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The Dogwood 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.

$987k
Granted FY2024still arriving
31
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$110k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.0MEnvironment$705kAnimals$682kHealth$497kEducation$465kHuman Services$210kPhilanthropy$75kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kOther$0
02FY2024 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k20 grants · $390k
  • $50k–250k8 grants · $585k
$25,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$19M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
BELLWETHER HARBOR ANIMAL SHELTER$110,000
NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME$102,500
TERRY WANTZ HISTORICAL RESEARCH CENTER$95,000
NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM$75,000
AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE FOUNDATION$52,500
THE SUDIOS OF KEY WEST$50,000
FLORIDA KEYS SPCA$50,000
KEY WEST WILDLIFE CENTER$50,000
COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION$30,000
CHILDREN'S HEALING CENTER$30,000
KEY WEST FILM SOCIETY$28,000
KEY WEST BONTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY$25,000
FISHTOWN$25,000
CAREITY FOUNDATION$25,000
SCOTT & KIM VERPLANK FOUNDATION$25,000
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 (FY20–24, $135k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 63% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BRAVEHEARTS: $20k → 6%PEACEFUL FAMILY SOLUTION INC: $20k → 16%BRAVEHEARTS: $15k → 6%BRAVEHEARTS: $15k → 6%PEACEFUL FAMILY SOLUTION INC: $20k → 16%PEACEFUL FAMILY SOLUTION INC: $20k → 16%WOMANKIND: $25k → 13%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
MI
CA
UT
NC
OK
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.5M · 39 repeat orgs$340k to everyone else

39 repeat relationships: 25 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

39
11

Total granted

$4.5M
$192k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+90%

Still filing today

69%
18%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $147k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsArts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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

  • TW
    TERRY WANTZ HISTORICAL RESEARCH CEN
    5× · 2020–2024 · $491k · revenue +3% · 98% of their budget
  • NC
    NATIONAL COWBOY AND WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM
    5× · 2020–2024 · $380k · revenue +81%
  • AQ
    AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $282k · revenue +165%

Funded once

  • GZ
    GROUND ZERO EMERGENCY TRUST
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • RB
    RED BARN THEATER
    one grant, 2023 · $25k
  • WI
    WOMANKIND INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +51%
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
Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center Inc

Rescue, rehabilitate, and release native and migratory wild birds harmed or displaced; provide or locate a humane shelter for those birds that cannot be released; and educate the public.

Animals
2
Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame

The harness racing museum & hall of fame is dedicated to comprehensive, active and authoritative support and promotion of the standardbred racing through documentation and preservation of the history and traditions of this american-born…

Arts & Culture
3
The Fort Worth Zoological Association

With more than 1 million visitors annually, the fort worth zoo strengthens the bond between humans and the environment by promoting responsible stewardship of wildlife and ensuring diverse, high-quality educational and entertaining family…

Animals
4
Old Island Restoration Foundation

Operation & maintenance of The Oldest House Museum located on Duval Street, Key West, Florida.

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5
Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit

The mission of the Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit is to collect, preserve, and showcase historic archival materials directly related to the writings and artistic creations that won Tennessee Williams multiple awards, including two…

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6
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation Inc

The kentucky horse park foundation's sole purpose is to provide support for the kentucky horse park.

Recreation & Sports
7
Witte Museum

The witte museum inspires people to shape the future of texas through transformative and relevant experiences in nature, science and culture.

Arts & Culture
8
Appaloosa Horse Club

This organization's mission is to maintain the official registry of the Appaloosa Horse an equine breed with a color reference; to collect, record and preserve the history and integrity of the breed; to improve, enhance and promote…

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9
Florida Keys Fishing Guides

Dedicated to the conservation and preservation of the waters in and around south florida through wise fishery & watermanagement practices, while recognizing the importance of sport fishing to the local economy and the cultural heritage of…

Animals
10
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
11
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association

Connecting people to the American West.

Arts & Culture
12
Horse Country Inc

Horse country, inc. is a coordinated equine industry initiative to connect guests to the horse, land, and people of kentucky's signature equine industry through immerserive experiences at unique member locations. horse country, inc.…

Membership Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Key West Art and Historical Society Inc; the most unlike its peers is Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame 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

33 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. 33 of the 56 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
23/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TERRY WANTZ HISTORICAL RESEARCH CEN: $490,500 · OtherTERRY WANTZ HISTORICAL RESEARCH CENBELLWETHER HARBOR FOUNDATION: $440,000 · OtherBELLWETHER HARBOR FOUNDATIONNATIONAL COWBOY AND WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM: $380,000 · OtherNATIONAL COWBOY AND WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUMDAISY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: $203,500 · OtherDAISY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION: $135,000 · OtherKEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR INC: $125,000 · OtherKEY WEST PLAYERS INC: $125,000 · OtherFRINGE THEATER: $110,000 · OtherKEY WEST ART AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $101,600 · Other+26 more: $817,487 · Other+26 moreAMERICAN QUARTER HORSE FOUNDATION: $281,500 · AnimalsAMERICAN QUART…FLORIDA KEYS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS INC: $150,000 · AnimalsFLORIDA KEYS S…BELLWETHER HARBOR ANIMAL SHELTER: $110,000 · AnimalsBELLWETHER HAR…KEY WEST WILDLIFE CENTER INC: $100,000 · AnimalsKEY WEST WILDL…THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST: $225,000 · Arts & CultureTHE STUDIOS…NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC: $202,500 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL CO…KEY WEST FILM SOCIETY INC: $49,000 · Arts & CultureKEY WEST FI…TEXAS COWBOY HALL OF FAME INC: $34,000 · Arts & CultureTEXAS COWBO…Scott & Kim Verplank Foundation: $125,000 · EducationOklahoma State University Foundation: $51,200 · EducationBLANDFORD NATURE CENTER: $50,000 · EducationPEASTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · EducationKEY WEST BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY: $115,000 · EnvironmentReef Relief Inc: $100,000 · EnvironmentCHILDREN'S HEALING CENTER: $135,000 · HealthCAREITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthVICTORY FARM INC: $12,485 · Health+1 more: $5,000 · HealthPEACEFUL FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC: $60,000 · Human ServicesBRAVEHEARTS THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER: $50,000 · Human ServicesWOMANKIND INC: $25,000 · Human Services
Other$2,928,087Animals$641,500Arts & Culture$510,500Education$266,200Environment$215,000Health$202,485Human Services$135,000

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 budgetTERRY WANTZ HISTORICAL RESEARCH CEN: $490,500 over 5y, 98% of budgetNATIONAL COWBOY AND WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM: $380,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetAMERICAN QUARTER HORSE FOUNDATION: $281,500 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetTHE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST: $225,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetNATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC: $202,500 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetFLORIDA KEYS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS INC: $150,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEALING CENTER: $135,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetKEY WEST LITERARY SEMINAR INC: $125,000 over 3y, 7.4% of budgetKEY WEST PLAYERS INC: $125,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetScott & Kim Verplank Foundation: $125,000 over 5y, 21% of budgetKEY WEST BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY: $115,000 over 4y, 8.2% of budgetBELLWETHER HARBOR ANIMAL SHELTER: $110,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetKEY WEST ART AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $101,600 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetKEY WEST WILDLIFE CENTER INC: $100,000 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetReef Relief Inc: $100,000 over 5y, 10% of budgetPEACEFUL FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC: $60,000 over 3y, 9.0% of budgetOklahoma State University Foundation: $51,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBRAVEHEARTS THERAPEUTIC RIDING AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER: $50,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetBLANDFORD NATURE CENTER: $50,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetCAREITY FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetKEY WEST FILM SOCIETY INC: $49,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetHOMES GIVING HOPE INC: $45,000 over 3y, 6.1% of budgetPEASTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetMARY ABBOTT CHILDREN'S HOUSE: $40,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetCARLSBAD EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetDec My Room Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetTEXAS COWBOY HALL OF FAME INC: $34,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetNATIONAL CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWOMANKIND INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetVICTORY FARM INC: $12,485 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetNational Reined Cow Horse Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $5,000 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.

Community Foundation …Hunterward FoundationEdward B and Joan T K…The Ferris FoundationKeys Open Doors Found…The Clements Family C…Harry & Harriet Ruchm…The Helmerich TrustThe Community Foundat…Oklahoma City Communi…The Winston-Salem Fou…The Miami Foundation …
Community Foundation of the Florida KeysFL22× affinity8 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Florida Keys · Hunterward Foundation · Edward B and Joan T Knight Foundati Foundation Inc · The Ferris Foundation · Keys Open Doors Foundation Inc · The Clements Family Charitable Trust · Harry & Harriet Ruchman Foundation Inc · The Helmerich Trust · The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc · Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc · The Winston-Salem Foundation · The Miami Foundation Inc

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Key West Film Society Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
16report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
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

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to The Dogwood Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Dogwood 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 56 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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