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Anne G and Robert W Dorsey Family Foundation at a glance

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Anne G and Robert W Dorsey Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$1.6M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Philanthropy$1.6MEducation$184kArts & Culture$126kHealth$4kHuman Services$2kCommunity Improvement$2kReligion$1kFood & Nutrition$100
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $3k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $90k
  • $250k+1 grant · $1.6M
$90,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ANNE G ROBERT W DORSEY FAMILY DAF$1,582,658
HAMILTON CO LIBRARY FOUNDATION$90,000
FRONT RANGE COLLEGE FOUNDATION$3,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–22, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 15%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 15%Beechacres Parenting Center: $1k → 16%BEECH ACRES PARENTING CENTER: $1k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

7%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$137k · 8 repeat orgs$1.8M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +161% since the first grant, against -12% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
11

Total granted

$137k
$88k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+161%
-12%

Still filing today

75%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.7M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BA
    BEECH ACRES
    2× · 2021–2022 · $2k · revenue +13%
  • PK
    Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation
    2× · 2021–2022 · $2k · revenue +321%
  • SO
    SPIRIT OF CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $2k · revenue +202%

Funded once

  • TL
    THE LBRY FOUND OF CINTI HMLT CNTY
    one grant, 2023 · $73k
  • TA
    TAFT ART MUSEUM
    one grant, 2022 · $5k
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $2k · revenue +26%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Cincinnati Museum Association

Through the power of art, we contribute to a more vibrant cincinnati by inspiring its people and connecting our communities.

Arts & Culture
2
Cincinnati Zoo Foundation Inc

Perform fundraising functions, provide financial support, carryout the purpose and otherwise operating for the benefit of the zoological society of cincinnati.

Animals
3
Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation

The mission of the organization is to connect students residing in greater cincinnati with post-high school scholarship opportunities to pursue their educational goals

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4
Cleveland Institute of Music

The cleveland institute of music's mission is to empower the world's most talented classical music students to fulfill their dreams and potential.

Education
5
The Toledo Museum of Art

For 124 years, the toledo museum of art has offered free admission to one of the world's great art collections housed in its greek revival main building and the glass pavilion. the museum has an extensive education program, offering…

Arts & Culture
6
The University of Toledo Foundation

The mission of the university of toledo foundation is to secure the future for the university of toledo, through prudent asset management and philanthropy. we build strong linkages between alumni and the university, fostering a spirit of…

Education
7
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

As a trusted and connected partner, we inspire generous people to invest in a more equitable and vibrant region now and for generations to come.

Philanthropy
8
Art Academy of Cincinnati

Our mission is to operate, maintain, and oversee an independent college of art and design.

Education
9
Cincinnati Observatory Center

The mission of the cincinnati observatory is to maintain the integrity and heritage of an historic 19th century observatory and to educate, engage, and inspire our community about astronomy and science.

Arts & Culture
10
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

—
11
Philanthropy Ohio

To lead and equip ohio philanthropy to be effective partners for change in our communities.

Philanthropy
12
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The University of Cincinnati Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Beech Acres. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

10 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 10 of the 22 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
5/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ANNE G ROBERT W DORSEY FAMILY DAF: $1,582,658 · OtherANNE G ROBERT W DORSEY FAMILY DAFHAMILTON CO LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $90,000 · OtherTHE LBRY FOUND OF CINTI HMLT CNTY: $73,000 · Other+9 more: $24,500 · OtherCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $117,500 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $2,154 · Arts & CulturePi Kappa Alpha Foundation: $2,000 · EducationTHE CHATFIELD EDGE: $1,000 · EducationLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR SACRED HEART HOME: $2,000 · HealthTHE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $2,000 · PhilanthropyBEECH ACRES: $2,000 · Human ServicesSPIRIT OF CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC: $1,500 · Community ImprovementMatthew 25 Ministries Inc: $100 · International
Other$1,770,158Arts & Culture$119,654Education$3,000Health$2,000Philanthropy$2,000Human Services$2,000Community Improvement$1,500International$100

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER: $117,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR SACRED HEART HOME: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEECH ACRES: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPi Kappa Alpha Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTAFT MUSEUM OF ART: $1,654 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPIRIT OF CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CHATFIELD EDGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMatthew 25 Ministries Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER ↗
  • Who funds LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR SACRED HEART HOME ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BEECH ACRES ↗
  • Who funds Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation ↗
  • Who funds TAFT MUSEUM OF ART ↗
  • Who funds SPIRIT OF CONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION OF GREATER CINCINNATI INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHATFIELD EDGE ↗
  • Who funds CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds Matthew 25 Ministries Inc ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Johnson Charitable Gi…The Greater Cincinnat…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Justin R Niklas Famil…Williams FoundationTql Foundation IncRobert a & Marian K K…Robert H & Susan F Ca…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…
Johnson Charitable Gift FundOH15.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Johnson Charitable Gift Fund · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Justin R Niklas Family Foundation · Williams Foundation · Tql Foundation Inc · Robert a & Marian K Kennedy Charitable Trust · Robert H & Susan F Castellini Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Anne G and Robert W Dorsey Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Anne G and Robert W Dorsey Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 22 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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