Dana Charitable Foundation
Novi, MI · EIN 34-6544909. Reported 241 grants totalling $1,322,039 to 136 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Dana Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $950 and $5,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Toledo | Toledo, OH | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Toledo Zoological Society | Toledo, OH | $89,421 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Toledo Museum of Art | Toledo, OH | $85,144 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Toledo Association of Performing Arts | Toledo, OH | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lott Industries | Toledo, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Good Grief of Northwest Ohio | Toledo, OH | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mobile Meals of Toledo Inc | Toledo, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Toledo Symphony | Toledo, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Nashville, TN | $17,225 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ablelawo | Toledo, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bittersweet Farms | Whitehouse, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connecting Kids to Meals | Toledo, OH | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Courageous Community Services | Whitehouse, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Victory Center | Toledo, OH | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trinity Lutheran School | Toledo, OH | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| K9S on the Front Line | Bonnets Mill, MO | $13,175 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Fund of Cumberland County | Crossville, TN | $12,850 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $12,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Henry County Helping Hand Inc | Paris, TN | $11,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maumee Valley Country Day School | Toledo, OH | $10,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The University of Toledo Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $10,375 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Services | Toledo, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association - Northwest Ohio Chapter | Maumee, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association Northwest Ohio | Maumee, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross of Western Lake Erie | Toledo, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America-Erie Shores Council | Toledo, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Imagination Station | Toledo, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Northwestern Oh | Maumee, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio | Maumee, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Southfield, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Toledo Cultural Arts Center Inc | Toledo, OH | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Catholic High School | Toledo, OH | $7,850 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Emmanuel St Michael Lutheran School | Fort Wayne, IN | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity | Maumee, OH | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Door Ministry | Toledo, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Read for Literacy Inc | Toledo, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Toledo Grows | Toledo, OH | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Als Association-Kentucky Chapter | Louisville, KY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis De Sales High School | Toledo, OH | $6,425 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Veterans Matter | Toledo, OH | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ability Center of Greater Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross - Northwest Ohio Chapter | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross of Northwest Ohio | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Toledo | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Greater Tol | Sylvania, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Erie Shores Council BSA | Sylvania, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Dakota Mines Cara | Rapid City, SD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Paul's Community Center | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunshine Communities | Maumee, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sunshine Foundation Inc | Maumee, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio | Maumee, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Toledo Day Nursery | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Towson University Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mary Lee Johnston Community Learning Center | Columbia, MO | $4,675 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Promise of the Midlands | Columbia, SC | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Aloysius Catholic School | Gilbertville, MA | $4,425 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge | Springville, TN | $4,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School | Decatur, IN | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran School | Fort Wayne, IN | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Marion, IN | $3,450 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kendyl and Friends Foundation Inc | Burgin, KY | $3,350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harbor Impact Ministries | Kimball, MI | $3,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville, AR | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reedley College Foundation | Reedly, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | $3,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| K9S for Veterans Nfp | Plainfield, IL | $2,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Gerard Elementary School | Lima, OH | $2,820 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jordan Hackett Foundation | Carthage, TN | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sherry's Run Inc | Lebanon, TN | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Hand of Humboldt | Humboldt, TN | $2,725 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Services Association of Boyle County | Danville, KY | $2,675 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lincoln County Senior Citizens Center | Stanford, KY | $2,675 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Gladys Project | Danville, KY | $2,675 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars - Danville | Danville, KY | $2,675 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | $2,650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kentucky Wounded Heroes | Louisville, KY | $2,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miss Danville Scholarship Organization | Danville, KY | $2,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Peter Immanuel Lutheran School | Decatur, IN | $2,625 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ability Center of Toledo | Sylvania, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mccutcheon High School | Lafayette, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Memorylane Care Services | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army Northwest Ohio | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Solomon Lutheran School | Woodville, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Toledo Repertoire Theatre | Toledo, OH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Brother Rice High School | Chicago, IL | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Aloysius Catholic School | Yoder, IN | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Louis University High School | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valentine Theater Project Abc | Toledo, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Catholic Central High School | Novi, MI | $1,989 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Franklin High School | Livonia, MI | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ottawa Hills Schools Foundation | Ottawa Hills, OH | $1,550 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Cancer Society of Jackson Tn - Henry Cty | Jackson, TN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Progressive Directions Inc | Clarksville, TN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St John's High School-Delphos | Delphos, OH | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Central High School of Detroit | Novi, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Danville Champions Club Football Boosters | Danville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Den Central Kentucky | Hustonville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lions Club - Paris Tn | Paris, TN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Ursula Academy | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | $950 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Henry County Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol | Paris, TN | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Stephen School | Niles, OH | $565 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Notre Dame High School | Portsmouth, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Catherine of Siena Academy | Wixom, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Meinrad School of Theology | St Meinrad, IN | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Taylor University | Upland, IN | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Taylor University - Upland Campus | Upland, IN | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blessed Sacrament School | Toledo, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Glenview, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Purdue Foundation | Goshen, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Purdue Research Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Purdue University - Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Mary Catholic Central High School | Monroe, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Concordia Theological Seminary | Fort Wayne, IN | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph Catholic School | Maumee, OH | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Saint Francis | Fort Wayne, IN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Concordia University-Chicago | River Forest, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Concordia Unviersity Chicago | River Forest, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Barnabas School | Northfield, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kentucky State University | Frankfort, KY | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian, MI | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Athenaeum of Ohio | Cincinnati, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame Academy | Toledo, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
68 of 136 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 54%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- United Way of Greater Toledo
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 105 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | $193,334 | $1,250 |
| 2021 | 52 | $402,531 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 82 | $381,535 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 70 | $344,639 | $2,437 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Dana Charitable Foundation has 105 of them, worth $353,093. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo Museum of Art | Toledo, OH | $25,000 |
| Fort Wayne Philharmonic | Fort Wayne, IN | $16,000 |
| American Red Cross - Northwest Ohio Chapter | Toledo, OH | $15,800 |
| Warren Community Foundation | Mount Clemens, MI | $14,500 |
| Imagination Station | Toledo, OH | $11,589 |
| Imagination Station | Toledo, OH | $10,000 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $10,000 |
| Community Cancer Network | Lafayette, IN | $9,750 |
| Education for the Extraordinary Inc | Walton, KY | $8,500 |
| Autism Life Center | Lima, OH | $8,450 |
| Henry County Helping Hand Inc | Paris, TN | $7,000 |
| United Fund of Cumberland County | Crossville, TN | $6,650 |
| Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio | Maumee, OH | $6,000 |
| Henry County Helping Hand Inc | Paris, TN | $6,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio | Maumee, OH | $6,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 82% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Dana Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 27870 Cabot Drive, Novi, MI, 48377. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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