Dowdall Family Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Wellesley, MA · EIN 84-3739720 · reported 2023–2025
37grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$300smallest grant
$74Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 37 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
75 Grove St Apt 426
Wellesley, MA 02482-7830
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame General unrestricted | Notre Dame, IN | $10,055 |
| Boston Childrens Hospital Hospital | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| University of Notre Dame General unrestricted | Notre Dame, IN | $10,000 |
| Catholic Charities Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Boston Healthcare for Homeless Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $3,000 |
| Boston Healthcare for Homeless Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $3,000 |
| Catholic Charities Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Boston Healthcare for Homeless Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $2,500 |
| Massachusetts Horticultural Society General cash contribution | Wellesley, MA | $1,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Pine St Inn Contribution to general fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice Contribution to general fund | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Greater Boston Legal Services Legal Sources | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Salvation Army Contribution to general funds | Natick, MA | $1,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Amnesty International Contribution to fund | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Oxfam Contribution to general fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| St Francis House Contribution to general fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice Contribution to general fund | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Massachusetts Horticultural Society General cash contribution | Wellesley, MA | $1,000 |
| Hispanic Federation Cash contribution for general purposes | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Salvation Army Contribution to general funds | Natick, MA | $1,000 |
| Amnesty International Contribution to fund | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Contribution to fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice Contribution to general fund | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| St Francis House Contribution to general fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Oxfam Contribution to general fund | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Actors Shakespeare Project Contribution to fund | Charlestown, MA | $500 |
| National Park Foundation Contribution to general fund | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Pine St Inn Contribution to general fund | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders Contribution to general fund | New Yor, NY | $500 |
| Carter Center Contribution to general fund | Atlanta, GA | $500 |
| Massachusetts Bar Foundation General cash contribution | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Pine St Inn Contribution to general fund | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Carter Center Contribution to general fund | Atlanta, GA | $500 |
| Massachusetts Bar Foundation General cash contribution | Boston, MA | $300 |
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