Delaware · Private foundation
DNBA 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.
- $129k
- Granted FY2019
- 13
- Grants FY2019
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 30%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
96% of DNBA Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 2 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year DNBA Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 10 organizations, $129k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $39,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 4
- Total assets, FY2019
- $4.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 30% of the organizations DNBA Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 10 | $129k | 30% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $933k | 60% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $217k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University Inc | $944,713 | 3 | 0% |
| Family Upreach Inc New Life Behavior | $125,000 | 1 | 41% |
| First Baptist Church of Lodi | $83,500 | 4 | n/a |
| The Village Church | $72,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Projecthandup | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Citysquare | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Denton County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Young Life Property Charitable Tr | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heritage Christian University | $9,967 | 1 | 0% |
| Naomi's Village Inc | $8,348 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University Inc | $944,713 | 3 | 0% |
| Family Upreach Inc New Life Behavior | $125,000 | 1 | 41% |
| First Baptist Church of Lodi | $83,500 | 4 | n/a |
| The Village Church | $72,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Projecthandup | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Citysquare | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Denton County Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Young Life Property Charitable Tr | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heritage Christian University | $9,967 | 1 | 0% |
| Naomi's Village Inc | $8,348 | 4 | 0% |
| Chin Community Ministry | $8,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Coaches Outreach | $7,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Pregnancy Help 4u Inc | $6,800 | 3 | 1% |
| Smile Train Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Bible Study | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Crossroads Bible Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Adopt-A-Classroom Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Center for Missional Leadership Dba Sparrow Ministries | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Bibleproject | $750 | 1 | n/a |
| The Journey to Dream Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| East Coast Assistance Dogs Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Christian Community Action | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($100), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
DNBA Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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.
Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Verizon Foundation
How this is measured
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About DNBA Foundation
- How much does DNBA Foundation give?
- DNBA Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $129,071 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does DNBA Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (61%), Philanthropy (15%), Religion (10%).
- Who are DNBA Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Harding University Inc ($945k), Family Upreach Inc New Life Behavior ($125k), First Baptist Church of Lodi ($84k).
- Does DNBA Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does DNBA 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 DNBA Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is DNBA Foundation based?
- DNBA Foundation is based in DE.
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