The Dietrich W Botstiber Foundation
Media, PA · EIN 23-7807828. Reported 112 grants totalling $4,031,088 to 85 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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 $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $100 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| 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 | $1,115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Delaware Valley Science Fairs Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $123,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Martin Luther King JR Memorial Scholarship Fund | Lancaster, PA | $90,000 | 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 |
| Institute for International Education | New York, NY | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| University of California Berkeley the Regents of the University of Ca | Los Angeles, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humane Society International | Gaithersburg, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Queens College Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| University of West Bohemia in Pilsen | Plzen | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Philadelphia Fire Dept Historical Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Starfish Foundation | Cockeysville, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Starfish Foundation Inc | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Vienna | Vienna | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Austrian Consulate General Cultural Affairs Section | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Lugwig Maximillian University of Munich | Munchen | $7,396 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Magic Palms School | Vientianne | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 Futures | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International Inc | St Paul, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Foundation for Delaware County | Media, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
20 of 85 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 29%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 32 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2024 | 14 | $773,996 | $8,750 |
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
59% of its giving went to organizations in Ohio. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 200 E State Street 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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