Massachusetts · Private foundation
The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $26k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,875
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 16
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $26k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $88k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $53k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $36k | 29% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $18k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 15 | $43k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $66k | 56% |
| FY2017 | 16 | $52k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasell University | $81,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Perkins School for the Blind | $34,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross | $17,250 | 3 | 0% |
| The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Groundwork Somerville Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wellesley Scholarship Foundation Inc | $4,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Ron Burton Training Village Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mansfield Shelter Friends Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasell University | $81,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Perkins School for the Blind | $34,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross | $17,250 | 3 | 0% |
| The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Groundwork Somerville Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Wellesley Scholarship Foundation Inc | $4,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Ron Burton Training Village Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mansfield Shelter Friends Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | $1,250 | 2 | 0% |
| The Trustees of the Smith College | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Graham Hale Gardner Fund Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hark Society Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Friendship Home Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Borgen Project | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| School on Wheels of Massachusetts Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Be Like Brit Foundation Inc | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($181k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation
- How much does The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation give?
- The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $26,375 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 16 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (48%), Recreation & Sports (20%), Arts & Culture (9%).
- Who are The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Lasell University ($81k), Perkins School for the Blind ($35k), Georgetown University ($30k).
- Does The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation based?
- The John J & Susan F Doran Family Foundation is based in MA.
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