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The Dennis Kennedy Foundation at a glance

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The Dennis Kennedy Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$75k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$24k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$96kFood & Nutrition$78kHealth$67kEducation$27kAnimals$11kEnvironment$4kHuman Services$3kRecreation & Sports$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $64k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$519k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION$23,528
THE STREET DOG COALITION$10,290
CO WOMEN'S EDUCATION FOUNDATION$10,000
FOOD FOR HOPE$10,000
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$10,000
GROW LOCAL COLORADO$5,000
OLIVE CREST$5,000
SANTA BARBARA BIRTH CENTER$1,500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

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Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%RIP MEDICAL DEBT: $5k → 13%WICHITA'S LITTLEST HEROES: $1k → 16%UNBOUND: $500 → 16%PARADOX SPORTS: $2k → 12%THE TREEHOUSE: $1k → 16%ANSWERING THE CALL: $1k → 15%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

IL
WI
NY
IA
PA
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 38% of The Dennis Kennedy Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Dennis Kennedy Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 3.4% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
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.

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Colorectal Cancer Alliance

The mission of the colorectal cancer alliance is end colon and rectal cancer and support the nearly 50,000 afflicted with this disease each year. this is achieved by supporting preventative measures, accelerating research toward cures, and…

Health
2
Animal Cancer Foundation

Animal cancer foundation is dedicated to finding new treatments and eventual cures for cancer by funding research in and increasing public awareness of comparative oncology, the study of naturally occurring, similar cancers in people and…

Health
3
Curebound

Curebound's mission is to accelerate cancer research and save lives. we raise and invest strategic funding for innovative adult and pediatric cancer research with one vision: cures in our lifetime.

Health
4
Cancer Research and Biostatistics

To help conquer cancer and other diseases through the application of biostatistical principles and innovative data management methods.

Health
5
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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6
Patient Access Network Foundation

As a leading charitable foundation and healthcare advocacy organization, the pan foundation is dedicated to accelerating access to treatment for those who need it most and empowering patients on their healthcare journeys. we provide…

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7
Animal Rescue of the Rockies

Animal Care and Adoption - ARR's mission is to save the lives of homeless and abandoned dogs and cats. Our goal is reaching a no-kill society in the United States.

Animals
8
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
9
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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10
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
11
Cure Rare Disease Inc

Our mission is to enable and finance the development of life-saving genetic medicines for ultra-rare patient populations previously deemed too rare to treat. to realize this, our unique ecosystems facilitates collaboration between…

Health
12
Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs

ACC&D's mission is to advance non-surgical sterilants and contraceptives for cats and dogs and to promote their global accessibility. We envision a world in which dog and cat populations are effectively and humanely managed, improving the…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Colorado Gives Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Trout Unlimited Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

38 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. 38 of the 51 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
22/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $118,827 · PhilanthropyCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION+3 more: $3,000 · PhilanthropySLOW FOOD CO-DENVER: $64,260 · Food & NutritionSLOW FOOD CO-DENVERWEDONTWASTE INC: $10,025 · Food & NutritionWEDONTWASTE INCFOOD FOR HOPE: $10,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD FOR HOPE+2 more: $1,255 · Food & NutritionSTANFORD UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT SER: $25,000 · OtherSTANFORD UNIVERSITY…CO WOMEN'S EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherCO WOMEN'S EDUCATIO…SANOVIV MEDICAL INSTITUTE: $10,000 · OtherSANOVIV MEDICAL INS…GROW LOCAL COLORADO: $5,000 · OtherGROW LOCAL COLORADOFREE TO BREATHE: $5,000 · OtherFREE TO BREATHE+11 more: $10,372 · Other+11 moreAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $43,760 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SO…BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $5,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITE…OLIVE CREST: $5,000 · HealthOLIVE CRESTLUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $3,000 · Health+5 more: $5,030 · Health+5 moreThe Street Dog Coalition: $10,290 · AnimalsLUCKY 13 RESCUE INC: $7,873 · AnimalsGREAT PLAINS SPCA: $1,000 · AnimalsKANSAS CITY PET PROJECT: $1,000 · AnimalsTROUT UNLIMITED INC: $1,000 · Animals+3 more: $858 · AnimalsMEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesPARADOX SPORTS: $2,104 · Human ServicesAnswering the Call Inc: $1,021 · Human ServicesDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE TREEHOUSE INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesWICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES: $1,000 · Human ServicesUnbound: $500 · Human ServicesSEAN RANCH LOUGH FOUNDATION: $2,100 · EducationTREES FOR LIFE INC: $1,000 · Environment
Philanthropy$121,827Food & Nutrition$85,540Other$65,372Health$61,790Animals$22,021Human Services$11,625Education$2,100Environment$1,000

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 budgetCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION: $118,827 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSLOW FOOD CO-DENVER: $64,260 over 6y, 17% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $43,760 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWEDONTWASTE INC: $10,025 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFOOD FOR HOPE: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetLUCKY 13 RESCUE INC: $7,873 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOLIVE CREST: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREE TO BREATHE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEDICAL DEBT RESOLUTION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLUNG CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARADOX SPORTS: $2,104 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSEAN RANCH LOUGH FOUNDATION: $2,100 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetGANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: $2,060 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBELLOSGUARDO FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnswering the Call Inc: $1,021 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREAT PLAINS SPCA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMending Faces: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetDENVER RESCUE MISSION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS CITY PET PROJECT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TREEHOUSE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTROUT UNLIMITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGoFarm: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTREES FOR LIFE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnbound: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS CHICAGO: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRIO ANIMAL FOUNDATION: $258 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCare and Share Inc: $255 over 1y, 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.

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.

Textron Charitable Tr…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Online Givin…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353RI12.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 6 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Dennis Kennedy Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Dennis Kennedy Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 51 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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