Alabama · Private foundation
Damson Family Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $371k
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $370,979
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $370,979
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Damson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $371k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $371k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $100k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $20k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $17k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $16k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $16k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not One More Alabama Inc | $370,979 | 1 | 73% |
| AshaKiran Inc | $19,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Burritt Museum Association | $5,700 | 1 | 0% |
| Girls Incorporated of Huntsvil | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Generosity Foundation | $4,250 | 1 | n/a |
| The Land Trust of North Alabama Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($131k), not named here.
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: Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Damson Family Foundation
- How much does Damson Family Foundation give?
- Damson Family Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $370,979 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Damson Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (69%), Arts & Culture (13%), Youth Development (11%).
- Who are Damson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Not One More Alabama Inc ($371k), AshaKiran Inc ($20k), Burritt Museum Association ($6k).
- Does Damson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Damson Family Foundation 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 Damson Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Damson Family Foundation based?
- Damson Family Foundation is based in AL.
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