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The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Sea Girt, New Jersey · EIN 136401292

The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Sea Girt, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.2 million in 34 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $250,000. 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 up from $864,400 the year before.

53% 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$864,40040$27.4 million
2024$1.2 million34$30.5 million

How to apply

The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc 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 The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$335,800
Connecticut1$250,000
Virginia8$230,000
New Jersey2$225,700
Washington1$50,000
Maryland3$40,500
Hawaii1$40,000
North Carolina3$14,500
Massachusetts1$10,000
District of Columbia1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 34 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lamont Doherty Earth Observation
Palisades, NY
General support$250,000
Save the Sound
New Haven, CT
General support$250,000
Oregon State University
Charlottesville, VA
General support$200,000
Harrison Public Library
Harrison, NJ
General support$165,000
Forty Eight Grantees Under 2550 Per Grantee
Sea Girt, NJ
General support$60,700
Uptown Alliance
Seattle, WA
General support$50,000
Hawaii Pacific University Oceanic Institute
Honolulu, HI
General support$40,000
Upstream Alliance
Annapolis, MD
Genenral support$35,000
Pennywise Fdn
Palisades, NY
General support$28,000
Rye YMCA
Rye, NY
General support$15,000
Berkshire School
Sheffield, MA
General support$10,000
King's Academy Inc
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Alliance Bible Fellowship
Boone, NC
General support$7,000
Brooklynorg
Brooklyn, NY
General support$5,300
Cerebal Palsy of Westchester
Rye Brook, NY
General support$5,000
Charlottesville Catholic School
Charlottesville, VA
General support$5,000
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia
Norfolk, VA
General support$5,000
Lifelong Learning of Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA
General support$5,000
Real Love Haiti
Rutherford College, NC
General support$5,000
Sewanee University
Sewanee, TN
General support$5,000
The American Red Cross
Washington, DC
General support$5,000
The Wildlife Center of Virginia
Waynesboro, VA
General support$5,000
Village Health Works
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Gowanus Canal Conservancy
Brooklyn, NY
General support$4,000
Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn, NY
General support$4,000
Senior Services of Southeastern Va
Norfolk, VA
General support$4,000
Elim Fellowship
Lima, NY
General support$3,500
Franklin University
New York, NY
General support$3,000
Hospice of the Piedmont
Charlottesville, VA
General support$3,000
Operations Vets With Nets
Chesapeake, VA
General support$3,000
Riverkeeper
Ossining, NY
General support$3,000
Sheltering Wings
Leasburg, MD
General support$3,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Annapolis, MD
General support$2,500
Generation Life Church
Durham, NC
General support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2024, across 34 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Walter R Brown (President/Director), Ann Billingsley (Director), Luann Masterson (Director) and Helen Lee Billingsley (Director) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and environment and conservation.

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