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The Dolotta Family Charitable 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.

$525k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
66
Grants FY2025
55
Organizations funded FY2024
18%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$124,000
Organizations funded a year
46 to 60
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$1.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 18% of the organizations The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $44k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthEducationCivil RightsArts & CultureAnimalsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving56$351k23%
FY202455$300k18%
FY202357$278k18%
FY202260$270k25%
FY202147$165k17%
FY202047$150k15%
FY201953$148k32%
FY201846$136k35%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$648kPhilanthropy$357kEnvironment$222kHealth$212kHuman Services$193kHousing & Shelter$148kArts & Culture$145kFood & Nutrition$113kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
DC
HI
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 115 grantees
All grantees of The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc$126,00090%
The Wooden Floor for Youth Movement$95,00071%
Community Action Partnership of Orange County$80,00070%
New York Common Pantry$56,50060%
Hav A Sole$55,00033%
Heal the Ocean Inc$46,00091%
The Pegasus School$40,00030%
Orange County Coastkeeper$40,00080%
Path$40,00090%
The Surfrider Foundation$35,00090%
Heal the Bay$35,00090%
Downtown Women's Center$35,00090%
Sage Hill School$35,00040%
Montessori Center School of Santa Barbara$34,30070%
Washington School Parent Teacher Organization & Foundation Inc$33,00063%
Doctors Without Walls Santa Barbara Street Medicine$31,50082%
Children's Burn Foundation$30,00060%
Recovery Shot$26,00048%
Aceing Autism Inc$26,00070%
Marianne Frostig Ctr of Edu Therapy$25,00040%
University of Chicago$25,00010%
Ccai$23,00060%
Palisades Charter High School$21,00050%
Aaple Academy Foundation$20,50052%
Glsen Inc$20,00080%
Covenant House California$20,00040%
The Ed Asner Family Center$20,00021%
Immigration Center for Women & Children$20,00020%
The Doe Fund Inc$20,00020%
Autism Society of America Los Angeles Inc$18,00042%
Autism Speaks Inc$18,00040%
Freedom Reads Inc$15,00030%
St James Inn$15,00032%
Lange Foundation$13,50070%
Willbridge of Santa Barbara Inc$13,00061%
Park Century School$12,00040%
The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County$12,00030%
Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara$10,75080%
Equal Justice Initiative$10,50030%
Meristem Inc$10,00010%
Resilient Palisades$10,00013%
Our House Grief Support Center$10,00020%
Dalton Schools Inc$10,00010%
Friends of Fieldworkers Inc$10,00011%
Elevate Orange County$10,00014%
The California Wildlife Center$9,00030%
Santa Barbara Teen Legal Clinic$8,500420%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$8,50050%
The Friendship Paddle$8,30071%
Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse$7,75040%
Rainforest Trust$7,00050%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$7,00030%
Venice Arts$7,00021%
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$7,00030%
Dalmatian Dreams Dba Dream Foundation$6,75030%
Wags and Walks$6,00030%
Rainbow Humanitarian Caretaker Foundation$6,0005n/a
Transition House$5,25030%
Women's Fund of Santa Barbara$5,20050%
Gwendolyn Strong Foundation$5,00031%
Farmlink Project$5,00010%
The Help Group Child and Family Center$5,00010%
Next for Autism Inc$5,0001n/a
Aina Momona$5,00010%
Casa of Los Angeles$5,00020%
California Environmental Voters$5,00010%
United Policyholders$5,0001n/a
Mar Vista School Enrichment Group Attn Allison Meyer$5,00011%
The 300 Committee Land Trust Inc$4,90090%
Friends of Nobska Light Inc$4,90090%
New York Public Radio$4,50020%
Santa Barbara Police Activities League Inc$4,50050%
Fund for Santa Barbara Inc$4,00020%
The College Light Opera Company Inc$4,00020%
Music Academy of the West$4,00060%
Freedom 4 Youth$4,00020%
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Inc$3,50020%
Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County$3,00010%
Pacific Symphony$3,00010%
Direct Relief$3,00020%
The Innocence Project Inc$2,50010%
Shadows Fund Incorporated$2,50030%
California Lutheran University$2,00010%
One Simple Wish Inc$2,00010%
United States Fund for Unicef$2,00010%
Gals Give Back Inc$2,00012%
Big Sunday$2,00010%
Interfaith Initiative of Santa Barbara County$2,0001n/a
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$1,45020%
Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade$1,00010%
Friends of the Elephant Seal$1,00010%
Randall's Island Park Alliance Inc$1,00010%
Palisades Pride Inc$1,0001n/a
Brain Injury Association of Nebraska$1,00010%
Foundation for Santa Barbara High School$1,00010%
Organic Soup Kitchen$75010%
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation$50010%
Lady Freethinker$5001n/a
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$50010%
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation$50010%
Cell Dogs Inc$50010%
Family Therapy Institute of Santa Barbara$50010%
Oberlin College$50010%
Rose Bowl Aquatics Center$50010%
CARE4Paws Inc$50010%
San Marcos Kids Helping Kids Foundation$50010%
Garden Court Inc$5001n/a
Border Angels$45010%
Food Empowerment Project$45010%
Aid for Africa Inc$40010%
Uc San Diego Foundation$25010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$20010%
People and Stories Gente y Cuentos$20010%
Fresh Air Fund$20010%
Lehigh University$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($375k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWilliam J Brennan Center for Justice Inc: $126,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wooden Floor for Youth Movement: $95,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetCommunity Action Partnership of Orange County: $80,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Common Pantry: $56,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHav A Sole: $55,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetHeal the Ocean Inc: $46,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetThe Pegasus School: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOrange County Coastkeeper: $40,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetPath: $40,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Surfrider Foundation: $35,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHeal the Bay: $35,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetDowntown Women's Center: $35,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSage Hill School: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMontessori Center School of Santa Barbara: $34,300 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetWashington School Parent Teacher Organization & Foundation Inc: $33,000 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetDoctors Without Walls Santa Barbara Street Medicine: $31,500 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetChildren's Burn Foundation: $30,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetRecovery Shot: $26,000 over 4y, 7.6% of budgetAceing Autism Inc: $26,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetMarianne Frostig Ctr of Edu Therapy: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCcai: $23,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetPalisades Charter High School: $21,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAaple Academy Foundation: $20,500 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetGlsen Inc: $20,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCovenant House California: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ed Asner Family Center: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetImmigration Center for Women & Children: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Doe Fund Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAutism Society of America Los Angeles Inc: $18,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetAutism Speaks Inc: $18,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFreedom Reads Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSt James Inn: $15,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetLange Foundation: $13,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetWillbridge of Santa Barbara Inc: $13,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetPark Century School: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Land Trust for Santa Barbara County: $12,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAngels Foster Care of Santa Barbara: $10,750 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMeristem Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetResilient Palisades: $10,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetOur House Grief Support Center: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDalton Schools Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Fieldworkers Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetElevate Orange County: $10,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetThe California Wildlife Center: $9,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSanta Barbara Teen Legal Clinic: $8,500 over 4y, 20% of budgetRefugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 108.

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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.

Santa Barbara FoundationCA47.3× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Santa Barbara Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Patricia Bragg Foundation · California Community Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation · Mosher Foundation · Manitou Fund · June G Outhwaite Charitable Trust JS Poucher KL Englert & CM Cooney Co-Tr · Williams-Corbett Foundation · Www Foundation · Brittingham Family 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.

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About The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation

How much does The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation give?
The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation reported 66 grants totaling $525,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 60 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (27%), Philanthropy (15%), Environment (9%).
Who are The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc ($126k), The Wooden Floor for Youth Movement ($95k), Community Action Partnership of Orange County ($80k).
Does The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Dolotta Family Charitable 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 Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Santa Barbara Foundation, Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation, Patricia Bragg Foundation.
Where is The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation based?
The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation is based in CA.

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 150 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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