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Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$6.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2024
25
Organizations funded FY2023
52%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$100,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$3,250,000
Organizations funded a year
25 to 27
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$118M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 52% of the organizations Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 75% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 25% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3.9M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesEducationHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving24$6.3M50%
FY202325$5.2M52%
FY202227$3.8M44%
FY202125$3.3M68%
FY202026$3.2Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$5.9MHealth$4.5MAnimals$4.1MHousing & Shelter$2.4MHuman Services$1.6MEnvironment$613kArts & Culture$475kReligion$400kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
PA
NJ
KY
WV
VA
NC
SC
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 60 grantees
All grantees of Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
East Coast Zoological Society of Florida Inc$3,750,00029%
Saint Vincent College$3,250,00013%
Family House Inc$2,000,000225%
Shady Side Academy$700,00021%
Presbyterian SeniorCare$616,03431%
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc$612,58131%
Southern Methodist University$475,00050%
Christian Appalachian Project Inc$350,00020%
The National World War II Museum Inc$300,00030%
Wake Forest University$300,00020%
Samaritan's Purse$300,00020%
Seton Hill University$260,00020%
Woodlands Foundation Inc$250,00016%
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh$250,00021%
Verland$225,50022%
University of Pittsburgh$200,00010%
Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard$200,00024%
Pittsburgh Hires Veterans$190,000318%
Ligonier Camp & Conference Center$165,00026%
Mainstay Life Services$160,00020%
Little Sisters of the Poor of Pa$150,00021%
Outdoor Odyssey at Roaring Run Inc$150,00019%
Grove City College$150,00010%
Progeria Research Foundation Inc$125,20023%
Hosanna Industries Inc$120,00025%
Leadership Pittsburgh$107,00017%
Pa Connecting Communities$100,0002n/a
Valley Youth Network$100,000129%
Life'Swork of Western Pennsylvania$100,00021%
Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc$100,00012%
Carlow University$100,00010%
Robert Morris University$100,00010%
Primary Care Health Services Inc$100,00011%
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh$90,00020%
St Anthony School Programs$80,0002n/a
Sunshine Foundation$80,00026%
Sarah Heinz House Association$80,00022%
Westmoreland County Blind Association$80,00021%
Transitional Paths to Independent Living$75,00012%
One Day to Remember Inc$70,000215%
The Arc of Butler County$70,00020%
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf$65,00010%
Spina Bifida Assoc of Western PA$60,00023%
Apraxia Kids$60,00032%
North Hills Community Outreach Inc$60,00021%
Mary & Alexander Laughlin Children's Center$50,00012%
Community Living and Support Services Inc$50,00010%
The Blessing Board$50,00013%
Depaul School for Hearing and Speech$37,50011%
Urban Impact Foundation$30,00010%
National Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc$25,00010%
Camp Haven Inc$25,00013%
Veterans Breakfast Club$25,00019%
The Community at Holy Family Manor$20,00010%
Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh Inc$20,00010%
Good Counsel Inc$20,00010%
Union Aid Society$18,00015%
The Food Pantry of Indian River County Inc$15,00013%
The Ellis School$10,00010%
Washington and Lee University$5,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEast Coast Zoological Society of Florida Inc: $3,750,000 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetSaint Vincent College: $3,250,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetFamily House Inc: $2,000,000 over 2y, 25% of budgetShady Side Academy: $700,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetPresbyterian SeniorCare: $616,034 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc: $612,581 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $475,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Appalachian Project Inc: $350,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe National World War II Museum Inc: $300,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWake Forest University: $300,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $300,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSeton Hill University: $260,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWoodlands Foundation Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetZoological Society of Pittsburgh: $250,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetVerland: $225,500 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVeterans Place of Washington Boulevard: $200,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetPittsburgh Hires Veterans: $190,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetLigonier Camp & Conference Center: $165,000 over 2y, 6.4% of budgetMainstay Life Services: $160,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor of Pa: $150,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetOutdoor Odyssey at Roaring Run Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetGrove City College: $150,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProgeria Research Foundation Inc: $125,200 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetHosanna Industries Inc: $120,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetLeadership Pittsburgh: $107,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetValley Youth Network: $100,000 over 1y, 29% of budgetLife'Swork of Western Pennsylvania: $100,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetVolunteer Florida Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCarlow University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRobert Morris University: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPrimary Care Health Services Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Children's Home of Pittsburgh: $90,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSunshine Foundation: $80,000 over 2y, 5.7% of budgetSarah Heinz House Association: $80,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetWestmoreland County Blind Association: $80,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetTransitional Paths to Independent Living: $75,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetOne Day to Remember Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetThe Arc of Butler County: $70,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWestern Pennsylvania School for the Deaf: $65,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSpina Bifida Assoc of Western PA: $60,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetApraxia Kids: $60,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetNorth Hills Community Outreach Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMary & Alexander Laughlin Children's Center: $50,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetCommunity Living and Support Services Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Blessing Board: $50,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetDepaul School for Hearing and Speech: $37,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUrban Impact Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 58.

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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
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc reported 25 grants totaling $6,311,693 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 25 and 27 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (27%), Health (20%), Animals (19%).
Who are Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: East Coast Zoological Society of Florida Inc ($3.8M), Saint Vincent College ($3.3M), Family House Inc ($2.0M).
Does Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Hillman Family Foundations.
Where is Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 80 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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