Georgia · Private foundation
Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc
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.
- $390k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $35,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $8.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k 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 | $240k | 43% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $247k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $221k | 14% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $121k | 78% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $408k | 29% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $660k | 54% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $848k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $440,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Child Enrichment Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Georgia Historical Society | $101,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Atlanta Speech School Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Georgia Natural Resources Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rumsey Hall School Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Augusta Westobou Festival Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Young Harris College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $440,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Child Enrichment Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Georgia Historical Society | $101,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Atlanta Speech School Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Georgia Natural Resources Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rumsey Hall School Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Augusta Westobou Festival Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Young Harris College | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Foundation for Public Education in Georgia Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Augusta Symphony Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fernbank Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Athensmade Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Augusta Jewish Museum Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sacred Heart Cultural Center Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Zell Miller Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| RISE Augusta Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.8M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc 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: Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Knox Foundation · The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area Inc · Creel-Harison Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Ramachandra and Niranjini Reddy Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Compare Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc with peer funders
About Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc give?
- Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $390,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (33%), Education (23%), Arts & Culture (15%).
- Who are Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The University of Georgia Foundation ($440k), Child Enrichment Inc ($150k), Georgia Historical Society ($101k).
- Does Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation 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 Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Georgia Power Foundation Inc, The Knox Foundation, The Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area Inc.
- Where is Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc based?
- Wyck and Shell Knox Family Foundation Inc is based in GA.
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