· Private foundation
Dodge Charitable Trust
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, FY2018 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k9 grants · $50k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $36k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION INC | $20,736 |
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | $15,000 |
| ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM | $7,000 |
| DAVIS CENTER FOR RUSSIAN STUDIES | $6,000 |
| CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION | $6,000 |
| THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY | $6,000 |
| ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION | $6,000 |
| DEEP SPRINGS COLLEGE | $6,000 |
| ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY | $5,000 |
| HISTORIC ST MARY'S CITY FDTN | $5,000 |
| ST MARY'S COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | $3,000 |
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 (FY18–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 86% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
11 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- DSDEEP SPRINGS CORPORATION7× · 2018–2024 · $35k · revenue +119%
- TATHE ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM7× · 2018–2024 · $34k · revenue +197%
- AFALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INC7× · 2018–2024 · $33k · revenue +169%
Funded once
- RURUTGERS UNIVERSITY RUSSIAN DEPTone grant, 2020 · $6k
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.
The mission of the chesapeake bay maritime museum cbmm is to preserve and explore the history, environment, and people of the chesapeake bay. the vision of the chesapeake bay maritime museum is to be the premier see sched o
The annapolis maritime museum educates youth and adults about the annapolis areas rich maritime heritage and the ecology of the chesapeake bay through programs, exhibits, and community events. continued on schedule o
Chesapeake bay trust is a public, nonprofit grant-making organization created to promote public awareness of and participation in the restoration and protection of the chesapeake bay and its tributaries. (see schedule o for continuation)…
The museum is an educational corporation formed to ignite a life-long passion for exploring, discovering, and valuing nature and science.
Since 1775, the mission of Hampden-Sydney College has been to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning.
The mission of the muscarelle museum of art is to foster the full integration of a dynamic art museum into the life and liberal arts mission of william & mary and to serve as a model of curatorial excellence and a catalyst for art…
The foundation is organized and operated exclusively for the charitable and educational purposes of furthering the educational programs, facilities, and opportunities at chesapeake college, by providing financial resources to meet the…
To educate Charleston area residents and visitors about the natural and cultural history of the South Carolina Lowcountry through collections, exhibitions, preservation, conservation, research and related programming.
The Historical Society of Baltimore County Collects, Preserves and Interprets the Rich History of Baltimore County for the Education and Enjoyment of Present and Future Generations.
The chesapeake audubon society works in the maryland region to promote the stewardship of natural ecosystems through conservation, restoration, education, and advocacy.
To educate the world about camden's rich maritime heritage and significant contributions to global shipbuilding and seafaring exploration.
The organization's mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret the history and technology of delaware and the delmarva peninsula's farm life/culture and to offer public education programs and services related to aspects of the…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 14 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 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds DEEP SPRINGS CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds THE ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds ALLIANCE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INC ↗
- Who funds ACCOKEEK FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds HISTORIC ST MARY'S CITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds ST MARYS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
- Who funds ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND 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: Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Dodge Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dodge Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
- Accokeek Foundation Inc: 44% of income from government
- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc: 28% of income from government
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc: 2% of income from government
- Rutgers University Foundation: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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