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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$112,220
2022
$106,000
2023
$105,700
2024

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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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.