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The Dilks-Counts Family Foundation Inc

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.

$10k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
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 2025.

Animals$74kHealth$9kYouth Development$8kArts & Culture$2kEducation$1kEmployment$500Human Services$50
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$5k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SPCA of Anne Arundel County$5,000
Kristin Rita Strouse Foundation for$1,000
Atlantic County 4-H Fair Associatio$1,000
Little Longears Miniature Donkey Re$1,000
The Elephant Sancuary In Tennessee$500
Brooke USA$500
K9s For Warriors$500
Warrior Dog Foundation$500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $500) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%COMPANIONS FOR HEROES: $500 → 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

NJ
CA
MO
KY
MD
TN
SC
GA
TX
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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$85k · 9 repeat orgs$9k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against -11% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 1 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
15

Total granted

$85k
$9k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
-11%

Still filing today

89%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’25
AnimalsHealthYouth DevelopmentEducationArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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

  • SF
    SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MD INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $49k · revenue +52%
  • LL
    LITTLE LONGEARS MINI DONKEY RESCUE INC
    6× · 2018–2025 · $7k · revenue +216%
  • BU
    BROOKE USA INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $5k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • LL
    LITTLE LONGEARS MINIATURE DONKEY RESCUE
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
  • M
    MTPA
    one grant, 2021 · $1k
  • AC
    ATLANTIC COUNTY 4-H
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
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
Progressive Animal Welfare Society aka Paws

A champion for animals since 1967, PAWS is a nationally recognized leader - rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people.

Animals
2
Barn Sanctuary

Rescue farmed animals and inspire people to embrace a plant-based lifestyle.

Animals
3
Pets for Vets Inc

Pets for Vets enriches the lives of veterans by creating a life-changing Super Bond with expertly selected and trained shelter or rescue pets. It provides ongoing expert support to ensure a reciprocal and thriving partnership at no cost to…

Public Benefit
4
K9S for Warriors Research Institute Inc

Research and advocacy for veterans with post-traumatic stress and the prevention of veteran suicide.

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5
Mcpaws Inc

Transforming lives by strengthening the human-animal connection.

Animals
6
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
7
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
8
The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

The akc museum of the dog preserves, interprets and celebrates the role of dogs in society and educates the public about the human-canine bond through its collection of art and exhibits that inspire engagement with dogs.

Arts & Culture
9
Animal Rescue Corps Inc

To end animal suffering through direct and compassionate action, and to inspire the highest ethical standards of humanity towards animals. The Organization rescues animals who fall victim to abuse and natural disaster.

Animals
10
Roam Wolfdog Sanctuary

To provide a safe and nurturing environment for abandoned and neglected wolfdogs while educating the public about their unique needs and behavior.

Animals
11
South Carolina Aquarium

Our mission is to inspire conservation of the natural world by exhibiting and caring for animals, by excelling in education and research, and by providing an exceptional visitor experience.

Animals
12
Paws With a Cause

To transform lives and strengthen communities through partnerships with custom trained working dogs.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee; the most unlike its peers is Mid-Atlantic German Shepherd Rescue Inc. 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

17 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. 17 of the 24 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)
17/17
Grantees still filing
10/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MD INC: $49,000 · AnimalsSOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MD INCLITTLE LONGEARS MINI DONKEY RESCUE INC: $7,000 · AnimalsLITTLE LONGEARS MINI DONKEY RESCUE INCBROOKE USA INC: $5,000 · AnimalsBROOKE USA INCTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $2,500 · Animals+4 more: $5,000 · Animals+4 moreAtlantic County 4-H Fair Associatio: $6,000 · OtherAtlantic Coun…LITTLE LONGEARS MINIATURE DONKEY RESCUE: $1,000 · OtherLITTLE LONGEA…MTPA: $1,000 · OtherMTPAATLANTIC COUNTY 4-H: $1,000 · OtherATLANTIC COUN…PAUL DETTOR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $1,000 · OtherPAUL DETTOR M…4-H: $500 · Other+3 more: $320 · OtherKRISTIN RITA STROUSE FOUNDATION: $8,000 · HealthKRISTIN RI…MARYLAND NEW DIRECTIONS INC: $500 · HealthMARYLAND N…Warrior Dog Foundation: $3,500 · Youth DevelopmentNational 4-H Council: $500 · Youth DevelopmentMaryland Cultural and Conference Center Inc (formerly MD Theatre for the Perfor: $1,000 · Arts & CultureGREEN STREET ACADEMY INC: $1,000 · EducationCompanions for Heroes: $500 · Human Services
Animals$68,500Other$10,820Health$8,500Youth Development$4,000Arts & Culture$1,000Education$1,000Human Services$500

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 budgetSOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MD INC: $49,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetKRISTIN RITA STROUSE FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 8y, 3.2% of budgetLITTLE LONGEARS MINI DONKEY RESCUE INC: $7,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetBROOKE USA INC: $5,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetWarrior Dog Foundation: $3,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMaryland Cultural and Conference Center Inc (formerly MD Theatre for the Perfor: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGREEN STREET ACADEMY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational 4-H Council: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCompanions for Heroes: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARYLAND NEW DIRECTIONS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALL ABOUT ELEPHANTSINC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKGREEN GARDENS: $70 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.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…The Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Fidelity Investments …
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY10.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

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 Dilks-Counts Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Dilks-Counts Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • Maryland New Directions Inc: 8% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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.
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Find your warmest path to The Dilks-Counts Family Foundation Inc 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 24 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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