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Doelger Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Daly City, California · EIN 946468716

Doelger Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Daly City, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $558,207 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $75,000 and the largest $133,283. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $566,703 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$566,7036$13.2 million
2024$558,2076$14.9 million

How to apply

Doelger Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Doelger Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$558,207

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Leland Stanford Jr University
Stanford, CA
Educational$133,283
University of Santa Clara
Santa Clara, CA
Educational$133,283
The Marin Humane Society
Novato, CA
Animal cruelty$75,000
San Francisco SPCA
San Francisco, CA
Animal cruelty$75,000
Peninsula Humane Society
Burlingame, CA
Animal cruelty$75,000
St Ignatius College Preparatory
San Francisco, CA
Educational$66,641

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Doelger Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Doelger Charitable Trust give?

$558,207 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $75,000.

Who runs Doelger Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists John F Nicolai (Trustee), Claudette M Nicolai (Trustee) and Charles E Cross (Trustee).

What does Doelger Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and animals.

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