Firebird Foundation for
EIN 010524375 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2018–2023
$23.1M
143 grants · $3.9M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$9K
typical small grants · $8K–$13K
grant size
11%
transactional · 13/121 multi-year
repeat
$54.8M
Assets (2023)
121
Distinct Recipients
About
IT IS NOT A LEGAL REQUIREMENT.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
Firebird Foundation for Anthropolog
Phone
(207) 639-3939
Deadlines
None
How to Apply
The Foundation provides fellowships to enable anthropologists, linguists, and other scholars, as well as individuals or teams of local researchers in indigenous societies, to collect and preserve these unique oral traditions. Fellows are encouraged, where possible, to foster the development of local teams of collectors to continue the work of recording traditional literature, language, and ecological knowledge. Transcriptions of the recordings are encouraged. There is no application form. Applicants are asked to submit a proposal with a budget by email to address noted above. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and grants are awarded quarterly. The primary selection criteria are the importance of collecting oral literature among the society in which the applicant will be working, the methods to be used, the goals to be achieved, and the urgency of the project.
Restrictions
Anyone engaged in the documentation of threatened oral literature and traditional ecological knowledge may apply for a fellowship. Specific academic credentials are not required, but academic credentials are taken into consideration. Fellowships are currently awarded by the Foundations board. Foundation directors and members of the selection committee are ineligible to receive grants, as are their family members; certain descendants and family members of George N. Appell and Laura W.R. Appell are also ineligible. The terms and conditions of each fellowship are set forth in a letter sent to the grant recipient. The Foundation must receive a current report for each fellowship of the progress made and use of grant funds at least annually, and a final report on the results of the grantees research with an accounting for the funds expended.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $513K | $20.5M | $4.2M | 43 |
| 2020 | $147K | $26.6M | $5.1M | 15 |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $51.2M | $27.0M | 18 |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $60.5M | $30.1M | 26 |
| 2023 | $18.6M | $54.8M | $6.0M | 41 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 143 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$8K
Median
$9K
Average
$162K
75th Pctl
$13K
Maximum
$16.8M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
5.8% of US grants
· Rank #4 of 22 states
$38K across
4 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (143 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable | Boston, MA | $16,824,125 | Contribution to donor-advised fund of disqualified person | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Music School | New Haven, CT | $567,000 | General operating support | 2022 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | Rangeley, ME | $500,000 | General operating support | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Music School | New Haven, CT | $392,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Music School | New Haven, CT | $391,000 | General operating support | 2023 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Boston, MA | $300,000 | Contribution to donor-advised fund of disqualified person | 2021 |
| Chewonki Foundation | Wiscasset, ME | $300,000 | General operating support | 2022 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | Rangeley, ME | $275,000 | General operating support | 2022 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $250,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | $250,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
| Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust | Rangeley, ME | $250,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | $250,000 | General operating support | 2023 |
| Cold Spring School Inc | New Haven, CT | $200,000 | General operating support | 2022 |
| Treasure Caretaker Training | Boulder, CO | $200,000 | General operating support | 2023 |
| Maine Mountain Collaborative | Phillips, ME | $151,249 | CONSERVATION | 2018 |
| Blackfoot Challenge | Ovando, MT | $150,000 | General operating support | 2022 |
| Maine Coast Heritage Trust | Topsham, ME | $150,000 | General operating support | 2022 |
| University of Sydney | Sydney, None | $114,000 | f/b/o Center for Cultural Linguistic Diversity & TRICL | 2022 |
| University of Sydney | Sydney, None | $102,442 | f/b/o Center for Cultural Linguistic Diversity & TRICL | 2023 |
| Maine Mountain Collaborative | Portland, ME | $75,000 | General operating support | 2022 |
| Treasure Caretaker Training | Boulder, CO | $60,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
| Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
| Keres Children's Learning Center | Cochiti Pueblo, NM | $50,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
| Maine Mountain Collaborative | Portland, ME | $50,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
| New Haven Urban Resources | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | General operating support | 2021 |
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