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Dugas Family Foundation II Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$592k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
18
Grants FY2024
14
Organizations funded FY2023
29%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
14 to 19
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$24M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Dugas Family Foundation II Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k 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
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsRecreation & SportsCrime & LegalEnvironmentOther
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 arriving18$592k28%
FY202314$442k29%
FY202219$1.4M53%
FY202115$768k60%
FY202017$792kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$2.1MHuman Services$683kYouth Development$524kFood & Nutrition$225kRecreation & Sports$122kAnimals$90kArts & Culture$85kHousing & Shelter$65kOther$0

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc$500,00050%
Williamson Health Foundation Inc$500,000115%
Thisbe and Noah Scott Foundation Inc$250,000171%
Stars Nashville$227,50041%
High Hopes Inc$196,30022%
Family & Children's Service$175,00022%
The Crossroads Campus$155,00042%
Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tenn$115,00028%
Faith Family Medical Center Inc$100,00021%
Able Youth Inc$70,000514%
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All grantees of Dugas Family Foundation II Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc$500,00050%
Williamson Health Foundation Inc$500,000115%
Thisbe and Noah Scott Foundation Inc$250,000171%
Stars Nashville$227,50041%
High Hopes Inc$196,30022%
Family & Children's Service$175,00022%
The Crossroads Campus$155,00042%
Pastoral Counseling Centers of Tenn$115,00028%
Faith Family Medical Center Inc$100,00021%
Able Youth Inc$70,000514%
Nashville Education Community and Arts Television Corporation$60,000287%
Alive Hospice Inc$52,00010%
The Victor S Johnson III Nashville Children's Alliance Inc$50,00023%
Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing$50,00021%
Amputee Blade Runners$42,90033%
Tennessee Wildlife Federation Inc$40,00020%
Waldens Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation & Educatio$40,00023%
Tucker's House$40,00023%
Graceworks Ministries Inc$40,00020%
Saddle Up$40,00021%
Abe's Garden$40,00010%
YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee$40,00020%
Friends of the Warner Parks Inc$35,00021%
Sexual Assault Center$35,00011%
Friends Life Community$30,00021%
413 Strong Inc$25,00012%
Pet Community Center Inc$25,00021%
Alaqua Animal Refuge Inc$25,00011%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee$25,00011%
Backlight Productions$25,00017%
Dolphin Aquatics Dba Nashville Dolphins$22,00025%
Friends of Franklin Parks Inc$22,00012%
Mother to Mother Inc$20,00010%
City of Frederick$13,0001n/a
The Hope Station$12,00013%
Archies Promise$10,00015%
Brightstone Inc$10,00010%
Lauras Wish$5,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($821k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Dugas Family Foundation II Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 36 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCumberland Heights Foundation Inc: $500,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetWilliamson Health Foundation Inc: $500,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetThisbe and Noah Scott Foundation Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 71% of budgetStars Nashville: $227,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetHigh Hopes Inc: $196,300 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetFamily & Children's Service: $175,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetThe Crossroads Campus: $155,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetPastoral Counseling Centers of Tenn: $115,000 over 2y, 8.1% of budgetFaith Family Medical Center Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetAble Youth Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 14% of budgetNashville Education Community and Arts Television Corporation: $60,000 over 2y, 87% of budgetAlive Hospice Inc: $52,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Victor S Johnson III Nashville Children's Alliance Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetBridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: $50,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetAmputee Blade Runners: $42,900 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetTennessee Wildlife Federation Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWaldens Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation & Educatio: $40,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetTucker's House: $40,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetGraceworks Ministries Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSaddle Up: $40,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetAbe's Garden: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of the Warner Parks Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSexual Assault Center: $35,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFriends Life Community: $30,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budget413 Strong Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetPet Community Center Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetAlaqua Animal Refuge Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetBacklight Productions: $25,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetDolphin Aquatics Dba Nashville Dolphins: $22,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetFriends of Franklin Parks Inc: $22,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetMother to Mother Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Hope Station: $12,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetArchies Promise: $10,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetBrightstone Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 36.

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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.

Hca Healthcare Founda…The Community Foundat…Memorial Foundation I…United Way of Middle …The Frist FoundationNashville Predators F…The Healing Trust For…Louie M & Betty M Phi…Dorothy Cate and Thom…T & T Family Foundati…Carolyn Smith Foundat…The Danner Foundation
Hca Healthcare FoundationTN57× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hca Healthcare Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Memorial Foundation Inc · United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc · The Frist Foundation · Nashville Predators Foundation · The Healing Trust Formerly Baptist Healing Hospital Trust · Louie M & Betty M Phillips Foundatn · Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation · T & T Family Foundation · Carolyn Smith Foundation · The Danner Foundation

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 Dugas Family Foundation II Inc

How much does Dugas Family Foundation II Inc give?
Dugas Family Foundation II Inc reported 18 grants totaling $592,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 19 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Dugas Family Foundation II Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (52%), Human Services (17%), Youth Development (13%).
Who are Dugas Family Foundation II Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Cumberland Heights Foundation Inc ($500k), Williamson Health Foundation Inc ($500k), Thisbe and Noah Scott Foundation Inc ($250k).
Does Dugas Family Foundation II Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Dugas Family Foundation II Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Dugas Family Foundation II Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hca Healthcare Foundation, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc, Memorial Foundation Inc.
Where is Dugas Family Foundation II Inc based?
Dugas Family Foundation II Inc is based in TN.

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 45 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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