North Carolina · Private foundation
The Wilson Family Private Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $26k
- Granted FY2020
- 6
- Grants FY2020
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $2,750
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $15,400
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Total assets, FY2020
- $57k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 67% of the organizations The Wilson Family Private Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 6 | $26k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $89k | 44% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $94k | 73% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $71k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston County Schools | $102,900 | 4 | n/a |
| Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists | $38,000 | 2 | 49% |
| Rock Springs Elementary School PTO Inc | $24,224 | 4 | 22% |
| Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame Inc | $20,853 | 3 | 1% |
| North Carolina Wildlife Federation Inc | $11,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Rileys Bikes | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mooresville Artist Guild | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Carolina Raptor Center Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Beds for Kids Inc | $450 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($74k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Wilson Family Private Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
Open a dossier: Duke Energy Foundation · Foundation for the Carolinas · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare The Wilson Family Private Foundation with peer funders
About The Wilson Family Private Foundation
- How much does The Wilson Family Private Foundation give?
- The Wilson Family Private Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $25,950 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Wilson Family Private Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Education (47%), Animals (19%), Religion (15%).
- Who are The Wilson Family Private Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Gaston County Schools ($103k), Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists ($38k), Rock Springs Elementary School PTO Inc ($24k).
- Does The Wilson Family Private Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Wilson Family Private 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 Wilson Family Private Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Duke Energy Foundation, Foundation for the Carolinas, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Wilson Family Private Foundation based?
- The Wilson Family Private Foundation is based in NC.
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