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Carl & Jeanne Deutsch Foundation at a glance

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Carl & Jeanne Deutsch 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.

$837k
Granted FY2024still arriving
16
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$313kAnimals$158kEnvironment$137kFood & Nutrition$130kReligion$72kInternational$58kHealth$34kArts & Culture$34kOther$0
02FY2024 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k12 grants · $285k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $302k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$25,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$611k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$250,000
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN$102,000
ST LOUIS ZOO$100,000
DANFORTH PLANTSCIENCE CENTER$100,000
FL OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY$25,000
ROTARY FOUNDATION$25,000
WINGS OF HOPE$25,000
ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION$25,000
CARING SOLUTIONS$25,000
FOREST PARK FOREVER$25,000
WORLD BIRD SANCTUARY$25,000
THE MUNY$25,000
LIFEBRIDGE PARTNERSHIP$25,000
ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER$25,000
BACKSTOPPERS$25,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $33k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CARING SOLUTIONS: $25k → 11%CARING SOLUTIONS: $2k → 11%CARING SOLUTIONS: $2k → 11%CARING SOLUTIONS: $2k → 11%CARING SOLUTIONS: $1k → 11%CARING SOLUTIONS: $1k → 11%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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$821k · 13 repeat orgs$211k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
1

Total granted

$821k
$1k

Still filing today

46%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $210k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Science & TechEducationEnvironmentAnimalsHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2018–2024 · $310k · revenue +76%
  • DD
    DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER
    7× · 2018–2024 · $130k · revenue +120%
  • MB
    MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    6× · 2018–2024 · $112k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • MP
    MARIN PERKINS SOCIETY
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
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
The Saint Louis Zoo Association

The saint louis zoo association was established to support and enhance the saint louis zoo by providing facilities, funds, and advice. the association provides direct financial support to the zoo for renovations, new facilities, programs,…

Animals
2
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
3
Missouri Western State University Foundation Inc

The missouri western state university foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that functions solely to support the mission of missouri western state university, as stated in the university's mission statement. the foundation…

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4
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health

Arbor research collaborative for health is committed to improving patient care through research that shapes medical policies and practice. in particular, arbor research conducts health outcomes research on chronic disease and end-stage…

Health
5
Minnesota Land Trust

The minnesota land trust protects and restores minnesota's most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.

Environment
6
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
7
Missouri Historical Society

The missouri historical society (mhs) is a missouri pro forma decree, not-for-profit corporation whose primary functions are educational and community programs; collections and conservation; library and research; and exhibitions.…

Arts & Culture
8
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
9
Life Science Washington

Life science washington is a non-profit trade and professional association dedicated to promoting innovation and responsible growth in the life sciences and biomedical industries in the state of washington. promotion and education are…

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10
Chicago Zoological Society

To inspire conservation leadership by connecting people with wildlife and nature.

Animals
11
Tucson Audubon Society

Inspire people to enjoy and protect birds through recreation, education, conservation, and restoration of the environment, upon which we all depend.

Animals
12
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science Inc

The museum is an educational corporation formed to ignite a life-long passion for exploring, discovering, and valuing nature and science.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees; the most unlike its peers is Services By Design Dba Caring Solutions. 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

16 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. 16 of the 24 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)
15/16
Grantees still filing
9/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $310,000 · EducationWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY+1 more: $3,000 · EducationST LOUIS ZOO: $108,000 · OtherST LOUIS ZOOEMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH: $66,000 · OtherEMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCHLIFEBRIDGE PARTNERSHIP: $31,000 · OtherLIFEBRIDGE PARTNERSHIPTHE BACKSTOPPERS INC FKA POLICEMEN & FIREMEN FUND OF ST LOUIS: $25,000 · OtherTHE BACKSTOPPERS INC FKA POL…CRESTWOOD HILLS ROTARY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Other+6 more: $29,200 · Other+6 moreDONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER: $130,000 · Science & TechDONALD DANFORTH PLA…ST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Science & TechST LOUIS SCIENCE CE…FLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · Science & TechFLORIDA OCEANOGRAPH…MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES: $112,000 · EnvironmentMISSOURI BOTAN…Forest Park Forever Inc: $25,000 · EnvironmentForest Park Fo…THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $33,000 · InternationalWINGS OF HOPE: $25,000 · InternationalWILD CANID SURVIVAL AND RESEARCH CENTER INC DBA ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER: $25,000 · AnimalsWORLD BIRD SANCTUARY: $25,000 · AnimalsSERVICES BY DESIGN DBA CARING SOLUTIONS: $33,000 · Human ServicesMUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS: $25,000 · Arts & Culture
Education$313,000Other$269,200Science & Tech$180,000Environment$137,000International$58,000Animals$50,000Human Services$33,000Arts & Culture$25,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: $310,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER: $130,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetMISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES: $112,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSERVICES BY DESIGN DBA CARING SOLUTIONS: $33,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: $33,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLIFEBRIDGE PARTNERSHIP: $31,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetWILD CANID SURVIVAL AND RESEARCH CENTER INC DBA ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetWINGS OF HOPE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetST LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWORLD BIRD SANCTUARY: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetMUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE BACKSTOPPERS INC FKA POLICEMEN & FIREMEN FUND OF ST LOUIS: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetForest Park Forever Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCARE AND COUNSELING INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMISSOURI COLLEGES FUND INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% 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.

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.

St Louis Community Fo…St Louis Community Fo…Fischer-Bauer-Knirps …Youthbridge Community…United Way of Greater…The Bellwether Founda…The Lilly Christy Bus…The Blackbaud Giving …Centene FoundationWorld Wide Technology…Employees Community F…Enterprise Holdings F…
St Louis Community Foundation IncMO19.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: St Louis Community Foundation Inc · St Louis Community Foundation · Fischer-Bauer-Knirps Foundation · Youthbridge Community Foundation · United Way of Greater St Louis Inc · The Bellwether Foundation · The Lilly Christy Busch Hermann Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Centene Foundation · World Wide Technology Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · Enterprise Holdings Foundation

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 Carl & Jeanne Deutsch Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Carl & Jeanne Deutsch 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 →median 0%
  • Florida Oceanographic Society Inc: 0% of 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Carl & Jeanne Deutsch Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Carl & Jeanne Deutsch Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 24 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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