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Lotta Dumb Animal Fund 0710600

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 042616196

Lotta Dumb Animal Fund 0710600 is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $23,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $4,500. 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 $22,500 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$22,50011$637,704
2024$23,0009$646,734

How to apply

ContactJulia Satti Cosentino
Nutter 155 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210-2604
Phone or email(617) 439-2000
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsCare, relief and comfort of animals

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lotta Dumb Animal Fund 0710600 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts6$16,500
New York2$4,000
California1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mspca-Angell
Boston, MA
General$4,500
Rise for Animals
Boston, MA
General$4,000
Humane Farming Association
San Rafael, CA
General$2,500
Animal Advocates Inc
Dartmouth, MA
General$2,000
Animal Rescue League of Boston
Boston, MA
General$2,000
Esplanade Association
Boston, MA
Canine drinking fountain maintenance$2,000
Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast
North Dartmouth, MA
General$2,000
North Shore Animal League America
Port Washington, NY
General$2,000
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
Saratoga Springs, NY
General$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lotta Dumb Animal Fund 0710600 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Lotta Dumb Animal Fund 0710600 give?

$23,000 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Lotta Dumb Animal Fund 0710600?

Its 2024 filing lists Elizabeth F Potter (Trustee) and Nancy T Harmon (Trustee).

What does Lotta Dumb Animal Fund 0710600 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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