New York · Private foundation
The William Kistler Charitable Fund
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $134k
- Granted FY2021
- 15
- Grants FY2021
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 15
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 7
- Total assets, FY2021
- $56
- 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 William Kistler Charitable Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 15 | $134k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $3k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tibet House US Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tibetan Arts & Literature Initiative | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lyford Cay Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maysles Institute Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Med | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Bahamas Humane Society Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tibet House US Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Tibetan Arts & Literature Initiative | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lyford Cay Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maysles Institute Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Med | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Bahamas Humane Society Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pbs Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Amnesty International of the USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Words Without Borders Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Merwin Conservancy Inc | $600 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($3k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The William Kistler Charitable Fund 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 William Kistler Charitable Fund
- How much does The William Kistler Charitable Fund give?
- The William Kistler Charitable Fund reported 15 grants totaling $133,600 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 15 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does The William Kistler Charitable Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (31%), Environment (26%), Health (18%).
- Who are The William Kistler Charitable Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Natural Resources Defense Council Inc ($25k), Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc ($20k), Tibet House US Inc ($18k).
- Does The William Kistler Charitable Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The William Kistler Charitable Fund 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 William Kistler Charitable Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The William Kistler Charitable Fund based?
- The William Kistler Charitable Fund is based in NY.
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