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Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$154k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
34
Grants FY2025
32
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 38
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$2.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsEducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY2025still arriving34$154k21%
FY202432$155k19%
FY202337$134k27%
FY202238$140k21%
FY202134$120k26%
FY202022$65k50%
FY201923$55k35%
FY201824$51k58%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$146kHealth$119kArts & Culture$117kHuman Services$77kCivil Rights$53kHousing & Shelter$49kInternational$48kAnimals$45kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
IL
NY
MA
OR
SD
PA
CT
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
MD
KS
NC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 83 grantees
All grantees of Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Elon University$90,00040%
Strengthening Health Institute$70,000935%
Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon$41,00084%
Terra Firma Rainwater Collective$37,500423%
Evon's Hope$37,50059%
Dreamz Work Incorporated$37,50041%
Kansas State University Foundation$33,50050%
Rogue Valley Foundation$26,00065%
Golisano Children's Museum of Naples Inc$25,00070%
Butterfly Haven Inc$24,00098%
Scienceworks Hands-On Museum$22,50031%
Nick Wilson Charitable Group$20,50066%
Grace Place for Children and Families Inc$20,00040%
No Mans Land Film Festival$20,000318%
United We Dream Network Inc$19,00090%
Rogue Retreat$19,00060%
Maslow Project$18,50060%
Judi's House Inc$17,50040%
Sylvia Rivera Law Project Inc$16,00090%
Casa of Jackson County Inc$15,00021%
Rogue Valley Farm to School$14,50031%
Cat Adoption Team$14,50060%
Project Pooch$14,00061%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha Inc$12,50020%
The Malala Fund$12,00070%
Friends of the Children-Portland$10,00040%
Patty Baker Humane Society Naples Inc$10,00040%
The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights$9,50050%
Jewell County Historical Society$9,5009n/a
Pollinator Project Rogue Valley$9,50024%
Recreational Aviation Foundation$8,50090%
Rogue Valley Food System Network$7,5001n/a
Partnerships in Community Living Inc$7,50010%
Kanbe's Markets$7,50023%
A Place to Turn To$7,5002n/a
Hill City Inc$7,0001n/a
2000 Feet Inc$6,250317%
Middle East Children's Alliance$6,00030%
Talent Maker City$6,00020%
Translate Gender Inc$6,00031%
Rose Haven Cic$6,00020%
Transgender Law Center$6,00030%
Mary's Place Inc$5,50031%
Gladstone Cheerleading$5,00023%
The Aopa Foundation Inc$5,00050%
Gardners House Inc$5,00032%
Sparks Foundation Inc$5,00011%
BELONG Partners$5,00010%
Xcape Dance Company$5,00022%
Accelerate Change Inc$5,00010%
Shiloh Home Inc$5,00010%
McKendree University$4,50020%
Experience Camps$4,50020%
Pdx Diaper Bank$4,50021%
Friends of the Bahamas Humane Society Inc$4,5002n/a
The Children's Book Bank$4,00020%
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Inc$4,00020%
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region$2,5001n/a
Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence$2,5001n/a
Pixie Project Inc$2,50010%
Tri-Lakes Cares$2,50010%
Black Forest Soaring Society Incorporated$2,50012%
Friends of the Animals$2,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,00020%
Cafe Momentum$2,00010%
Black and Pink Inc$2,00020%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$2,00010%
Justice Dance Performance Project Inc$2,00010%
New Haven Reads Community Book Bank Inc$2,00010%
Ecotrust$2,00010%
The Birthday Party Project$1,50010%
True Colors Inc Sexual Minority Youth and Family Services of Ct$1,50010%
Resource Center Dallas Foundation$1,50010%
The Circus Project$1,25010%
East Coast Canine Rescue Inc$1,00010%
Pink Concussions Inc$1,0001n/a
Aloha Cheer Parents Club Inc$1,0001n/a
Kind Inc$1,00010%
First Familes Now$1,0001n/a
Border Angels$1,00010%
Jewell County Cinema Inc$1,0001n/a
Hope After Loss Inc$75011%
Southern Oregon Humane Society$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($6k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 72 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetElon University: $90,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStrengthening Health Institute: $70,000 over 9y, 35% of budgetYouth Symphony of Southern Oregon: $41,000 over 8y, 4.2% of budgetTerra Firma Rainwater Collective: $37,500 over 4y, 23% of budgetEvon's Hope: $37,500 over 5y, 8.6% of budgetDreamz Work Incorporated: $37,500 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetKansas State University Foundation: $33,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRogue Valley Foundation: $26,000 over 6y, 5.0% of budgetGolisano Children's Museum of Naples Inc: $25,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetButterfly Haven Inc: $24,000 over 9y, 7.9% of budgetScienceworks Hands-On Museum: $22,500 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetNick Wilson Charitable Group: $20,500 over 6y, 5.5% of budgetGrace Place for Children and Families Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNo Mans Land Film Festival: $20,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetUnited We Dream Network Inc: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetRogue Retreat: $19,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMaslow Project: $18,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetJudi's House Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSylvia Rivera Law Project Inc: $16,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetCasa of Jackson County Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetRogue Valley Farm to School: $14,500 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetCat Adoption Team: $14,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetProject Pooch: $14,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Malala Fund: $12,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Children-Portland: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPatty Baker Humane Society Naples Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPollinator Project Rogue Valley: $9,500 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetRecreational Aviation Foundation: $8,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetPartnerships in Community Living Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKanbe's Markets: $7,500 over 2y, 2.5% of budget2000 Feet Inc: $6,250 over 3y, 17% of budgetMiddle East Children's Alliance: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTalent Maker City: $6,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTranslate Gender Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetRose Haven Cic: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTransgender Law Center: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMary's Place Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetGladstone Cheerleading: $5,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetThe Aopa Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGardners House Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetSparks Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetBELONG Partners: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetXcape Dance Company: $5,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetAccelerate Change Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShiloh Home Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMcKendree University: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% 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 72.

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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.

The Oregon Community FoundationOR30.4× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Carpenter Foundation · The Autzen Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Carrico Family Foundation · The Collins Foundation · Quinn Hill Foundation · Joe & Frances Naumes Family Foundation · Raymond Family Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · The Larson Legacy

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 Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation

How much does Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation give?
Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation reported 34 grants totaling $154,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 38 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (19%), Health (15%), Arts & Culture (15%).
Who are Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Elon University ($90k), Strengthening Health Institute ($70k), Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon ($41k).
Does Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Dunlap Silsby 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 Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, The Carpenter Foundation, The Autzen Foundation.
Where is Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation based?
Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation is based in DE.

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 88 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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