· Private foundation
Dunagan Foundation Inc
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 $10k7 grants · $31k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $89k
- $250k+1 grant · $286k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE DONOR ADVISED FUNDS | $286,400 |
| SHATTERED GLOBE THEATRE | $20,000 |
| LOOKING GLASS THEATRE | $20,000 |
| STEPPENWOLF THEATRE | $15,000 |
| PLAY FOR PINK | $14,360 |
| SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE | $10,000 |
| REMY BUMPO THEATRE COMPANY | $10,000 |
| MAYO CLINIC | $9,940 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATIONSCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN | $7,000 |
| GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| ANGELS OF LIGHT | $3,250 |
| INNISFREE GARDEN | $2,500 |
| HORSE RESCUE REHAB AND RETIREMENT FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| THE WORTHY AND FRAN JOHNSON TRUST | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 43% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +41% since the first grant, against +39% for those funded once.
57 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 45 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SSSILENT SPRING INSTITUTE INC7× · 2018–2024 · $220k · revenue +142%
- SGShattered Globe Theatre6× · 2018–2024 · $145k · revenue +104%
- PFPLAY FOR PINK INC7× · 2018–2024 · $107k · revenue +41%
Funded once
- TITHE ISLAND SCHOOLone grant, 2020 · $100k
- UWUNITED WAY OF ST LOUISone grant, 2022 · $20k
- LPLINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCYone grant, 2019 · $20k · revenue -44%
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.
Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.
Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…
The chicago theatre group is committed to producing both classic and contemporary works giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions. by dedicating itself to three guiding principles - quality, equity, and community - the…
The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.
To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.
We believe in the life-changing, transformational, revelatory power of great art and opera. Lyric Opera of Chicago exists to provide a broad, deep, and relevant cultural service to the Chicago region and the nation, and to advance the…
American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…
The mission of denver botanic gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the rocky mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.
The american theatre guild is dedicated to providing the experience of live theatre to foster passion, inspire creativity and empower youth within our communities.
Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…
The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
How this is measured
68 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. 68 of the 105 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.
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- Who funds Shattered Globe Theatre ↗
- Who funds PLAY FOR PINK INC ↗
- Who funds STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY ↗
- Who funds DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY INC ↗
- Who funds WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds Remy Bumppo Theatre Company ↗
- Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTIN & TRAVIS COUNTY INC ↗
- Who funds University of Illinois Foundation ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC ↗
- Who funds CAPITOL BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds AUSTIN PETS ALIVE INC ↗
- Who funds ACCESSCIRCLES INC ↗
- Who funds OPPORT-UNITY ↗
- Who funds LINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds Central Texas Food Bank Inc ↗
- Who funds THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL ↗
- Who funds HOPE HOSPICE INC ↗
- Who funds Hays County Food Bank ↗
- Who funds San Marcos Art League ↗
- Who funds SAN MARCOS PERFORMING ARTS ASSN INC ↗
- Who funds THE SAFE ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds Friends of the San Marcos Public Library ↗
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: St David's Foundation · The Burdine Johnson Foundation · Austin Community Foundation Inc · Trio Foundation of St Louis · Moneta Group Charitable Foundation · St Louis Community Foundation Inc · Hathaway Family Foundation · Jordan Mary R & Ettie a Charitable · Ibm International Foundation · United Way for Greater Austin · Regional Cultural and Performing Arts Development Commission · Edward Jones Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Dunagan Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dunagan Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Silent Spring Institute Inc: 12% of income from government
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
- Wesleyan University: 1% of income from government
- Documentary Educational Resources Inc: 1% of income from government
- Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: 0% of income from government
- Gulliver Preparatory School Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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