Private foundation · EIN 04-3251269 · Andover, Massachusetts · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Dunn Family Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 176 grants paid, $2.7M total, median $10K. 20% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
176
$2.7M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MA
20%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$40M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 176 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Thousand CurrentsSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted gift$90K
Global Greengrants Fund IncBoulder, COUnrestricted gift$75K
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTUnrestricted gift$70K
The Daily Source LtdSarasota, FLUnrestricted gift$70K
Outright Action InternationalNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$65K
Freedom UnitedRaleigh, NCUnrestricted gift$60K
Global ImpactAlexandria, VAUnrestricted gift$60K
Groundswell International IncWashington, DCUnrestricted gift$60K
Medglobal IncChicago Ridge, ILUnrestricted gift$60K
The Social Change Nest - RawaLondon, UKUnrestricted gift$57K
Grassroots International IncBoston, MAUnrestricted gift$55K
Agroecology FundCorpus Christi, TXUnrestricted gift$50K
Anti-Slavery InternationalLondon, UKUnrestricted gift$50K
Backward Society Education (base)Dang, NPUnrestricted gift$50K
Saint Julie Haiti ProjectBaltimore, MDUnrestricted gift$50K
Shona Group Ltd - Neycha AcceleratorVal de Grace, SFUnrestricted gift$50K
Social Change InitiativeBelfast, EIUnrestricted gift$50K
Stichting Institute on Statelessness and InclusionEidenhoven, NLUnrestricted gift$50K
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee - UuscCambride, MAUnrestricted gift$50K
Free the Slaves IncWashington, DCUnrestricted gift$45K
Acceso Impact IncBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted gift$40K
Aida - Interamerican Association for Environmental DefenseSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted gift$40K
Boston Foundation Inc - Haiti Development Institute (hdi)Boston, MAUnrestricted gift$40K
Earthrights International IncWashington, DCUnrestricted gift$40K
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$40K
Social Good FundRichmond, CAUnrestricted gift$40K
Mariposa Dr FoundationIthaca, NYUnrestricted gift$35K
Cambodian Living ArtsNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$30K
Choose Love IncNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$30K
Climate Justice AllianceBerkeley, CAUnrestricted gift$30K
Edesia IncNorth Kingstown, RIUnrestricted gift$30K
Humanity RisesBoston, MAUnrestricted gift$30K
Participation & Practice of Rights ProjectBelfast, UKUnrestricted gift$30K
Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human RightsAlameda, CAUnrestricted gift$30K
RefugepointBoston, MAUnrestricted gift$27K
Fwdus Education FundWashington, DCUnrestricted gift$25K
Natural State LtdEngland, UKUnrestricted gift$25K
OummalZgharta, LEUnrestricted gift$25K
Plan InternationalWarwick, RIUnrestricted gift$25K
Pure HandsSachse, TXUnrestricted gift$25K
SynergosNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$25K
McE Social CapitalSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted gift$24K
Alterna Foundation Inc- Flii SponsorshipBerkeley, CAUnrestricted gift$20K
Catholic Charities USA - Border Is Everywhere ProgramAlexandria, VAUnrestricted gift$20K
Farmington High School - ScholarshipsFarmington, CTUnrestricted gift$20K
Focus Central AmericaWarren, NJUnrestricted gift$20K
Fonkoze IncWashington, DCUnrestricted gift$20K
Lacordaire AcademyMontclair, NJUnrestricted gift$20K
Refugee Protection InternationalBelmont, MAUnrestricted gift$20K
Sjm Haiti (service Jesuite Aux Migrants Solidarite Fwontalye)Delmas, HAUnrestricted gift$20K
Womens Agenda on Human Rights NgoNew York, NYOperational support for woman's human rights advocacy$20K
Cotap - Carbon Offsets to Alleviate PovertyWalnut Creek, CAUnrestricted gift$20K
Earthspark International CorpWashington, DCUnrestricted gift$18K
Centre Haitian de LA Leadership du Excelence (cle)Delmas, HAUnrestricted gift$15K
Foundation Open Collective EuropeBrussels, BEUnrestricted gift$15K
Newfound Lake Region AssociationBristol, NHUnrestricted gift$15K
Refugee Health AllianceLA Jolla, CAUnrestricted gift$15K
Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (soil)Sebastopol, CAUnrestricted gift$15K
Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MDUnrestricted gift$13K
International Refugee Assistance Project (irap)New York, NYUnrestricted gift$13K

By state: INTL 19 · California 24 · New York 18 · Massachusetts 36 · District of Columbia 19 · Texas 7

About this foundation

Dunn Family Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Andover, Massachusetts, administered in care of Ahi, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Dunn Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Dunn Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.7M across 176 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Dunn Family Charitable Foundation give?

INTL (19 grants), California (24 grants), New York (18 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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