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The Dg Foundation

Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$273k
Granted FY2017
31
Grants FY2017
7
States reached
$45k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

92% of The Dg Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund For Wealth Management Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 3 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Dg Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 25 organizations, $273k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

25
’17
3
’19

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.

Philanthropy$1.2MEducation$92kEnvironment$80kYouth Development$60kHealth$40kHuman Services$25kSocial Science$20kInternational$15kOther$0
02FY2017 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2017

  • Under $10k23 grants · $78k
  • $10k–50k8 grants · $195k
$5,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$128k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WHIDBEY-CAMANO LAND TRUST$45,000
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - KING COUNTY$30,000
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER$25,000
UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY$25,000
Individual grant recipient$20,000
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION$20,000
UC BERKELEY$20,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST$10,000
NEW BEGINNINGS$7,500
CHILDHAVEN$7,500
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER$6,000
MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL$5,000
VIRGINIA MASON FOUNDATION$5,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$5,000
MERCY CORPS$5,000
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 (FY17–19, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%MILLIONAIR CLUB: $2k → 9%SENIOR SERVICES OF ISLAND COUNTY: $1k → 7%CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON: $1k → 9%YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE: $3k → 9%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.
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.

58%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$220k · 4 repeat orgs$161k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +139% since the first grant, against +41% for those funded once.

4 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2017, 0 since wound down; 28 grantees were first funded in FY2017 (too recent to call). Read against FY2017, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
28

Total granted

$220k
$161k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+139%
+41%

Still filing today

50%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’19
EducationHuman ServicesInternationalHealthCrime & 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

  • WC
    WHIDBEY CAMANO LAND TRUST
    2× · 2017–2019 · $80k · revenue +139%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - KING COUNTY
    2× · 2017–2019 · $60k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    2× · 2017–2019 · $55k

Funded once

  • FH
    FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +27%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue -19%
  • UB
    UC BERKELEY
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
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
University Cooperative School

We take a joyful, community-oriented approach to raising engaged citizens, deep learners, and brave adventurers with the skills, creativity, and heart needed to better the world.

—
2
Association of Washington Cities

The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…

—
3
The Humane Society for Seattleking County

Seattle humane promotes the human-animal bond by saving and serving pets in need, regardless of age, ability, circumstance or geography.

Animals
4
Humanities Washington

Humanities washington (hw) opens minds and bridges divides by creating spaces to explore different perspectives. we envision a state where all people seek a deeper understanding of others, themselves, and the human experience, in order to…

Arts & Culture
5
Western Healthconnect

Support significant improvements in health care delivery and outcomes within the context of nonprofit, charitable ownership.

Health
6
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accredits institutions of higher education by applying evidence-informed standards and processes to support continuous improvements and promote equitable student achievement and success.

Education
7
Sound Credit Union

A member owned cooperative providing financial services, including loans and share deposits to its members.

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8
Disability Rights Washington

Disability rights washington's mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self determination of people with disabilities. we work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights.

Human Services
9
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

We conduct fundamental infectious disease research to generate critical new knowledge about pathogens and their interactions with see schedule o for continuationhumans to enable the discovery and development of novel interventions,…

—
10
Washington Society of Certified Public a

We are a community of cpas and financial professionals cultivating authentic relationships, unique learning experiences, and purposeful advocacy for our future.

—
11
Fsc I&P

Fsc i&p promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests. this mission aligns with the forest stewardship council (fsc), its network of offices, and other organizations.…

Philanthropy
12
Western Electricity Coordinating Council

To effectively and efficiently mitigate risks to the reliability and security of the western interconnection's bulk power system.

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Seattle Public Library Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Helping Hand of South Whidbey. 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

27 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. 27 of the 33 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
26/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC: $1,156,946 · PhilanthropyGS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC+1 more: $25,000 · PhilanthropyFRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - KING COUNTY: $60,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE…Individual grant recipient: $55,000 · OtherIndividual gra…FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $25,000 · OtherFRED HUTCHINSO…UC BERKELEY: $20,000 · OtherUC BERKELEYCHILDHAVEN: $7,500 · OtherNEW BEGINNINGS: $7,500 · Other+10 more: $25,500 · Other+10 moreWHIDBEY CAMANO LAND TRUST: $80,000 · EnvironmentUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $25,000 · EducationBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE: $5,000 · EducationUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $2,500 · Education+4 more: $4,000 · EducationPLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT NORTHWEST HAWAII ALASKA INDIANA AND KENTUCKY: $10,000 · HealthDowntown Emergency Service Center: $6,000 · HealthMercy Corps: $5,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 · InternationalMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL: $5,000 · InternationalSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $5,000 · Crime & LegalNW Childrens Foundation: $2,500 · Crime & Legal
Philanthropy$1,181,946Other$200,500Environment$80,000Education$36,500Health$16,000International$15,000Crime & Legal$7,500

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC: $1,156,946 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHIDBEY CAMANO LAND TRUST: $80,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF KING COUNTY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD GREAT NORTHWEST HAWAII ALASKA INDIANA AND KENTUCKY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDHAVEN: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEW BEGINNINGS: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDowntown Emergency Service Center: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Corps: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER SEATTLE (6871): $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUPLIFT NORTHWEST: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BUSH SCHOOL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEVERGREEN GOODWILL OF NORTHWEST WASHINGTON: $1,000 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.

Seattle FoundationThe Norcliffe Foundat…Lucky Seven FoundationEmployees Community F…United Way of King Co…Puget Sound Energy Fo…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Mightycause Charitabl…Employees Community F…National Philanthropi…Renaissance Charitabl…Vanguard Charitable E…
Seattle FoundationWA20.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · The Norcliffe Foundation · Lucky Seven Foundation · Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company · United Way of King County · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Employees Community Fund of Boeing-Puget Sound · National Philanthropic Trust · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 Dg Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Dg Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 47%
  • Mercy Corps: 47% of income from government
  • Medical Teams International: 14% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Dg Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Dg Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 33 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 2017, released 2017. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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