The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation

• The filings say the foundation contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for an existing relationship or introduction first.
• Its themes of women's leadership, climate change, immigration, human trafficking, gender equality and violence against women are the clearest guide to whether the work fits, and no geographic focus is stated, so do not assume a location rules you in or out.
• About 8 in 10 of its 170 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $250,000, with a median of $50,000, so a modest request in that range is typical, though the largest grant was $2,000,000.
• Repeat funding is strong: in its latest filing, 63% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests it is relationship-led and rewards continuing ties.
• No public application steps are described, so keep any approach low-key and wait to be invited.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Vital Voices · General fund
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• Downtown Seattle Cares · General fund
  $1,500,0002024 tax year
• RAND Corporation · General fund
  $625,0002024 tax year
• Vital Voices · General fund
  $500,0002024 tax year
• Georgetown University · General fund
  $300,0002024 tax year
• Museum of Language Arts · In support of "words matter"
  $250,0002024 tax year
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · General fund
  $250,0002024 tax year
• Curtis School Foundation · General fund
  $250,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.