The Sharon A Fordham Foundation Inc
EIN 200983799Total Given 2016–2022
$132K
212 grants · $19K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$250
typical micro grants · $250–$1K
grant size
73%
deep partner · 53/73 multi-year
repeat
$432K
Assets (2024)
73
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $22K | $336K | $-1K | 40 |
| 2017 | $3K | $347K | $-5K | 4 |
| 2018 | $22K | $308K | $3K | 40 |
| 2019 | N/A | $328K | $243 | N/A |
| 2020 | $24K | $389K | $1K | 43 |
| 2021 | $28K | $417K | $52K | 41 |
| 2022 | $33K | $270K | $1K | 44 |
| 2023 | N/A | $359K | $11K | N/A |
| 2024 | N/A | $432K | $4K | N/A |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 212 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$250
Median
$250
Average
$624
75th Pctl
$1K
Maximum
$5K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.3% of US grants
· Rank #8 of 20 states
$2K across
7 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Cameron
- 2 Smith
- 3 Wood
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (212 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wharton School | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| The Wharton School | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | Scholarship Fund in Business and Entrepreneurship | 2020 |
| The Wharton School | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | General Business & Entrepreneurship fund | 2021 |
| The Wharton School | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | General Business & Entrepreneurship Fund | 2022 |
| The Wharton School | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Cornell University - Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | $2,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Cornell University - Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | $2,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Brightfocus Foundation | Clarksburg, MD | $1,000 | Alzheimer's Research Initiative | 2018 |
| Carnegie Hall Society Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Friends for Health in Haiti Inc | Cedarburg, WI | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| American National Red Cross | Fairfax, VA | $1,000 | To support COVID 19 relief efforts | 2020 |
| Catholic Charities Usa | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | To support COVID 19 relief efforts | 2020 |
| Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Friends for Health in Haiti Inc | Cedarburg, WI | $1,000 | To support COVID 19 relief efforts | 2020 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $1,000 | For the Furtherance of Lung Cancer and Carcinoid Tumor Research | 2020 |
| Project Veritas | Mamaroneck, NY | $1,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $1,000 | To support COVID 19 relief efforts | 2020 |
| The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,000 | Business, Mathematics, Music or Science Scholarship Fund | 2020 |