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The Durkin Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Billerica, Massachusetts · EIN 823012793

The Durkin Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Billerica, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 $16,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$70,9008$0
2024$16,0003$285,513
2025$26,0003$339,999

How to apply

ContactDurkin Foundation Inc
4 Tower Farm Road, Billerica, MA 01821
Phone or email(978) 394-6657, sdurkin29@gmail.com
What to submitApplications should be submitted by written request.
DeadlinesApplications are welcome at any time.
RestrictionsNo stated restrictions; requests will be reviewed on an individual basis.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Durkin Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia1$20,000
New Hampshire1$5,000
Massachusetts1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jon VH Johnson for Nancy Johnson
Athens, GA
Support for at-home care services for Nancy P Johnson who is experiencing the effects of Alzheimers Disease.$20,000
Folds of Honor
Nashua, NH
Donation for Patriot Golf Day to support fallen soldiers scholarship, for their children.$5,000
Town of Tyngsboro Veterans Fund
Tyngsboro, MA
Help and support U.S. Veterans and their families impacted by the effects of veteran affairs, by providing education, services, and daily assistance.$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Durkin Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are welcome at any time..

How much does The Durkin Foundation Inc give?

$26,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Durkin Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Stephanie Ivos Durkin (President), John Griffin (Treasurer), John Reynolds (Secretary) and Matthew D Durkin (Director) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does The Durkin Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.

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