Caroline Doherty Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Berwyn, PA EIN: 22-3692658

Caroline Doherty Foundation is a private foundation, based in Berwyn, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $30.

Caroline Doherty Foundation at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$1,390
+46233.3% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,016
+32.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,033
+32.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Caroline Doherty Foundation funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

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How Caroline Doherty Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 214% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K2 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $130K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$1,390$2,033——$1,016$30$475
2024$5,972$3$1,530——$765—$354
2023$7,499—$2,528——$1,264—$473
2022$10,027—$4,179——$2,082—$683
2021$14,206$1,169————$1,169$2,559
2020$83,037$59,951$174,508$130,0002—$36,245$111,785

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Caroline Doherty Foundation reported a distributable amount of $475 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Caroline Doherty Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alexander W. Boyer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    $6K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • R. Wayne Raffety

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    $6K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Vernon C. Walker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    $6K (2020) → $0 (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about Caroline Doherty Foundation

Where does Caroline Doherty Foundation operate?

Caroline Doherty Foundation has awarded grants in New Jersey.

How much is Caroline Doherty Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Caroline Doherty Foundation reported a distributable amount of $475 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Caroline Doherty Foundation's EIN?

Caroline Doherty Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3692658. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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