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The Deck 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.

$973k
Granted FY2024still arriving
47
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

International$1.1MArts & Culture$686kFood & Nutrition$620kHealth$510kReligion$505kEducation$425kHuman Services$285kPhilanthropy$285kOther$0
02FY2024 · 47 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k41 grants · $635k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $325k
$15,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$24M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE CARTER CENTER$100,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$100,000
JILLS HOUSE$75,000
YIDDISH BOOK CENTER$50,000
RED WIGGLER FARM$40,000
CAMBRIDGE CAMPING ASSOCIATION$30,000
WAMU$25,000
ANACOSTIA WATERSHED FOUNDATION$25,000
VOICES FOR A SECOND CHANCE$25,000
MANNA FOOD CENTER$25,000
BREAD FOR THE CITY$25,000
JUST TRYAN IT INC$25,000
VISITING NURSE SERVICES OF NY$25,000
COMFORT CASES$25,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF METRO DC$20,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $180k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 28% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%PADS 4 REFUGEES: $10k → 10%PALS 4 REFUGEES: $5k → 10%PALS 4 REFUGEES: $5k → 10%HOME NOT BORDERS: $10k → 11%COMFORT CASES: $25k → 8%THE TRA RON CENTER: $10k → 14%COMFORT CASES: $25k → 8%COMFORT CASES: $25k → 8%COMFORT CASES: $25k → 8%COMFORT CASES: $15k → 8%COMFORT CASES: $15k → 8%URBAN ADVENTURE SQUAD: $10k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
PA
CA
CO
VA
MD
AZ
DC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$5.1M · 48 repeat orgs$375k to everyone else

48 repeat relationships: 40 still active in FY2024, 8 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

48
12

Total granted

$5.1M
$190k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+21%
+21%

Still filing today

56%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $185k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationInternationalFood & NutritionCrime & LegalEnvironmentOther
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

  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $650k · revenue +39%
  • NY
    NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $320k · revenue +93%
  • IR
    International Rescue Committee INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $250k · revenue +63%

Funded once

  • VC
    VETERANS COMMUNITY PROJECT
    one grant, 2019 · $25k
  • HJ
    Haydens Journey of Inspiration Inc
    one grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue -98% · 28% of their budget
  • PP
    PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
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.

04Its 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
Dc Bar Pro Bono Center

The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center provides free legal services through pro bono lawyers to low-income individuals, nonprofit organizations and small businesses primarily in the District of Columbia. The Pro Bono Center also recruits and trains…

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2
React Dc Inc

React dc was founded in september 2021 by professional military spouses and veterans with backgrounds in law, intelligence operations, military service, education, and non-profit work. we came together to assist our afghan allies in the…

Human Services
3
Washington Dc Meals on Wheels Inc

We deliver healthy delicious meals to our home-bound neighbors. With a vision of creating a more interconnected resilient and compassionate community our program supports entire family systems. In 2024 236 volunteers delivered 55,642 meals…

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4
Dc Food Project

To provide school children and their families access to additional food during the school day and over the weekends when school meals are not available.

Food & Nutrition
5
For the Nations Dc

We offer hope and help to refugee, asylumseeking, and immigrant families in the Washington D.C. metro area. We provide educational programs that help families learn English. We provide practical assistance and connections to community…

Education
6
Casa for Children of the District of Columbia

Court appointed special advocates of DC (CASA DC) promotes court-appointed volunteer advocacy so that every abused and neglected child in the DC foster care or juvenile justice system can be safe, establish permanence and have the…

Human Services
7
Global Kids Inc

Global kids educates, inspires and mobilizes youth to become global citizens who are positively engaged in the world and are prepared for their future.

Youth Development
8
Wonders Early Learning Extended Day

To create and advance high quality, diverse educational communities that teach children the foundations of life-long learning and social responsibility.

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9
Dc Bilingual Public Charter School

The mission of dc bilingual public charter school is to create a learning community that ensures high academic achievement for all students in both spanish and english, develops leadership, and values all cultures.

Education
10
Everybody Wins Dc Inc

When children read, they can succeed. yet too many young students across the greater dc area aren't getting the support they need to become engaged and excited readers. everybody wins dc is working to change that, one book at a time. since…

Education
11
Freshfarm Markets

Freshfarm is a washington, dc-based nonprofit that builds a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system in the mid-atlantic region by producing innovative solutions in partnership with local communities and organizations. we…

Food & Nutrition
12
Counterpart International Inc

For over 60 years, counterpart international has partnered with communities worldwide to turn local ideas into lasting solutions, connecting local vision with global opportunity. (continued on schedule o)we believe people closest to the…

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Dc Central Kitchen Inc; the most unlike its peers is Reset. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

38 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 67 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/38
Grantees still filing
22/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JILLS HOUSE INC: $480,000 · OtherJILLS HOUSE INCWAMU: $263,500 · OtherWAMURED WIGGLER FARM: $235,000 · OtherRED WIGGLER FARMMCPS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $170,000 · OtherVISITING NURSE SERVICES OF NY: $140,000 · OtherARTHRITIS NATIONAL FOUNDATION: $125,000 · OtherANACOSTIA WATERSHED FOUNDATION: $125,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOOD OF METRO DC: $120,000 · OtherCAMBRIDGE CAMPING ASSOCIATION INC: $135,000 · Other+38 more: $1,562,500 · Other+38 moreMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $650,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIE…International Rescue Committee INC: $250,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue …THE CARTER CENTER INC: $100,000 · InternationalTHE CARTER CENTER INC+1 more: $20,000 · InternationalNATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: $320,000 · Arts & CultureMANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $125,000 · Food & NutritionBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $120,000 · Food & NutritionCOMFORT CASES INC: $130,000 · Human ServicesHOPE HOUSE: $30,000 · Human ServicesPADS 4 REFUGEES INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesTHE TRARON CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesHOMES NOT BORDERS INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesURBAN LEARNING AND TEACHING CENTER: $10,000 · Human ServicesJUST TRYAN IT INC: $140,000 · PhilanthropySPUR LOCAL INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyAN OPEN BOOK FOUNDATION: $50,000 · EducationINTERPLAY ORCHESTRA INC: $37,500 · EducationWE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS: $20,000 · EducationEVERYLIBRARY: $15,000 · EducationWASHINGTON URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE INC: $15,000 · Education
Other$3,356,000International$1,020,000Arts & Culture$320,000Food & Nutrition$245,000Human Services$210,000Philanthropy$145,000Education$137,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $650,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC: $320,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $250,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJUST TRYAN IT INC: $140,000 over 6y, 5.4% of budgetCAMBRIDGE CAMPING ASSOCIATION INC: $135,000 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetCOMFORT CASES INC: $130,000 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetMANNA FOOD CENTER INC: $125,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBREAD FOR THE CITY INC: $120,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CARTER CENTER INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRESET: $75,000 over 5y, 38% of budgetThe Shepherds Table Inc: $75,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetMID-ATLANTIC INNOCENCE PROJECT: $70,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetJubilee Jumpstart: $65,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetLOST DOG RESCUE FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetSUNFLOWER BAKERY INC: $60,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetEVERY1 CAN WORK: $50,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetNATIONAL PARK TRUST INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLittle Friends for Peace Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetALPORT SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetAN OPEN BOOK FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 5y, 5.7% of budget826DC INC: $50,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetINTERPLAY ORCHESTRA INC: $37,500 over 5y, 4.4% of budgetTHE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMY SISTER'S PLACE INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHOPE HOUSE: $30,000 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetCASA RUBY INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetVISITORS SERVICE CENTER INC VOICES FOR A SECOND CHANCE: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetHaydens Journey of Inspiration Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 28% of budgetWE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS: $20,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPADS 4 REFUGEES INC: $20,000 over 3y, 17% of budgetNature Forward: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEVERYLIBRARY: $15,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetWASHINGTON URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetTHE TRARON CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetHOMES NOT BORDERS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetURBAN LEARNING AND TEACHING CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetSPUR LOCAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% 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 MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds International Rescue Committee INC ↗
  • Who funds JUST TRYAN IT INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMBRIDGE CAMPING ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds COMFORT CASES INC ↗
  • Who funds MANNA FOOD CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds BREAD FOR THE CITY INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CARTER CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds RESET ↗
  • Who funds The Shepherds Table Inc ↗
  • Who funds MID-ATLANTIC INNOCENCE PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds Jubilee Jumpstart ↗
  • Who funds LOST DOG RESCUE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SUNFLOWER BAKERY INC ↗
  • Who funds EVERY1 CAN WORK ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL PARK TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds Little Friends for Peace Inc ↗
  • Who funds ALPORT SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds AN OPEN BOOK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds 826DC INC ↗
  • Who funds INTERPLAY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds MY SISTER'S PLACE 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.

Greater Washington Co…The Morris and Gwendo…Clark-Winchcole Found…Sidgmore Family Found…Philip L Graham Fund …Nora Roberts Foundati…The Harman Cain Famil…Whispering Bells Foun…John Edward Fowler Me…Dimick Foundation Joh…Foley Hoag FoundationLuther I Replogle Fou…
Greater Washington Community FoundationDC31.9× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Washington Community Foundation · The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · Clark-Winchcole Foundation · Sidgmore Family Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · Nora Roberts Foundation · The Harman Cain Family Foundation · Whispering Bells Foundation · John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation · Dimick Foundation John M Lynham Jr Trustee · Foley Hoag Foundation · Luther I Replogle 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Deck Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Deck Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 14%
  • National Park Trust Inc: 51% of income from government
  • Nature Forward: 32% of income from government
  • Cambridge Camping Association Inc: 14% of income from government
  • National Yiddish Book Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Manna Food Center Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Comfort Cases Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 67 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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