Indiana · Private foundation
Dahm Family Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $355k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Dahm Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $355k | 80% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $282k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $60k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Fort Wayne | $231,875 | 2 | 1% |
| James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Madam Walker Legacy Center Inc Fka Madame Walker Urban Life Center | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Lafayette Diocesan Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Bureau Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joseph Maley Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Brightlane Learning Corp | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Carmelite Monastery | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Fort Wayne | $231,875 | 2 | 1% |
| James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Madam Walker Legacy Center Inc Fka Madame Walker Urban Life Center | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Lafayette Diocesan Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Children's Bureau Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joseph Maley Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Brightlane Learning Corp | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Carmelite Monastery | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dreambuilders Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($160k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Dahm Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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How this is measured
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About Dahm Family Foundation Inc
- How much does Dahm Family Foundation Inc give?
- Dahm Family Foundation Inc reported 10 grants totaling $355,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Dahm Family Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (42%), Education (19%), Health (14%).
- Who are Dahm Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Fort Wayne ($232k), James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association ($75k), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana Inc ($50k).
- Does Dahm Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Dahm Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Dahm Family Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Nicholas H Noyes Jr Memorial Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education Inc, JD Finish Line Foundation Inc.
- Where is Dahm Family Foundation Inc based?
- Dahm Family Foundation Inc is based in IN.
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