Arizona · Private foundation
The David E Reese 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.
- $236k
- Granted FY2021
- 6
- Grants FY2021
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
80% of The David E Reese Family Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Arizona Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year The David E Reese Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $336k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $40,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $165,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 30
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 6
- Total assets, FY2021
- $113k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 60% of the organizations The David E Reese Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 5 | $236k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 25 | $1.8M | 28% |
| FY2019 | 28 | $1.4M | 43% |
| FY2018 | 30 | $1.6M | 50% |
| FY2017 | 26 | $1.4M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen J Wampler Foundation Camp WAMP | $2,255,218 | 3 | 49% |
| Trustees of the Lawrenceville School | $750,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Denison University | $500,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Ability360 Inc | $439,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Tostan Inc | $225,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Planned Parenthood Arizona Inc | $175,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Empower College Prep | $140,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society | $110,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Inc | $102,100 | 4 | 2% |
| Yavapai Exceptional Industries | $100,000 | 4 | 1% |
Show all 41 grantees
Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The David E Reese Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 38 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Arizona Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
Compare The David E Reese Family Foundation with peer funders
About The David E Reese Family Foundation
- How much does The David E Reese Family Foundation give?
- The David E Reese Family Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $236,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The David E Reese Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (48%), Health (22%), Recreation & Sports (14%).
- Who are The David E Reese Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: Stephen J Wampler Foundation Camp WAMP ($2.3M), Trustees of the Lawrenceville School ($750k), Denison University ($500k).
- Does The David E Reese Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The David E Reese Family 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 David E Reese Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation.
- Where is The David E Reese Family Foundation based?
- The David E Reese Family Foundation is based in AZ.
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