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The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable 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.

$484k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2024
46
Organizations funded FY2023
57%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$127,500
Organizations funded a year
4 to 46
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$725k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 57% of the organizations The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $56k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalEducationAnimalsOther
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
FY2024still arriving35$424k17%
FY202346$306k57%
FY202239$115k36%
FY202138$116k39%
FY202033$84k48%
FY201925$59k40%
FY201828$391k89%
FY20174$36kn/a
88% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$569kHuman Services$385kPhilanthropy$383kReligion$213kEducation$180kHealth$34kCivil Rights$18kInternational$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MN
IL
NY
PA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
MD
DE
NM
AR
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum$427,86472%
Jewish Community Center of Dallas$310,87881%
The Conservative Jewish Day School of Dallas Inc$141,87371%
American Friends of Migdal Torah Inc$85,00036%
Jewish Family Service$55,68040%
Congregation Tiferet Israel$31,9828n/a
Dallas Museum of Art$19,58270%
Akibayavneh Academy$17,30050%
Akiba Academy of Dallas$15,48040%
Broadway Dallas Inc$14,75630%
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All grantees of The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum$427,86472%
Jewish Community Center of Dallas$310,87881%
The Conservative Jewish Day School of Dallas Inc$141,87371%
American Friends of Migdal Torah Inc$85,00036%
Jewish Family Service$55,68040%
Congregation Tiferet Israel$31,9828n/a
Dallas Museum of Art$19,58270%
Akibayavneh Academy$17,30050%
Akiba Academy of Dallas$15,48040%
Broadway Dallas Inc$14,75630%
Dallas Jewish Historical Society$11,81223%
Jewish Family Service of Dallas Inc Dba Jewish Family Service$10,97620%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$10,14420%
Bnai Vail Congregation Inc$8,2897n/a
Dallas Torah Institute$3,8292n/a
The Legacy Senior Communities Foundation$3,40010%
Vaad Hakashrus of Dallas Inc$3,30020%
SPCA of Texas$3,29050%
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc$2,91360%
National Council of Jewish Women Greater Dallas Section$2,90020%
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$2,88820%
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation$2,55310%
Ssp International Inc$2,50010%
Anti-Defamation League$2,33430%
Honey From the Heart Inc$2,1633n/a
Retina Foundation of the Southwest$2,06710%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$2,00020%
The Legacy Senior Communities Inc$1,80010%
Jewish National Fund-Usa Inc$1,6002n/a
Maccabi USA Inc$1,55510%
American College of Eye Surgeons$1,50011%
Perot Museum of Nature & Science$1,49940%
Dallas Zoo Management Inc$1,28930%
Dallas Furniture Bank$1,27520%
International Esperanza Project$1,03910%
Camp Young Judaea Inc$1,03220%
Birthright Israel Foundation$1,00010%
Mindworks Inc$88540%
American Heart Association Inc$76630%
Ort America Inc$73510%
Dallas Theater Center$69920%
Heichal Hatorah$68020%
Operation Kindness$60040%
Lemon Aide Society Inc$5751n/a
Congregation Anshai Torah$5592n/a
Texas Ophthalmological Association Foundation$5452n/a
American Friends of Herzog Hospital Inc$52110%
Ira E Tobolowsky Foundation$5201n/a
International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology Inc$5001n/a
Feeding America$50010%
The Warrior Connection Inc$5001n/a
Wolfpack Soccer$5001n/a
Imentor Inc$50020%
Dallas County Medical Society$26010%
Areyvut Inc$25810%
Moving Arts Espanola Incorporated$25010%
North Texas Public Broadcasting Inc$25010%
American Cancer Society Inc$25010%
Bikur Cholim of Dallas$2501n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$25010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$25010%
Be the Difference Foundation$25010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$25010%
Camp Hasc Inc$18410%
National Council of Young Israel$1501n/a
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$10410%
Heroes for Children$10410%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$10010%
Lymphoma Research Foundation$10010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$10010%
Double Good Kids Foundation$10010%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$9510%
Glaucoma Research Foundation$5410%
Jfs Foundation$5410%
World Central Kitchen Inc$5010%
CaringBridge$5010%
Hope for Ukraine Inc$5010%
National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated$3610%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($306k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: $427,864 over 7y, 1.5% of budgetJewish Community Center of Dallas: $310,878 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetThe Conservative Jewish Day School of Dallas Inc: $141,873 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Migdal Torah Inc: $85,000 over 3y, 5.6% of budgetJewish Family Service: $55,680 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetDallas Museum of Art: $19,582 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAkibayavneh Academy: $17,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAkiba Academy of Dallas: $15,480 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBroadway Dallas Inc: $14,756 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Jewish Historical Society: $11,812 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetJewish Family Service of Dallas Inc Dba Jewish Family Service: $10,976 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $10,144 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Legacy Senior Communities Foundation: $3,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVaad Hakashrus of Dallas Inc: $3,300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSPCA of Texas: $3,290 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Arboretum and Botanical Society Inc: $2,913 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNational Council of Jewish Women Greater Dallas Section: $2,900 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc: $2,888 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Foundation: $2,553 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSsp International Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $2,334 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRetina Foundation of the Southwest: $2,067 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Legacy Senior Communities Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaccabi USA Inc: $1,555 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican College of Eye Surgeons: $1,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPerot Museum of Nature & Science: $1,499 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Zoo Management Inc: $1,289 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Furniture Bank: $1,275 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Esperanza Project: $1,039 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Young Judaea Inc: $1,032 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMindworks Inc: $885 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $766 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOrt America Inc: $735 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Theater Center: $699 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeichal Hatorah: $680 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Kindness: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Herzog Hospital Inc: $521 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetImentor Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDallas County Medical Society: $260 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAreyvut Inc: $258 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMoving Arts Espanola Incorporated: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Texas Public Broadcasting Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $250 over 1y, 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 64.

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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.

Dallas Jewish Community FoundationTX30.5× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Dallas Jewish Community Foundation · Mb and Edna Zale Foundation · Sylvan T Baer Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust · David & Gusta Rosenberg Family Foundation · Ike & Fannie Sablosky Foundation W00768400 · Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Foundation · The Mitchell L and Miriam Lewis Barnett Charitable Trust · Leo & Rhea Fay Fruhman Foundation · The Mankoff Family Foundation · Navias 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 Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation

How much does The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation give?
The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation reported 37 grants totaling $484,095 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 46 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (30%), Human Services (20%), Philanthropy (20%).
Who are The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum ($428k), Jewish Community Center of Dallas ($311k), The Conservative Jewish Day School of Dallas Inc ($142k).
Does The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman 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 Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, Mb and Edna Zale Foundation, Sylvan T Baer Foundation.
Where is The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation based?
The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman Charitable Foundation 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 121 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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