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The Duane Wilder 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.

$220k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2025
19
Organizations funded FY2024
47%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$55,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 23
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$1.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 47% of the organizations The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $125k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalFood & NutritionOther
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 arriving28$220k50%
FY202419$445k47%
FY202320$554k40%
FY202218$882k50%
FY202116$1.5M31%
FY202014$517k36%
FY201923$989k65%
FY201812$99kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Education$2.1MArts & Culture$1.6MPublic Safety & Disaster$285kHealth$238kEmployment$128kFood & Nutrition$118kHuman Services$117kEnvironment$21kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
WI
MI
NY
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
NC
DC
MS
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Trustees of Princeton University$1,661,17920%
The Shakespeare Theatre$425,50081%
The Thacher School Inc$310,00080%
World Central Kitchen Inc$285,00070%
The Contemporary Austin Museum Inc$232,30072%
Children's National$155,00030%
Mjm Foundation Inc$105,0002n/a
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$102,50040%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$65,00040%
Smithsonian Institution$50,00010%
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All grantees of The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Trustees of Princeton University$1,661,17920%
The Shakespeare Theatre$425,50081%
The Thacher School Inc$310,00080%
World Central Kitchen Inc$285,00070%
The Contemporary Austin Museum Inc$232,30072%
Children's National$155,00030%
Mjm Foundation Inc$105,0002n/a
The DC Central Kitchen Inc$102,50040%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology$65,00040%
Smithsonian Institution$50,00010%
Playwrights Horizons Inc$38,00080%
Chautauqua Institution$34,60060%
Management Leadership for Tomorrow$25,00010%
Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation Austin Smiles$20,00021%
Maret School Inc$14,50050%
Austin Theatre Alliance$14,00010%
The University of Texas Foundation Inc$14,00010%
St Timothy's School$12,70040%
Hearst Castle Preservation Foundation$12,6251n/a
Central Texas Food Bank Inc$11,25030%
Wildflower Donor Inc$10,0001n/a
Andrew S Roddick Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
Austin Pets Alive Inc$10,00020%
The George Washington University$10,00010%
The Vines Foundation$6,50023%
Autism Speaks Inc$6,00010%
Austin Playhouse$5,0001n/a
Judd Foundation$5,00010%
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers-Missouri$5,00010%
Tougaloo College$5,00010%
Rainforest Trust$5,00010%
The Helping Hand Inc$5,0001n/a
Sustainable Food Center$5,00010%
The James Beard Foundation Inc$5,00010%
The Seed Foundation$5,00010%
Casa del Herrero$4,00020%
Corporation of St Timothy's School$4,00020%
Washington Humane Society$3,00010%
Great Lakes Baroque Ltd$2,5001n/a
The Other Ones Foundation$2,50010%
Chefs Stopping Aapi Hate$2,50013%
Martha's Table Inc$2,5001n/a
The Ivy Table Inc$2,5001n/a
Sonoma Family Meal$2,00010%
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology$2,00010%
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Wadsworth-Sulgrave Historic Preservation Foundation$1,00010%
Horizons Greater Washington Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $1,661,179 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shakespeare Theatre: $425,500 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetThe Thacher School Inc: $310,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $285,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetThe Contemporary Austin Museum Inc: $232,300 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetChildren's National: $155,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe DC Central Kitchen Inc: $102,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetRose-Hulman Institute of Technology: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlaywrights Horizons Inc: $38,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetChautauqua Institution: $34,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetManagement Leadership for Tomorrow: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAustin Plastic Surgery Foundation Austin Smiles: $20,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetMaret School Inc: $14,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAustin Theatre Alliance: $14,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe University of Texas Foundation Inc: $14,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Timothy's School: $12,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Texas Food Bank Inc: $11,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAustin Pets Alive Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe George Washington University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Vines Foundation: $6,500 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetAutism Speaks Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJudd Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Great Rivers-Missouri: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTougaloo College: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRainforest Trust: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSustainable Food Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe James Beard Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Seed Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCasa del Herrero: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCorporation of St Timothy's School: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWashington Humane Society: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Other Ones Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChefs Stopping Aapi Hate: $2,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetSonoma Family Meal: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetConquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWadsworth-Sulgrave Historic Preservation Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHorizons Greater Washington Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 39.

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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.

Austin Community Foundation IncTX20.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Austin Community Foundation Inc · Better Business Bureau · Topfer Family Foundation · JP's Peace Love & Happiness Foundation · The Moody Foundation · United Way Worldwide · Ecg Foundation · The Webber Family Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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.

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About The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc

How much does The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc give?
The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc reported 28 grants totaling $220,375 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 23 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (41%), Arts & Culture (30%), Public Safety & Disaster (5%).
Who are The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: The Trustees of Princeton University ($1.7M), The Shakespeare Theatre ($426k), The Thacher School Inc ($310k).
Does The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc 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 Duane Wilder Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Austin Community Foundation Inc, Better Business Bureau, Topfer Family Foundation.
Where is The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc based?
The Duane Wilder Foundation Inc is based in TX.

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 78 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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