Michigan · Private foundation
The Dfl Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $7k
- Granted FY2020
- 4
- Grants FY2020
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $1,800
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $2,200
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 50% of the organizations The Dfl Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 54% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 46% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 4 | $7k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $8k | 57% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $14k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $18k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
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 FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | $13,360 | 4 | 0% |
| Pure Hands Inc | $3,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Islamic Center of Detroit Inc | $2,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Amoud Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Zaman International | $1,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Helping Hands Charity Inc | $1,020 | 1 | n/a |
| Syrian American Rescue Network | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mad Ministries | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Dignity Outreach | $800 | 1 | 1% |
| Sadr Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($21k), not named here.
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: Dr Nussri Foundation · The Syed Foundation · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Dfl Foundation
- How much does The Dfl Foundation give?
- The Dfl Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $6,800 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Dfl Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are International (52%), Religion (9%), Health (6%).
- Who are The Dfl Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Palestine Children's Relief Fund ($13k), Pure Hands Inc ($3k), Islamic Center of Detroit Inc ($2k).
- Does The Dfl Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Dfl 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 Dfl Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dr Nussri Foundation, The Syed Foundation, Network for Good.
- Where is The Dfl Foundation based?
- The Dfl Foundation is based in MI.
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