Funding search · EIN 066454348 · Needham, MA
Dornam 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.
- 47
- grants reported
- $517,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,000
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Seniors Job Bank3 grants · $110,000
- John Carroll University3 grants · $85,000
- Fidelity Charitable3 grants · $76,300
- St Francisst Joseph Catholic Churches3 grants · $36,000
- Steubenville Catholic Schools2 grants · $30,000
- Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford3 grants · $30,000
- Read To a Child3 grants · $22,000
- Archdiocese of Hartford3 grants · $18,000
- Connecticut College3 grants · $18,000
- Kingswood Oxford School3 grants · $18,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 47 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Seniors Job Bank · West Hartford, CT · 2024
Job assistance for seniors, challenge grant matches, and "birdies for charity" sponsorship
- $50,000
Seniors Job Bank · West Hartford, CT · 2023
Job assistance for seniors. Challenge grant matches and "birdies for charity" sponsorship
- $50,000
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
- $35,000
John Carroll University · University Heights, OH · 2022
General support / $10,000 to the carroll fund and $25,000 to the blue streaks venture fund (formerly the doran venture fund)
- $25,000
John Carroll University · University Heights, OH · 2024
James m. Doran '55 scholarship for mba students
- $25,000
John Carroll University · University Heights, OH · 2023
James m. Doran '55 scholarship for mba students
- $18,000
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Charitable support
- $15,000
Steubenville Catholic Schools · Steubenville, OH · 2024
Catholic central high school scholarship fund
- $15,000
Steubenville Catholic Schools · Steubenville, OH · 2023
Catholic central high school scholarship fund
- $12,000
St Francisst Joseph Catholic Churches · Toronto, OH · 2024
Financial assistance for families
- $12,000
St Francisst Joseph Catholic Churches · Toronto, OH · 2023
Financial assistance for families
- $12,000
Catholic Central High School Scholarship Fund · Steubenville, OH · 2022
Financial aid / scholarships
- $12,000
St Francisst Joseph Catholic Churches · Toronto, OH · 2022
Financial aid and general support
- $10,000
Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2024
Counseling, education and community support
- $10,000
Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2023
Counseling, education and community support
- $10,000
Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Seniors Job Bank · West Hartford, CT · 2022
General support / challenge grant
- $8,300
Fidelity Charitable · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Charitable support
- $8,000
Read To a Child · Wellesley, MA · 2024
$2,500.00 for hartford programming and $5,500 for read aloud mentoring program
- $8,000
Read To a Child · Wellesley, MA · 2023
$2,500.00 for hartford programming and $5,500 for read aloud mentoring program
- $7,200
Mandell Jewish Community Center · West Hartford, CT · 2023
Renovation of early childhood center playgrounds and new peggotty playhouse
- $7,000
Mandell Jewish Community Center · West Hartford, CT · 2022
General support
- $6,000
Archdiocese of Hartford · Bloomfield, CT · 2024
Archbishop's annual appeal
- $6,000
Church of St Peter Claver · West Hartford, CT · 2024
Parish annual collection
- $6,000
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2024
Funding for two scholarships of $3,000 each
- $6,000
Kingswood Oxford School · West Hartford, CT · 2024
$3,000 for financial aid and $3,000 for unrestricted use
- $6,000
Archdiocese of Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2023
Archbishop's annual appeal
- $6,000
Church of St Peter Claver · West Hartford, CT · 2023
Parish annual collection
- $6,000
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2023
Funding for two scholarships of $3,000 each
- $6,000
Kingswood Oxford School · West Hartford, CT · 2023
$3,000 for financial aid and $3,000 for unrestricted use
- $6,000
Archdiocese of Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2022
Archbishop's annual appeal
- $6,000
Connecticut College · New London, CT · 2022
General support of the peggotty namm doran scholarship fund, the scholarship fund for finance minors, and the peggotty investment club
- $6,000
Kingswood Oxford School · West Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual fund
- $6,000
Read To a Child · Wellesley, MA · 2022
General support of $3,500 to the national office and $2,500 for greater hartford programs
- $5,000
Uconn Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2024
Directed gift option to the tumor genomics fund
- $5,000
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2024
United way's community campaign - directed gift to the seniors job bank
- $5,000
Uconn Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2023
Directed gift option to the tumor genomics fund
- $5,000
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2023
United way's community campaign
- $5,000
Uconn Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2022
Directed gift option to the tumor genomics fund
- $5,000
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2022
United way's community campaign
- $2,000
Westminster Presbyterian Church · West Hartford, CT · 2022
General support of the fellowship hall a/v fund
- $1,000
The Salvation Army of Greater Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2022
General support
- $500
St Francisst Joseph Catholic Women'S Club · Toronto, OH · 2024
Financial assistance for families
- $500
St Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church · Toronto, OH · 2024
Donation in memory of regis mehalko
- $500
St Francisst Joseph Catholic Women'S Club · Toronto, OH · 2023
Financial assistance for families
- $500
Catholic Women'S Club · Toronto, OH · 2022
General support
- $500
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving - Catalyst Endowment Fund · Hartford, CT · 2022
General support
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