Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc
DISCUS is the leading convener of the spirits industry, bringing together producers large and small; supply chain professionals; and our service partners. All DISCUS members enjoy access to, and influence on, its best-in-class advocacy efforts in Washington, DC; state capitals across the US; and in key markets around the world.
- $52k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $16M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $42k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $20k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $28k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $98k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $48k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $79k | 13% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $113k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $107k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Street Institute | $135,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | $70,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Freedomworks Foundation Inc | $67,500 | 2 | 1% |
| American Spectator Foundation Inc | $45,000 | 5 | 1% |
| National Taxpayers Union | $37,500 | 5 | 0% |
| FASD United Inc | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation Ltd | $25,000 | 2 | 6% |
| American Medical Womens Associationinc | $22,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Beverage Association | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Street Institute | $135,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute | $70,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Freedomworks Foundation Inc | $67,500 | 2 | 1% |
| American Spectator Foundation Inc | $45,000 | 5 | 1% |
| National Taxpayers Union | $37,500 | 5 | 0% |
| FASD United Inc | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation Ltd | $25,000 | 2 | 6% |
| American Medical Womens Associationinc | $22,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Beverage Association | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lsu Health Foundation New Orleans | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Franklin News Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Independent Women's Forum | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Proof Alliance | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Thomas Jefferson University | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Gastrotech Inc | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Asae Research Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc
- How much does Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc give?
- Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc reported 4 grants totaling $52,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (41%), Health (21%), Community Improvement (11%).
- Who are Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: R Street Institute ($135k), Competitive Enterprise Institute ($70k), Freedomworks Foundation Inc ($68k).
- Does Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc based?
- Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc is based in DC.
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