Dovetail Impact Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 76-0324538 · since 1991dovetailimpact.org·Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, C…·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$13.7M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$15,000 to $350k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$30,000

Typical grant (median)

100 grants in the latest filing

Open to applications

A mix of rolling and fixed deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

This foundation funds work in health, education, livelihoods and justice, with a geographic priority on the United States, Houston, Texas, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia, so organisations working in those themes and places are the best fit.
Most grants to organisations fall between $15,000 and $350,000, and half of all such grants are $25,000 or less, so a modest request is realistic, though the largest grant made was around $3,350,000.
Around 40% of grant dollars go to organisations also funded in the two previous filings, suggesting the foundation tends to build ongoing relationships once a partnership begins.
For international work, the Dovetail Acceleration Program runs through an annual open call: applicants submit a first-round written application and, if shortlisted, provide further materials and complete a brief interview before cohort selection, so timing needs to be planned around this single yearly window.
The foundation states it does not fund arts, disaster response, endowments, events such as fundraisers, conferences or workshops, higher education, individual assistance such as tuition or emergency aid, or scholarships, and for its Acceleration Program it seeks locally-led African not-for-profit organisations that have operated for at least two years, are officially registered, have budgets under $500,000 and are led by a team ready to invest time in capacity building.

Overview

Dovetail Impact Foundation is a US private foundation based in Houston, TX.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Dovetail Impact Foundation fuels extraordinary organisations serving individuals experiencing extreme poverty. It prioritises partners with a laser focus on solutions in health, education, livelihoods and justice that help put people on a meaningful pathway out of poverty. Its stated geographic work includes Houston, Texas, the United States and international geographies including sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It looks for high leverage, scalable and sustainable organisations: accomplishing a lot with a little, with the propensity to impact millions, and with models not wholly reliant on private philanthropy over time. Through the Dovetail Acceleration Program, it also invests in early-stage, locally-led African organisations, pairing unrestricted funding with structured coaching and capacity support to strengthen the foundations for long-term growth.

Themes

Health
Education
Livelihoods
Justice

Geographic Focus

Priority: United States; Houston, Texas; Sub-Saharan Africa; South Asia; Southeast Asia.

What They Don't Fund

Arts
Disaster response
Endowments
Events (e.g., fundraisers, conferences, workshops)
Higher education
Individual assistance (e.g., tuition, financial support, emergency aid, etc.)
Scholarships

How to apply

For the International Acceleration Program, organisations enter through an open call, submit a first-round written application and, if selected for the second round, provide additional materials and take a brief interview before cohort selection and notification.

Deadlines: The International Acceleration Program uses an annual open call.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 40% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 301 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

The foundation looks for high leverage, scalable and sustainable organisations: accomplishing a lot with a little, able to impact millions and not wholly reliant on private philanthropy.
For the Acceleration Program, the foundation seeks locally-led African not-for-profit organisations that have operated for at least two years, are officially registered, have budgets under $500,000 and are led by a team ready to invest time in capacity building.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Colorado10%

Texas9%

Washington9%

California9%

Pennsylvania8%

Massachusetts8%

6 other states: 25%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 22%

The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 40% of grant dollars went to organisations Dovetail Impact Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
12% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (India, France, Tanzania, Kenya).
5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

100 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $30,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 100 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k1%

$1k–$2.5k1%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k1%

$10k–$25k27%

$25k–$50k36%

$50k–$100k1%

$100k–$250k4%

$250k–$500k19%

$500k–$1M10%

Median $30,000 (tax year 2024)

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

Landesa · Justice
$600,0002024 tax year
VillageReach · Health
$500,0002024 tax year
Healthy Learners · Health
$500,0002024 tax year
Proximity Designs · Livelihood
$500,0002024 tax year
Plant With Purpose · Livelihood
$500,0002024 tax year
Sanku · Health
$500,0002024 tax year
Medic Mobile · Health
$500,0002024 tax year
Luminos Fund · Education
$500,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Robin Weekley Bruce — President
Bonnie S Weekley — Secretary
David M Weekley — Chairman

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$14,715,755	$12,375,638	$149,882,009	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$15,113,539	$12,070,856	$171,414,920	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$17,394,509	$13,706,525	$198,505,153	Filing for 2024 tax year

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.