New York · Public charity
We the Best Foundation Inc
The foundation is dedicated to enriching the lives of the next generation - from childhood to adulthood. The foundation supports individuals and organizations in underserved communities in efforts that aid them in becoming the best version of themselves by making their dreams come true.
- $59k
- Granted FY2023
- 2
- Grants FY2023
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $48,950
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $48,950
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 6
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $569k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations We the Best Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 2 | $59k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $107k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $351k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund | $140,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Direct Relief | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Overtown Youth Center Inc | $34,725 | 2 | 1% |
| Angel by Nature | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Miami Rescue Mission Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Save the Music Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($166k), not named here.
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
How this is measured
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About We the Best Foundation Inc
- How much does We the Best Foundation Inc give?
- We the Best Foundation Inc reported 2 grants totaling $58,950 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 6 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does We the Best Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (26%), Youth Development (25%), Philanthropy (22%).
- Who are We the Best Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund ($140k), Boys & Girls Clubs of America ($100k), Direct Relief ($50k).
- Does We the Best Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as We the Best Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Paypal Charitable Giving Fund.
- Where is We the Best Foundation Inc based?
- We the Best Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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