Doll Family Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 52-2254198 · since 2000·Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$6.4M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$1,000 to $61,000
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$5,000
Typical grant (median)
128 grants in the latest filing
Invitation only
Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

  • This foundation gives by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so small charities without an existing relationship should not approach it cold.
  • Its giving is unrestricted and covers a broad mix of organisations, including churches, Christian ministries, theological seminaries and universities, healthcare providers and social-service organisations, so there is no single stated field to match your work against.
  • No geographic focus is stated, though its filings show grants mainly in Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Mississippi.
  • If you are invited to apply, pitch modestly: about eight in ten grants fall between $1,000 and $61,000, and the median grant is $5,000.
  • Grant dollars are heavily concentrated among organisations it has already funded, with 95% of grant dollars going to organisations funded in the prior two years' filings, so this looks like a relationship-led funder rather than a competitive open process, and organisations hoping to send in a speculative request should note that none are accepted.

Overview

Doll Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Princeton, NJ.

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 filings do not state a specific funding field: all recorded organisation grants are described as unrestricted. The recipients shown include churches, Christian ministries, theological seminaries and universities, alongside healthcare providers and social-service organisations. The awards therefore cover a broad mix of charitable organisations rather than a stated programme area. The grant record reaches many states; its largest recorded state shares are in Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Mississippi. The only stated approach is unrestricted giving to charitable organisations selected in advance; the filings provide no open route for organisations to request support.

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Florida and Mississippi.

How to apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. No application instructions are provided in the filing.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 95% 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 379 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Georgia25%
New York22%
New Jersey17%
Florida10%
Mississippi6%
Pennsylvania5%

6 other states: 12%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%

  • The largest single recipient received 24% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations Doll Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • 24% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

128 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $5,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 128 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k5%
$1k–$2.5k42%
$2.5k–$5k1%
$5k–$10k4%
$10k–$25k27%
$25k–$50k9%
$50k–$100k2%
$100k–$250k5%
$250k–$500k3%
$500k–$1M1%
$1M and over1%

Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • National Christian Foundation · Unrestricted
    $2,228,0002024 tax year
  • Movement.org · Unrestricted
    $770,0002024 tax year
  • Stone Hill Church of Princeton · Unrestricted
    $454,2002024 tax year
  • Illuminations · Unrestricted
    $333,0002024 tax year
  • Philly House · Unrestricted
    $300,0002024 tax year
  • Princeton Medical Center · Unrestricted
    $275,0002024 tax year
  • Louisiana State University · Unrestricted
    $226,0002024 tax year
  • Word of Life Fellowship · Unrestricted
    $201,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

  • John Morrisey — Trustee
  • Leslie L Doll — Secretary
  • Robert C Doll Jr — President / Treasurer
  • Donald Lough Jr — Trustee
  • Brandon Hull — Trustee
  • Marion Meeks — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$6,728,892$5,772,180$131,978,821Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$6,440,013$5,403,264$135,218,938Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$8,230,841$6,436,691$182,298,967Filing 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

  • Princeton, NJ