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12 funders with a record of paying for “dorchester”

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Catholic Schools Foundation Inc → Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy Dorchester: $2.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Inc → Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester: $948K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester: $522K across 3 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → College Bound Dorchester Inc: $522K across 3 grants, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (155) Bikes Not Bombs Inc: $480K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Duke Endowment → Roper St Francis Foundation: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2023Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: $440K across 7 grants, latest 2024The Don Rodman Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester: $227K across 3 grants, latest 2025Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Dorchester County Family YMCA: $153K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Lowcountry Food Bank Inc: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dorchester Community Foundation Inc → Village of Dorchester: $41K across 4 grants, latest 2025Eastern Bank Foundation → Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023Catholic Schools Foundation Inc → Cristo Rey Boston High School Dorchester: $462K across 2 grants, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (208) College Bound Dorchester Inc: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2024United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc → College Bound Dorchester: $264K across 1 grant, latest 2021Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → College Bound Dorchester: $191K across 3 grants, latest 2022Boston Foundation Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Duke Endowment → Dorchester Childrens Advocacy Center: $108K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Don Rodman Family Foundation → Dorchester Discretionary Fund: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2025Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Habitat for Humanity Choptank: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Dorchester Two Educational Foundation: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023Dorchester Community Foundation Inc → Dorchester American Legion: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Inc → Campaign for Catholic Schools: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Eastern Bank Foundation → Dorchester Bay Economic Development: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Barr Foundation → (74) Bikes Not Bombs Inc: $420K across 1 grant, latest 2024Catholic Schools Foundation Inc → Boston College High School Dorchester: $261K across 2 grants, latest 2024Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc → Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: $141K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Duke Endowment → Vision to Learn: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Dorchester Center for the Arts Inc: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2024Boston Foundation Inc → All Dorchester Sports League Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Don Rodman Family Foundation → Dorchester Discretionary Fund: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Children in Crisis - Dorchester County: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023Eastern Bank Foundation → College Bound Dorchester: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dorchester Community Foundation Inc → Dorchester Memorial Library: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Barr Foundation → (276) College Bound Dorchester Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022Barr Foundation → (753) the American City Coalition Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (763) the American City Coalition Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022Barr Foundation → (839) the American City Coalition Inc: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (333) College Bound Dorchester Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023Barr Foundation → (207) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Commonwealth Zoological Corporation Dba Zoo New England: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (134) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Catholic Schools Foundation Inc → Mother Caroline Academy Dorchester: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024Barr Foundation → (182) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Duke Endowment → Dorchester Children's Advocacy Center: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2022Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Rebuilding Together Boston: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Dorchester Skipjack Committee Inc: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024United Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc → Dorchester Bay Economic Deve: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2023Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Ballet Theatre of Boston Inc: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Caritas Communities Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Society of St Vincent De Paul Inc: $29K across 3 grants, latest 2024Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Midshore Meals Til Monday: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Dorchester County Historical Society Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → Casa of the Mid-Shore: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → The John & Janice Wyatt Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Third Sector New England Inc (On Behalf of Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalit: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → John & Janice Wyatt Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Pauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust → The Salvation Army: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dorchester Community Foundation Inc → Dorchester Memorial Cemetery Association: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc → Up Education Network: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Eastern Bank Foundation → Dorchester YMCA: $7K across 2 grants, latest 2025Eastern Bank Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation → Dorchester Hfh: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Catholic Schools Foundation Inc: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Catholic Schools Foundation I…$3.4MBarr Foundation: $3.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Barr Foundation$3.1MLiberty Mutual Foundation Inc: $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc$1.0MUnited Way of Massachusetts Bay Inc: $964K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Massachusetts B…$964KThe Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Inc: $958K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mark Wahlberg Youth Found…$958KBoston Foundation Inc: $722K on this topic. Open the funder.Boston Foundation Inc$722KThe Duke Endowment: $714K on this topic. Open the funder.The Duke Endowment$714KPauline F & W David Robbins Charitable Foundation Trust: $460K on this topic. Open the funder.Pauline F & W David Robbins C…$460KThe Don Rodman Family Foundation: $332K on this topic. Open the funder.The Don Rodman Family Foundat…$332KDominion Energy Charitable Foundation: $121K on this topic. Open the funder.Dominion Energy Charitable Fo…$121KDorchester Community Foundation Inc: $76K on this topic. Open the funder.Dorchester Community Foundati…$76KEastern Bank Foundation: $57K on this topic. Open the funder.Eastern Bank Foundation$57KSaint John Paul II Catholic Academy Dorchester: received $2.5M on this topicSaint John Paul II Catholic Aca…$2.5MBoys & Girls Club of Dorchester: received $1.2M on this topicBoys & Girls Club of Dorchester$1.2MBoys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester: received $522K on this topicBoys and Girls Clubs of Dorches…$522KCollege Bound Dorchester Inc: received $522K on this topicCollege Bound Dorchester Inc$522K(155) Bikes Not Bombs Inc: received $480K on this topic(155) Bikes Not Bombs Inc$480KCristo Rey Boston High School Dorchester: received $462K on this topicCristo Rey Boston High School D…$462KRoper St Francis Foundation: received $450K on this topicRoper St Francis Foundation$450K(208) College Bound Dorchester Inc: received $450K on this topic(208) College Bound Dorchester…$450KBoys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: received $440K on this topicBoys 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…$300KCollege Bound Dorchester: received $264K on this topicCollege Bound Dorchester$264KBoston College High School Dorchester: received $261K on this topicBoston College High School Dorc…$261KCollege Bound Dorchester: received $201K on this topicCollege Bound Dorchester$201K(333) College Bound Dorchester Inc: received $200K on this topic(333) College Bound Dorchester…$200KDorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: received $175K on this topicDorchester Bay Economic Develop…$175KDorchester County Family YMCA: received $153K on this topicDorchester County Family YMCA$153KBoys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc: received $150K on this topicBoys and Girls Clubs of Dorches…$150KDorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation: received $141K on this topicDorchester Bay Economic Develop…$141K(207) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: received $125K on this topic(207) Codman Square Neighborhoo…$125KDorchester Childrens Advocacy Center: received $108K on this topicDorchester Childrens Advocacy C…$108KCommonwealth Zoological Corporation Dba Zoo New England: received $100K on this topicCommonwealth Zoological Corpora…$100K(134) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: received $100K on this topic(134) Codman Square Neighborhoo…$100KMother Caroline Academy Dorchester: received $100K on this topicMother Caroline Academy Dorches…$100K(182) Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation: received $100K on this topic(182) Codman Square Neighborhoo…$100KDorchester Discretionary Fund: received $85K on this topicDorchester Discretionary Fund$85KVision to Learn: received $80K on this topicVision to Learn$80KDorchester Children's Advocacy Center: received $76K on this topicDorchester Children's Advocacy…$76KHabitat for Humanity Choptank: received $75K on this topicHabitat for Humanity Choptank$75KLowcountry Food Bank Inc: received $70K on this topicLowcountry Food Bank Inc$70KRebuilding Together Boston: received $60K on this topicRebuilding Together Boston$60KDorchester Center for the Arts Inc: received $53K on this topicDorchester Center for the Arts…$53KAll Dorchester Sports League Inc: received $50K on this topicAll Dorchester Sports League Inc$50KDorchester Skipjack Committee Inc: received $45K on this topicDorchester Skipjack Committee I…$45KVillage of Dorchester: received $41K on this topicVillage of Dorchester$41KDorchester Bay Economic Deve: received $37K on this topicDorchester Bay Economic Deve$37KDorchester Two Educational Foundation: received $31K on this topicDorchester Two Educational Foun…$31KBallet Theatre of Boston Inc: received $30K on this topicBallet Theatre of Boston Inc$30KCaritas Communities Inc: received $30K on this topicCaritas Communities Inc$30KSociety of St Vincent De Paul Inc: received $29K on this topicSociety of St Vincent De Paul I…$29KMidshore Meals Til Monday: received $25K on this topicMidshore Meals Til Monday$25KDorchester County Historical Society Inc: received $25K on this topicDorchester County Historical So…$25KDorchester Discretionary Fund: received $20K on this topicDorchester Discretionary Fund$20KCasa of the Mid-Shore: received $16K on this topicCasa of the Mid-Shore$16KDorchester American Legion: received $15K on this topicDorchester American Legion$15KChildren in Crisis - Dorchester County: received $15K on this topicChildren in Crisis - Dorchester…$15KThe John & Janice Wyatt Foundation: received $15K on this topicThe John & Janice Wyatt Foundat…$15KThird Sector New England Inc (On Behalf of Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalit: received $15K on this topicThird Sector New England Inc (O…$15KJohn & Janice Wyatt Foundation: received $15K on this topicJohn & Janice Wyatt Foundation$15KCampaign for Catholic Schools: received $10K on this topicCampaign for Catholic Schools$10KDorchester Bay Economic Development: received $10K on this topicDorchester Bay Economic Develop…$10KDorchester Memorial Library: received $10K on this topicDorchester Memorial Library$10KThe Salvation Army: received $10K on this topicThe Salvation Army$10KDorchester Memorial Cemetery Association: received $10K on this topicDorchester Memorial Cemetery As…$10KUp Education Network: received $10K on this topicUp Education Network$10KDorchester YMCA: received $7K on this topicDorchester YMCA$7KBoys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester: received $5K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester$5KDorchester Hfh: received $5K on this topicDorchester Hfh$5K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →