Grants awarded
Who does Dorchester Foundation fund?
Dorchester Foundation has awarded $711,000 across 146 grants to 58 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in housing. Its typical grant is $2,000, with most between $1,000 and $3,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $2,050 versus $1,040 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$711K
Typical grant
$2K
Grantees
58
Grants
146
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Individual recipient | $214K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Newton Wellesley Hospital | $80K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mass General Hospital | $36K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Sumaira Foundation
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$32K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| D Dana-Farber INC | $32K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| B Brigham & Women's Hospital | $29K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Boston Childrens Hospital | $27K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
YMCA
|
$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | PA | |
| B Blanchards Anguilla Children's Fund | $22K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Project Care & Concern | $17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
The Greater Boston Food Bank INC
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| P Project Bread | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Laboure College | $11K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $11K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Riverside Community Care INC
|
$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Boston Rescue Mission INC
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$8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| I Individual recipient | $8K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U UNICEF | $8K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Mayo Clinic | $8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Friends of the Unborn Incorporated
|
$6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| S Salvation Army | $6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross | $5K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Catholic Relief Services | $4K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| D Dorchester House Food Pantry | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry | $4K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Monica Food Pantry | $3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Margaret-Brett Food Pantry | $3K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J Joseph Dodo Nee Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Newton Food Pantry INC | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | OH | |
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
|
$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | DC | |
Pine Street Inn INC
|
$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| C Centre Street Newton Food Pantry | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Chatham Food Pantry | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | LA | |
| S Saint Monica's Food Pantry | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army Chelsea | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Northfield Mount Herman School | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Blessed Mother Theresa Food Pantry | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T Tulane University | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Atwood House-Chatham Historical Society | $700 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| V Vermontorg | $527 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Maui Food Bank INC
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$518 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | HI | |
| I Individual recipient | $500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Chelsea Collaborative Food Pantry | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Middlesex Human Services | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Morning Star Food Pantry | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Chatham Athletic Association INC
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$500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MA | |
| N New Orleans Musician Clinic | $500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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