Minnesota · Private foundation
Whitney 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.
- $405k
- Granted FY2017
- 24
- Grants FY2017
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2017
- Median grant, FY2017
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $100,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2017, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Art Center | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wayzata Community Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The George W Bush Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Minnesota Historical Society | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Innercity Tennis Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| St Cloud State University Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Citizens League | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Museum of Racing Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Freedom Institute Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Art Center | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wayzata Community Church | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The George W Bush Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Minnesota Historical Society | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Innercity Tennis Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| St Cloud State University Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Citizens League | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Museum of Racing Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Freedom Institute Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Urban Squash Twin Cities | $3,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Ed Allies | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($63k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Whitney Foundation 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: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mortenson Family Foundation · Fr Bigelow Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Whitney Foundation
- How much does Whitney Foundation give?
- Whitney Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $404,975 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Whitney Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2017, its largest causes are Philanthropy (33%), Arts & Culture (27%), Religion (12%).
- Who are Whitney Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2017: Walker Art Center ($70k), Wayzata Community Church ($50k), The George W Bush Foundation ($30k).
- Does Whitney 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 Whitney Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, The Minneapolis Foundation, Mortenson Family Foundation.
- Where is Whitney Foundation based?
- Whitney Foundation is based in MN.
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