· Private foundation
Dame Family 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k16 grants · $51k
- $10k–50k9 grants · $199k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| GHANA MAKE A DIFFERENCE | $34,000 |
| CATHERINE CREEK CRISTIAN YOUTH CAMP | $30,000 |
| ANGELS FOR ANGELS FOR SANYU | $30,000 |
| ACADEMY FOR CREATING ENTERPRISE | $25,000 |
| WELLS BRING HOPE | $20,000 |
| WOMEN'S MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE | $20,000 |
| BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY | $17,799 |
| IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY | $12,000 |
| BYU MARRIOTT SCHOOL NATIONAL ADVISO | $10,000 |
| EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY | $9,500 |
| MARSHALL TOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | $6,000 |
| YAYASAN INDONESIA ALUMNI FONDAZATIO | $5,426 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA | $4,824 |
| COLLEGE OF WESTERN IDAHO | $3,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY21–25, $54k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Where the work is directed
The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.
About 21% of Dame Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.
24 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $42k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- GMGhana Make a Difference6× · 2020–2025 · $168k · revenue +458%
- WMWOMENS MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE5× · 2021–2025 · $89k · revenue +40%
- AFAcademy for Creating Enterprise4× · 2022–2025 · $85k · revenue +33%
Funded once
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCone grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -40%
COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INCone grant, 2022 · $50k · revenue -6%
ALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INCgraduatedone grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue +80%
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.
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.
Devworks international is dedicated to a society where all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. we contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organizations.
Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…
World vision, inc. is a christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. (continued on schedule…
Pathfinder expands access to sexual and reproductive health services, opening the door to opportunities for women and all individuals to thrive-economically, educationally, and civically. driven by our country-led leadership and local…
Zoe Empowers is a global network of local organizations throughout Africa and India providing a replicable and scalable framework whereby youth led or resourced families are provided the training, resources, and community support to become…
For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…
Improve the food value chain in developing countries by mobilizing corporate volunteers to share knowledge and expertise with small and growing food processors.
Alight builds a meaningful life for and with the displaced. not simply addressing basic needs, but building a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose. we walk with them along their entire journey of displacement and deliver…
Firelight supports catalytic community-based organizations in eastern and southern africa that work with their own communities to realize shared visions of sustainable change and true potential for children and youth.
World hunger relief institute equips people to alleviate hunger through education, research, and sustainable agriculture.
World coffee research unites the global coffee industry to drive science-based agricultural solutions to urgently secure a diverse and sustainable supply of quality coffee today and for generations to come. our mission is to grow, protect,…
Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.
How this is measured
29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 60 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 Ghana Make a Difference ↗
- Who funds WOMENS MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE ↗
- Who funds Academy for Creating Enterprise ↗
- Who funds CATHERINE CREEK CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMP INC ↗
- Who funds WELLS BRING HOPE ↗
- Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC ↗
- Who funds ALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC ↗
- Who funds The University of Tampa Incorporated ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds The College of Idaho Inc ↗
- Who funds SWEET BRIAR INSTITUTE ↗
- Who funds THE MALALA FUND ↗
- Who funds THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds MALARIA CONSORTIUM US INC ↗
- Who funds CARITAS OF AUSTIN ↗
- Who funds GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Dame Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dame Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of income from government
- The University of Tampa Incorporated: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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