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Denton Family Charitable 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.

$67k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2025
34
Organizations funded FY2024
32%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$250
Largest grant, FY2025
$42,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 58
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$1.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 32% of the organizations Denton Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationPublic Safety & DisasterCrime & LegalAnimalsEnvironmentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving41$67k39%
FY202434$68k32%
FY202357$79k40%
FY202245$86k38%
FY202158$91k50%
FY202039$53k23%
FY201952$64k52%
FY201840$60kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$87kHuman Services$65kArts & Culture$62kRecreation & Sports$56kYouth Development$49kFood & Nutrition$32kReligion$30kHealth$28kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
MA
WV
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 72 grantees
All grantees of Denton Family Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Our Community Place$49,40045%
Harrisonburg Children's Museum Inc$47,98873%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg Rockingham County Inc$45,13875%
Mercy House Inc$42,20020%
Open Doors Inc$34,70064%
Generations Crossing$32,23823%
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance$24,25171%
Harrisonburg Rescue Squad Inc$15,92580%
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc$13,10060%
Woodbine Cemetery Company$10,79684%
Asbury United Methodist Church$8,5006n/a
Still Meadows Enrichment Center and Camp$6,90082%
Valley Program for Aging Services$6,50060%
Way To Go Inc$4,40040%
The Arc of Harrisonburg & Rockingham Inc$4,05070%
Grottoes Pool Preservation Foundation Inc$4,0002n/a
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Free Clinic Inc$3,80030%
Sentara Rmh Medical Center$3,75050%
Blue and Gray Search and Rescue Dogs Inc$3,0572n/a
Friendship Industries Inc$3,00050%
Faith Mission Home Inc$3,00030%
James Madison University Foundation Inc$2,80040%
Roberta Webb Child Care Center Inc$2,50030%
Rockingham Educational Foundation Inc$2,10050%
Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Centers Inc$2,0001n/a
Tri-River Habitat for Humanity Inc$1,75614%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,52820%
Breaking Free Inc$1,50010%
Rockingham County Public Schools$1,5001n/a
Any Given Child Shenandoah Valley$1,50012%
Virginia Headwaters Council Inc$1,00010%
James Madison University$1,0001n/a
Hose Company No 4 Inc$90030%
New Beginnings Church$9002n/a
Kerus Global Education$8002n/a
Blue Ridge Casa for Children Inc$77310%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn$75020%
Arts Council of the Valley$60020%
Collins Center$60030%
Rockingham-Harrisonburg Spca$60010%
Shenandoah Valley Builders Association$50011%
On the Road Collaborative$50010%
Harrisonburg Education Foundation Inc$50010%
Harrisonburg Police Foundation$50014%
Gemeinschaft Home Inc$50010%
Redeemer Classical School$50030%
Sustainability Matters Inc$50010%
American Legion$5001n/a
Village to Village$50010%
Harrisonburg Baptist Church$3001n/a
South Fork Volunteer Fire Department Inc$30010%
Emmanuel Episcopal Church$3002n/a
Bridgewater Community Little Leage$30010%
West Rockingham Food Pantry$20010%
Mill Creek Church of the Brethren$2001n/a
Clover Hill Ruritan Club$2001n/a
Virginia Hunters Who Care Inc$20010%
Christ Lutheran Church$2001n/a
Breaking Free$20011%
Fort Harrison Inc$17520%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$15010%
Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Company Inc$1001n/a
Cat's Cradle of the Shenandoah Valley Inc$10010%
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society$10010%
The Mpn Research Foundation$10010%
Knights of Columbus$10015%
The Garden Club of Virginia Inc$10010%
Shenandoah National Park Trust$10010%
Bolar Volunteer Rescue Squad$1001n/a
Bridgewater College$10010%
Pleasant View Inc$10010%
Grottoes Volunteer Fire Department$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 100 recipients with no EIN on record ($168k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Denton Family Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOur Community Place: $49,400 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetHarrisonburg Children's Museum Inc: $47,988 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg Rockingham County Inc: $45,138 over 7y, 5.3% of budgetMercy House Inc: $42,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Doors Inc: $34,700 over 6y, 4.3% of budgetGenerations Crossing: $32,238 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetHarrisonburg Downtown Renaissance: $24,251 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetHarrisonburg Rescue Squad Inc: $15,925 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetBlue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc: $13,100 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWoodbine Cemetery Company: $10,796 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetStill Meadows Enrichment Center and Camp: $6,900 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetValley Program for Aging Services: $6,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWay To Go Inc: $4,400 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Arc of Harrisonburg & Rockingham Inc: $4,050 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetHarrisonburg-Rockingham Free Clinic Inc: $3,800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSentara Rmh Medical Center: $3,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFriendship Industries Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFaith Mission Home Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJames Madison University Foundation Inc: $2,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRoberta Webb Child Care Center Inc: $2,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetRockingham Educational Foundation Inc: $2,100 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTri-River Habitat for Humanity Inc: $1,756 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $1,528 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBreaking Free Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAny Given Child Shenandoah Valley: $1,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetVirginia Headwaters Council Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHose Company No 4 Inc: $900 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBlue Ridge Casa for Children Inc: $773 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArts Council of the Valley: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCollins Center: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRockingham-Harrisonburg Spca: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShenandoah Valley Builders Association: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOn the Road Collaborative: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHarrisonburg Education Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHarrisonburg Police Foundation: $500 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetGemeinschaft Home Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRedeemer Classical School: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSustainability Matters Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVillage to Village: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Fork Volunteer Fire Department Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBridgewater Community Little Leage: $300 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWest Rockingham Food Pantry: $200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVirginia Hunters Who Care Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreaking Free: $200 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetFort Harrison Inc: $175 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCat's Cradle of the Shenandoah Valley Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 56.

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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 Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham CountyVA90.4× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County · United Way of Central Shenandoah Valley Inc · Sentara Health · The Houff Family Foundation · The Darrin-McHone Charitable Foundation · Winston O Weaver Family Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge · Houff Charitable Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation · The J & E Berkley Foundation · Charlottesville Area Community 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.

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About Denton Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Denton Family Charitable Foundation give?
Denton Family Charitable Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $66,834 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 58 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Denton Family Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (17%), Human Services (13%), Arts & Culture (12%).
Who are Denton Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Our Community Place ($49k), Harrisonburg Children's Museum Inc ($48k), Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg Rockingham County Inc ($45k).
Does Denton Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Denton Family Charitable 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 Denton Family Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County, United Way of Central Shenandoah Valley Inc, Sentara Health.
Where is Denton Family Charitable Foundation based?
Denton Family Charitable Foundation is based in VA.

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 173 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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