· Private foundation
Davis-Wendell Foundation
Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Read this first · the figures below need context
71% of Davis-Wendell Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to The Northern Cincinnati Foundation Fka Community Fdn Of W Chester/Liberty, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 9 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Davis-Wendell Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 17 organizations, $6k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MORRIS JEFF COMMUNITY SCHOOL | $2,000 |
| PAWS-PROGRESSIVE ANIMAL WELFARE | $1,100 |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | $250 |
| CULTURE AID NOLA | $250 |
| CABRINI HIGH SCHOOL | $206 |
| CINCINNATI ZOO | $201 |
| JOSEPH'S LEGACY | $200 |
| ALL PAWS MATTER | $200 |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | $200 |
| HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | $100 |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK | $100 |
| CINCINNATI PUBLIC RADIO | $100 |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | $100 |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW | $100 |
| MATTHEW 25 MINISTRIES | $100 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 98% of its 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
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +40% for those funded once.
23 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2021, 10 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.
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 FY2022, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- MJMORRIS JEFF COMMUNITY SCHOOL4× · 2017–2021 · $7k · revenue +206%
- SRSUGAR ROOTS FARM INC2× · 2017–2018 · $700 · revenue +90%
- IRInternational Rescue Committee INC2× · 2021–2022 · $440 · revenue +38%
Funded once
- CFCommunity Foundation of West Chesteone grant, 2017 · $5k
- TNTWENTY35 NPOone grant, 2020 · $2k
- ROREACH OUT LAKOTA INCgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $500 · revenue +138%
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.
Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.
Our mission is to feed the hungry in baton rouge and the surrounding parishes by providing food and educational outreach through faith-based and other community partners.
Mercy for animals' mission is to construct a compassionate food system that is not just kind to animals but essential for the future of our planet and all who share it. our vision of a world where animals are respected, protected, and free…
Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…
The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…
The organization's mission is to mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. to fulfill its mission, the food bank:* sources and acquires nutritious food and other products and distribute them to people experiencing nutrition…
The animal agriculture alliance is a nonprofit organization that helps bridge the communication gap between farm and fork. we connect food industry stakeholders, engage food chain influencers and promote consumer choice by helping key…
To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.
Food alliance works at the juncture of science, business and values to define and promote sustainability in agriculture and the food industry, and to ensure safe and fair working conditions, humane treatment of animals, and careful…
On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…
Rise against hunger, inc. is an international hunger relief non-profit organization that is driven by a vision of a world without hunger and a mission to end hunger in our lifetime. rise against hunger distributes food and other…
We serve as a champion for addressing the root causes of hunger, delivering neighbor-centric solutions, and fostering collaborative partnerships across all sectors of society for New Jersey.
How this is measured
35 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. 35 of the 66 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 THE NORTHERN CINCINNAI FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MORRIS JEFF COMMUNITY SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds CULTURE AID NOLA ↗
- Who funds SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK GREATER NEW ORLEANS AND ACADIANA ↗
- Who funds SUGAR ROOTS FARM INC ↗
- Who funds REACH OUT LAKOTA INC ↗
- Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
- Who funds SAFE HAVEN FARMS INC ↗
- Who funds High Desert Food & Farm Alliance ↗
- Who funds JOSEPHS LEGACY ↗
- Who funds SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Feeding America ↗
- Who funds LIBERTY'S KITCHEN INC ↗
- Who funds RECONCILE NEW ORLEANS INC ↗
- Who funds LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC ↗
- Who funds ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds Elementz ↗
- Who funds ULMAN 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.
Open a dossier: The Greater New Orleans Foundation · The Greater Cincinnati Foundation · Baptist Community Ministries · Shell USA Company Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Davis-Wendell Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Davis-Wendell Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Brain Donor Project: 67% of income from government
- High Desert Food & Farm Alliance: 45% of income from government
- Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
How this is measured
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