Connecticut · Nonprofit
CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION
CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION (Connecticut) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $409,825 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($148,480). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $335k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $410k
- Net assets
- $2.9M
What Carley Cunniff-Peter S Dixon Md Foundation does
Mission
The foundation exists to improve the art of medicine and surgery for patients who are near or at the end of their lives. Their goal is to educate and inspire physicians, surgeons and nurses concerning their role in caring for patients that die from a prolonged illness. The foundation also provides to the general public, free of charge, access to helpful end of lfe tools through their planning my way guides.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
In 2024, Cunniff Dixon Foundation proudly created and produced the initial episodes of our newest video series, Influencer Interview (https://vimeo.com/XXX-XX-XXXX ) showcasing compelling stories of influential figures from diverse backgrounds who are shaping the landscape of end-of-life care. Each uniquely stylized short video unveils the impactful journeys of these influencers highlighting their pivotal contributions. In order to create a broader community and connection between awardees, colleagues, friends and family, the Cunniff Dixon Foundation Newsletter Series has expanded.Through the newsletter we are drawing attention to the resources available to the public interested in the art of medicine near the end of life and planning issues related to end-of-life care.We also continue to connect with our Planning My Way community which serves as a natural magnet to the no-cost end-of-life planning tools provided by CDF through Planning My Way: https://www.planningmyway.org/. Organic outreach via targeted and consistent social media posting via the Planning My Way Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/planningmyway and Cunniff Dixon Foundation Facebook page:…
$396,928 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $396,928.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $649k to $2.9M (+344%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
59% of CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $10k → $33k.
8 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 36% of grant income and the top three 71%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 66% · 2022 100% · 2023 80% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Connecticut, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $407k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION
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In Connecticut
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
26%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION?
- CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION (Connecticut) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $409,825 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($148,480). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $409,825 in grants to CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $148,480 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CARLEY CUNNIFF-PETER S DIXON MD FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing