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Richard D Donchian Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Richard D Donchian Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$477k
Granted FY2024still arriving
76
Grants FY2024still arriving
18
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$474kArts & Culture$160kSocial Science$156kReligion$140kHuman Services$138kHealth$93kInternational$78kHousing & Shelter$63kOther$0
02FY2024 · 76 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 76 grants below total $433,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $477,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $43,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k64 grants · $229k
  • $10k–50k11 grants · $155k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$5,000
Median grant
18
States reached
$9.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
INSTITUTE FOR PRACTICAL ETHICS AND PUBLIC LIFE$50,000
JEPSON SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES (U of R)$30,000
HORIZONS STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM$20,000
BOWERY MISSION, THE$20,000
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN CULTURE$15,000
HALO TRUST USA$10,000
HORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROG.$10,000
ASSOC OF GRADUATES OF THE US MILITARY ACADEMY$10,000
BOZEMAN SYMPHONY SOCIETY$10,000
BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION$10,000
SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY$10,000
PERSON TO PERSON INC$10,000
SUMMER ON THE HILL$7,500
YOU GOTTA BELIEVE! OLDER CHILD ADOPTION$5,000
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, INC.$5,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 60 repeat orgs$636k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against -11% for those funded once.

60 repeat relationships: 49 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 26 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

60
100

Total granted

$1.1M
$519k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
-11%

Still filing today

72%
14%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $118k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesInternationalOther
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

  • CH
    Christian Herald Association Inc
    3× · 2022–2024 · $60k · revenue +2%
  • TH
    THE HALO TRUST (USA) INC
    3× · 2022–2024 · $35k · revenue +104%
  • BS
    BOZEMAN SYMPHONY SOCIETY
    3× · 2022–2024 · $30k · revenue +62%

Funded once

  • UO
    University of Virginia Law School Foundation
    one grant, 2021 · $30k
  • PU
    Princeton University
    one grant, 2022 · $20k
  • TB
    The Bowery Mission
    one grant, 2021 · $20k
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.

03Its 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 of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
2
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
3
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
4
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
6
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
7
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

—
8
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
9
Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Long Island University

To provide excellence and access in private higher education to those who seek to expand their knowledge and prepare themselves for meaningful, educated lives and for service to their communities and the world.

—
11
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
University of Hartford

Dedicated to learning, personal growth, knowledge creation, and the betterment of society. the university engages students in aquiring the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to thrive in and contribute to a pluralistic, complex world.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Literacy Trust Inc; the most unlike its peers is Manhattan Christian Academy. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

77 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 77 of the 187 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
77/77
Grantees still filing
48/77
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

INSTITUTE FOR PRACTICAL ETHICS AND PUBLIC LIFE: $188,000 · OtherINSTITUTE FOR PRACTICAL ETHICS AND PUBLIC LIFEHORIZONS STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: $80,000 · OtherHORIZONS STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMInstitute for Advanced Studies in Culture: $70,000 · OtherInstitute for Advanced Studies in Culture+143 more: $923,500 · Other+143 moreSUMMER ON THE HILL INC: $27,500 · EducationSUMMER ON T…SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · EducationSAINT JOSEP…The Trustees of Princeton University: $20,000 · EducationThe Trustee…UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND: $15,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY …UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY …MANHATTAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $15,000 · EducationMANHATTAN C…Vanderbilt University: $12,500 · EducationVanderbilt …+13 more: $50,000 · Education+13 moreChristian Herald Association Inc: $60,000 · ReligionPARTNERSHIP FOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INC: $15,000 · Religion+1 more: $2,500 · ReligionTHE HALO TRUST (USA) INC: $35,000 · InternationalBUILDON INC: $10,000 · InternationalSUDAN RELIEF FUND INC: $10,000 · InternationalH2O FOR LIFE: $2,500 · InternationalHORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentFUTURE 5 INC: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentLET'S GO BOYS AND GIRLS INC: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentFIVER CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · Youth DevelopmentPERSON TO PERSON INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyINTERNATIONAL CANCER ADVOCACY NETWORK: $10,000 · PhilanthropyFAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyNICHOLAS CENTER LTD: $2,500 · PhilanthropyRhode Islanders Sponsoring Education: $2,500 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF THE ADIRONDACK REGION INC: $2,500 · PhilanthropyASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY: $20,000 · Public BenefitNATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · Public BenefitCONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 · Public BenefitOPERATION TROOP APPRECIATION: $2,500 · Public Benefit
Other$1,261,500Education$175,000Religion$77,500International$57,500Youth Development$52,500Philanthropy$42,500Public Benefit$37,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChristian Herald Association Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HALO TRUST (USA) INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBOZEMAN SYMPHONY SOCIETY: $30,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSUMMER ON THE HILL INC: $27,500 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetSAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPERSON TO PERSON INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFUTURE 5 INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP CORPORATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCAROLINE HOUSE INC: $15,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetPATHWAYS INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPARTNERSHIP FOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INC: $15,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetMANHATTAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetVanderbilt University: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPECAM INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY CENTERS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GRETTA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CANCER ADVOCACY NETWORK: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBUILDON INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHealthCare Chaplaincy Inc DBA HealthCare Chaplaincy Network: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLET'S GO BOYS AND GIRLS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSUDAN RELIEF FUND INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHAVEN: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCONNECTICUT RADIO INFORMATION SYSTEM INC: $8,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetFIVER CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetARTS EMPOWERING LIFE INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCONNECTICUT STORYTELLING CENTER INC: $6,500 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetYANKEE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY ROWING INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Battlefield Trust: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSACRED HEART UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE D/B/A NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FOOTE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAISE28: $5,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetOperation Warm Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERFAITH CAREGIVERS OF GREATER MERCER COUNTY INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetST VINCENT DEPAUL MIDDLETOWN: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budget826 BOSTON INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN SCHOOL AT HARTFORD FOR THE DEAF: $5,000 over 2y, 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.

  • Who funds Christian Herald Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE HALO TRUST (USA) INC ↗
  • Who funds BOZEMAN SYMPHONY SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds SUMMER ON THE HILL INC ↗
  • Who funds SAINT JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGEPORT RESCUE MISSION INC ↗
  • Who funds ASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds The Trustees of Princeton University ↗
  • Who funds PERSON TO PERSON INC ↗
  • Who funds HORIZONS NATIONAL STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND ↗
  • Who funds FUTURE 5 INC ↗
  • Who funds HARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds CAROLINE HOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAYS INC ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERSHIP FOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds MANHATTAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds Vanderbilt University ↗
  • Who funds HOPECAM INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL MILITARY FAMILY ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY CENTERS INC ↗

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.

Fairfield County's Co…Boston Foundation IncThe New York Communit…Td Charitable Foundat…The Hyde and Watson F…Nora Roberts Foundati…Community Foundation …Peoples United Commun…Cummings Foundation G…The John G Martin Fou…The Scripps Family Fu…The Maximilian E and …
Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT18× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · The New York Community Trust · Td Charitable Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Nora Roberts Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Peoples United Community Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · The John G Martin Foundation · The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts · The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman Foundation Inc

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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Find your warmest path to Richard D Donchian Charitable Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 187 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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