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Mary Martha & Emmett J Doerr Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Naples, Florida · EIN 396756635

Mary Martha & Emmett J Doerr Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Naples, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $245,500 in 26 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $37,100. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $209,000 the year before.

44% of its 2025 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$203,12223$5.0 million
2024$209,00025$5.4 million
2025$245,50026$5.8 million

How to apply

ContactEmmett J Doerr Jr John G Doerr
800 Laurel Oak Dr Suite 101, Naples, FL 34108
Phone or email(239) 963-0700, mneace@finemarkbank.com
What to submitLetter of Request
DeadlinesOpen
RestrictionsNone, but Trust focuses on Catholic education.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mary Martha & Emmett J Doerr Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin12$94,500
Illinois3$57,500
Texas3$46,600
South Dakota1$25,000
Michigan1$10,000
Florida2$3,000
Massachusetts1$2,800
District of Columbia1$2,500
Georgia1$2,500
Kansas1$1,100

Grants paid in 2025

All 26 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Natl Catholic Committee
Irving, TX
Charitable$37,100
Individual
IL
Charitable$25,000
Individual
SD
Charitable$25,000
Nativity Jesuit Academy
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$20,000
Notre Dame School
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$20,000
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Chur
Chicago, IL
Charitable$17,500
Society of Jesuits
Chicago, IL
Charitable$15,000
College Possible
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$10,000
Milwaukee Catholic Home
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$10,000
Les Cheneaux Community Foundation
Cedarville, MI
Charitable$10,000
Jesuit Retreat House
Oshkosh, WI
Charitable$8,500
St Monica Catholic School
Dallas, TX
Charitable$7,000
School Sisters of St Francis
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$5,000
Three Harbors Council
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$5,000
Three Harbors Council
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$5,000
Repairers of the Breach
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$4,000
St Joan Antida High School
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$3,000
Our Lady of Lasalette
Attleboro, MA
Charitable$2,800
Bishop Lynch High School
Dallas, TX
Charitable$2,500
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Charitable$2,500
Our Lady of the Assumption Preschoo
Brookhaven, GA
Charitable$2,500
Pillars Food Bank
Naples, FL
Charitable$2,500
Seton Catholic Schools
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$2,000
St Anthony School Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Charitable$2,000
Unbound
Kansas City, KS
Charitable$1,100
Grace Christian Academy
Bonita Springs, FL
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mary Martha & Emmett J Doerr Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Open.

How much does Mary Martha & Emmett J Doerr Charitable Trust give?

$245,500 in tax year 2025, across 26 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Mary Martha & Emmett J Doerr Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Finemark Bank Trust (Trustee).

What does Mary Martha & Emmett J Doerr Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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