Dolphin Charitable Foundation

BOSTON, MA EIN: 82-5217352

Dolphin Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BOSTON, MA. IRS filing data is available for 2020. In 2020, it awarded 28 grants totaling $13.5M. Net investment income was $25K.

Financial Overview

From 2020 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$13.5M

Grant Count

28

Avg Grant Size

$482K

About Dolphin Charitable Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Dolphin Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in BOSTON, MA. IRS filing data is available for 2020. In 2020, it awarded 28 grants totaling $13.5M. Net investment income was $25K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AppletonBostonBurlingtonCataumetClevelandConcordDennisFraminghamLincolnMoreland HillsNatickNew BedfordNewtonNewtonvilleSudburyWashingtonWayland

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$7M$11M$15M2020
Metric2020
Total Assets
Revenue$-101,763
Expenses$13,581,362
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$25,017
Distributable Amount$492,963

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$7M$10M$13M28 grants2020

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2020

FIDUCIARY TRUST CHARITABLE$12.9MONE HEALTH ORGANIZATION$119KSILENT SPRING$50KENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$50KWESTERN RESERVE LAND CON…$25KLAWRENCE UNIVERSITY$25KTENACITY$25KTHE SECOND STEP$25KCONCORD LAND CONSERVATIO…$22KBUZZARDS BAY COALITION$20K

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2020 IRS filing

From 2020 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BARBARA BAKERTRUSTEE0.5
BONNIE POHLIGTRUSTEE0.5
EDWARD BAKERTRUSTEE0.5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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