Partnerships

Delivering Meaningful Impact

Our partnerships strengthen the Foundation’s ability to deliver meaningful impact. By working with trusted financial and administrative leaders, we ensure that resources are managed with integrity and purpose.

Partner Alignment

Expert Financial Stewardship

At the David D. Dodge Foundation, we believe collaboration is essential to advancing human rights. That is why we align with partners who share our commitment to accountability, transparency, and long-term success. These relationships allow us to focus on what matters most—supporting nonprofits that defend dignity, justice, and equality around the globe.

Through expert financial stewardship and comprehensive foundation management, our partners provide the backbone that sustains our work. Their guidance ensures that every grant we award is supported by sound governance, efficient operations, and responsible oversight. Together, we build the capacity to amplify human rights advocacy worldwide.

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How the David D. Dodge Foundation Advances Human Rights

How does the Foundation choose the causes it supports?

We align with organizations whose missions reflect our vision of justice, dignity, and equality. We focus on initiatives that empower individuals and create sustainable, long-term change.

What is the core purpose of the David D. Dodge Foundation?

Our purpose is to ensure that human rights are protected and advanced globally by supporting nonprofit organizations with a proven record of meaningful impact.

How does the Foundation measure its impact?

We track the progress of grantee organizations, highlight changemaker stories, and look for tangible improvements in the lives of those served—such as access to justice, education, or basic human needs.

Foundation partners

Strengthen Financial and Organizational Capacity for Global Human Rights Impact

Foundation Source

Foundation Source is an organization that serves over 2,000 private foundations. It provides a full suite of foundation creation and management services including the following: accounting and auditing, financial reporting, grant and expense processing, guidance and counseling, recordkeeping, compliance monitoring for 501 (c)(3), foundation administration, grants management, international grantmaking, tax preparation and filings.

Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, as one of the largest trustees of charitable assets in the country, helps private foundations manage their assets and pursue their philanthropic missions.

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Testimonials

Experiences

David has been one of our most steadfast supporters for nearly a decade. He made a special grant to establish a sports and recreation program, to bring joy and physical well-being to our girls. When things became further complicated in Afghanistan recently, and many funders started questioning their commitment to girls education in our country — he was first to ask: How can I help? He has sponsored a student for many years, with whom he shares a special bond, and gone above and beyond to make sure she — and, critically, her whole family — have the support they need for their collective health, and her ongoing education. David is a true champion for Afghan girls, and I count him among my dearest friends.

At the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), we are unwavering in confronting racism in all its forms. We are guided by a deep commitment to building a future where hate and extremism, poverty, and mass incarceration are relics of the past. This work could not have been done without the support of supporters like the David D. Dodge Foundation. We are grateful for the David D. Dodge Foundation's partnership in this critical work and look forward to all that we will accomplish together in the future.

The David D. Dodge Foundation has been a steady ally for years now, empowering key on-the-ground projects which are making a difference in the struggle to oppose executions and end the death penalty. David Dodge is not the only funder of ours who pays close attention to our work, but he shows up and joins in the work too. We appreciate that Mr. Dodge puts his money where his mouth is.

For nearly a decade, the David D. Dodge Foundation has stood beside Human Rights Watch as a steadfast partner. Through mutual trust and respect, the Foundation provides reassurance and stability to public outreach programs and to life-saving work. We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to partner with the David D. Dodge Foundation in making a real and lasting impact together.

"The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened."

John F. Kennedy