Connecticut · Private foundation
The Whittingham Family Foundation 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.
- $133k
- Granted FY2022
- 9
- Grants FY2022
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2022
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $36,667
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 11% of the organizations The Whittingham Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 9 | $133k | 11% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $129k | 10% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $127k | 18% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $568k | 14% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $528k | 38% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $518k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford Center for the Arts Inc | $135,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation | $135,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Scholarship America Inc | $60,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Mill River Collaborative Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Palace Theater Group Inc | $45,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Danbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Inc | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Vincent's Medical Center | $14,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Jwv Community Scholarships Inc | $11,250 | 3 | n/a |
| The Umbrella Club Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Fairfield County Hospice House Inc D/B/A Fairfield County House | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stamford Center for the Arts Inc | $135,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation | $135,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Scholarship America Inc | $60,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Mill River Collaborative Inc | $50,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Palace Theater Group Inc | $45,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Danbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation Inc | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| St Vincent's Medical Center | $14,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Jwv Community Scholarships Inc | $11,250 | 3 | n/a |
| The Umbrella Club Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Fairfield County Hospice House Inc D/B/A Fairfield County House | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Silversource Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Whittingham Family 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 Whittingham Family Foundation Inc
- How much does The Whittingham Family Foundation Inc give?
- The Whittingham Family Foundation Inc reported 9 grants totaling $133,167 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does The Whittingham Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Health (75%), Arts & Culture (9%), Human Services (6%).
- Who are The Whittingham Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Stamford Center for the Arts Inc ($135k), Norwalk Hospital Foundation ($135k), Scholarship America Inc ($60k).
- Does The Whittingham Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Whittingham Family 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 Whittingham Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Stamford Rotary Trust Fund, Ibm International Foundation, Alexander Family Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Whittingham Family Foundation Inc based?
- The Whittingham Family Foundation Inc is based in CT.
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