Virginia · Private foundation
The Danwell Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $20k
- Granted FY2017
- 22
- Grants FY2017
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
94% of The Danwell Foundation’s FY2018 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2018 names 19 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Danwell Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 17 organizations, $20k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $5,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Medical College of Va Foundation | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Virginia Law School Foundation | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Mary Baldwin University | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kemmerer Village Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Presbyterian Homes & Family Svcs | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Guilford College | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Operation Giving Back Mission Bohol Philippines | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shelter for Help in Emergency Inc | $1,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Virginia Capitol Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Medical College of Va Foundation | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Virginia Law School Foundation | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Mary Baldwin University | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kemmerer Village Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Presbyterian Homes & Family Svcs | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Guilford College | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Operation Giving Back Mission Bohol Philippines | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shelter for Help in Emergency Inc | $1,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Virginia Capitol Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Montpelier Foundation | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Paramount Theater Foundation in F/K/A the Paramount Theater Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Women's Initiative | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Computers4kids | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Charlottesville Free Clinic | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Charlottesville Tomorrow | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Charlottesville Opera | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Senior Center Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Camp Holiday Trails | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Region Ten Community Services Board Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Barrett Early Learning Center | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Danwell Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · The Charles Fund Inc · Perry Foundation Inc · Manning Family Foundation · The J & E Berkley Foundation · The Rimora Foundation · The Oak Hill Fund · Caplin Foundation · S&P Global Foundation Fka the McGraw-Hill Research Foundation · Praxis Foundation (The) · The Marshall Fund 7522-Xxxxxx00227 · Oakwood Foundation Charitable Trust
How this is measured
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About The Danwell Foundation
- How much does The Danwell Foundation give?
- The Danwell Foundation reported 22 grants totaling $20,250 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Danwell Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (89%), Arts & Culture (3%), Education (2%).
- Who are The Danwell Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts ($10k), Medical College of Va Foundation ($4k), University of Virginia Law School Foundation ($3k).
- Does The Danwell 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 The Danwell Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, The Charles Fund Inc, Perry Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Danwell Foundation based?
- The Danwell Foundation is based in VA.
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