Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation)
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About Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation)
The Dovetail Impact Foundation makes a small number of very large grants focused on faith-based youth ministry in the U.S. and high-impact international livelihood and justice interventions. Their giving blends domestic religious/spiritual formation funding with substantial support for global poverty alleviation and anti-trafficking work, privileging established organizations with scalable programs.
Focus Areas
Evangelical youth spiritual formation programs (e.g., Young Life) in the United StatesInternational anti-human-trafficking and justice interventions (e.g., International Justice Mission)Smallholder agricultural livelihood programs in Sub-Saharan Africa (e.g., One Acre Fund)
Who They Fund
local communitiesfamilies (including parents and caregivers)children and youthfaith communities / congregations
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants to established organizations; mix of domestic faith-based support and international development/justice grants rather than many small gifts or local community grants.
About Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation)
A defining feature of Dovetail Impact Foundation (fka David Weekley Family Foundation) is its willingness to make very large grants to a small set of organizations working on faith formation, justice, livelihoods, and health. The largest recent award in the data was $3,334,000 to Young Life for spiritual formation, followed by a $2,500,000 grant to International Justice Mission for livelihood-related work. Those awards point to a funder that backs established partners at meaningful scale rather than spreading support across many small gifts. The foundation’s recent grant list also shows substantial commitments to organizations working outside the United States, including One Acre Fund, Landesa, Plant With Purpose, Proximity Designs, and multiple health and education partners. Its domestic giving is still significant, with grants to Houston- and Texas-linked work alongside national U.S. organizations. Across the portfolio, the pattern is consistent: support for organizations that already have a tested model and can use capital to deepen or extend impact. This mix of evangelical youth ministry, poverty alleviation, and anti-trafficking or justice work gives the foundation a distinct profile among family funders.
What Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation) Funds
In spiritual formation, the foundation gave $3,334,000 to Young Life for spiritual formation and $677,215 to Kingdom Giving Fund for spiritual formation. Those grants show a clear interest in faith-based youth development and Christian formation. In justice and anti-trafficking work, it gave $2,500,000 to International Justice Mission for livelihood-related work and $600,000 to Landesa for justice. A separate $425,000 grant to Indus Action for justice extends that emphasis into policy and systems-oriented legal support. Livelihoods is another major thread. The foundation awarded $1,000,000 to One Acre Fund for livelihood work, then added $500,000 grants to Plant With Purpose and Proximity Designs for livelihood-related programming. Health and education also appear through grants such as $500,000 to Luminos Fund for education and $500,000 to Medic Mobile for health.
How Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation) Gives
The typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent list includes multi-million-dollar awards. The pattern suggests a portfolio with a small number of very large grants and a much broader set of smaller commitments. Several organizations recur across years, including International Justice Mission, Landesa, Integrate Health, and 1001 Fontaines, which points to continuing relationships rather than one-time support. The foundation is a regular funder and also makes program-related investments. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted for most listed portfolios, though the International Acceleration Program and the Priority Markets Expression of Interest accept them.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13.7M
Total Assets
$172.6M
Total Revenue
$31.9M
Total Expenses
$17.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $150K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$150K
Geographic Reach
National33 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation) Funds
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Dovetail Impact Foundation (Fka David Weekley Family Foundation).
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 190 | $33.6M | 63.1% |
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