· Private foundation
Disosway Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 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, FY2019 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- $50k–250k6 grants · $742k
- $250k+4 grants · $2.1M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Individual grant recipient | $1,100,000 |
| PARTNERS FOR SACRED PLACES | $500,000 |
| NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE & SAILING FOUNDATION INC | $253,440 |
| ST EDMUND'S RETREAT INC | $250,000 |
| THE ATLANTA OPERA CENTER | $200,000 |
| SAIL NEWPORT INC | $125,000 |
| GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL | $117,000 |
| STONINGTON COMMUNITY ROWING CENTER INC | $100,000 |
| WATERSHED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INC | $100,000 |
| WATCH HILL LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOCIATION | $100,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 50% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
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.
11 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (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 FY2024, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $667k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- PFPARTNERS FOR SACRED PLACES INC6× · 2019–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +99%
- NENEW ENGLAND SCIENCE & SAILING FOUNDATION INC2× · 2023–2024 · $289k · revenue +3%
- SCSTONINGTON COMMUNITY ROWING INC2× · 2023–2024 · $200k · revenue +56%
Funded once
MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INCone grant, 2019 · $100k · revenue +2%- HLHARVARD LAW SCHOOLone grant, 2019 · $50k
- TUTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCgraduatedone grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue +104%
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.
To protect, preserve and interpret the martime heritage of the lower Merrimack Valley region and how it relates to American History
To engage people of all ages in the joy of sailing, offering access to all nantucket's youth, and teaching every participant in our programs enduring life and leadership skills, with a deep respect for the marine environment.
Inclusive empowerment through marine science and community sailing
To have a membership composed of yachting and boating enthusiasts of good character and all ages that is predominantly resident to local area, represents a broad spectrum of the community, and is appropriate in size for our facilities; to…
The organization preserves the history of sailing and its impact on american culture; honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the sport; demonstrates its value for scholastic and life skills learning; and encourages sailing…
Education of students
To provide affordable access to the water through community sailing and educational programming.
Promote the safe, responsible, and enjoyable operation of sailboats and other watercraft for people of all ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds. we wish to promote sailing and boating as viable and rewarding activities and ensure that…
The mission of the essex yacht club is to promote excellence in yachting activities among its members, including racing, cruising, and off water club activities. to accomplish this mission, the club has developed year-round member…
Sea educates and inspires ocean scholars, stewards and leaders. sea fosters and enhances knowledge about the state of oceans and coastal communities. it also helps shape public dialogue and policy through long-term environmental reseach,…
To attract and bring together a dedicated group in yachting and naval members to share and foster their interest in yachting and yacht racing;(continue on schedule o)
The norwalk seaport association, inc. offers a cultural, environmental, and historical journey to the norwalk islands. the sheffield island lighthouse and the light keeper's cottage provide a unique historical and educational venue which…
How this is measured
12 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. 12 of the 18 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 OPERA PHILADELPHIA ↗
- Who funds PARTNERS FOR SACRED PLACES INC ↗
- Who funds Bella Mente Quantum Racing Association ↗
- Who funds NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE & SAILING FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds SAIL NEWPORT ↗
- Who funds STONINGTON COMMUNITY ROWING INC ↗
- Who funds WATERSHED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INC ↗
- Who funds WATCH HILL LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS ASSOC ↗
- Who funds ROOT NS INC ↗
- Who funds MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds BALLET HISPANICO OF NEW YORK INC ↗
- Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 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: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Disosway Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Disosway Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Root Ns Inc: 26% of income from government
- Mystic Seaport Museum Inc: 5% of income from government
How this is measured
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