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Ronald D Deffenbaugh 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.

$2.5M
Granted FY2021
54
Grants FY2021
54
Organizations funded FY2021
30%
First-time grantees FY2021
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Median grant, FY2021
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2021
$600,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 54
FY2017 to FY2021
States reached, FY2021
3
Total assets, FY2021
$96M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2021, 30% of the organizations Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $475k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureHousing & ShelterReligionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202154$2.5M30%
FY202049$1.8M27%
FY201940$2.3M50%
FY201842$1.4M86%
FY20177$395kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$2.3MEducation$1.5MReligion$1.0MHuman Services$896kEmployment$677kPhilanthropy$509kArts & Culture$283kHousing & Shelter$240kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Johnson County Community College$1,000,0001n/a
Down Syndrome Innovations$750,00026%
The Signatry Corporation Inc$585,0003n/a
Craig Hospital Foundation$300,00031%
Carry the Cross Ministries$270,000436%
Jobone$261,71542%
The Light House Inc$214,00047%
Pastors 411 Foundation$213,0002n/a
Goodlife Innovations Inc$190,00030%
Developing Potential Inc$175,00032%
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All grantees of Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Johnson County Community College$1,000,0001n/a
Down Syndrome Innovations$750,00026%
The Signatry Corporation Inc$585,0003n/a
Craig Hospital Foundation$300,00031%
Carry the Cross Ministries$270,000436%
Jobone$261,71542%
The Light House Inc$214,00047%
Pastors 411 Foundation$213,0002n/a
Goodlife Innovations Inc$190,00030%
Developing Potential Inc$175,00032%
Welcome House Inc$175,00034%
Nourishkc$145,00033%
Great Jobs Kc Inc$125,00040%
Veterans Community Project$120,00031%
Womens Employment Network$105,00052%
First Call Alcoholdrug Prevention Recovery$100,00015%
The Family Conservancy$100,00030%
The Global Orphan Project Inc$100,00020%
Academy for Integrated Arts$100,00032%
Healing House Inc$91,60022%
Youthfront Inc$90,00031%
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts$80,00030%
Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry$80,00012%
The Barstow School$75,00010%
Gordon Parks Elementary School$65,00041%
Boys Hope Girls Hope$60,0003n/a
William Jewell College$55,00040%
Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation$50,00010%
Hope Family Care Center LLC$50,00013%
Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland$50,00012%
Community Living Opportunities Inc$50,00010%
Soar Special Needs$50,000111%
The Kansas University Endowment Association$50,00010%
Wildwood Outdoor Education Center$50,00023%
Inclusion Connections Inc$47,00033%
Donnelly College$45,00040%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$40,00010%
Museum of Prairiefire Foundation$40,00032%
In the Name of Grace$40,0002n/a
Special Olympics Kansas Inc$40,00031%
Medical Missions Foundation$40,00037%
Lorraine's House$35,00039%
Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc$35,00021%
Emmanuel Baptist Church$30,0001n/a
Start at Zero Inc$30,00032%
Kansas City Art Institute$30,00020%
Seton Center Inc$30,00030%
Gilda's Club Kansas City$25,00032%
Christmas in October$25,00033%
War Horses for Veterans Inc$25,00013%
Literacy Kansas City$25,00011%
3930 Troost Foundation Inc$25,0001n/a
The Willow Domestic Violence Center Inc$25,00011%
Junior Achievement of Middle America Inc$25,00011%
Englewood Arts$20,000229%
Overland Park Soccer Club$20,00028%
Kansas City Autism Training Center Inc$20,00011%
KC Healthy Kids$20,00021%
Mesner Puppet Theater$20,00032%
Kansas City Symphony$15,00010%
Tikkun-Kc Inc$10,000110%
Community Capital Fund$10,00023%
Be Free KC$10,0001n/a
Fosteradopt Connect Inc$10,00010%
Food Equality Initiative Inc$10,00011%
Emerging Builders Inc$10,00013%
Metropolitan Community College Foundation$10,00011%
New Creation Inc$10,00012%
Police Athletic League of Kc Inc$5,00012%
Emmanuel Baptist Church$5,0001n/a
Northland Early Education Cent$5,00010%
Oakhill Day School$5,00010%
Brain Injury Assn of Ks & Greater Kc$5,00012%
Santa Fe Waystation Inc$5,0001n/a
Rose Brooks Center Inc$20010%

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 65 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDown Syndrome Innovations: $750,000 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetCraig Hospital Foundation: $300,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCarry the Cross Ministries: $270,000 over 4y, 36% of budgetJobone: $261,715 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetThe Light House Inc: $214,000 over 4y, 7.0% of budgetGoodlife Innovations Inc: $190,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetDeveloping Potential Inc: $175,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetWelcome House Inc: $175,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetNourishkc: $145,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetGreat Jobs Kc Inc: $125,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetVeterans Community Project: $120,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetWomens Employment Network: $105,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetFirst Call Alcoholdrug Prevention Recovery: $100,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetThe Family Conservancy: $100,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Global Orphan Project Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAcademy for Integrated Arts: $100,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetHealing House Inc: $91,600 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetYouthfront Inc: $90,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetKauffman Center for the Performing Arts: $80,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMetropolitan Lutheran Ministry: $80,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetThe Barstow School: $75,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGordon Parks Elementary School: $65,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetWilliam Jewell College: $55,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetShatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetHope Family Care Center LLC: $50,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetArts & Recreation Foundation of Overland: $50,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCommunity Living Opportunities Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSoar Special Needs: $50,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWildwood Outdoor Education Center: $50,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetInclusion Connections Inc: $47,000 over 3y, 3.2% of budgetDonnelly College: $45,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetOperation Breakthrough Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMuseum of Prairiefire Foundation: $40,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Kansas Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMedical Missions Foundation: $40,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetLorraine's House: $35,000 over 3y, 9.5% of budgetStarlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetStart at Zero Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetKansas City Art Institute: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSeton Center Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGilda's Club Kansas City: $25,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetChristmas in October: $25,000 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetWar Horses for Veterans Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetLiteracy Kansas City: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetThe Willow Domestic Violence Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetJunior Achievement of Middle America Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetEnglewood Arts: $20,000 over 2y, 29% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 65.

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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.

Greater Kansas City Community FoundationMO77.9× affinity48 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · The Sunderland Foundation · The H & R Block Foundation · United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc · The Sherman Family Foundation · Health Forward Foundation · Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · The Kansas City Royals Foundation · Oppenstein Brothers Foundation · John J Sullivan Jr Foundation John Houlehan & Mark Henke-Trustees · R a Long Foundation 600 Plaza West Bldg · Constance M Cooper Charitable 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.

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About Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation

How much does Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation give?
Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation reported 54 grants totaling $2,507,900 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
What does Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Health (12%), Education (8%), Religion (5%).
Who are Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Johnson County Community College ($1.0M), Down Syndrome Innovations ($750k), The Signatry Corporation Inc ($585k).
Does Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2021, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ronald D Deffenbaugh 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 Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, The Sunderland Foundation, The H & R Block Foundation.
Where is Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation based?
Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation is based in KS.

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 93 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $3.1M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2021, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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