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 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$174,000
2022
$170,000
2023
$173,000
2024

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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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.