Tennessee · Private foundation
Westwood Endowment Inc
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.7M
- Granted FY2021
- 14
- Grants FY2021
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 21%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $150,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $231,403
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 26
- FY2019 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 12
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 21% of the organizations Westwood Endowment Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 14 | $1.7M | 21% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $1.7M | 8% |
| FY2019 | 26 | $2.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.
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, FY2019 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4africa | $631,403 | 3 | 8% |
| Prison Fellowship International | $561,402 | 3 | 3% |
| Seed Effect | $536,402 | 3 | 23% |
| Kupenda for the Children | $534,403 | 3 | 29% |
| Sinapis Group Inc | $511,905 | 3 | 17% |
| Global Trust Partners | $488,102 | 2 | 41% |
| Medical Teams International | $400,000 | 3 | 0% |
| World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals | $245,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kijabe Children's Educational Fund Inc | $181,403 | 3 | 25% |
| The Veritas Forum Inc | $180,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 27 grantees
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($220k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Westwood Endowment Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 22 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: First Fruit Inc · The Maclellan Foundation Inc · International Generosity Foundation Trust · Henry P & Susan C Crowell Trust · Tyndale House Ministries · Christian Community Foundation Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Servant Foundation · Stewardship Foundation · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Micah 68 Foundation
How this is measured
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About Westwood Endowment Inc
- How much does Westwood Endowment Inc give?
- Westwood Endowment Inc reported 14 grants totaling $1,665,020 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 26 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2021.
- What does Westwood Endowment Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2021, its largest causes are International (43%), Religion (17%), Crime & Legal (10%).
- Who are Westwood Endowment Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2021: 4africa ($631k), Prison Fellowship International ($561k), Seed Effect ($536k).
- Does Westwood Endowment Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Westwood Endowment 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 Westwood Endowment Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include First Fruit Inc, The Maclellan Foundation Inc, International Generosity Foundation Trust.
- Where is Westwood Endowment Inc based?
- Westwood Endowment Inc is based in TN.
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