Dunn Family Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; an introduction through someone who already knows it is the realistic route.
- Its stated focus is poverty alleviation and social justice, with a priority on Globally and on Haiti, so your work should show a clear link to those areas or to its named themes such as refugees, climate justice, sustainable agriculture and modern slavery.
- Half of its 500 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, so a modest request fits better than a large one.
- About 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings, so it leans heavily on existing partners, though a new organisation should still not be discouraged from making contact.
- The filing also shows one award of $345,000, above its stated $50,000 maximum, so the stated range should not be read as a hard ceiling.
Overview
Dunn Family Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Andover, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation is primarily focused on poverty alleviation and social justice globally. It supports organisations that work directly to alleviate poverty and positively impact healthcare, education, the environment and employment opportunities; promote social justice and human rights; or provide information and opportunities for greater awareness of the realities of poverty and injustice and to inspire service. Its longer-term priorities include refugees, displaced peoples and statelessness; climate justice; migration and root causes; sustainable agriculture, small farmers and food security; modern slavery and human trafficking; and Haiti. It also supports other organisations and projects, including long-time partners, and has been actively involved through board participation, programme development and sponsorship.
Themes
- Poverty alleviation
- Social justice
- Refugees, displacement, statelessness
- Climate justice
- Migration root causes
- Sustainable agriculture
- Modern slavery, human trafficking
Geographic Focus
Priority: Globally; Haiti.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 500 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation supports organisations that work directly to alleviate poverty and positively impact healthcare, education, the environment and employment opportunities.
- The foundation supports organisations that work directly to promote social justice and human rights.
- The foundation supports organisations that work directly to provide information and opportunities for greater awareness of the realities of poverty and injustice and to inspire service.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 16%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 27%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations Dunn Family Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 17% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Nepal, South Africa, Haiti).
- 24% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 176 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Thousand Currents · Unrestricted gift$90,0002024 tax year
- Global Greengrants Fund · Unrestricted gift$75,0002024 tax year
- Middlebury College · Unrestricted gift$70,0002024 tax year
- The Daily Source · Unrestricted gift$70,0002024 tax year
- Outright Action International · Unrestricted gift$65,0002024 tax year
- MedGlobal · Unrestricted gift$60,0002024 tax year
- Freedom United · Unrestricted gift$60,0002024 tax year
- Global Impact · Unrestricted gift$60,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- William J Chase Co Dunn Chari Foun — Trustee / Controller
- Peter Dunn Co Dunn Charitable Found — Trustee
- Martin Dunn Co Dunn Charitable Foun — Trustee
- Raymond J Dunn IV Co Dunn CH FND — Executive Director
- Margaret Dunn Co Dunn Charit Found — Trustee
- Louise Dunn III Co Dunn Charit FND — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,366,119 | $2,685,381 | $42,524,119 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,573,705 | $2,931,126 | $46,082,469 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,499,499 | $2,749,964 | $48,074,434 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Andover, MA
- dunnfcf.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Andover, MA
- dunnfcf.org