Formanek Foundation

• Only organisations qualified under 501(c)(3) can be funded, so check that status before applying.
• The filing states no geographic focus, though its grants have mainly gone to Tennessee, California and Africa, and its funding covers a broad range of purposes, including education, the arts, healthcare, criminal-justice reform, community development, conservation and international health and education.
• Most grants fall between $40,000 and $1,000,000, and half of its grants are $200,000 or less, so a request near the lower end of that band is typical; the largest grant was about $1,800,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
• In its latest filing, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests established relationships matter, so contact the foundation by email at the address in the filing before sending a full proposal.
• The filing gives no deadlines, so ask the contact named in the filing about timing before you apply.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Youth Villages · To support programs that will serve both children in need as well as their parents
  $1,300,0002024 tax year
• Brooks Museum · To promote the provision of visual art medium through diverse exhibits
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Church Health Center · To support the provision of health care for underinsured people
  $750,0002024 tax year
• Riverfront Development · To promote the transformative power of the mississippi by supporting public events on the river.
  $600,0002024 tax year
• Just City · To advance policies and programs for disadvantaged persons in criminal justice system focusing on expungement and bail
  $466,0002024 tax year
• Pure Academy · To develop young men for lifelong success by providing a comprehensive education within a supportive boarding school environment
  $400,0002024 tax year
• Muso · To promote effort to eliminate preventable deaths rooted in poverty
  $400,0002024 tax year
• Lwala · To unlock the potential of communities to advance their own comprehensive well-being
  $300,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.