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Lawrence H & Elizabeth S Dunlap Foundation c/o Liz Dayton at a glance

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Lawrence H & Elizabeth S Dunlap Foundation c/o Liz Dayton

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$20k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$60kArts & Culture$44kHealth$12kPhilanthropy$10kScience & Tech$7kHuman Services$3kEnvironment$3kInternational$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,349
Median grant
4
States reached
$253k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust$8,400
St John's University - McCarthy Center$2,350
Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools$2,349
College of St Benedict$2,349
Willmar Area Community Foundation$2,349
THE 918 Club$1,000
Longwood Gardens$725
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 (FY18–23, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%RAINBOW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $500 → 8%RAINBOW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $500 → 8%RAINBOW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $500 → 8%SAFE AVENUES: $585 → 9%Safe Avenues: $352 → 9%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

ME
ID
MN
NY
MA
OR
PA
CT
MD
TN
TX
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$132k · 17 repeat orgs$13k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
12

Total granted

$132k
$12k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+94%

Still filing today

65%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • WR
    WILHELM REICH INFANT TRUST CORP
    7× · 2018–2024 · $40k · revenue +40%
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOLS
    8× · 2017–2024 · $18k · revenue +146%
  • SJ
    ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK
    3× · 2020–2022 · $7k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • UG
    UBUNTU GLOBAL CONNECTIONSgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $3k · revenue +146%
  • LW
    LIBERTY WARBIRD ASSOCIATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $2k · revenue +94%
  • NM
    NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESSgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +153%
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
University Enterprise Laboratories Inc

The mission of the university enterprise laboratories is to support early-stage ventures in life sciences to growth and commercial success through connections, services, and world-class laboratory facilities in minnesota's entrepreneurship…

Science & Tech
2
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

See schedule ouniversity corporation for atmospheric research (ucar), on behalf of, and in cooperation with its member university members, is engaged in the management of long-term atmospheric and related research and educational…

Science & Tech
3
Augsburg University

Augsburg university educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.the augsburg experience is supported by an engaged community that is committed to intentional diversity in its…

Education
4
St Mary's University

St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.

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5
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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6
St Olaf College

St. olaf college challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally engaged community nourished by lutheran tradition.

Education
7
University of Northwestern - St Paul

See schedule o. founded in 1902, university of northwestern - st. paul is a nondenominational christian university that integrates the educational philosophy of "faith, learning and living" through two focuses: higher education and media.…

Education
8
Agricultural Research Foundation

Our mission is to encourage facilitate support and engage in scientific investigation and research experimentation and to advance educational and training activities related to agriculture and natural resources throughout the state of…

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9
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
10
MRIGlobal

To improve the lives of people through innovative scientific and engineering research.

Science & Tech
11
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
12
Wilderness Health Inc

Our mission is to provide better healthcare for the rural communities in northeastern minnesota and northwestern wisconsin. through empowerment and collaboration with independent health providers, wilderness health is able to help meet the…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness; the most unlike its peers is Orgone Biophysical Research Laboratory Inc. 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

19 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. 19 of the 30 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $18,219 · EducationCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICTFOUNDATION FOR EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOLS: $18,011 · EducationFOUNDATION FOR EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOO…ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK: $6,918 · EducationST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORKWILHELM REICH INFANT TRUST CORP: $40,213 · Arts & CultureWILHELM REICH INFANT TRUST CORPLIBERTY WARBIRD ASSOCIATION: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $625 · Arts & CultureWILDEN ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY SCHOOL: $6,812 · OtherWILDEN ALL SAINTS CE PRIMARY SCH…ORGONE BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY INC: $6,634 · OtherORGONE BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LABO…WILLMAR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $5,398 · OtherWILLMAR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIO…St John's University - McCarthy Center: $4,703 · OtherSt John's University - McCarthy …LITERACY COUNCIL: $4,000 · OtherLITERACY COUNCILUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION - CYSTIC FIBROSIS RESEARCH FUND: $3,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATI…CARRIS HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,816 · OtherCARRIS HEALTH FOUNDATIONRAINBOW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $1,500 · OtherKANDIYOHI COUNTY FOOD SHELF: $1,673 · Other+7 more: $5,559 · Other+7 moreREVERENCE FOR LIFE AND CONCERN FOR PEOPLE INC: $5,189 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 · HealthLONGWOOD GARDENS INC: $3,537 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF WEST CENTRAL MN: $1,000 · PhilanthropyEAGLES MERE CONSERVANCY: $2,334 · EnvironmentNORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS: $1,061 · EnvironmentUBUNTU GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: $3,000 · International
Education$43,148Arts & Culture$42,838Other$42,095Health$6,189Philanthropy$4,537Environment$3,395International$3,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWILHELM REICH INFANT TRUST CORP: $40,213 over 7y, 7.0% of budgetCOLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT: $18,219 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOLS: $18,011 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK: $6,918 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetORGONE BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY INC: $6,634 over 3y, 10.0% of budgetREVERENCE FOR LIFE AND CONCERN FOR PEOPLE INC: $5,189 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLONGWOOD GARDENS INC: $3,537 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCARRIS HEALTH FOUNDATION: $2,816 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEAGLES MERE CONSERVANCY: $2,334 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetKANDIYOHI COUNTY FOOD SHELF: $1,673 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRAINBOW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHEASTERN MINNESOTANS FOR WILDERNESS: $1,061 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF WEST CENTRAL MN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAFE AVENUES: $937 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE RAILROAD MUSEUM PENNSYLVANIA: $125 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

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.

CommunitygivingPierce Family Foundat…Southwest Initiative …Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
CommunitygivingMN15.3× affinity5 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communitygiving · Pierce Family Foundation · Southwest Initiative Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Lawrence H & Elizabeth S Dunlap Foundation c/o Liz Dayton funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lawrence H & Elizabeth S Dunlap Foundation c/o Liz Dayton. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.

    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 30 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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