· Private foundation
Melvin C Draft Family Foundation
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, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k36 grants · $100k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $63k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| LONGLEAF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | $30,000 |
| RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL | $12,500 |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITA | $10,000 |
| GULF HIGH SCHOOL BAND BOOSTERS | $10,000 |
| METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES | $8,000 |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | $7,000 |
| FLORIDA SHERIFFS YOUTH RANCH | $5,000 |
| HEARTLAND HORSE HEROES | $5,000 |
| TEAM RUBICON | $3,012 |
| ALL HANDS & HEARTS | $3,010 |
| EMERGENCY FOOD NETWORK | $3,000 |
| BLUE RIDGE FOOD BANK | $3,000 |
| UVA HEALTH FOUNDATION FBO CHILDREN | $3,000 |
| HERNANDO PASCO HOSPICE | $3,000 |
| CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA DENTAL ACCESS | $3,000 |
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, $58k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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.
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.
48 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2024, 22 since wound down; 13 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, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC5× · 2020–2024 · $43k · revenue +38%- PHPIEDMONT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC7× · 2017–2023 · $35k · revenue +152%
- GCGULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC3× · 2017–2019 · $30k · revenue +38%
Funded once
- GSGERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE OF CENTRALFLone grant, 2017 · $18k
- WAWESTERN ALBEMARLE RESCUE SQUADone grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +4%
- GHGULF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLone grant, 2023 · $4k
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.
Rescue pointer dogs and treat back to health and f
Spca tampa bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates pinellas county's only nonprofit for-all animal shelter assisting all animals in need, regardless of species or circumstance, at its 10-acre campus in largo. (continued on…
The jacksonville humane society provides care, comfort and compassion to animals in need while engaging the hearts, hands and minds of our community to bring about an end to the killing of abandoned and orphaned shelter animals.
To save the lives of animals through rescue, rehabilitation and adoption; to promote learning, eliminate animal cruelty and be a leader in advancing the highest standards in animal welfare.
The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is dedicated to ending animal homelessness and providing care and comfort for companion animals in need. Our vision is "Leading the way because every life counts". In 2025, we saved 10,631 animals.
To save the lives of pets and people by helping to protect both from zoonotic and other diseases, creating public awareness on animal welfare matters, providing vital education, and acting as a resource for assistance in animal related…
We transform the lives of animals with compassionate care and services, outstanding educational programs, and advocacy for all animals.
Lucky dog animal rescue is a volunteer-powered nonprofit dedicated to rescuing homeless, neglected, and abandoned animals from certain euthanasia and finding them loving forever homes. we educate the community and all pet owners on…
Animal house project's mission is to offer comprehensive support to vulnerable animals. this includes rescuing, adopting, and facilitating access to veterinary care and food. through dedicated efforts, innovative solutions and strategic…
To ensure every companion animal has access to quality medical care, compassionate shelter, and a loving home.
Located in raleigh, nc, the spca of wake county works in over half the state of north carolina through collaborative partnerships that save pets and help people. significant activities include: decreasing the number of animals entering…
To serve our community by promoting animal welfare and strengthening the animal-human bond. to improve the lives of pets through education and protection. to shelter stray, abandoned, and surrendered pets and find them loving homes.
How this is measured
40 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. 40 of the 83 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 INTERNATIONAL RELIEF TEAMS ↗
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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.
Open a dossier: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Network for Good · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Melvin C Draft Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Melvin C Draft Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of income from government
- Pace Center for Girlsinc: 2% of income from government
- One Community Now Inc: 1% of income from government
- Spca Inc: 0% of income from government
- Metropolitan Ministries Inc: 0% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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