The Realization Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Realization Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity should not send it a cold application and should look for a credible route to an invitation instead.
- The filing records general operating grants to a small set of public charities, including a school-focused organisation, an anti-trafficking organisation and a charitable grantmaking organisation, and it names no preferred subject area, so whether your work fits is not settled by the record.
- Its grants have typically fallen between $150,000 and $900,000, with a median of $500,000 and half of its 7 grants to organisations at $500,000 or less, so size any conversation with that in mind rather than assuming a fixed amount.
- In its latest filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before it, so existing relationships appear to matter a great deal.
- The filing gives no further application steps or timing, so start by finding a credible route to an invitation.
Overview
The Realization Foundation is a US private foundation based in Bradenton, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record general operating grants to a small group of public charities. The recipients include an organisation whose name indicates a school focus, an anti-trafficking organisation and a charitable grantmaking organisation; the filing does not make clear what field another recipient works in. Several recipients received support repeatedly. The records show a pattern of operating support to a limited set of organisations, rather than a stated open call or a defined programme. Recipients are in Florida, Oregon, California and Colorado. The filings do not identify a preferred subject area, eligible applicant class or geographic rule, so the recorded recipients should not be treated as a comprehensive statement of the foundation’s remit.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, Oregon, California and Colorado.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 7 grants to organisations were $500,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 35% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Realization Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 35% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Peace in Schools · General operating$800,0002023 tax year
- Fidelity Charitable · General operating$705,0002023 tax year
- Counter Trafficking Group · General operating$150,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Samuel C Sichko — Trustee
- J Stuart Moore — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,991,894 | $1,800,000 | $34,158,820 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,836,190 | $1,655,000 | $39,832,768 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
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- Bradenton, FL
Applying to The Realization Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Bradenton, FL