The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Safe Place for Youth Inc ($229k), A Step Beyond ($206k), One Voice ($170k).
- Does The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Welk Family Philanthropies 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 Welk Family Philanthropies Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Rose Hills Foundation, The Ralph M Parsons Foundation.
- Where is The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc based?
- The Welk Family Philanthropies Inc is based in CA.
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