The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation
Media, PA · EIN 23-7807828. Reported 98 grants totalling $3,257,092 to 76 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. The Dietrich W Botstiber 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 $7,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,353 and $20,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $775,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $1,270,737 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fidelity Donor Advised Fund | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware County SPCA | Media, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | $162,472 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of York | Heslington, York | $144,542 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Martin Luther King JR Memorial Scholarship Fund | Lancaster, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Delaware Valley Science Fairs Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $88,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Austrian-American Educational Commission Fulbright Commisson | Vienna, 1070 Vienna | $86,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Care USA | Atlanta, GA | $69,582 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fulbright | Vienna | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central European University | Herndon, VA | $37,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Delaware Valley Science Fair | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martin Luther King JR Memorial Scholarship | Lancaster, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $25,663 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austrian American Educational Commission | Vienna, 1070 Vienna | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pennsylvania State University Press | University Park, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Usda Aphis | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Embassy of Austria | Washington, DC | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Humane Society International | Gaithersburg, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Redeptorist Provincial House | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womens Humane Society | Bensalem, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Durham University | Durham, Durham | $14,672 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Regents of the University of California | UC Berkeley, CA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ss Great Britain Trust | Bristol, BS16TY | $12,448 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Univeristy of Vienna | Vienna, 1010 Vienna | $12,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institut Fr Donauschwbische Geschichte Und Landeskunde | Tubingen | $11,965 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Research Foundation for State University of New York | Albany, NY | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Independent Documentary | Newtown, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glide Fund Inc | Bryn Mawr, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Opera Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Starfish Foundation | Cockeysville, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Masarykova Univerzita | Berno Moravia, 60177 | $9,760 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charles University Faculty of Arts | Stare Mesto | $9,740 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $9,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of the Redlands | Redlands, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Primate Protection League | Summerville, SC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Niall Michael Buckley | Mounthawk, V92VP0K | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Innsbruck | Innsbruck, Tyrol | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jihoceska Univerzita V Ceskych Budejovicich | Ceske Budejovice, 37001 | $7,260 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| German American Heritage Center | Davenport, IA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hidden Cabinet Films | Hamden, CT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of California Berkeley the Regents of the University of Ca | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI | $6,906 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Graz | Graz, 8010 Styria | $6,360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna | Vienna, 1090 Vienna | $6,050 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Swansea University | Swansea, SA28PP | $5,341 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austrian Consulate General Cultural | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gesellschaft De Freunde De Ostereichischen | Vienna, 1070 Vienna | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Fire Dept Historical Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Futures | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Starfish Foundation | West Chester, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swarthmore College Chester Children's Chorus | Swarthmore, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Als Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter | Ambler, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania School of Vetinary Med | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Vermont-Modern Austrian Literature and Culture | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Humane Society | Bensalem, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daystar US | Bloomington, MN | $4,353 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Freiburg | Freiburg, 79098 Freiburg | $4,290 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Jersey Schnauzer Rescue Network Inc | Fanwood, NJ | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Vermont - Austrian Studies Association | Burlington, VT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Austrian Studies Association University of Vermont | Burlington, VT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haydn Society of North America | Rochester, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heights Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Stroudsburg, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Board of Trustees of the Illinois State University Research and Sponsored P | Normal, IL | $1,660 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Austrian Society of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Fanwood, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| European Association of Zoos and Aquaria | Amsterdam, 1018 Amsterdam | $1,341 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gerda's Equine Rescue | West Townshend, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Save Your Ass Long Ear Rescue | South Acworth, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dorset Equine Rescue | East Dorset, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
16 of 76 (21%) 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 36%, 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.
- Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
GRANT TO SUPPORT QUALIFIED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - Delaware County SPCA
GRANT TO RENOVATE AND EXPAND THE ADOPTION CENTER AT THE DELAWARE COUNTY SPCA. - Humane Society of the United States
IN CONNECTION WITH ITS MISSION TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND HUMANS, THE FOUNDATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES (HSUS) HAS ESTABLISHED THE BOTSTIBER INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE FERTILITY CONTROL. THIS INSTITUTE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO ANIMALS THROUGH THE USE AND PROMOTION OF HUMANE, NON-LETHAL FERTILITY CONTROL METHODS IN WILDLIFE POPULATION MANAGEMENT. - Care USA
IN CONNECTION WITH ITS HUMANITARIAN MISSION, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED FUNDS TO CARE USA TO SUPPORT - University of York
GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOTSTIBER INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE FERTILITY CONTROL IN EUROPE - Austrian-American Educational Commission Fulbright Commisson
PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND AUSTRIA
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 27 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | $625,458 | $7,750 |
| 2021 | 28 | $906,538 | $7,130 |
| 2022 | 31 | $1,046,391 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 13 | $678,705 | $9,740 |
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. 54% 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 $7,000. 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 The Dietrich W Botstiber 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: 200 E State Street Suite 306-a, Media, PA, 19063. 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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