Orr Family 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 makes grants only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is not something it will consider, and the filing describes no other submission process.
- Its filing states no geographic focus or funding priorities, though most grants have gone to recipients in Massachusetts, California and the District of Columbia; that is a pattern in its grants, not a rule about who may apply.
- Typical grants fall between $10,000 and $235,000, with a median of $35,000 and half of its grants at $35,000 or less, so a modest request sits close to its usual size, although its largest grant was $550,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat funding is strong, with 70% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had funded before, so existing grantees make up much of its giving.
- Any organisation that cannot secure an invitation should not send an unsolicited request.
Overview
Orr Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Saratoga, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s filings show general-fund grants to public charities, including health and research institutions, universities, community organisations, and advocacy and civic organisations. Other recipients include foundations, land trusts, and organisations working in international assistance, reproductive health, animal rescue and the arts. These are recipient types reflected in the grant record, rather than funding fields the foundation has stated. Grants are recorded for recipients in Massachusetts, California and the District of Columbia, as well as other states. The filings provide no stated account of the foundation’s funding priorities or eligibility criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, California and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing describes no further submission process.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 70% 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 59 grants to organisations were $35,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 32% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations Orr Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 19% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 28 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · General fund$550,0002024 tax year
- Tides Foundation · General fund$235,0002024 tax year
- Amalgamated Foundation · General fund$200,0002024 tax year
- California Institute of Technology · General fund$150,0002024 tax year
- Community Partners International · General fund$150,0002024 tax year
- Media Matters for America · General fund$150,0002024 tax year
- State Voices · General fund$100,0002024 tax year
- Friends International · General fund$80,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Dominic P Orr — President
- Alvin Cee-Yeong Orr — Vice President
- Adria Cee-Wing Orr — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,354,847 | $952,500 | $42,057,547 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,192,893 | $1,767,040 | $43,648,984 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,441,051 | $2,177,500 | $45,771,888 | 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
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Contact
- Saratoga, CA