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Davlin Foundation Inc

Its FY2017 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$79k
Granted FY2017
36
Grants FY2017
12
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01FY2017 · 36 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2017

  • Under $10k33 grants · $48k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $32k
$1,100
Median grant
12
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HANDS TOGETHER INC$11,300
NATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER INC$10,200
MOUNTAIN TOP ARBORETUM$10,000
EARTHWATCH EXPEDITIONS INC ALSO KNOWN EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE$8,400
ST GEORGE'S SCHOOL$7,800
PARMENTER FOUNDATION$3,100
BOSTON HARBOR ISLAND ALLIANCE INC$2,900
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$2,700
ST HUBERT'S ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER$2,100
BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER OF MASS BAY$2,000
TANZANIAN CHILDREN'S FUND$2,000
SALVATION ARMY$1,600
MARCH OF DIMES BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION$1,600
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA$1,600
YEAR UP$1,500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ESTUARY COUNCIL OF SENIORS: $1k → 7%ACCCESSPORTAMERICA INC: $200 → 8%TANZANIAN CHILDREN'S FUND: $2k → 8%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

VT
NH
IL
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
AR
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 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
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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2
President and Trustees of Bates College

Bates is a college of the liberal arts and sciences, and is a coeducational, nonsectarian, residential college with special commitments to academic rigor, and to assuring in all of its efforts the dignity of each individual, and access to…

Education
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
4
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
5
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
6
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
7
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
8
Aacsb International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Aacsb international provides quality assurance of business school programs, the latest in business education intelligence, thought leadership, and learning and development services.

Education
9
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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10
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
11
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
12
Saint Anselm College

Saint anselm is a catholic, benedictine college providing all of its students a distinctive liberal arts education that incorporates opportunities for professional and career preparation. it does so in a learning community that encourages…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is March of Dimes Inc; the most unlike its peers is The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

27 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. 27 of the 36 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
23/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MOUNTAIN TOP ARBORETUM INC: $10,000 · OtherMOUNTAIN TOP ARBORETUM INCEARTHWATCH EXPEDITIONS INC ALSO KNOWN EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE: $8,400 · OtherEARTHWATCH EXPEDITIONS INC ALSO KNOWN EART…BOSTON HARBOR ISLAND ALLIANCE INC: $2,900 · OtherBOSTON HARBOR ISLAND ALLIANCE INCST HUBERT'S ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER: $2,100 · OtherST HUBERT'S ANIMAL WELFARE CENTERBIG BROTHER BIG SISTER OF MASS BAY: $2,000 · OtherBIG BROTHER BIG SISTER OF MASS BAYSALVATION ARMY: $1,600 · OtherSALVATION ARMYPHILIPS ACADEMY ANDOVER: $1,100 · Other+8 more: $1,812 · Other+8 moreST GEORGE'S SCHOOL: $7,800 · EducationST GEORGE'S SCHOOLYEAR UP INC: $1,500 · EducationYEAR UP INCPresident and Fellows of Middlebury College: $1,400 · EducationPresident and Fellow…TRINITY COLLEGE: $1,300 · EducationTRINITY COLLEGENorth Bennet Street School: $1,100 · EducationNorth Bennet Street …MIDDLESEX SCHOOL: $600 · Education+2 more: $400 · EducationHands Together Inc: $11,300 · InternationalHands Together IncMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,600 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRON…+1 more: $200 · InternationalNATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER INC: $10,200 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL MARIN…+1 more: $200 · Arts & CultureTHE PARMENTER FOUNDATION INC: $3,100 · HealthTHE PARMENT…ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,700 · HealthALZHEIMER'S…MARCH OF DIMES INC: $1,600 · HealthMARCH OF DI…CELIAC DISEASE FOUNDATION: $600 · HealthCELIAC DISE…THE TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesESTUARY COUNCIL OF SENIORS INC: $1,100 · Human ServicesACCESSPORTSAMERICA INC: $200 · Human ServicesTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $200 · Membership Benefit
Other$29,912Education$14,100International$13,100Arts & Culture$10,400Health$8,000Human Services$3,300Membership Benefit$200

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 budgetHands Together Inc: $11,300 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER INC: $10,200 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetMOUNTAIN TOP ARBORETUM INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetST GEORGE'S SCHOOL: $7,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PARMENTER FOUNDATION INC: $3,100 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $2,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TANZANIAN CHILDRENS FUND INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYEAR UP INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Middlebury College: $1,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRINITY COLLEGE: $1,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Bennet Street School: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetESTUARY COUNCIL OF SENIORS INC: $1,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCELIAC DISEASE FOUNDATION: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDDLESEX SCHOOL: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAY COVE HUMAN SERVICES INC: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACCESSPORTSAMERICA INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTUTTERING ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUNG INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELMONT HILL SCHOOL INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $200 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.

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.

The Pfizer Foundation…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY12.6× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Davlin Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Davlin Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
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no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Bay Cove Human Services Inc: 70% of income from government
  • National Marine Life Center Inc: 16% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Middlebury College: 1% of income from government
  • Year Up Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Trinity College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
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 36 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 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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