Funding search · EIN 133647019 · New Haven, CT
The Fb Heron Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 534
- grants reported
- $74.4M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises9 grants · $23.0M
- Black Belt Community Foundation9 grants · $22.2M
- Capital Impact Partners3 grants · $6.5M
- Open Possibilities Dba Possibility Labs7 grants · $6.1M
- Communities Unlimited3 grants · $4.1M
- Foundation for Louisiana3 grants · $465,000
- Self-Help Enterprises3 grants · $450,000
- Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy3 grants · $375,000
- The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy3 grants · $375,000
- The Urban Institute2 grants · $351,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 534 grants.
- $15.0M
Black Belt Community Foundation · Selma, AL · 2023
General Support
- $12.0M
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · Berea, KY · 2022
Project Support
- $10.0M
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · Berea, KY · 2024
Project-Based
- $5.0M
Black Belt Community Foundation · Selma, AL · 2022
General Support
- $4.2M
Open Possibilities Dba Possibility Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Project-Based
- $3.8M
Communities Unlimited · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
Project-Based
- $3.0M
Capital Impact Partners · Arlington, VA · 2022
Enterprise Capital
- $2.0M
Black Belt Community Foundation · Selma, AL · 2023
Project-Based
- $2.0M
Capital Impact Partners · Arlington, VA · 2021
Enterprise Capital
- $1.5M
Capital Impact Partners · Arlington, VA · 2021
Enterprise Capital
- $1.0M
Open Possibilities Dba Possibility Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Project-Based
- $500,000
Open Possibilities Dba Possibility Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Project-Based
- $300,000
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · Berea, KY · 2023
Pass-Through
- $200,000
Communities Unlimited · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
General Support
- $200,000
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · Berea, KY · 2024
Pass-Through
- $200,000
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · Berea, KY · 2024
General Support
- $175,500
The Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Project-Based
- $175,500
The Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Project-Based
- $165,000
Foundation for Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Project-Based
- $163,500
Open Possibilities Dba Possibility Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Project-Based
- $150,000
Center for Higher Ambition Leadership · Burlington, MA · 2023
General Support
- $150,000
Common Future · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Support
- $150,000
Jubilee Gift Galaxy · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Support
- $150,000
Self-Help Enterprises · Visalia, CA · 2023
General Support
- $150,000
Stratos Partners · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Project-Based
- $150,000
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Project-Based
- $150,000
Black Belt Community Foundation · Selma, AL · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Communities Unlimited · Fayetteville, AR · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Community Development Corporation of Brownsville · Brownsville, TX · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · Berea, KY · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
First Nations Oweesta Corporation · Longmont, CO · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Foundation for Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Hope Enterprise Corporation · Jackson, MS · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Locus Impact Investing · Richmond, VA · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Maine Initiatives · Portland, ME · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Network Impact · Boston, MA · 2022
Project-Based
- $150,000
Rural Community Assistance Corporation · West Sacramento, CA · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Self-Help Enterprises · Visalia, CA · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
Springboard To Opportunities · Jackson, MS · 2022
General Support
- $150,000
University of Nebraska Board of Regents · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Project-Based
- $150,000
Wheda Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Project-Based
- $150,000
Allied Media Projects · Detroit, MI · 2021
Project-Based
- $150,000
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
Project-Based
- $150,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Bread and Roses Community Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Common Counsel Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Foundation for Louisiana · Baton Rouge, LA · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Groundswell Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Headwaters Foundation for Justice · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Liberty Hill Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Locus Impact Investing · Richmond, VA · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Self-Help Enterprises · Visalia, CA · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples · Arcata, CA · 2021
General Support
- $150,000
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Project-Based
- $145,000
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Project-Based
- $140,000
Hope Enterprise Corporation · Jackson, MS · 2021
General Support
- $136,250
Open Possibilities Dba Possibility Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Project-Based
- $135,000
Aeris Insight · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Project-Based
- $130,000
Potlatch Fund · Seattle, WA · 2021
General Support
- $125,000
Open Possibilities Dba Possibility Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $125,000
North Star Fund · New York, NY · 2021
General Support
- $125,000
Social Justice Fund Northwest · Seattle, WA · 2021
General Support
- $120,000
New Sun Rising · Millvale, PA · 2023
General Support
- $120,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2021
General Support
- $120,000
Haymarket People'S Fund · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises · Berea, KY · 2023
Pass-Through
- $100,000
Fresno Community Development Financial Institution · Fresno, CA · 2022
General Support
- $100,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability · Fresno, CA · 2022
General Support
- $100,000
New Sun Rising · Millvale, PA · 2022
General Support
- $100,000
The Genesis Fund · Brunswick, ME · 2022
General Support
- $100,000
The League of Intrapreneurs Ltd · Portland, OR · 2022
General Support
- $100,000
Appalachian Community Fund · Knoxville, TN · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
Crossroads Fund · Chicago, IL · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission · Fresno, CA · 2021
Project-Based
- $100,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability · Fresno, CA · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
Maine Initiatives · Portland, ME · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
Mission Investors Exchange · New York, NY · 2021
Membership
- $100,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2021
Project-Based
- $100,000
Solutions Project · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
Springboard To Opportunities · Jackson, MS · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
The Genesis Fund · Brunswick, ME · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
The League of Intrapreneurs Ltd · Portland, OR · 2021
General Support
- $100,000
The Nonprofit Information Networking Association Dba the Nonprofit Quarterl · Boston, MA · 2021
General Support
- $95,000
Good Shepherd Food Bank · Auburn, ME · 2021
General Support
- $80,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Project-Based
- $79,000
Chinook Fund · Denver, CO · 2021
General Support
- $75,000
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Project-Based
- $75,000
California Forward · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Project-Based
- $75,000
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
- $75,000
Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Support
- $75,000
Southern Partners Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General Support
- $75,000
California Forward · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Project-Based
- $75,000
Calvert Impact Capital · Bethesda, MD · 2021
Project-Based
- $75,000
Na'Ah Illahee Fund · Seattle, WA · 2021
General Support
- $75,000
Paula Ellis Strategies Llc · Charleston, SC · 2021
Project-Based
- $75,000
Southern Partners Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General Support
- $75,000
The Initiative for Responsible Investment at the Hauser Institute for Civil · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Project-Based
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