Dooley Family Foundation
The Dooley Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. Its 2025 filing reports 15 grants totaling $839,093 to charitable organizations.
Dooley Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Dooley Family Foundation gave $839K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $56K), mostly in New York. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $839,093
- -0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $55,940
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $9,299,181
- +2.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (6 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Dooley Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: Co Baker Tilly -3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 840-3456
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Dooley Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Northwell Health Foundation ($610K). Together the top 10 received $822K.
Grant Size Distribution
56 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 56 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 4% to recipients in Washington, DC, and 1% to recipients in Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Dooley Family Foundation open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 15 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $85K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $17K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 154% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $510K (2020) to $839K (2024). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $839K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwell Health Foundation Westbury, NY | General Purpose | $610,000 |
| Friends Academy Annual Fund Locust Valley, NY | General Purpose | $60,000 |
| Dart New York, NY | General Purpose | $30,000 |
| The Greenvale School Old Brookville, NY | General Purpose | $25,000 |
| East Woods School Inc Oyster Bay, NY | General Purpose | $25,000 |
| Leadership Roundtable LLC Washington, DC | General Purpose | $25,000 |
| North Shore Land Alliance Mill Neck, NY | General Purpose | $17,293 |
| Planting Fields Foundation Oyster Bay, NY | General Purpose | $10,000 |
| The Waterfront Center Washington, DC | General Purpose | $10,000 |
| Usher Syndrome Coalition Westford, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,299,181 | $1,069,648 | $856,935 | $839,093 | 15 | $840,287 | $1,052,834 | $546,665 |
| 2024 | $9,105,050 | $835,624 | $856,606 | $839,124 | 14 | $840,099 | $818,603 | $550,984 |
| 2023 | $9,104,088 | $273,042 | $797,761 | $782,500 | 10 | $782,990 | $257,879 | $483,990 |
| 2022 | $9,629,403 | $183,130 | $776,812 | $746,200 | 10 | $747,213 | $165,385 | $507,743 |
| 2021 | $10,223,917 | $729,132 | $765,987 | $735,500 | 7 | $736,506 | $709,724 | $605,107 |
| 2020 | $10,261,125 | $482,546 | $528,981 | $510,000 | 11 | — | $458,826 | $506,410 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dooley Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $547K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants include support for organizations whose stated missions cover a range of activities. For example, Northwell Health Foundation says it supports efforts including care for underserved and uninsured people, medical technology and research, and Northwell Health facilities and programs. East Woods School says it fosters character and academic excellence, creativity, intellectual curiosity, and a lifelong passion for learning. Planting Fields Foundation says it stewards the built and natural environment of Planting Fields as a public center of learning and life.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 15 grants totaling $839,093. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $610,000, with a median grant of $10,000.
The largest reported grants included $610,000 to Northwell Health Foundation; $60,000 to Friends Academy Annual Fund; $30,000 to DART; $25,000 each to The Greenvale School, East Woods School Inc, and Leadership Roundtable LLC; and $17,293 to North Shore Land Alliance. Other reported grants included $10,000 each to Planting Fields Foundation, The Waterfront Center, and Usher Syndrome Coalition; $5,800 to Old Westbury Gardens; and $5,000 to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The stated purpose for these grants was “GENERAL PURPOSE.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Thomas E Dooley as president and Barbara Dooley as vice president.
Dooley Family Foundation is led by Thomas E. Dooley, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas E. Dooley
President
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Dooley
Vice President
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Dooley Family Foundation
How much does Dooley Family Foundation give each year?
Dooley Family Foundation gave $839K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $839K across 14 grants.
What is Dooley Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Dooley Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $55,940, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Dooley Family Foundation that year got $12K on average.
Where does Dooley Family Foundation give grants?
Dooley Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Oyster Bay, NY (4 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Dooley Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Dooley Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (15 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Dooley Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Dooley Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Northwell Health Foundation ($610,000), Friends Academy Annual Fund ($60,000) and Dart ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Dooley Family Foundation?
Dooley Family Foundation reported $9.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $840K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $547K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Dooley Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants include support for organizations whose stated missions cover a range of activities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Dooley Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Dooley Family Foundation's EIN?
Dooley Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1506603. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Dooley Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Dooley Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/dooley-family-foundation-morg_eab28fcca6c24281802547ac98e0437c
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