Funding search · EIN 042111392 · Lexington, MA

The Dana Home Foundation

Name: The Dana Home Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

62
grants reported: $877,473
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $9,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

seniors lexington community access subsidize food purchase residents

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Minuteman Senior Services3 grants · $180,000
Lexhab3 grants · $130,000
Supportive Livingwellness Center3 grants · $70,000
Boston Area Gleaners3 grants · $54,000
Lexington Recreation and Community3 grants · $42,700
Vna and Community Care2 grants · $35,000
Youville Place3 grants · $30,000
Cooperative Elder Services1 grant · $27,000
Lexington Histroical Society1 grant · $25,000
Daoyin Health Society2 grants · $24,560

Giving over time

$302,675

2022

$272,938

2023

$301,860

2024

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

$60,000
Minuteman Senior Services · Bedford, MA · 2024
Healthy connections program
$60,000
Minuteman Senior Services · Bedford, MA · 2023
Healthy connection - to support its healthy connections program, a person-centered approach to preventing food insecurity and to support independence in the community's most vulnerable seniors. Ongoing programs include … read allHealthy connection - to support its healthy connections program, a person-centered approach to preventing food insecurity and to support independence in the community's most vulnerable seniors. Ongoing programs include support for family caregivers, meals on wheels and the shine program. less
$60,000
Lexhab · Lexington, MA · 2022
To subsidize the cost of renovating bathrooms in lexhab affordable units to increaseaccessibility and safety.
$60,000
Minuteman Senior Services · Bedford, MA · 2022
Healthy connection - to support its healthy connections program, a person-centered approach to preventing food insecurity and to support independence in the community's most vulnerable seniors. Ongoing programs include … read allHealthy connection - to support its healthy connections program, a person-centered approach to preventing food insecurity and to support independence in the community's most vulnerable seniors. Ongoing programs include support for family caregivers, meals on wheels and the shine program. less
$45,000
Lexhab · Lexington, MA · 2024
Accessible and affordable initiative
$40,000
Supportive Livingwellness Center · Woburn, MA · 2023
Physical fitness for elder stroke survivors: proven benefit. Limited access - to support sli's neuro-fit programs for utilizing evidence-based exercise intervention to enhance the quality of life for people with brain i… read allPhysical fitness for elder stroke survivors: proven benefit. Limited access - to support sli's neuro-fit programs for utilizing evidence-based exercise intervention to enhance the quality of life for people with brain injury, neurological disorders and parkinson's disease. less
$27,000
Cooperative Elder Services · Milton, MA · 2024
Financial assistance for lexington residents
$25,000
Lexhab · Lexington, MA · 2023
To subsidize the cost of renovating bathrooms in lexhab affordable units to increaseaccessibility and safety.
$25,000
Lexington Histroical Society · Lexington, MA · 2022
To subsidize the cost of making exhibitions in all three historic houses and in its depot square space accessible to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
$24,000
Boston Area Gleaners · Acton, MA · 2024
Food access program
$21,000
Youville Place · Lexington, MA · 2022
To subsidize the purchase and installation of six large outdoor musical instruments within the youville place grounds. (three for the primary use of memory care residents and visitors, and three within the front grounds… read allTo subsidize the purchase and installation of six large outdoor musical instruments within the youville place grounds. (three for the primary use of memory care residents and visitors, and three within the front grounds for general community access). less
$20,000
Medford Visiting Nursing Association Dba Visiting Nurse and Community Care · Medford, MA · 2024
Caring for seniors at home
$20,000
Supportive Livingwellness Center · Woburn, MA · 2024
Neuro-wellness and education center
$20,000
Vna and Community Care · Arlington, MA · 2023
To assist the vna in caring for elders when they first arrive home from the hospital through training and acquisition of devices to be used to improve communications with family caregivers.
$19,800
Lexington Recreation and Community · Lexington, MA · 2022
Forever fit - to fund forever fit, a health and wellness program offered to lexington residents over the age of 60.
$18,000
Boston Area Gleaners · Acton, MA · 2023
To help fund a program that organizes volunteers to harvest surplus produce remaining in the fields at local farms, for distribution to local hunger relief agencies and food banks.
$17,900
Lexington Recreation and Community · Lexington, MA · 2024
Forever fit
$16,560
Daoyin Health Society · Belmont, MA · 2023
Daoyin meditation teaching program for seniors of lexington
$15,000
Hancock Church · Lexington, MA · 2024
Audio/visual upgrades
$15,000
Cooperative Elder Services · Lexington, MA · 2022
To supplement the cost of nutritious meals for lexington area older adults with disabilities who participate in cesi's community-based adult day healthprograms.
$15,000
Vna and Community Care · Arlington, MA · 2022
To assist the vna in caring for elders when they first arrive home from the hospital through training and acquisition of devices to be used to improve communications with family caregivers.
$13,950
Lexington Recreation · Lexington, MA · 2023
Drum alive - to fund "drums alive", a combination of movement and rhythm that uses stability balls to create a unique drumming experience that has been shown to benefit individuals physically, mentally, emotionally and … read allDrum alive - to fund "drums alive", a combination of movement and rhythm that uses stability balls to create a unique drumming experience that has been shown to benefit individuals physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. less
$12,500
First Parish in Lexington · Lexington, MA · 2023
Front steps modification project
$12,000
Boston Area Gleaners · Acton, MA · 2022
To help fund a program that organizes volunteers to harvest surplus produce remaining in the fields at local farms, for distribution to local hunger relief agencies and food banks.
$11,000
Neighbor Brigade · Maynard, MA · 2022
To support the neighbor brigade, a community-specific network of volunteers that are mobilized to help residents facing sudden crises manage day-to-day tasks such as meal preparation, rides, and basic household chores.
$10,428
Minute Man Arc · Concord, MA · 2023
To purchase a hoyer power lift for transferring wheelchair bound seniors to therapy tables and into standing devices in the arc day habilitation program.
$10,000
Lexington Historical Society · Lexington, MA · 2024
Depot transformation project
$10,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023
Perkins braille and talking book library: thriving with vision loss - to support programs that assist seniors with vision loss who live in lexington. Programs include a monthly lexington book group, daily virtual activi… read allPerkins braille and talking book library: thriving with vision loss - to support programs that assist seniors with vision loss who live in lexington. Programs include a monthly lexington book group, daily virtual activities, a monthly seminar series and access to hundreds of newspapers and magazines through the newsline service. less
$10,000
Temple Isaiah · Lexington, MA · 2023
Growing older together speaker series
$10,000
Power of Flowers · Tewksbury, MA · 2022
To subsidize the purchase of new worktables and stools for its tewksbury headquarters where volunteers gather to create 400 bouquets each week from repurposed flowers to be delivered to seniors in care communities.
$10,000
Supportive Livingwellness Center · Woburn, MA · 2022
Physical fitness for elder stroke survivors: proven benefit. Limited access - to support sli's neuro-fit programs for utilizing evidence-based exercise intervention to enhance the quality of life for people with brain i… read allPhysical fitness for elder stroke survivors: proven benefit. Limited access - to support sli's neuro-fit programs for utilizing evidence-based exercise intervention to enhance the quality of life for people with brain injury, neurological disorders and parkinson's disease. less
$8,000
Daoyin Health Society · Belmont, MA · 2024
Daoyin meditation teaching program for seniors of lexington
$8,000
Lexington Fire Department · Lexington, MA · 2024
Senor safety program
$7,500
Cary Memorial Library · Lexington, MA · 2023
To fund acquisition of books and other materials in multiple formats (such as audiobooks and large print books) to increase accessibility for seniors.
$7,250
Lexington Symphony · Lexington, MA · 2024
Classical music concerts for lexington seniors
$6,978
Cary Memorial Library · Lexington, MA · 2022
To fund acquisition of books and other materials in multiple formats (such as audiobooks and large print books) to increase accessibility for seniors.
$6,111
Minute Man Arc · Concord, MA · 2022
To purchase a hoyer power lift for transferring wheelchair bound seniors to therapy tables and into standing devices in the arc day habilitation program.
$6,000
Lexpride · Lexington, MA · 2022
Celebrating lgbt+seniors - to support a variety of entertaining and creative expression activities geared toward lgbtq+ seniors and designed to help mental and physical health.
$5,700
The Nature Connection · Concord, MA · 2022
Improving elder mental health with therapeutic nature - to support the nature connection in its mission to improve the wellbeing of individuals and communities through the therapeutic use of nature.
$5,450
Power of Flowers · Tewksury, MA · 2024
2024 special delivery program
$5,400
Lexington Fire Department · Lexington, MA · 2022
To fund a program to educate and teach seniors about life and fire safety including installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors to those in need.
$5,000
Brookhaven · Lexington, MA · 2024
Lexington community senior wellness fair
$5,000
Chinese American Association of Lexington · Lexington, MA · 2024
Caal events for seniors
$5,000
Lexington Recreation and Community · Lexington, MA · 2024
Lexington town pool aqua aerobics classes
$5,000
Minute Man Arc · Concord, MA · 2024
Residential services
$5,000
Brookhaven at Lexington · Lexington, MA · 2023
They run a lexington community senior wellness fair
$5,000
Greater Boston Pflag · Waltham, MA · 2023
Grand acceptance: support group for grandparents of lgbtq+ children
$5,000
Neighbor Brigade · Maynard, MA · 2023
To support the neighbor brigade, a community-specific network of volunteers that are mobilized to help residents facing sudden crises manage day-to-day tasks such as meal preparation, rides, and basic household chores.
$5,000
Youville Place · Lexington, MA · 2023
To subsidize the purchase and installation of six large outdoor musical instruments within the youville place grounds. (three for the primary use of memory care residents and visitors, and three within the front grounds… read allTo subsidize the purchase and installation of six large outdoor musical instruments within the youville place grounds. (three for the primary use of memory care residents and visitors, and three within the front grounds for general community access). less
$5,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2022
Perkins braille and talking book library: thriving with vision loss - to support programs that assist seniors with vision loss who live in lexington. Programs include a monthly lexington book group, daily virtual activi… read allPerkins braille and talking book library: thriving with vision loss - to support programs that assist seniors with vision loss who live in lexington. Programs include a monthly lexington book group, daily virtual activities, a monthly seminar series and access to hundreds of newspapers and magazines through the newsline service. less
$4,200
Food Link · Arlington, MA · 2024
Providing and supporting volunteer opportunities for community members
$4,000
Cary Memorial Library · Lexington, MA · 2024
Dana home resources for seniors
$4,000
Youville Place · Lexington, MA · 2024
Staff training for compassionate dementia care
$3,500
Lexington Symphony · Lexington, MA · 2023
Music performances for the community's older population
$3,186
The Arc of Massachusetts · Waltham, MA · 2022
To help fund a program designed to assist families of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities obtain support services and plan for the future.
$3,000
Fish of Lexington · Lexington, MA · 2023
Enhanced volunteer recruitment for drivers to bring elders to dr. Appointments, etc
$3,000
Food Link · Arlington, MA · 2022
To support distribution of "rescued" food to seniors, people living with disabilities, and others through local programs such as the lexington interfaith pantry and minuteman regional high school.
$2,500
Lexington Recreation · Lexington, MA · 2022
Drum alive - to fund "drums alive", a combination of movement and rhythm that uses stability balls to create a unique drumming experience that has been shown to benefit individuals physically, mentally, emotionally and … read allDrum alive - to fund "drums alive", a combination of movement and rhythm that uses stability balls to create a unique drumming experience that has been shown to benefit individuals physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. less
$2,060
Munroe Center for the Arts · Lexington, MA · 2024
Seniors printmaking studios
$1,000
Boston Area Gleaners--James Wong · Acton, MA · 2023
Made to a recipient whose program jim would have appreciated
$1,000
Lexington Symphony--McGuire Family · Lexington, MA · 2023
In honor of mrs. Mcguire for doing exemplary works
$500
Power of Flowers · Tewksury, MA · 2023
To subsidize the purchase of new worktables and stools for its tewksbury headquarters repurposed flowers to be delivered to seniors in care communities.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.