The Christensen Dunn Early Foundations Fund

MILTON, MA EIN: 31-6653144

The Christensen Dunn Early Foundations Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in MILTON, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $493K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 21 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $34K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$493K

+10.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$20K

+11.4% YoY

Grant Count

21

+5.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$928.571

+6.1% YoY

About The Christensen Dunn Early Foundations Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Christensen Dunn Early Foundations Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in MILTON, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $493K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 21 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $34K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BostonBrightonMarlboroughMiltonNew HavenNew YorkNewportRoxburyStow

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$14K$28K$41K$55K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$493,035$448,105$393,687
Revenue$37,718$50,145$44,367
Expenses$20,597$18,452$17,806
Qualifying Distributions$20,125$18,055$17,236
Net Investment Income$33,596$28,279$28,553
Distributable Amount$23,370$20,418$19,526

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K19 grants202020 grants202120 grants202220 grants202321 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

GiveDirectly$2KAll Our Kin Inc$1KBoston Partners in Educa…$1KCamp Starfish$1KCatie's Closet$1KCitizen School$1KCradles to Crayons$1KDwight Hall at Yale$1KGirls Incorporated$1KGreater Boston Food Bank$1K

Grant Size Distribution

100 grants across all recorded years

100<$50K$50–100K$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 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Michael F DunnCo-trustee1
Suzanne ChristensenCo-trustee1

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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