Funding search · EIN 134078241 · Worthington, MA
The Dobbins Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 94
- grants reported
- $323,920
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Ventfort Hall Association3 grants · $51,100
- Berkshire Humane Society3 grants · $40,000
- Christian Center of Pittsfield3 grants · $30,000
- Barrington Stage Company3 grants · $28,400
- Ymca3 grants · $23,000
- Hancock Shaker Village3 grants · $22,500
- Berkshire Theatre Group3 grants · $15,000
- Trustees of Reservations3 grants · $7,500
- Mass Moca3 grants · $7,000
- Berkshire Historical Society3 grants · $6,620
Giving over time
Grant history
All 94 reported grants, largest first.
- $20,000
Berkshire Humane Society · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $18,100
Ventfort Hall Association · Lenox, MA · 2022
Program
- $18,000
Ventfort Hall Association · Lenox, MA · 2023
Program
- $15,000
Ventfort Hall Association · Lenox, MA · 2024
Program
- $12,400
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $10,000
Berkshire Humane Society · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $10,000
Christian Center of Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $10,000
Berkshire Humane Society · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $10,000
Christian Center of Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $10,000
Christian Center of Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $10,000
Hancock Shaker Village · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $8,000
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $8,000
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $8,000
Ymca · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $8,000
Ymca · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $7,500
Hancock Shaker Village · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $7,000
Ymca · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $5,000
Berkshire Theatre Group · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
Program
- $5,000
Berkshire Theatre Group · Stockbridge, MA · 2023
Program
- $5,000
Hancock Shaker Village · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $5,000
Berkshire Theatre Group · Stockbridge, MA · 2022
Program
- $3,500
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2024
Program
- $3,000
Michael J Fox Fdn · New York, NY · 2024
Program
- $3,000
Michael J Fox Fdn · New York, NY · 2023
Program
- $2,500
Trustees of Reservations · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,500
Trustees of Reservations · Stockbridge, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,500
Trustees of Reservations · Stockbridge, MA · 2022
Program
- $2,320
Berkshire Historical Society · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $2,300
Berkshire Historical Society · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Berkshire Historical Society · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,000
Chester Theatre Company · Chester, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,000
Clark Art Institute · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,000
Community Access To the Arts Cata · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,000
Guthrie Center · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,000
Jacobs Pillow · Becket, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,000
New England Nordic Skiing Association · Lyme, NH · 2024
Program
- $2,000
Norman Rockwell Museum · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,000
The Mount · Lenox, MA · 2024
Program
- $2,000
Chester Theatre Company · Chester, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Clark Art Institute · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Community Access To the Arts Cata · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Guthrie Center · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Jacobs Pillow · Becket, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Miss Hall S School · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Norman Rockwell Museum · Stockbridge, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
The Mount · Lenox, MA · 2023
Program
- $2,000
Chester Theatre Company · Chester, MA · 2022
Program
- $2,000
Jacobs Pillow · Becket, MA · 2022
Program
- $2,000
Worthington Library · Worthington, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,500
18 Degrees · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,500
Berkshire Botanical Garden · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,500
Elizabeth Freeman Center · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,500
First Congregational Church Worthington · Chesterfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,500
Hilltown Land Trust · Ashfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,500
Lenox Library · Lenox, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,500
Mass Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,500
Worthington Library · Worthington, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,500
18 Degrees · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,500
Berkshire Botanical Garden · Stockbridge, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,500
Elizabeth Freeman Center · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,500
First Congregational Church Worthington · Chesterfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,500
Hilltown Land Trust · Ashfield, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,500
Lenox Library · Lenox, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,500
Mass Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,500
New England Nordic Skiing Associati · New Gloucester, ME · 2023
Program
- $1,500
Worthington Library · Worthington, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,500
18 Degrees · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,500
Elizabeth Freeman Center · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,500
Mass Moca · North Adams, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,500
Norman Rockwell Museum · Stockbridge, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,200
Clark Art Institute · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
Friends of Tanglewood · Lenox, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,000
Utd Cerebral Palsy Wm · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Program
- $1,000
Wamc · Albany, NY · 2024
Program
- $1,000
Friends of Tanglewood · Lenox, MA · 2023
Program
- $1,000
Wamc · Albany, NY · 2023
Program
- $1,000
Berkshire Botanical Garden · Stockbridge, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
Community Access To the Arts Cata · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
First Congregational Church Worthington · Chesterfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
Friends of Tanglewood · Lenox, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
Guthrie Center · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
Hilltown Land Trust · Ashfield, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
Lenox Library · Lenox, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
Mass Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2022
Program
- $1,000
New England Nordic Skiing Associati · New Gloucester, ME · 2022
Program
- $1,000
The Mount · Lenox, MA · 2022
Program
- $500
Nutshell Playhouse · Lenox, MA · 2024
Program
- $500
The Maples · Worthington, MA · 2024
Program
- $500
Nutshell Playhouse · Lenox, MA · 2023
Program
- $500
Nutshell Playhouse · Lenox, MA · 2022
Program
- $200
St Lawrence University · Canton, NY · 2024
Program
- $200
St Lawrence University · Canton, NY · 2023
Program
- $200
St Lawrence University · Canton, NY · 2022
Program
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