Maryland · Community foundation
Driving Force Group Inc
Driving Force Group (DFG) is dedicated to providing the infrastructure and resources to create sustainable social impact Through fiscal sponsorship and compliance support, we ensure the philanthropic projects have the financial and operational foundation needed to create lasting social impact.
- $19k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $10k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $818k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Driving Force Group Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 77% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $209k 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 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $272k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $195k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $35k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $189k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 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, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALICE Community Center | $129,425 | 1 | 18% |
| St Luke Methodist Church | $128,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Raise the Barr | $111,592 | 1 | n/a |
| The 7uice Foundation Inc | $79,477 | 1 | 33% |
| Parent Power Lab Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Just Good Brands LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Naca-Inspired Schools Network | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Beyond the Boroughs Inc | $28,875 | 1 | 15% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota | $16,188 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALICE Community Center | $129,425 | 1 | 18% |
| St Luke Methodist Church | $128,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Raise the Barr | $111,592 | 1 | n/a |
| The 7uice Foundation Inc | $79,477 | 1 | 33% |
| Parent Power Lab Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Just Good Brands LLC | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Naca-Inspired Schools Network | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Beyond the Boroughs Inc | $28,875 | 1 | 15% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Minnesota | $16,188 | 1 | n/a |
| Anointed Life Saving Ministries | $15,225 | 1 | n/a |
| Driving Force Group Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Metropolitan State University Foundation | $6,867 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Driving Force Group Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Driving Force Group Inc
- How much does Driving Force Group Inc give?
- Driving Force Group Inc reported 1 itemized grants totaling $10,000, out of $18,524 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Driving Force Group Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (35%), Philanthropy (20%), Community Improvement (14%).
- Who are Driving Force Group Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: ALICE Community Center ($129k), St Luke Methodist Church ($128k), Raise the Barr ($112k).
- Does Driving Force Group Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Driving Force Group Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Driving Force Group Inc based?
- Driving Force Group Inc is based in MD.
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