Grants awarded
Who does First Dollar Foundation fund?
First Dollar Foundation has awarded $2.3 million across 206 grants to 68 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in international. Its typical grant is $6,750, with most between $3,000 and $15,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $2,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.3M
Typical grant
$7K
Grantees
68
Grants
206
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| E East Side Prep School | $255K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lumin | $245K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $145K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Direct Relief
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$138K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Himalayan Cataract Project INC
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$95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VT | |
The Life You Can Save
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$90K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WA | |
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New Incentives
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$80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Mentis of Napa | $62K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Against Malaria Foundation | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| N Napa Land Trust | $55K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Innovations for Poverty Action
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$55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| S Seva Foundation | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$45K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $42K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Upstream USA INC
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$40K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| E Evidence Action Deworm Project | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
News
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$38K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$35K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
Clean Air Task Force INC
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
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$30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| L Lighthouse for the Blind | $26K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Acumen Fund INC
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| O Okizu | $18K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sabin Vaccine Institute | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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Animal Welfare Institute
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$15K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sf Symphony Annual Fund | $14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
One Acre Fund
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$10K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Raphael House of Sf | $8K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Community Action Napa | $8K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Craft3 Pri | $6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Marin Agricultural Land Trust
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Living Goods
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| P Possible | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Pratham USA
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| S Seva INC | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | FL | |
Pro Publica INC
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$4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| M Marin Ag Land Trust | $3K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Amnesty International | $3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N N Central Ohio Land Conserv | $3K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Boone & Crockett | $2K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Pelotonia
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$2K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OH | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Corporation of Fine Arts Sf | $1K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | VA | |
| R Refuge Cares Food Pantry | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MT | |
| N Napa Valley Community | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $750 | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Monument Crisis Center
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$500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $299 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M My Veeder Fire Safe Counsil | $250 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $250 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $100 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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