Funding search · EIN 542101090 · Dayton, OH

Dayton Foundation Plus

Name: Dayton Foundation Plus grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

861
grants reported: $141.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

civic engagement research center relief building campaign

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Voting rights, fair elections, and civil rights litigation
Health equity research: maternal health, cancer, community health centers
Immigrant and refugee legal services, asylum, and economic advancement
Food access, medically tailored meals, and hunger relief
Dayton-area arts, history, public media, and youth organizations
Disaster and humanitarian relief: wildfires, hurricanes, Gaza and West Bank

Typical grant

Median grant is $25,000 and the middle half falls between $10,000 and $100,000, so most of what leaves this foundation is modest. The very large checks, $1M to $3.3M, go to national institutions with name recognition (University of Virginia, ACLU, Dana-Farber, Brennan Center, Michael J. Fox Foundation) and are usually coded 'VARIOUS PROJECTS,' meaning bundled multi-purpose support. With 861 grants to 470 recipients over four years, roughly half of recipients got funded more than once, so repeat giving is common once a relationship exists.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“VARIOUS PROJECTS”
“OPERATING SUPPORT”
“UNRESTRICTED”
“CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT”
“SUPPORT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie health research to their maternal health equity and underrepresented-community recruitment lines, as at Mass General and Michael J. Fox.
Ask in the $50,000 to $250,000 band for a named project; reserve seven-figure framing for institutions with existing ties.
Name a specific initiative and a salary line, as their descriptions do, rather than requesting broad program support.
If you have any Dayton or Miami Valley footprint, lead with it; Ohio recipients dominate grant count.

Worth knowing: This is a supporting organization holding many donor-advised accounts, which explains the split personality: 418 Ohio grants covering local arts, history, and youth work alongside multimillion-dollar checks to New York, Boston, and DC national organizations. Giving looks strongly relationship-driven and donor-directed, so a cold approach matters less than finding the individual advisor whose interests your work matches.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Dana Farber Cancer Institute3 grants · $7.5M
State Voices3 grants · $7.3M
The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia2 grants · $5.7M
Brennan Center for Justice at Nyu Law3 grants · $5.0M
Neo Philanthropy3 grants · $4.3M
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research4 grants · $4.2M
About Fresh3 grants · $4.1M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation2 grants · $4.0M
University of Virginia2 grants · $4.0M
City Harvest3 grants · $3.8M

Giving over time

$11.9M

2021

$37.6M

2022

$45.3M

2023

$46.6M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 861 grants.

$3.3M
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Various projects
$3.3M
The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2021
Translational orphan blood cancer research initiative
$3.1M
American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024
Various projects
$3.1M
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Various projects
$2.8M
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
Various projects
$2.8M
State Voices · Washington, DC · 2023
Various projects
$2.7M
State Voices · Washington, DC · 2022
Various projects
$2.5M
The Dayton Foundation · Dayton, OH · 2021
Unrestricted and various projects
$2.5M
The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Translational orphan blood cancer research initiative
$2.3M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2022
Various projects
$2.2M
About Fresh · Boston, MA · 2023
Various projects
$2.0M
Brennan Center for Justice at Nyu Law · New York, NY · 2024
Initiatives that protect and advance fair elections and voting rights, access, and safety
$2.0M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Various projects
$2.0M
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Racial justice program and the abortion criminal defense program
$1.8M
State Voices · Washington, DC · 2024
Various projects
$1.6M
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Parkinson's progression markers initiative's (ppmi) engaging underrepresented communities
$1.6M
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022
Various projects
$1.5M
Brennan Center for Justice at Nyu Law · New York, NY · 2023
Provide support for election defense initiatives
$1.5M
Brennan Center for Justice at Nyu Law · New York, NY · 2022
Provide support for election defense initiatves
$1.4M
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
Various projects
$1.3M
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2023
Various projects
$1.3M
Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2024
Various projects
$1.3M
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Research involving military veterans of color to help inform the global parkinson's genetics program
$1.3M
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Unrestricted , rapid response fund
$1.3M
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Various projects
$1.3M
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Various projects
$1.3M
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Unrestricted and various projects
$1.2M
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
To support research involving military veterans of color to help inform the global parkinsons genetics program by supporting the research infrastructure of 23 va centers across the country
$1.2M
Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2023
Various projects
$1.2M
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
Various projects
$1.1M
Boston Medical Center · Boston, MA · 2022
Social work fund
$1.0M
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Southern ca wildfire relief and recovery, relief efforts in gaza
$1.0M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2024
Various projects
$1.0M
Upwardly Global · New York City, NY · 2024
Support for career services and products and/or partnerships
$1.0M
Neo Philanthropy · New York, NY · 2023
Various projects
$1.0M
About Fresh · Boston, MA · 2022
Provide support to implement and scale fresh connect
$1.0M
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2022
Economic empowerment program
$912,000
United Teen Equality Center Aka Utec · Lowell, MA · 2023
Various projects
$905,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Various projects
$900,000
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2024
Various projects
$900,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Various projects
$890,000
About Fresh · Boston, MA · 2024
Operating support
$889,400
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers · Boston, MA · 2023
Various projects
$810,000
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Aka Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Legal and asylum services in new york city, economic advancement fund
$805,000
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Various projects
$800,000
Upwardly Global · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted and various projects
$775,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2024
Brothers=connect: an upstream suicide prevention program for black boys
$775,000
United Teen Equality Center Aka Utec · Lowell, MA · 2022
Unrestricted and various projects
$750,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2024
Support for post-conviction litigation and strategic litigation initiatives
$750,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2023
Provide support for post-conviction litigation and strategic litigation initiatives
$750,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2022
Various projects
$739,400
Massachusetts League of Community Health · Boston, MA · 2024
Various projects
$739,400
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers · Boston, MA · 2022
Behavorial health internship pipeline program
$700,000
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition · Orlando, FL · 2023
Various projects
$700,000
National Domestic Workers Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
Designated for the civic engagement program
$686,500
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2023
Provide funding for the exploration and preparation phases of brothers=connect: an upstream suicide prevention program for black boys
$660,000
Caremessage · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Enhanced data management and data architecture
$659,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
Various projects
$645,000
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
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$625,000
Understood for All · New York City, NY · 2024
Support for the neuroequity research collaborative
$625,000
Understood for All · New York City, NY · 2023
Provide support for the neuroequity research collaborative
$600,000
Institute for Health Equity Research · Boston, MA · 2024
Operating support
$600,000
Institute for Health Equity Research Evaluation & Policy · Boston, MA · 2023
Provide operating support to the institute for health equity research, evaluation and policy
$600,000
Vot-Er · South Boston, MA · 2023
Various projects
$600,000
Hip Hop Public Health · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
$600,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Various projects
$600,000
Hip Hop Public Health · New York, NY · 2021
Salary support
$585,000
Brighter Bites · Houston, TX · 2022
Various projects
$575,000
The Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Salary support for the maternal health equity initiative
$564,000
The Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Salary support for the maternal health equity initiative
$550,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Various projects
$547,000
Vot-Er a Healthier Democracy · South Boston, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
$528,000
Immigrant Family Services Institute · Mattapan, MA · 2022
Unrestricted and various projects
$500,000
United Teen Equality Center Aka Utec · Lowell, MA · 2024
Operations and/or infrastructure and madd love meals
$500,000
Vot-Er · South Boston, MA · 2024
Operations
$500,000
International Medical Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Gaza emergency response
$500,000
Upwardly Global · New York City, NY · 2023
Various projects
$500,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Unlocking potential initiative in fy2024 and/or fy2025
$500,000
Voteriders · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Various projects
$500,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Various projects
$500,000
National Domestic Workers Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
Ndwa's civic engagement program
$500,000
The Troy Foundation · Troy, OH · 2022
Step fund
$500,000
Preble County Council On Aging · Eaton, OH · 2021
Preble county senior center
$491,500
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2022
Exploration and preparation phases of brothers=connect
$475,000
All Voting Is Local · Washington, DC · 2024
Operating support, election protection arizona
$475,000
Florida Rising Together · Miami, FL · 2023
Various projects
$460,000
Our Farm Sanctuary · Tipp City, OH · 2024
Emergency operation and payment for 6555 agenbroad
$443,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2021
Support the litigation and law program
$430,000
Kings Bay Ym-Ywha · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support we build the block
$425,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023
Various projects
$425,000
Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Center on the developing child's communications platform
$404,500
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Groundwork project, payment of the 4% fiscal agent fee
$400,000
Immigrant Family Services Institute · Mattapan, MA · 2024
Support for general operations for mattapan and brockton sites
$400,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Various projects
$399,200
University of Dayton · Dayton, OH · 2024
Varius projects
$383,000
Community Servings · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Unrestricted and various projects
$380,000
Drive Change · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Various projects
$375,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Support the community accelerator program
$370,000
Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership · New York, NY · 2024
Healthy journey maternal health program, harlem works community doula training project
$365,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2022
Nyu grossman school of medicine

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.