Delaware · Private foundation
Nancy C and Dale Dougherty 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.
- $130k
- Granted FY2022
- 5
- Grants FY2022
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
92% of Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Sonoma County, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $130k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 20% of the organizations Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 5 | $130k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $210k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $105k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $80k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $30k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | $300,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Maker Education Initiative | $175,000 | 4 | 39% |
| New York Hall of Science | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sebastopol Center for the Arts | $50,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 1% |
| George Mark Childrens Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Big Picture Company | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Earle Baum Center of the Blind Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sonoma County Local News Initiative | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Digital Harbor Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Law Foundation Inc | $300,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Maker Education Initiative | $175,000 | 4 | 39% |
| New York Hall of Science | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Sebastopol Center for the Arts | $50,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 1% |
| George Mark Childrens Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Big Picture Company | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Earle Baum Center of the Blind Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sonoma County Local News Initiative | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Digital Harbor Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Redwood Credit Union Community Fund Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Matts Maker Space Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 3% |
| California Parenting Institute | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 14 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Sonoma County Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation with peer funders
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About Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation
- How much does Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation give?
- Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $130,000 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (50%), Environment (20%), Youth Development (11%).
- Who are Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Conservation Law Foundation Inc ($300k), Maker Education Initiative ($175k), New York Hall of Science ($100k).
- Does Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Nancy C and Dale Dougherty 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 Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sonoma County Community Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation based?
- Nancy C and Dale Dougherty Foundation is based in DE.
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