· Private foundation
McDougal 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Nepal Tiger Conservancy | $6,000 |
| Fund for the Tiger | $6,000 |
| Denver Zoo | $5,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $4,000 |
| ACLU | $3,100 |
| Rocky Mtn Planned Parenthood | $3,000 |
| Ehlers-Danlos Society | $2,500 |
| Amnesty International | $2,500 |
| Denver Drean Center | $2,000 |
| Denver Art Museum | $1,650 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 81% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
12 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TFTHE FUND FOR THE TIGER8× · 2017–2025 · $43k · revenue +87%
- RMROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC7× · 2017–2024 · $18k · revenue +38%
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC6× · 2018–2024 · $13k · revenue +110%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $2k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2020 · $1k
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.
Panthera's mission is the conservation of the world's 40 wild cat species, many of which are endangered or threatened. panthera develops, implements and oversees wild cat conservation strategies on a global scale.
The international snow leopard trust aims to ethically conserve snow leopards and their high mountain ecosystems through partnerships with indigenous peoples and local communities, and through research to improve the understanding of snow…
Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
Deliver ecological stability and long-term protection of large-scale wilderness by supporting and empowering local communities.
Perc is dedicated to advancing conservation through markets, incentives, property rights, and partnerships.
Dazzle africa's mission is to partner with local organizations to provide programs in conservation, education and community development. the organization aims to ensure that future generations are self-sufficient and iconic african…
Wildlife alliance is the leader in direct protection of forests and wildlife in tropical asia. our mission is to combat deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, and poverty by partnering with local communities and governments.…
The wildlife conservation society (wcs) saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature.
The adler planetarium ('adler') is a not-for-profit cultural institution whose mission is to connect people to the universe and each other under the sky we all share. it aspires to be the world's premier center for engaging in astronomy…
Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…
The amazon conservation team (act) partners with indigenous and other local communities to protect tropical forests and strengthen traditional culture.
How this is measured
8 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. 8 of the 18 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.
- Who funds NEPAL TIGER CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds THE FUND FOR THE TIGER ↗
- Who funds ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds DENVER ART MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization McDougal Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from McDougal Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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