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Dougherty Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Phoenix, Arizona · EIN 866051637

Dougherty Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Phoenix, Arizona. In tax year 2024 it gave $375,734 in 223 grants; the typical grant was $1,875 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $323,333 the year before.

60% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$323,333201$6.2 million
2024$375,734223$6.7 million

How to apply

ContactJoyce Medina Harper
221 E Indianola Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone or email(602) 264-7478
What to submitOnline application includes proof of academic achievement, financial need and personal statement.
DeadlinesFirst friday in june.
RestrictionsUs citizens, az residents, accredited college degreed programs.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dougherty Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona221$369,484
California2$6,250

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 223 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$5,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$5,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$5,000
Education Enrichment Foundation (Tusd)
Tucson, AZ
Scholarships$5,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$4,700
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$4,700
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$4,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$3,125
Individual
CA
Scholarships$3,125
Individual
CA
Scholarships$3,125
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$3,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$3,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$3,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,983
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,813
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,813
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,700
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,700
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,700
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,700
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,600
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Phoenix, AZ
Scholarships$2,500
Individual
AZ
Scholarships$2,250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dougherty Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: First friday in june..

How much does Dougherty Foundation Inc give?

$375,734 in tax year 2024, across 223 grants, with a typical grant of $1,875.

Who runs Dougherty Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Mary Eden (President), Vince Yanez (Vice President), Janita Gordon (Vice President) and Judy Schumacher (Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Dougherty Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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