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The Duffy Family Foundation at a glance

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The Duffy Family 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.

$57k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Environment$286kAnimals$68kArts & Culture$61kHuman Services$30kCommunity Improvement$7kRecreation & Sports$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $30k
$3,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$233k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER$20,000
WILDLANDS NETWORK$10,000
PITTSBURGH HISTORY LANDMARKS FND$5,000
GLEN HIGHLAND FARM BORDER COLLIE RE$3,000
OLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK$3,000
Individual grant recipient$3,000
EARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL$3,000
COMPANION ANIMAL FUND$3,000
COLBY'S CREW RESCUE$3,000
HOUSES OF WOOD AND STRAW$3,000
SEA SHEPERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY$1,000
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 (FY17–24, $30k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ST FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $6k → 8%ST FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $3k → 8%ST FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $3k → 8%ST FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $3k → 8%ST FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $2k → 8%SERVICE DOGS OF VIRGINIA: $5k → 8%SERVICE DOGS OF VIRGINIA: $2k → 8%SERVICE DOGS OF VIRGINIA: $2k → 8%SERVICE DOGS OF VIRGINIA: $2k → 8%SERVICE DOGS OF VIRGINIA: $2k → 8%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

AK
WA
MN
PA
CA
UT
WV
VA
MD
NC
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.
04

Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 9% of The Duffy Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Duffy Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$436k · 27 repeat orgs$17k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +161% since the first grant, against +58% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
4

Total granted

$436k
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+161%
+58%

Still filing today

67%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentAnimalsHuman ServicesArts & CultureOther
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

  • SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $144k · revenue +55%
  • WE
    Wild Earth Society Incorporated
    7× · 2017–2025 · $44k · revenue +197%
  • OF
    OLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $24k · revenue +254%

Funded once

  • GG
    GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTDgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue +58%
  • VO
    VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue +1%
  • PS
    PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF ASHEVILLE
    one grant, 2017 · $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
Rural Dog Rescue

Rural Dog Rescue saves the lives of high risk dogs in economically challenged shelters in rural areas of the country. Our mission is to save the dogs that are at greatest risk of euthanasia and are the most overlooked dogs in the shelter.…

Animals
2
Cascadia Wildlands

Cascadia wildlands defends and restores cacasia's wild ecosystems in the forests,in the courts, and in the streets. we envision vast old-growth forests, rivers full of wild salmon, wolves howling in the backcountry, a stable climate, and…

Environment
3
Peace River Refuge & Ranch Inc

Forest Animal Rescue protects wildlife by preserving natural habitats for the safe release of rehabilitated animals and the rehabilitation and release of black bears.

Animals
4
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
5
Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities.

Animals
6
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley

Alliance for the shenandoah valley informs and engages people to protect the natural resources, cultural heritages, and rural character of our region.

Community Improvement
7
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley Dba Mountain Humane

We are on a mission to change lives by connecting pets and people. We dothis through innovative programs that inspire and have impact beyond ourborders. We envision a compassionate community where all animals arerecognized for their…

Animals
8
New River Conservancy

To protect the water woodlands and wildlife of the New River Watershed.

Environment
9
New River Land Trust

To conserve the rural, natural, and cultural heritage of the new river region, protecting farms, forests, open spaces, and historic places.

Environment
10
Asia Wild

Asia Wild is committed to rescuing and protecting the welfare of animals worldwide. They support small, locally-focused organizations that tirelessly combat numerous issues that threaten wildlife survival, including poaching, abuse,…

Animals
11
Wildcoast

The mission of wildcoast is to conserve coastal and marine ecosystems and address climate change through natural solutions. our staff is dedicated to conserving threatened and endangered coastlines and wildlife in california and mexico.…

Environment
12
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Beagle Freedom Project; the most unlike its peers is Orange Downtown Alliance LOVEOrange of Virginia. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

23 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. 23 of the 35 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)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
20/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $144,000 · OtherSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERCOMPANION ANIMAL FUND: $24,000 · OtherCOMPANION ANIMAL FUNDHOUSES OF WOOD AND STRAW: $22,000 · OtherHOUSES OF WOOD AND STRAWIndividual grant recipient: $17,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientWILDLIFE CENTER OF VA: $15,000 · OtherWILDLIFE CENTER OF VAPITTSBURGH HISTORY LANDMARKS FND: $11,000 · OtherVA LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS: $9,000 · Other+7 more: $21,000 · Other+7 moreOLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK INC: $24,000 · EnvironmentOLD-GROWTH FOREST NET…THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $22,500 · EnvironmentTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONM…FRIENDS OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK: $13,000 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE RAPPAH…FRIENDS OF BLACKWATER INC: $7,500 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF BLACKWATER…Orange Downtown Alliance LOVEOrange of Virginia: $6,500 · EnvironmentOrange Downtown Allia…MountainTrue: $6,000 · EnvironmentMountainTrueVOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL: $3,000 · EnvironmentSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: $3,000 · Environment+1 more: $2,000 · EnvironmentWild Earth Society Incorporated: $44,000 · Arts & CultureWild Earth Soc…PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION: $17,000 · Arts & CulturePITTSBURGH HIS…SAINT FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $17,000 · Human ServicesSERVICE DOGS OF VIRGINIA INC: $13,000 · Human ServicesSEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY: $8,000 · AnimalsBLUE RIDGE BORDER COLLIE RESCUE INC: $3,500 · AnimalsGENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD: $3,000 · AnimalsASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $3,000 · AnimalsEARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL: $3,000 · AnimalsOrange County Humane Society: $3,000 · AnimalsColby's Crew Rescue: $3,000 · AnimalsBEAGLE FREEDOM PROJECT: $2,000 · Animals
Other$263,000Environment$87,500Arts & Culture$61,000Human Services$30,000Animals$28,500

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $144,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetWild Earth Society Incorporated: $44,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetOLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK INC: $24,000 over 9y, 0.9% of budgetTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $22,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION: $17,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSAINT FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS: $17,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetSERVICE DOGS OF VIRGINIA INC: $13,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK: $13,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF BLACKWATER INC: $7,500 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetOrange Downtown Alliance LOVEOrange of Virginia: $6,500 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetMountainTrue: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAsheville GreenWorks: $5,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetGENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetVOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOrange County Humane Society: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBEAGLE FREEDOM PROJECT: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Wild Earth Society Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds OLD-GROWTH FOREST NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds PITTSBURGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SAINT FRANCIS SERVICE DOGS ↗
  • Who funds SERVICE DOGS OF VIRGINIA INC ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK ↗
  • Who funds SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF BLACKWATER INC ↗
  • Who funds Orange Downtown Alliance LOVEOrange of Virginia ↗
  • Who funds MountainTrue ↗
  • Who funds Asheville GreenWorks ↗
  • Who funds BLUE RIDGE BORDER COLLIE RESCUE INC ↗
  • Who funds GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD ↗
  • Who funds ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds EARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ↗
  • Who funds VOYAGEUR OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy ↗
  • Who funds Orange County Humane Society ↗
  • Who funds Colby's Crew Rescue ↗
  • Who funds BEAGLE FREEDOM PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds WILD VIRGINIA INCORPORATED ↗

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.

PatagoniaorgDominion Energy Chari…The Community Foundat…Raymond James Charita…Vanguard Charitable E…Renaissance Charitabl…Morgan Stanley Global…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…
PatagoniaorgCA16.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Patagoniaorg · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving 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 Duffy Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Duffy Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
    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.

    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 35 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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