Funding search · EIN 046119803 · Boston, MA

The Dennis Family Foundation

Name: The Dennis Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

97
grants reported: $475,500
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Americans for Oxford4 grants · $121,000
Catalytic Impact Foundation4 grants · $40,000
Ensaaf4 grants · $40,000
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust4 grants · $35,000
Blue Star Families4 grants · $17,500
Homes for Our Troops4 grants · $17,500
Patriot Paws Service Dogs4 grants · $17,500
Horizons for Homeless Children3 grants · $15,000
Partners in Health3 grants · $15,000
Casa Myrna3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$134,500

2021

$125,500

2022

$127,500

2023

$88,000

2024

Grant history

All 97 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$28,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2022
General Purpose
$24,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2021
General Purpose
$19,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
Catalytic Impact Foundation · Hingham, MA · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
Ensaaf · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
Gold Mind · Mt Charleston, NV · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
The Philanthropy Workshop · New York, NY · 2024
General Purpose
$10,000
Catalytic Impact Foundation · Hingham, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Erlanger, KY · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Ensaaf · Pleasanton, CA · 2023
General Purpose
$10,000
Catalytic Impact Foundation · Hingham, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$10,000
Cleantech Leaders Roundtable (Ctlr) · Washington, DC · 2022
General Purpose
$10,000
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Erlanger, KY · 2022
General Purpose
$10,000
Ensaaf · Pleasanton, CA · 2022
General Purpose
$10,000
Catalytic Impact Foundation · Hingham, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$10,000
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Cold Spring, KY · 2021
General Purpose
$10,000
Ensaaf · Dublin, CA · 2021
General Purpose
$7,500
Dowagiac Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General Purpose
$6,000
Casa Myrna · Boston, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$6,000
Casa Myrna · Boston, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust · Erlanger, KY · 2024
General Purpose
$5,000
Blue Star Families · Encinitas, CA · 2023
General Purpose
$5,000
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$5,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$5,000
Partners in Health · Frederick, MD · 2023
General Purpose
$5,000
Patriot Paws Service Dogs · Rockwall, TX · 2023
General Purpose
$5,000
Blue Star Families · Encinitas, CA · 2022
General Purpose
$5,000
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$5,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$5,000
Partners in Health · Frederick, MD · 2022
General Purpose
$5,000
Patriot Paws Service Dogs · Rockwall, TX · 2022
General Purpose
$5,000
Blue Star Families · Encinitas, CA · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
Fire · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
Manhattan Institute · New York, NY · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
Partners in Health · Frederick, MD · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
Patriot Paws Service Dogs · Rockwall, TX · 2021
General Purpose
$5,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2021
General Purpose
$3,000
Casa Myrna · Boston, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$3,000
Cleantx Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
General Purpose
$3,000
Feed Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General Purpose
$3,000
Fire · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General Purpose
$3,000
Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$3,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General Purpose
$3,000
Trustees of Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$3,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$2,500
Blue Star Families · Encinitas, CA · 2024
General Purpose
$2,500
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2024
General Purpose
$2,500
Patriot Paws Service Dogs · Rockwall, TX · 2024
General Purpose
$2,500
Feed Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$2,500
Fire · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General Purpose
$2,500
Feed Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
General Purpose
$2,000
Brooklyn Animal Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General Purpose
$2,000
Forever Foundation for Texas Wildlife · New Braunfels, TX · 2024
General Purpose
$2,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General Purpose
$2,000
The Children'S Assessment Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General Purpose
$2,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$2,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General Purpose
$2,000
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
General Purpose
$2,000
The Children'S Assessment Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General Purpose
$2,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$2,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Santa Rosa, CA · 2021
General Purpose
$2,000
Texas Children'S Hospital · Houston, TX · 2021
General Purpose
$2,000
The Children'S Assessment Center · Houston, TX · 2021
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Defense League of Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General Purpose
$1,500
National Arts Club · New York City, NY · 2024
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Defense League of Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Haven · New York, NY · 2023
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Rescue League of Boston · Dedham, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Defense League of Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2022
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Haven · New York, NY · 2022
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Rescue League of Boston · Dedham, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Defense League of Texas · San Antonio, TX · 2021
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Haven · New York, NY · 2021
General Purpose
$1,500
Animal Rescue League of Boston · Dedham, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$1,500
Rocky Mountain Institute · Basalt, CO · 2021
General Purpose
$1,000
Canine Companions for Independence · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General Purpose
$1,000
Waco Foundation · Waco, TX · 2024
General Purpose
$1,000
Bridge Over Troubled Waters · Boston, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Smith College Alumni Fund · Northampton, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
The Sunshine Kids Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
General Purpose
$1,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
General Purpose
$1,000
Roxbury Latin School · West Roxbury, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$1,000
Smith College Alumni Fund · Northampton, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$1,000
The Sunshine Kids Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022
General Purpose
$1,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
General Purpose
$1,000
Carnegie Council Fund · New York, NY · 2021
General Purpose
$1,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2021
General Purpose
$1,000
Eesi · Washington, DC · 2021
General Purpose
$1,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2021
General Purpose
$1,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2021
General Purpose
$1,000
The Sunshine Kids Foundation · Houston, TX · 2021
General Purpose

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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.