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The Doolittle Family Foundation at a glance

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The Doolittle Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$271k
Granted FY2025still arriving
13
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$150k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$1.5MArts & Culture$421kEnvironment$308kHealth$258kFood & Nutrition$66kPublic Benefit$38kPhilanthropy$29kInternational$17kOther$0
02FY2025 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k8 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $55k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $200k
$2,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$3.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY$150,000
VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$50,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$30,000
NORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST$15,000
WJCT$10,000
VISIONS$4,000
HERO HOMES$2,000
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA$2,000
OKEMO MOUNTAIN SCHOOL$2,000
WALTHAM BOYS & GIRLS CLUB$2,000
SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION$2,000
SHELBURNE FARMS$1,000
MACA$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 56% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%VISIONS: $4k → 17%HERO HOMES: $2k → 4%HOPE & COMFORT: $2k → 7%VISIONS: $2k → 17%HERO HOMES: $2k → 4%VISIONS: $1k → 17%HEROHOMES: $2k → 4%VISIONS: $1k → 17%MISSION HOUSE: $1k → 14%MISSION HOUSE: $1k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
VT
NY
MA
OR
NJ
CA
VA
MD
DC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

78%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.1M · 23 repeat orgs$580k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +76% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

23 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 13 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
39

Total granted

$2.1M
$575k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+76%
+29%

Still filing today

61%
59%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentArts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TC
    THE CARROLL SCHOOL
    2× · 2017–2018 · $1.0M · revenue +76%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2024 · $115k · revenue +159%
  • VS
    VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC
    2× · 2023–2025 · $102k · revenue +67%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NORTHY FLORIDA
    one grant, 2018 · $375k
  • WG
    WOMEN'S GIVING ALLIANCE
    one grant, 2017 · $27k
  • HM
    HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $25k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc

The nantucket conservation foundation owns, protects, and stewards over 9,000 acres of land and coastal shoreline, conserves nantucket's rare and significant natural resources, and engages in impactful ecological research to inform…

Environment
2
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
3
Minnesota Land Trust

The minnesota land trust protects and restores minnesota's most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.

Environment
4
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
5
Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation

Northeast wilderness trust is a regional land trust working to preserve and restore forever-wild landscapes for nature and people in new york, vermont, new hampshire, maine, massachusetts and connecticut.

Environment
6
Wildlands Trust Inc

The wildlands trust works throughout southeastern massachusetts to conserve and permanently protect native habitats, farmland, and lands of high ecologic and scenic value that serve to keep our communities healthy and our residents…

Environment
7
Franklin Land Trust Inc

The franklin land trust works to conserve farms, forests, wildlands, and other natural resources significant to the quality of the environment, economy, and rural character of western massachusetts.

Environment
8
Connecticut Farmland Trust Inc

Protect Connecticuts farmland for agricultural use by purchasing and accepting donations of agricultural conservation easements

Food & Nutrition
9
Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc

To cultivate and develop an expansive collection of trees, gardens, and plants for all to explore, enjoy and study; and to provide through education and stewardship, a greener, healthier, more beautiful environment.

Environment
10
The Forest Park Conservancy

To protect and restore the ecological health of forest park and marquam nature park, maintain and enhance their extensive trails networks, promote equitable access, and inspire diverse community appreciation and stewardship of these iconic…

Environment
11
Rainforest Trust

Rainforest trust saves endangered wildlife and protects our planet by creating rainforest reserves through partnerships, community engagement, and donor support.

International
12
Boston Harbor Now Inc

Our mission is to ensure that the people of greater boston benefit from a vibrant, resilient, and inclusive waterfront, harbor, and islands; these spaces are equitable, accessible, and adapted to climate change; and to ensure our public,…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Team Impact Inc; the most unlike its peers is Visionsservices for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

41 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 41 of the 65 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/41
Grantees still filing
28/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHY FLORIDA: $375,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTHY FLORIDAJACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY: $290,000 · OtherJACKSONVILLE SYMPHONYALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $170,000 · OtherALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATIONVT LAND TRUST: $152,100 · OtherVT LAND TRUSTCUMMER MUSEUM: $70,000 · OtherCUMMER MUSEUM+37 more: $227,300 · Other+37 moreTHE CARROLL SCHOOL: $1,001,000 · EducationTHE CARROLL SCHOOLUNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $115,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INCSHELBURNE FARMS: $52,100 · EnvironmentNORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST INC: $41,000 · EnvironmentCONCORD LAND CONSERVATION TRUST: $20,000 · EnvironmentTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS: $10,000 · Environment+4 more: $7,100 · EnvironmentVERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $102,000 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $3,200 · Arts & CultureVISIONSSERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $8,000 · Human ServicesHERO HOMES INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesMission House Inc: $2,000 · Human ServicesHOPE AND COMFORT INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesCULTIVATE CARE FARMS INC: $10,000 · HealthCHILDREN'S DYSLEXIA CENTERS INC: $2,000 · PhilanthropyTEAM IMPACT INC: $2,000 · Philanthropy
Other$1,284,400Education$1,116,000Environment$130,200Arts & Culture$105,200Human Services$18,000Health$10,000Philanthropy$4,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE CARROLL SCHOOL: $1,001,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $115,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetVERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $102,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetSHELBURNE FARMS: $52,100 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNORTH FLORIDA LAND TRUST INC: $41,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWJCT INC: $38,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCONCORD LAND CONSERVATION TRUST: $20,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCULTIVATE CARE FARMS INC: $10,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetVISIONSSERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHERO HOMES INC: $6,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetWORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWALTHAM BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMission House Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFAMILY RESOURCE CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAND'S SAKE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE AND COMFORT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S DYSLEXIA CENTERS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM IMPACT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Inst for Regional Conservation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMiami Rescue Mission Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCEANA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPASSION & CHOICES: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLAKE CHAMPLAIN LAND TRUST INC: $1,100 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSPRING LAKE RANCH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERMONT PUBLIC CO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHELBURNE MUSEUM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBEACHES FINE ARTS SERIES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA BALLET AT JACKSONVILLE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTERVALE CENTER INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVERMONT FOLKLIFE CENTER: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRokeby Museum: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Vermont Community…The Community Foundat…Ibm International Fou…Gasper & Irene Lazzar…Pga Tour IncBoston Foundation IncPublix Super Markets …National Life Group C…Ge Aerospace Foundati…National Philanthropi…The Pfizer Foundation…Gs Donor Advised Phil…
The Vermont Community FoundationVT20.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Vermont Community Foundation · The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Gasper & Irene Lazzara Charitable Foundation · Pga Tour Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Doolittle Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Doolittle Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Vermont Folklife Center: 90% of income from government
  • North Florida Land Trust Inc: 81% of income from government
  • The Inst for Regional Conservation: 35% of income from government
  • Waltham Boys & Girls Club Inc: 29% of income from government
  • Intervale Center Inc: 13% of income from government
  • Sea Education Association Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Shelburne Museum Inc: 9% of income from government
  • Land's Sake Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Shelburne Farms: 3% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Reservations: 2% of income from government
  • Lake Champlain Land Trust Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Hope and Comfort Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Vermont Public Co: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Doolittle Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Doolittle Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 65 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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