The Datck Foundation
The Datck Foundation is a private foundation based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations working in areas including health care, food assistance, housing and homelessness support, environmental conservation, arts, and education.
The Datck Foundation at a glance
In short: The Datck Foundation gave $125K across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 4% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $124,800
- +62.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,622
- +68.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $1,261,006
- -1.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 4% first-time grantees (1 of 27, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (76% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Datck Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It asks applicants to submit a written application stating the organization’s purpose, address, telephone number, and contact person, and to include a prior-period operating statement and balance sheet and whether the organization is a 501(c)(3). The filing lists Deborah Callahan as the application contact and states that restrictions on awards are N/A.
- Contact
Application contact: Deborah Callahan
Mailing address: 800 Potts Lane, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: (610) 308-6369
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Datck Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Santuary Farms ($30K). Together the top 10 received $108K.
Grant Size Distribution
153 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 153 grants of 153 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Pennsylvania received 76% of grant dollars. Other reported recipient-state shares were Georgia 8%, Idaho 8%, Missouri 3%, and Illinois 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Datck Foundation open to new grantees?
4%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 27 grantees (4%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 151% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2020) to $125K (2025). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $125K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Santuary Farms Philadelphia, PA | Non-Profit Urban Garden | $30,000 |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine West Chester, PA | Medical | $17,500 |
| Diversify Dietetics Atlanta, GA | Medical | $10,000 |
| Jesse Tree of Idaho Boise, ID | To help avoid homelessness through rental assistance and help negotiating with landlords. | $10,000 |
| Lower Merian Conservancy Gladwyne, PA | Environmental Conservation | $10,000 |
| Philabundance Philadelphia, PA | Non-Profit Food Bank | $10,000 |
| Philly House Philadelphia PA, PA | Housing and Homeless Support | $10,000 |
| Home of the Sparrow Exton, PA | Homeless Battered Women | $5,000 |
| Feeding America Chicago, IL | Nationwide network of food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs. | $2,500 |
| Mann Center for Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA | ARTS | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,261,006 | $119,529 | $133,426 | $124,800 | 27 | $124,800 | $110,903 | $82,689 |
| 2024 | $1,275,246 | $49,116 | $86,724 | $76,681 | 28 | $76,681 | $39,073 | $78,219 |
| 2023 | $1,313,411 | $62,732 | $75,106 | $66,833 | 30 | $66,833 | $54,459 | $70,842 |
| 2022 | $1,325,850 | $135,441 | $99,252 | $87,860 | 32 | $87,860 | $67,954 | $77,165 |
| 2021 | $1,291,118 | $139,316 | $95,022 | $86,400 | 36 | $86,400 | $130,694 | $80,715 |
| 2020 | $1,248,658 | $283,150 | $55,934 | $46,904 | 23 | — | $157,333 | $64,472 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Datck Foundation reported a distributable amount of $83K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations addressing health care, food access, housing, conservation, arts, and education. For example, Community Volunteers in Medicine describes its mission as providing free health care to uninsured working people with low incomes, while Philabundance says it works to drive hunger from communities and end hunger. Diversify Dietetics describes its mission as increasing racial and ethnic diversity in nutrition by empowering nutrition leaders of color.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 27 grants totaling $124,800. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $30,000, with a median of $2,000. Notable grants included $30,000 to SANTUARY FARMS for a non-profit urban garden; $17,500 to Community Volunteers in Medicine for medical purposes; $10,000 each to Diversify Dietetics for medical purposes, Jesse Tree of Idaho for homelessness prevention, Lower Merian Conservancy for environmental conservation, Philabundance for food-bank purposes, and Philly House for housing and homelessness support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Timothy Callahan as President/Director and Deborah Callahan as Secretary/Director.
The Datck Foundation is led by Timothy Callahan, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy Callahan
President & Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Callahan
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about The Datck Foundation
How much does The Datck Foundation give each year?
The Datck Foundation gave $125K across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $77K across 28 grants.
What is The Datck Foundation's typical grant size?
The Datck Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $4,622, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Datck Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does The Datck Foundation give grants?
The Datck Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 76% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Georgia (8%) and Idaho (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (10 grants), Gladwyne, PA (2 grants) and Bryn Mawr, PA (2 grants).
Does The Datck Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on The Datck Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).
Who are The Datck Foundation's largest grantees?
The Datck Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Santuary Farms ($30,000), Community Volunteers in Medicine ($17,500) and Diversify Dietetics ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Datck Foundation?
The Datck Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $125K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $83K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Datck Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations addressing health care, food access, housing, conservation, arts, and education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Datck Foundation?
The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Datck Foundation's EIN?
The Datck Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1906752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Datck Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-datck-foundation-morg_0cfad36e950c42a28ce58c6f24f366dc
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