David D Dodge Foundation
Official website for the David D. Dodge Foundation, a private foundation supporting global human rights. The site presents the foundation's mission, leadership, partnerships/changemakers, FAQs on grantmaking, and an impact report.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A mission-aligned human rights or social-justice organization (often focused on death-penalty work, Iran or related advocacy) with an existing relationship or referral into the foundation's network, comfortable receiving modest, project-level grants.
Good Fit
- • Work clearly tied to human rights, death-penalty abolition, or targeted country/issue campaigns (e.g., Iran).
- • A prior relationship, referral, or status as a current grantee.
- • Needs that match small-to-midsize project grants (typical awards in the $500–$12,500 range).
- • Capacity to manage specific project-based grants (documentary support, protest or advocacy projects).
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year reached recipients in six different states and includes national organizations such as Human Rights Watch, indicating a multi-state/national footprint despite a concentration of dollars in Alabama.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded eight distinct recipients in 2024 (and 7 and 4 in prior years), mixing national and local groups and showing a blend of returning and new grantees rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it does not accept unsolicited inquiries and only accepts proposals from current grantees or invited organizations; while four new recipients appeared in 2024, the invitation-only policy makes it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant could enter without a referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
