Dorchester Foundation Inc

MORRISTOWN, NJ EIN: 31-1527098

Dorchester Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in MORRISTOWN, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $162K. Net investment income was $11K.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$162K

+638.4% YoY

Grant Count

2

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$81K

+1007.6% YoY

About Dorchester Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Dorchester Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in MORRISTOWN, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $162K. Net investment income was $11K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

Albert LeaKirklandNew BrunswickSummitVergennesWalpoleWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$44K$89K$133K$178K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$150,909$137,836
Revenue$10,853$35,437$15,845
Expenses$161,761$22,365$18,620
Qualifying Distributions$161,554$21,895$18,516
Net Investment Income$10,853$10,397$18,563
Distributable Amount$16,129$17,402$18,956

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$40K$81K$121K$162K1 grants20211 grants20224 grants20233 grants20242 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

THE OVERLOOK FOUNDATION$136KNEW LIFE FURNITURE BANK$26K

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN C WALCOTTPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE
CHRISTOPHER C WALCOTTTRUSTEE
LAURA WALCOTT CROMARTYTRUSTEE
PETER M WALCOTTSECRETARY/TREASURER/TTEE

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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