Funding search · EIN 226424850 · Boston, MA
Doran Family 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.
- 49
- grants reported
- $668,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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- Alexander Twilight Academy5 grants · $210,000
- The American Exchange Project2 grants · $45,000
- Sheltering Arms Foundation2 grants · $30,000
- Boston Symphony Orchestr1 grant · $25,000
- Cure Alzheimer'S Fund1 grant · $25,000
- Wellington Management Foundation1 grant · $25,000
- Harvard Business School1 grant · $25,000
- The Vineyard Haven Public1 grant · $25,000
- Social Finance1 grant · $25,000
- African Mission1 grant · $25,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 49 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Alexander Twilight Academy · Boston, MA · 2025
General operating purpose
- $50,000
Alexander Twilight Academy · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating purpose
- $50,000
Alexander Twilight Academy · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating purpose
- $50,000
Alexander Twilight Academy · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $25,000
The Vineyard Haven Public · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2023
General operating purpose
- $25,000
African Mission · Chattanooga, TN · 2022
General operating purpose
- $25,000
Boston Symphony Orchestr · Boston, MA · 2022
Susan paine fund
- $25,000
Cure Alzheimer'S Fund · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $25,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $25,000
Henry and Alison McCance Center · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $25,000
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $25,000
The American Exchange Project · Sudbury, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $25,000
Wellington Management Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $20,000
Church of the Redeemer · Gaithersburg, MD · 2024
General operating purpose
- $20,000
The American Exchange Project · Sudbury, MA · 2024
General operating purpose
- $15,000
Sheltering Arms Foundation · Glen Allen, VA · 2023
General operating purpose
- $15,000
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $15,000
Friends of Fairsted · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $15,000
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2022
General operating purpose
- $15,000
New Profit · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $15,000
Sheltering Arms Foundation · Glen Allen, VA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $15,000
The Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $15,000
Trustees of Phillips Academy · Andower, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $10,000
Alexander Twilight Academy · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $10,000
Apple Orchard Scholarship Fund · Brookline, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $10,000
MacArthur Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating purpose
- $5,000
The Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating purpose
- $5,000
152 Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $5,000
Mahler & Lewitt Studios · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $5,000
Martha'S Vineyard Film Society · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $5,000
Martha'S Vineyard Museum · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $5,000
Uva Health Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $5,000
Vineyard Preservation Trust · Edgartown, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $3,000
Friends of Ceeli Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating purpose
- $2,000
Enneagram Prison Project · Los Gatos, CA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $2,000
San Juan Preservation Trust · Friday Harbor, WA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $1,000
Room To Grow · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating purpose
- $1,000
Disabled American Veterans · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $1,000
Friday Harbor Food Bank · Friday Harbor, WA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $1,000
Friends of the San Juans · Friday Harbor, WA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $1,000
Ms Society · Waltham, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $1,000
Paralyzed Veterans of America · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating purpose
- $1,000
Steps To Success · Brookline, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $1,000
The Jackson Laboratory · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022
General operating purpose
- $1,000
Vineyard Conservation Society · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $500
MIT Visual Arts Center · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $500
National Police Association · Stafford, TX · 2022
General operating purpose
- $500
New England Conservatory · Boston, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
- $500
Newton Wellesley Hospital · Newton, MA · 2022
General operating purpose
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