Louisiana · Private foundation
William a Robinson Private Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $213k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $130,250
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 11
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations William a Robinson Private Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k 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 | $213k | 14% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $83k | 36% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $56k | 38% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $38k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red River Film Society Inc | $180,500 | 4 | 16% |
| Robinsons Rescue Inc | $67,334 | 4 | 3% |
| BFF of Desoto Animal Services Inc | $26,000 | 4 | 31% |
| Chimp Haven Inc | $10,650 | 3 | 0% |
| Shreveport Regional Arts Council | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Renewal International Inc | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Gbscidp Foundation International Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Independence Bowl Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Carpenter Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($71k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
William a Robinson Private Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 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: Community Foundation of North Louisiana · The Powers Foundation Inc · The Nelson Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About William a Robinson Private Foundation
- How much does William a Robinson Private Foundation give?
- William a Robinson Private Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $212,834 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 11 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does William a Robinson Private Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (55%), Animals (27%), Philanthropy (3%).
- Who are William a Robinson Private Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Red River Film Society Inc ($181k), Robinsons Rescue Inc ($67k), BFF of Desoto Animal Services Inc ($26k).
- Does William a Robinson Private Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does William a Robinson 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 William a Robinson Private Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of North Louisiana, The Powers Foundation Inc, The Nelson Foundation.
- Where is William a Robinson Private Foundation based?
- William a Robinson Private Foundation is based in LA.
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