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Dale and Clarice Wolf Foundation at a glance

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Dale and Clarice Wolf Foundation

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.

$220k
Granted FY2025still arriving
29
Grants FY2025still arriving
10
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$248kCrime & Legal$141kHealth$100kArts & Culture$99kYouth Development$98kCommunity Improvement$91kHuman Services$74kCivil Rights$45kOther$0
02FY2025 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k19 grants · $95k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $125k
$5,000
Median grant
10
States reached
$423k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST JOSEPH S VILLA$20,000
THE MAKING OF YOU$15,000
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE$15,000
JEFFERSON HOSPITAL$15,000
YMCA OF GREATER RICHMOND$10,000
DESTINY THEATER EXPERIENCE$10,000
VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER$10,000
CENTRAL VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY$10,000
VIRGINIA CENTER FOR PUBLIC PRESS$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Fractured Atlas$5,000
INTERNATIONAL BOXING ACADEMY$5,000
SIDEWALK DETROIT$5,000
TENNESSEE NATURALIST PROGRAM$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
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 (FY23–25, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 11% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%TEWA Women United: $5k → 18%ST JOSEPH S VILLA: $20k → 9%ST JOSEPHS VILLA: $10k → 9%YMCA OF GREATER RICHMOND: $10k → 9%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.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
PA
CA
VA
MD
DE
NM
KS
TN
NC
GA
FL
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.

67%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$731k · 27 repeat orgs$357k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against -1% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 16 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
54

Total granted

$731k
$272k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
-1%

Still filing today

63%
35%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesCrime & LegalArts & CultureHealthHousing & ShelterEducationOther
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

  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    4× · 2022–2025 · $65k · revenue +6%
  • RI
    RAPHAH INSTITUTE
    5× · 2021–2025 · $40k · revenue +32%
  • FRACTURED ATLAS INC
    4× · 2021–2025 · $40k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • NF
    NASHVILLE FREEDOM SCHOOL
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $15k
  • GI
    GIRLS INC OF DELAWARE
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
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
Legal Aid Justice Center

The legal aid justice center partners with communities and clients to achieve justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty.

Crime & Legal
2
Southern Coalition for Social Justice

Southern coalition for social justice partners with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities across the south to defend and advance their political, social, and economic rights. through an intersectional and…

Crime & Legal
3
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
4
Tennessee Justice Center Inc

The tennessee justice center (tjc) advocates on behalf of low-income tennesseans in areas of public policy having the greatest impact on their health and welfare.

Crime & Legal
5
Public Media Nj Inc

To bring quality public television programs and resources to communities throughout new jersey and its tri-state neighbors. its content, both on-air and online, aims to reflect the diverse

Arts & Culture
6
Women's Law Project

Women's law project creates a more just and equitable society by advancing the rights and status of all women throughout their lives. to this end, we engage in high-impact litigation, advocacy, and education. the core values of women's law…

Civil Rights
7
Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc

Vital voices global partnership's mission is to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their…

International
8
Twin Cities Diversity in Practice

To attract, recruit, advance, and retain attorneys of color in the twin cities through education and collaboration with member organizations.

Community Improvement
9
Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation

Pidc plans and implements economic development initiatives (see schedule o) which enhance the competitive environment, generate jobs and produce higher tax ratables throughout philadelphia.

Community Improvement
10
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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11
University of Virginia Foundation

To provide administrative services to university of virginia (university) entities, university associated organizations, or other entities involved in activities which support the university. to engage in matters pertaining to real…

Education
12
Partnership for Public Service Inc

Making our government work better is a daunting task, and we are a small organization seeking to transform a government that employs millions of civilians and manages trillions of dollars in taxpayer revenue needed to protect public…

Employment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Praxis Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Thomas Jefferson University. 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

42 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. 42 of the 94 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)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/42
Grantees still filing
21/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NASHVILLE FREEDOM SCHOOLS: $107,000 · OtherNASHVILLE FREEDOM SCHOOLSJEFFERSON HOSPITAL: $71,000 · OtherJEFFERSON HOSPITALUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $65,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF DELAWAREIndividual grant recipient: $41,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherNASHVILLE FREEDOM SCHOOL: $30,000 · Other+69 more: $444,300 · Other+69 moreVIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $32,500 · Crime & LegalUNHEARD VOICES OUTREACH: $20,000 · Crime & LegalFamily Reconciliation Center Inc: $11,000 · Crime & LegalGREATER RICHMOND BAR FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Crime & LegalTENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT: $10,000 · Crime & LegalFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $40,000 · Arts & CultureVIRGINIA CENTER FOR PUBLIC PRESS: $10,000 · Arts & CultureNASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO: $5,000 · Arts & CultureNASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $30,000 · Human ServicesYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Richmond (6769): $10,000 · Human ServicesTEWA WOMEN UNITED: $5,000 · Human ServicesSISTERSONG INC: $2,500 · Human Services+2 more: $2,000 · Human ServicesRAPHAH INSTITUTE: $40,000 · Community ImprovementGIRLS INC: $40,000 · Youth DevelopmentTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $1,000 · Education
Other$798,300Crime & Legal$83,500Arts & Culture$60,000Human Services$49,500Community Improvement$40,000Youth Development$40,000Education$16,000

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRAPHAH INSTITUTE: $40,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGIRLS INC: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $32,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetST JOSEPH'S VILLA: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCENTRAL VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC: $22,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUNHEARD VOICES OUTREACH: $20,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetHome Again Foundation: $15,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetMILPA: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Reconciliation Center Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 5.4% of budgetTENNESSEE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS COALITION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVIRGINIA CENTER FOR PUBLIC PRESS: $10,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetGREATER RICHMOND BAR FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetTENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetACTS LEGACY FOUNDATION INC: $8,700 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSOJOURNERS' PLACE: $5,100 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetURBAN STRATEGIES COUNCIL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSIDEWALK DETROIT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPROJECT SOUTH INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCARITAS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTENNESSEE NATURALIST PROGRAM: $5,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetTHE PRAXIS PROJECT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Beloved Community Center of Greensboro Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE EQUITY ALLIANCE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSISTERSONG INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MINISTRY OF CARING INC: $1,900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT LT SUPPORT TRUST: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD BANK OF DELAWARE INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSunday Breakfast Mission: $300 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 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE ↗
  • Who funds RAPHAH INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds FRACTURED ATLAS INC ↗
  • Who funds GIRLS INC ↗
  • Who funds VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JOSEPH'S VILLA ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds UNHEARD VOICES OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds Home Again Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MILPA ↗
  • Who funds THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Family Reconciliation Center Inc ↗
  • Who funds TENNESSEE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS COALITION ↗
  • Who funds VIRGINIA CENTER FOR PUBLIC PRESS ↗
  • Who funds GREATER RICHMOND BAR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Richmond (6769) ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds ACTS LEGACY FOUNDATION 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.

Amalgamated Charitabl…The Community Foundat…Dorothy Cate and Thom…Memorial Foundation I…Movement Strategy Cen…Tides FoundationThe Community Foundat…New Venture FundThe Blum Family Found…The Healing Trust For…Hca Healthcare Founda…Common Counsel Founda…
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncDC17.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation Inc · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · Memorial Foundation Inc · Movement Strategy Center · Tides Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · New Venture Fund · The Blum Family Foundation · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · Hca Healthcare Foundation · Common Counsel 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 Dale and Clarice Wolf Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dale and Clarice Wolf Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • University of Delaware: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
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 94 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home