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12 funders with a record of paying for “dorchester”
Where the money went Catholic Schools Foundation Inc → Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Dorchester: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester: $948K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester: $522K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → College Bound Dorchester Inc: $522K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Barr Foundation → (155) Bikes Not Bombs Inc: $480K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Duke Endowment → Roper St Francis Foundation: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: $440K across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Don Rodman Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester: $227K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Dorchester County Family YMCA: $153K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Lowcountry Food Bank Inc: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dorchester Community Foundation Inc → Village of Dorchester: $41K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Eastern Bank Foundation → Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Catholic Schools Foundation Inc → Cristo Rey Boston High School Dorchester: $462K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Barr Foundation → (208) College Bound Dorchester Inc: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2024 United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc → College Bound Dorchester: $264K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → College Bound Dorchester: $191K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Boston Foundation Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Duke Endowment → Dorchester Childrens Advocacy Center: $108K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Don Rodman Family Foundation → Dorchester Discretionary Fund: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Habitat for Humanity Choptank: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Dorchester Two Educational Foundation: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Dorchester Community Foundation Inc → Dorchester American Legion: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2025 The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Inc → Campaign for Catholic Schools: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Eastern Bank Foundation → Dorchester Bay Economic Development: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Barr Foundation → (74) Bikes Not Bombs Inc: $420K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Catholic Schools Foundation Inc → Boston College High School Dorchester: $261K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc → Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: $141K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Duke Endowment → Vision to Learn: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Dorchester Center for the Arts Inc: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Boston Foundation Inc → All Dorchester Sports League Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Don Rodman Family Foundation → Dorchester Discretionary Fund: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Children in Crisis - Dorchester County: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Eastern Bank Foundation → College Bound Dorchester: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dorchester Community Foundation Inc → Dorchester Memorial Library: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Barr Foundation → (276) College Bound Dorchester Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Barr Foundation → (753) the American City Coalition Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Barr Foundation → (763) the American City Coalition Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Barr Foundation → (839) the American City Coalition Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Barr Foundation → (333) College Bound Dorchester Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Barr Foundation → (207) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Zoological Corporation Dba Zoo New England: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Barr Foundation → (134) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Catholic Schools Foundation Inc → Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Barr Foundation → (182) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Duke Endowment → Dorchester Children's Advocacy Center: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Rebuilding Together Boston: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Dorchester Skipjack Committee Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024 United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc → Dorchester Bay Economic Deve: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Ballet Theatre of Boston Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Caritas Communities Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Society of St Vincent De Paul Inc: $29K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Midshore Meals Til Monday: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Dorchester County Historical Society Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Casa of the Mid-Shore: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → The John & Janice Wyatt Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Third Sector New England Inc (On Behalf of Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalit: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → John & Janice Wyatt Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → The Salvation Army: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Dorchester Community Foundation Inc → Dorchester Memorial Cemetery Association: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Up Education Network: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Eastern Bank Foundation → Dorchester YMCA: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Eastern Bank Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Dorchester Hfh: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Catholic Schools Foundation Inc: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Catholic Schools Foundation I… $3.4M Barr Foundation: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Barr Foundation $3.1M Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc $1.0M United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc: $964K on this topic. Open the funder. United Way of Massachusetts B… $964K The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Inc: $958K on this topic. Open the funder. The Mark Wahlberg Youth Found… $958K Boston Foundation Inc: $722K on this topic. Open the funder. Boston Foundation Inc $722K The Duke Endowment: $714K on this topic. Open the funder. The Duke Endowment $714K Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust: $460K on this topic. Open the funder. Pauline F & W David Robbins C… $460K The Don Rodman Family Foundation: $332K on this topic. Open the funder. The Don Rodman Family Foundat… $332K Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation: $121K on this topic. Open the funder. Dominion Energy Charitable Fo… $121K Dorchester Community Foundation Inc: $76K on this topic. Open the funder. Dorchester Community Foundati… $76K Eastern Bank Foundation: $57K on this topic. Open the funder. Eastern Bank Foundation $57K Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Dorchester: received $2.5M on this topic Saint John Paul II Catholic Aca… $2.5M Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester: received $1.2M on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester $1.2M Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester: received $522K on this topic Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorches… $522K College Bound Dorchester Inc: received $522K on this topic College Bound Dorchester Inc $522K (155) Bikes Not Bombs Inc: received $480K on this topic (155) Bikes Not Bombs Inc $480K Cristo Rey Boston High School Dorchester: received $462K on this topic Cristo Rey Boston High School D… $462K Roper St Francis Foundation: received $450K on this topic Roper St Francis Foundation $450K (208) College Bound Dorchester Inc: received $450K on this topic (208) College Bound Dorchester… $450K Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: received $440K on this topic Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorches… $440K (74) Bikes Not Bombs Inc: received $420K on this topic (74) Bikes Not Bombs Inc $420K (276) College Bound Dorchester Inc: received $300K on this topic (276) College Bound Dorchester… $300K (753) the American City Coalition Inc: received $300K on this topic (753) the American City Coaliti… $300K (763) the American City Coalition Inc: received $300K on this topic (763) the American City Coaliti… $300K (839) the American City Coalition Inc: received $300K on this topic (839) the American City Coaliti… $300K College Bound Dorchester: received $264K on this topic College Bound Dorchester $264K Boston College High School Dorchester: received $261K on this topic Boston College High School Dorc… $261K College Bound Dorchester: received $201K on this topic College Bound Dorchester $201K (333) College Bound Dorchester Inc: received $200K on this topic (333) College Bound Dorchester… $200K Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: received $175K on this topic Dorchester Bay Economic Develop… $175K Dorchester County Family YMCA: received $153K on this topic Dorchester County Family YMCA $153K Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: received $150K on this topic Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorches… $150K Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: received $141K on this topic Dorchester Bay Economic Develop… $141K (207) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: received $125K on this topic (207) Codman Square Neighborhoo… $125K Dorchester Childrens Advocacy Center: received $108K on this topic Dorchester Childrens Advocacy C… $108K Commonwealth Zoological Corporation Dba Zoo New England: received $100K on this topic Commonwealth Zoological Corpora… $100K (134) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: received $100K on this topic (134) Codman Square Neighborhoo… $100K Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester: received $100K on this topic Mother Caroline Academy Dorches… $100K (182) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: received $100K on this topic (182) Codman Square Neighborhoo… $100K Dorchester Discretionary Fund: received $85K on this topic Dorchester Discretionary Fund $85K Vision to Learn: received $80K on this topic Vision to Learn $80K Dorchester Children's Advocacy Center: received $76K on this topic Dorchester Children's Advocacy… $76K Habitat for Humanity Choptank: received $75K on this topic Habitat for Humanity Choptank $75K Lowcountry Food Bank Inc: received $70K on this topic Lowcountry Food Bank Inc $70K Rebuilding Together Boston: received $60K on this topic Rebuilding Together Boston $60K Dorchester Center for the Arts Inc: received $53K on this topic Dorchester Center for the Arts… $53K All Dorchester Sports League Inc: received $50K on this topic All Dorchester Sports League Inc $50K Dorchester Skipjack Committee Inc: received $45K on this topic Dorchester Skipjack Committee I… $45K Village of Dorchester: received $41K on this topic Village of Dorchester $41K Dorchester Bay Economic Deve: received $37K on this topic Dorchester Bay Economic Deve $37K Dorchester Two Educational Foundation: received $31K on this topic Dorchester Two Educational Foun… $31K Ballet Theatre of Boston Inc: received $30K on this topic Ballet Theatre of Boston Inc $30K Caritas Communities Inc: received $30K on this topic Caritas Communities Inc $30K Society of St Vincent De Paul Inc: received $29K on this topic Society of St Vincent De Paul I… $29K Midshore Meals Til Monday: received $25K on this topic Midshore Meals Til Monday $25K Dorchester County Historical Society Inc: received $25K on this topic Dorchester County Historical So… $25K Dorchester Discretionary Fund: received $20K on this topic Dorchester Discretionary Fund $20K Casa of the Mid-Shore: received $16K on this topic Casa of the Mid-Shore $16K Dorchester American Legion: received $15K on this topic Dorchester American Legion $15K Children in Crisis - Dorchester County: received $15K on this topic Children in Crisis - Dorchester… $15K The John & Janice Wyatt Foundation: received $15K on this topic The John & Janice Wyatt Foundat… $15K Third Sector New England Inc (On Behalf of Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalit: received $15K on this topic Third Sector New England Inc (O… $15K John & Janice Wyatt Foundation: received $15K on this topic John & Janice Wyatt Foundation $15K Campaign for Catholic Schools: received $10K on this topic Campaign for Catholic Schools $10K Dorchester Bay Economic Development: received $10K on this topic Dorchester Bay Economic Develop… $10K Dorchester Memorial Library: received $10K on this topic Dorchester Memorial Library $10K The Salvation Army: received $10K on this topic The Salvation Army $10K Dorchester Memorial Cemetery Association: received $10K on this topic Dorchester Memorial Cemetery As… $10K Up Education Network: received $10K on this topic Up Education Network $10K Dorchester YMCA: received $7K on this topic Dorchester YMCA $7K Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester: received $5K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester $5K Dorchester Hfh: received $5K on this topic Dorchester Hfh $5K 12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “dorchester” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $3,000 to YOUNG LIFE DORCHESTER COUNTY — camp support dorchester county
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Largest: $50,000 to DORCHESTER BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — eviction prevention in dorchester
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Largest: $1.3M to SAINT JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC ACADEMY DORCHESTER — scholarship and non-scholarship support
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Largest: $450,000 to (208) COLLEGE BOUND DORCHESTER INC — for unrestricted core support for new england work and system strengthening
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Largest: $3,000 to DORCHESTER AMERICAN LEGION — flag distribution, veterans memorial phase 2, path through for dorchester volunteer group
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Largest: $28,800 to DORCHESTER TWO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION — flex farm hydroponic gardens for early childhood education in dorchester school district two
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Largest: $264,184 to College Bound Dorchester — community impact
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Largest: $186,500 to College Bound Dorchester Inc — operating support/annual fund
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Largest: $108,333 to DORCHESTER CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER — to help implement safe baby courts in berkeley and dorchester counties.
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Largest: $338,500 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF DORCHESTER — send members of the dorchester boys & girls club to summer camp & offer educational programs & life guidance to youth of dorchester ma & holiday gifts to underprivileged children
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Largest: $15,000 to DORCHESTER BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — exempt purpose
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Largest: $200,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF DORCHESTER — programs for at
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