Tennessee · Private foundation
Dryer Family Foundation
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.
- $49k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 18
- Grants FY2024
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 93%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $1,800
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $9,900
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 14
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 93% of the organizations Dryer Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 94% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 17 | $45k | 76% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $38k | 93% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $15,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Syracuse University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $3,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | $2,700 | 1 | 0% |
| North Star Clay Target Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Elmhurst Art Museum | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Tiny Tims Foundation for Kids | $1,800 | 1 | 1% |
| Evanston Scholars | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Evanston Art Center | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $15,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Syracuse University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $3,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Knoxville Museum of Art | $2,700 | 1 | 0% |
| North Star Clay Target Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Elmhurst Art Museum | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Tiny Tims Foundation for Kids | $1,800 | 1 | 1% |
| Evanston Scholars | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Evanston Art Center | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
| American Philatelic Society | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Veteran Business Project Inc | $720 | 1 | 1% |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Literary Club | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| Sejong Cultural Society | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Knoxville Symphony Society Incorporated | $360 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($56k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Dryer Family Foundation 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.
Open a dossier: Ibm International Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Dryer Family Foundation
- How much does Dryer Family Foundation give?
- Dryer Family Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $48,801 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 14 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Dryer Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (25%), International (22%), Arts & Culture (20%).
- Who are Dryer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Friends of the Israel Defense Forces ($15k), Syracuse University ($5k), Chicago Symphony Orchestra ($3k).
- Does Dryer Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 93% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Dryer Family 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 Dryer Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ibm International Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Dryer Family Foundation based?
- Dryer Family Foundation is based in TN.
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