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The Dwoskin Family Foundation at a glance

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The Dwoskin 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.

$1.1M
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$510k
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.

Health$1.5MPublic Benefit$1.3MEducation$1.0MInternational$548kArts & Culture$493kPhilanthropy$155kSocial Science$125kYouth Development$60kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $9k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $500k
  • $250k+1 grant · $510k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$3.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JAMAICA$510,000
INOVA HEALTH FOUNDATION$200,000
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT$150,000
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC$100,000
CLAUDE MOORE OPPORTUNITIES$50,000
SAVE OUR BOYS AND GIRLS FOUNDATION$20,000
HOWARD UNIVERSITY - JHUAN$10,000
INOVA KELLAR CENTER$10,000
VIRGINIA PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECT$10,000
SPARK THE JOURNEY$5,000
THE PUBLIC CONCERN FOUNDATION$2,500
FASD UNITED INC$1,000
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $23k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%THE TRYALL FUND: $13k → 9%THE TRYALL FUND: $10k → 9%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

WI
NY
OR
NV
CA
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC
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.
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Where the work is directed

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

About 12% of The Dwoskin Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 43% of the giving stays in VA; by stated purpose, 38%.

The Dwoskin Family Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 10% directed abroad (not shown)
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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.7M · 20 repeat orgs$1.6M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +32% since the first grant, against +28% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
27

Total granted

$3.7M
$1.5M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+32%
+28%

Still filing today

55%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $84k 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

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EducationCivil RightsPublic BenefitHealthHuman ServicesSocial ScienceOther
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

  • IH
    INOVA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
    7× · 2019–2025 · $683k · revenue +8%
  • AF
    American Friends of Jamaica Inc
    3× · 2021–2025 · $548k · revenue +41%
  • TA
    THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION
    3× · 2019–2025 · $450k · revenue ×44

Funded once

  • WM
    William & Mary Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $250k · revenue +129%
  • VV
    VET VOICE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $200k · revenue +65%
  • VL
    VOTO LATINO INCgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $180k · revenue +464%
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
Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation

The foundation determines the patentability and obtains patents on virginia commonwealth university (vcu) inventions and markets and licenses such inventions to commerical entities. the foundation's activities promote research efforts at…

Health
2
Citizens United Foundation

An educational organization, which conducts research, informs and educates the public on various national and international issues.

Unclassified
3
Voteamerica

The mission of voteamerica is to strengthen united states democracy by increasing voter turnout.

Civil Rights
4
University of Virginia Investment Management Company

The university of virginia investment management company (uvimco) is organized to invest funds on behalf of the rector and visitors of the university of virginia (the university or uva) and university-associated organizations (uaos).

Education
5
Jefferson Scholars Foundation

The jefferson scholars foundation (foundation) provides academic merit-based scholarship, fellowship and professorship support to students and faculty at the university of virginia (uva).

Philanthropy
6
International Women's Forum Inc

The mission of the international women's forum is to advance women's leadership worldwide. iwf takes direct action to achieve our mission in three important ways. connect: our convenings provide networking and cutting-edge content…

Education
7
University of Virginia Foundation

To provide administrative services to university of virginia (university) entities, university associated organizations, or other entities involved in activities which support the university. to engage in matters pertaining to real…

Education
8
America's Newspapers

Providing research, education and practical information all aimed at optimizing newspapers' business operations, deepening their community engagement and enhancing the quality of their journalism.

Employment
9
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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10
Foreign Policy Research Institute

The foreign policy research institute (frpi) is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the united states. we educate…

International
11
Democracy Forward

See schedule o.this organization seeks to build collective power to defend and advance a vibrant democracy that benefits all people.

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12
National Taxpayers Union Foundation

National taxpayers union foundation (ntuf) provides crucial, impactful research and analysis showing americans how taxes, government spending, and regulations affect them. with our unique combination of policy expertise, outreach know-how,…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Inc; the most unlike its peers is The David Wagga Hunt Scholarship Foundation Inc. 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

35 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. 35 of the 54 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/35
Grantees still filing
24/35
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHILDREN'S MEDICAL SAFETY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ENDOWMENT: $732,950 · OtherCHILDREN'S MEDICAL SAFETY RESEARCH INSTITUTE END…THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION: $450,000 · OtherTHE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATIONVOTO LATINO INC: $180,000 · OtherVOTO LATINO INCCREW (CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON): $128,000 · OtherCREW (CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN …WHEN WE ALL VOTE: $100,000 · OtherVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY: $100,000 · OtherTHE INSTITUTE FOR NEW ECONOMIC THINKING INC: $100,000 · Other+24 more: $488,419 · Other+24 moreDEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATION: $410,000 · Civil RightsDEMOCRACY MATTERS …VET VOICE FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 · Civil RightsVET VOICE FOUNDATI…COUNTERACT FOUNDATION: $180,000 · Civil RightsCOUNTERACT FOUNDAT…YOUNG INVINCIBLES: $50,000 · Civil RightsYOUNG INVINCIBLES+2 more: $27,000 · Civil RightsWilliam & Mary Foundation: $250,000 · EducationWilliam & Mary…MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA: $210,000 · EducationMEDIA MATTERS …GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $206,379 · EducationGEORGE MASON U…THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $25,000 · Education+2 more: $12,500 · EducationINOVA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $682,500 · HealthINOVA HEALTH S…+3 more: $21,000 · HealthAmerican Friends of Jamaica Inc: $547,500 · InternationalAmerican Fr…STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT: $55,000 · Public BenefitCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC: $50,000 · Public BenefitNEO Philanthropy Inc: $50,000 · Public BenefitVIRGINIA PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECT: $10,000 · Public BenefitTIDES FOUNDATION: $100,000 · PhilanthropyHANOVER CHARITIES USA INC: $5,000 · Philanthropy
Other$2,279,369Civil Rights$867,000Education$703,879Health$703,500International$547,500Public Benefit$165,000Philanthropy$105,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetINOVA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION: $682,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Jamaica Inc: $547,500 over 3y, 17% of budgetTHE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION: $450,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetDEMOCRACY MATTERS FOUNDATION: $410,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetWilliam & Mary Foundation: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA: $210,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $206,379 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVET VOICE FOUNDATION INC: $200,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetVOTO LATINO INC: $180,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetCOUNTERACT FOUNDATION: $180,000 over 1y, 47% of budgetWHEN WE ALL VOTE: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSTATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT: $55,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON INC: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNEO Philanthropy Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCLAUDE MOORE OPPORTUNITIES: $50,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetYOUNG INVINCIBLES: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMENLO COLLEGE: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTryall Fund Jamaica: $22,500 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetSPARK THE JOURNEY: $10,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetST GEORGE'S SOCIETY OF NEW YORK: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFriends of Cancer Research: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHANOVER CHARITIES USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe David Wagga Hunt Scholarship Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetVIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR THE HUMANITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAFE CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 3y, 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.

Galena-Yorktown Found…Tides FoundationDemocracy Fund IncWellspring Philanthro…Marin Community Found…Silicon Valley Commun…Amalgamated Charitabl…New Venture FundJewish Communal FundNational Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Gs Donor Advised Phil…
Galena-Yorktown FoundationDC15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Galena-Yorktown Foundation · Tides Foundation · Democracy Fund Inc · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · Marin Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · New Venture Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management 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 Dwoskin Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Dwoskin Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%3%13%28%50%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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

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    How do I get to The Dwoskin Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Dwoskin Family 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 54 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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