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Dune Road 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.

$8.7M
Granted FY2024still arriving
26
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$1.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Education$6.0MFood & Nutrition$4.8MHuman Services$4.6MInternational$3.1MHealth$3.1MReligion$966kCrime & Legal$551kPhilanthropy$275kOther$0
02FY2024 · 26 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $21
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $175k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $150k
  • $250k+16 grants · $8.4M
$250,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$132M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY$1,025,000
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA$1,000,000
CITY HARVEST INC$700,000
Individual grant recipient$700,000
FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY$700,000
GODS LOVE WE DELIVER$700,000
CRISTO REY NY HIGH SCHOOL$530,000
UNDER 21 COVENANT HOUSE$500,000
GRAHAM WINDHAM$500,000
CITYMEALS ON WHEELS$400,000
SCHOOL OF HOPE FOUNDATION$400,000
FREEDOM READS$250,500
HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE$250,000
ST MARYS HEALTH WAGON$250,000
COMMONWEALTH RETREAT CENTER$250,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $4.0M) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%GRAHAM WINDHAM: $520k → 20%FREEDOM READS: $251k → 12%SPRINGBOARD TO OPPORTUNITIES: $25k → 23%GRAHAM WINDHAM: $520k → 20%AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREGIVING YOUTH: $25k → 11%FREEDOM READS: $250k → 12%GRAHAM WINDHAM: $500k → 20%FREEDOM READS: $50k → 12%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $25k → 14%HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE: $1.0M → 17%HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE: $250k → 17%HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE: $250k → 17%HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE: $250k → 17%ROADS TO SUCCESS: $50k → 17%ROADS TO SUCCESS: $25k → 17%ROADS TO SUCCESS: $25k → 17%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
CT
CA
VA
MD
DC
MS
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$25M · 19 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

19 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 2 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
10

Total granted

$25M
$1.6M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+3%
+22%

Still filing today

74%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $650k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesInternationalEducationFood & NutritionHealthHousing & ShelterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $3.1M · revenue +20%
  • NY
    New York University
    2× · 2023–2024 · $2.0M · revenue +11%
  • CN
    CHILDREN'S NATIONAL
    2× · 2021–2023 · $2.0M · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $1.0M · revenue +34%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $250k
  • CO
    CHURCH OF ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA
    one grant, 2022 · $100k
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.

04Its field

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.

1
The Graduate Center Foundation Inc

The graduate center foundation is committed to promoting and safe-guarding the success of the graduate center by raising funds and managing and investing donations for use by the graduate center. the board of trustees of the foundation…

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2
Children's Aid College Prep Charter School

Prepare elementary & middle school students for success in high school, college & life.

Education
3
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
4
New York Institute of Technology

New york institute of technology (nyit) offers various degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; (continued on…

Education
5
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

We educate the next generation of leaders to improve the health of our society.

Education
6
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
7
The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers Inc

To provide a safe, affordable and comprehensive program of high-quality early childhood education, parental and family support, as well as academic enrichment and recreational programs.

Human Services
8
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
9
Sunset Park Health Council Inc

The mission of the family health centers at nyu langone is to improve the overall health of the communities it serves by delivering high quality, culturally-competent primary car, and related services within community-based settings.

Health
10
New York Hall of Science

Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…

Arts & Culture
11
Jobsfirstnyc

Jobsfirstnyc's mission is to create and advance solutions that break down barriers and transform the systems supporting young adults and their communities in the pursuit of economic opportunities.

Youth Development
12
The Children's Aid Society

Children's aid helps children in poverty to succeed and thrive. we do this by providing comprehensive supports to children and their families in targeted, high-needs new york city neighborhoods. (continued on schedule o)continuation of…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Roads to Success Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bard College. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 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. 24 of the 40 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
12/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $1,700,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $1,530,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCRISTO REY NY HIGH SCHOOL: $1,280,000 · OtherCRISTO REY NY HIGH SCHOOLUNDER 21 COVENANT HOUSE: $1,250,000 · OtherUNDER 21 COVENANT HOUSECOMMONWEALTH RETREAT CENTER: $731,000 · OtherCOMMONWEALTH RETREAT CENTER+16 more: $1,060,066 · Other+16 moreNew York University: $2,025,000 · EducationNew York Universi…BARD COLLEGE: $1,250,000 · EducationBARD COLLEGEGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $1,000,000 · EducationGEORGETOWN UNIVER…HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $1,750,000 · Human ServicesHARLEM CHILDREN'…GRAHAM WINDHAM: $1,540,000 · Human ServicesGRAHAM WINDHAMFREEDOM READS INC: $550,500 · Human ServicesFREEDOM READS IN…+4 more: $175,000 · Human ServicesMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,100,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS …SCHOOL OF HOPE FOUNDATION: $400,000 · InternationalSCHOOL OF HOPE…+1 more: $50,000 · InternationalGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $1,380,000 · Food & NutritionGOD'S LOVE WE …CITY HARVEST INC: $1,380,000 · Food & NutritionCITY HARVEST I…CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $660,000 · Food & NutritionCITYMEALS-ON-W…CHILDREN'S NATIONAL: $2,000,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S N…ST MARYS HEALTH WAGON INC: $1,025,000 · HealthST MARYS HEA…FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $1,380,000 · Community Improvement
Other$7,551,066Education$4,275,000Human Services$4,015,500International$3,550,000Food & Nutrition$3,420,000Health$3,025,000Community Improvement$1,380,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNew York University: $2,025,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S NATIONAL: $2,000,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $1,750,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetGRAHAM WINDHAM: $1,540,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY: $1,380,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC: $1,380,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCITY HARVEST INC: $1,380,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBARD COLLEGE: $1,250,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetST MARYS HEALTH WAGON INC: $1,025,000 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY: $1,000,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS: $660,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetFREEDOM READS INC: $550,500 over 3y, 6.9% of budgetSCHOOL OF HOPE FOUNDATION: $400,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROADS TO SUCCESS INC: $100,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetCOMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHESS-IN-THE-SCHOOLS INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetRAZOM INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPRINGBOARD TO OPPORTUNITIES: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHAMPTONS COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREGIVING YOUTH INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budget
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.

  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds New York University ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S NATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC ↗
  • Who funds GRAHAM WINDHAM ↗
  • Who funds FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY ↗
  • Who funds GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER INC ↗
  • Who funds CITY HARVEST INC ↗
  • Who funds BARD COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds ST MARYS HEALTH WAGON INC ↗
  • Who funds GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds CITYMEALS-ON-WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds FREEDOM READS INC ↗
  • Who funds SCHOOL OF HOPE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TIDES FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ROADS TO SUCCESS INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds CHESS-IN-THE-SCHOOLS INC ↗
  • Who funds RAZOM INC ↗
  • Who funds SPRINGBOARD TO OPPORTUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds HAMPTONS COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC ↗
  • Who funds Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREGIVING YOUTH INC ↗

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.

The Ford FoundationNational Philanthropi…Silicon Valley Commun…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …
The Ford FoundationNY14.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Ford Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Dune Road Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Dune Road Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Freedom Reads Inc: 12% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Dune Road Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Dune Road Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 40 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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