Dory Foundation
Dory Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dover, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $353K. Net investment income was $32K.
Dory Foundation at a glance
In short: Dory Foundation gave $353K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $353,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- Average grant
- $50,429
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,371,964
- -25.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (35% 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 Dory Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cure Cervical Cancer ($125K). Together the top 7 received $353K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 7 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Dory Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 565% 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
In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $353K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cure Cervical Cancer Beverly Hills, CA | Help eliminate cervical cancer in kenya through a mobile clinic | $125,000 |
| Healthlearn Inc Lowell, MA | Support healthlearn's work in scaling the delivery of evidence-based online training for health workers in lmics | $80,000 |
| Phlourish Mental Health Initiative Inc | Improve the wellbeing and mental health of filipino adolescents through guided self-help toolkit. This grant was made in accordance with the expenditure responsibility rules applicable to private foundations under irc 4945(h). | $75,000 |
| Climate Science Ltd | Support climatescience's work in addressing climate change through the provision of free, science-based, and accessible educational resources. This grant was made in accordance with the expenditure responsibility rules applicable to private foundations under irc 4945(h). | $25,000 |
| Institute of Leadership and Development (Insla) | To support insla's work in strengthening the capacities of stakeholders in implementing and enforcing the excise duty (amendment) act 2023/ssb tax in ghana. This grant was made in accordance with the expenditure responsibility rules applicable to private foundations under irc 4945(h). | $25,000 |
| Foundation for Mother and Child Health India | To enhance and scale fmch's ai-based chatbot, nutree bot, which is designed to provide need-based, contextualized nutrition counselling for underserved families. The foundation treated this grantee as the equivalent of a public charity based on a good-faith equivalency determination under irc 4945(d)(4). | $18,000 |
| Igrow Academy (Guarantee) Limited | Support igrow's work in building social cohesion, promoting inclusive development, and strengthening local agricultural leadership through a collaborative and community-based approach. This grant was made in accordance with the expenditure responsibility rules applicable to private foundations under irc 4945(h). | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,371,964 | $32,231 | $511,898 | $353,000 | 7 | $483,210 | $32,231 | $85,576 |
| 2024 | $1,851,631 | $3,999,994 | $148,362 | — | — | $127,885 | $1,940,517 | $48,065 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dory Foundation reported a distributable amount of $86K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dory Foundation is led by Rochelle Bata, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rochelle Bata
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$75K (2025)
Eric Steinberger
President
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arun Anthony Kumar
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Backlund
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sebastian-Paul De Ro
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vani Sriharshita Musunuri
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $75K, to Rochelle Bata (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Dory Foundation
How much does Dory Foundation give each year?
Dory Foundation gave $353K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Dory Foundation's typical grant size?
Dory Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $50,429, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Dory Foundation give grants?
Dory Foundation's top state is California, with 35% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest state was Massachusetts (23%).
Does Dory Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Dory Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Dory Foundation's largest grantees?
Dory Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Cure Cervical Cancer ($125,000), Healthlearn Inc ($80,000) and Phlourish Mental Health Initiative Inc ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Dory Foundation?
Dory Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $483K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $86K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Dory Foundation's EIN?
Dory Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-1570146. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 19, 2026)
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