Dorr Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Portsmouth, NH EIN: 13-6017294

Dorr Foundation is a private foundation, based in Portsmouth, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $513K. Net investment income was $122K.

Dorr Foundation at a glance

In short: Dorr Foundation gave $513K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $513K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$513,312
+12.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$513,312
+12.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$513,312
Total assets
$7,291,446
+0.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Dorr Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K4$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Portsmouth

How Dorr Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 102% 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $379K (2020) to $513K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $513K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Schedule 4 Attached Portsmouth, NHSee Attached$513,312
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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$7,291,446$664,441$636,304$513,3121$529,063$122,015$519,484
2024$7,264,232$1,821,734$570,511$457,9021$468,475$99,911$474,211
2023$6,013,710$483,745$497,723$404,6951$414,031$90,882$400,343
2022$6,030,524$443,034$497,427$401,6601$413,256$113,728$385,804
2021$6,084,471$920,926$583,292$482,7361$492,727$68,901—
2020$5,762,818$656,401$453,263$378,8511—$73,305—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dorr Foundation reported a distributable amount of $519K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dorr Foundation's only listed officer is See Stmt Part Viii -, Directors on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • See Stmt Part Viii -

    Directors

    On filings since 2020

    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 Dorr Foundation

How much does Dorr Foundation give each year?

Dorr Foundation gave $513K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $458K across 1 grant.

How large is Dorr Foundation?

Dorr Foundation reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $529K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $519K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Dorr Foundation operate?

Dorr Foundation has awarded grants in New Hampshire.

What is Dorr Foundation's EIN?

Dorr Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6017294. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)

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