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The Dreiseszun Family Foundation

Overland Park, KS · EIN 48-1021776. Reported 267 grants totalling $17.6M to 131 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$17.6Mgranted, 2020-2023
131organizations funded
66%of grantees funded again the next year
$152.1Massets, latest filing

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. The Dreiseszun Family 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $85,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $610,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
4 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
21 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
29 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
58 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
48 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
47 grants
$100,000 and Up
60 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding TrustPurchase, NY$1,404,154442023
Phoenix Country Day SchoolParadise Valley, AZ$1,120,000222023
University of ColoradoBoulder, CO$1,000,000222023
The Southwest Autism Research & Resource CenterPhoenix, AZ$800,000442023
Phoenix County Day SchoolParadise Valley, AZ$695,000222021
Present NowSanta Monica, CA$681,480442023
Temple SinaiDenver, CO$656,000442023
National Jewish HealthDenver, CO$610,000442023
City of Phoenix Pediatric Healthcare InitiativePhoenix, AZ$585,000442023
Crossroads SchoolSanta Monica, CA$556,385442023
Jewish National FundNew York, NY$550,000222023
Liberty in North KoreaLong Beach, CA$425,000442023
First Place ArizonaPhoenix, AZ$400,000442023
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY$378,750442023
Beth TefillahScottsdale, AZ$365,000332022
Torah Learning CenterOverland Park, KS$345,000442023
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$300,500222023
Children's Hospital Colorado FoundationAurora, CO$300,000442023
Jewish Community CenterOverland Park, KS$300,000332022
Crayon CollectionSanta Monica, CA$252,500332023
American Red CrossKansas City, MO$250,000332023
Charlie's HouseKansas City, MO$230,000442023
Barrow Neurological FoundationPhoenix, AZ$225,000332023
Cure Addiction NowLos Angeles, CA$225,000112021
Anne Frank CenterNew York, NY$200,000442023
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas CityOverland Park, KS$200,000442023
Jewish Free LoanScottsdale, AZ$183,600332023
Promises FoundationLos Angeles, CA$180,000332022
Arizona Jewish Historical SocietyPhoenix, AZ$167,000112023
Nest Global (formerly Pilaglobal)Pacific Palisades, CA$166,667112022
Law College Association of University of ArizonaTucson, AZ$163,545222021
Denver Jewish Day SchoolDenver, CO$150,000442023
Hope of the ValleyMission Hills, CA$150,000222021
Utah Film CenterSalt Lake City, UT$150,000222023
Village ShalomOverland Park, KS$150,000332022
Michael Magro FoundationHicksville, NY$140,000442023
New York UniversityNew York, NY$130,000332022
ClarematrixSanta Monica, CA$125,000112020
Congregation Beth TefillahScottsdale, AZ$121,000112023
Jimmy Miller Memorial FoundationManhattan Beach, CA$105,000332022
Brothers for LifeSeattle, WA$100,000112023
Jewish Family Services of ColoradoDenver, CO$100,000332023
Nancy Davis Foundation - Race to Erase MsLos Angeles, CA$100,000442023
Shalom ParkAurora, CO$100,000442023
Pardes Jewish Day SchoolScottsdale, AZ$95,000442023
The National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases AssociationBrighton, MA$85,000442023
Kehilath Israel SynagogueOverland Park, KS$80,000442023
Phoenix Art MuseumPhoenix, AZ$80,000332023
Cure Addiction Now - Nancy Davis FoundationLos Angeles, CA$75,000112023
Phoenix Theatre CompanyPhoenix, AZ$75,000112021
National Foster Youth InstituteLos Angeles, CA$70,000332023
Nest GlobalPacific Palisades, CA$66,666112023
Arizona Foundation for WomenPhoenix, AZ$60,000222022
Ian's Friends FoundationAtlanta, GA$56,950442023
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI$55,000222023
Caring for KidsClayton, MO$50,000222021
Creative VisionsMalibu, CA$50,000112022
Hadassah - Ukraine Medical Humanitarian MissionNew York, NY$50,000112021
Ll Dog RescueShawnee Mission, KS$50,000442023
Honorhealth FoundationScottsdale, AZ$48,900332023
Cedars Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA$44,000222023
Harry Truman Good Neighbor Award FoundationShawnee Mission, KS$44,000442023
Allies for Every ChildCulver City, CA$42,500442023
United in HarmonyLos Angeles, CA$42,500332023
Victory ProjectKansas City, MO$42,500112021
Curtis SchoolLos Angeles, CA$40,000222021
Hero TheatreLos Angeles, CA$40,000332023
American Heart AssociationMission, KS$35,000112023
Gentry FoundationPhoenix, AZ$30,000442023
Louisville Community FoundationLouisville, KY$30,000112020
Pedagogical Institute of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$30,000222021
Chabad of Se Morris CountyMadison, NJ$25,000112020
Habits of WasteLos Angeles, CA$25,000112023
Hillel of ColoradoDenver, CO$25,000112023
Hyman Brand Hebrew AcademyOverland Park, KS$25,000112021
Reigning Grace Youth RanchRio Verde, AZ$25,000112021
WeecycleAurora, CO$25,000112020
Donate to Israel - Jewish National FundNew York, NY$20,000112021
Hope the MissionNorth Hills, CA$20,000112023
Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist CongregationPacific Palisades, CA$20,000112020
The Advocacy Group ProjectLos Angeles, CA$20,000112023
The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyWashington, DC$20,000222023
Women's Jewish LeagueScottsdale, AZ$20,000112023
Childrens Hospital LaLos Angeles, CA$17,000112022
Everybody Dance LaLos Angeles, CA$15,000112023
The Women's Leadership InstituteScottsdale, AZ$12,000112020
Stephen Wise TempleLos Angeles, CA$11,315222022
Beauty Bus FoundationLos Angeles, CA$10,000222023
Center for Jewish PhilanthropyTucson, AZ$10,000112023
Coaching for ChangeTaunton, MA$10,000112020
Cultivating CambodiaGrand Junction, CO$10,000112022
Friends of DuvdevanFarmington Hills, MI$10,000112023
Jewish Community Association of Greater PhoenixScottsdale, AZ$10,000112022
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater PhoenixScottsdale, AZ$10,000112021
Los Angeles Medical Mission TeamBurbank, CA$10,000112022
Lotus NetworkCherry Hill Village, CO$10,000112022
OceanaWashington, DC$10,000112022
Phase One FoundationLos Angeles, CA$10,000222023
University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$10,000112022
University of California Los Angeles FoundationLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
Children's Hunger FundSylmar, CA$9,600112020
Kehillat IsraelPacific Palisades, CA$9,311222023
Arizona Helping HandsPhoenix, AZ$7,500112020
Level Up LaPacific Palisades, CA$7,500222022
Steele Research CenterPhoenix, AZ$7,500112021
Moriah CooperativeScottsdale, AZ$5,050112023
Archway Classical AcademyScottsdale, AZ$5,000112020
Children Crisis ArizonaMesa, AZ$5,000112022
Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$5,000222023
Columbus Jewish FoundationColumbus, OH$5,000112021
International Community FoundationNational City, CA$5,000112021
Jenesse CenterLos Angeles, CA$5,000112022
Jewish Family Services of PhoenixPhoenix, AZ$5,000112022
Justa CenterPacific Palisades, AZ$5,000112022
Life of the PartySherman Oaks, CA$5,000112023
Milwaukee Jewish Day SchoolMilwaukee, WI$5,000112020
Mountain Rescue AspenAspen, CO$5,000112021
Promises Foundation - Mariam's HouseLos Angeles, CA$5,000112020
Westside Guild of Children's HospitalPacific Palisades, CA$5,000222022
Playmaker Futbol AcademyScottsdale, AZ$4,000112021
Southern California GrantmakersLos Angeles, CA$3,600112020
Headstrong FoundationWoodlyn, PA$3,500222023
Mariam's House Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$2,575112023
Phoenix Children's HospitalPhoenix, AZ$2,500112023
Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL$2,000112023
PathfindersAspen, CO$2,000112020
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA$1,000112022
FAMILIESCN2A FoundationGettysburg, PA$530112023
PelotoniaColumbus, OH$500112023
Violence Intervention ProgramLos Angeles, CA$500112022
Child HelpScottsdale, AZ$250112023

66 of 131 (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 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 167 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
33 grants
Education
28 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
25 grants
Diseases & Disorders
20 grants
Health Care
14 grants
Religion
8 grants
Arts & Culture
5 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202059$3,005,645$25,000
202163$3,728,350$25,000
202272$5,300,167$25,000
202373$5,560,166$25,000

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.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 30% of this one's giving went to organizations in Arizona. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Arizona
$5.3M
California
$4.0M
Colorado
$3.0M
New York
$2.9M
Kansas
$1.2M
Missouri
$572K
Utah
$150K
Washington
$100K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund59 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc53 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc43 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc43 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust36 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program32 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Arizona.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 The Dreiseszun Family 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: P O Box 12545, Overland Park, KS, 66282. 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.

EIN 48-1021776 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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