Illinois · Public charity
Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund
Support scientific discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of arboriculture and urban forestry
- $371k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $327k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $157,223
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $6.3M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k 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 | 7 | $327k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $119k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $383k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $159k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $264k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $388k | 86% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $241k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $174k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University | $891,939 | 7 | n/a |
| West Virginia University Medical Corporation | $149,512 | 3 | 0% |
| Sonoma State University | $104,523 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Virginia Foundation | $59,040 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $49,387 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $46,950 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $46,242 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $32,869 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University | $891,939 | 7 | n/a |
| West Virginia University Medical Corporation | $149,512 | 3 | 0% |
| Sonoma State University | $104,523 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Virginia Foundation | $59,040 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $49,387 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $46,950 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | $46,242 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $32,869 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Eocene Environmental Group Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Morton Arboretum | $29,236 | 1 | 0% |
| Tarleton State University | $22,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Clackamas Community College Foundation | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| TreeFolks Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Holden Arboretum | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Western Reserve Land Conservancy | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Columbus State Community College | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Urban Forest | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($428k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Tree Research and Education Endowment 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.
Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund with peer funders
About Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund
- How much does Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund give?
- Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund reported 7 itemized grants totaling $326,714, out of $370,969 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (64%), Education (19%), Science & Tech (9%).
- Who are Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Pennsylvania State University ($892k), West Virginia University Medical Corporation ($150k), Sonoma State University ($105k).
- Does Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund based?
- Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund is based in IL.
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