The Dennis Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-6119803

The Dennis Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 16 grants totaling $88K. Net investment income was $495K.

Key facts about The Dennis Family Foundation

In short: The Dennis Family Foundation gave $88K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state New York. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
04-6119803
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$88,000
Grants made (2025)
16
Average grant
$5,500
Median grant
$2,500
New grantees (estimate)
44% first-time grantees (7 of 16, 2025)
Total assets
$2,664,870
Primary geography
New York (37% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.7M

+8.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$88K

-31.0% YoY

Grant Count

16

-30.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-0.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Dennis Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $120K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Dennis Family Foundation open to new grantees?

44%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 16 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $6K. How we count

Medians: $2K first-time, $3K repeat.

  • 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 35% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 77% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of all 16 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkBostonHoustonEncinitasRockwallSan AntonioSanta RosaTauntonWashingtonHinghamNorthamptonRoxburyWellesleyWest RoxburyPleasantonCold SpringDedhamErlangerFrederickPhiladelphia

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K21 grants202022 grants202132 grants202226 grants202323 grants202416 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $88K (2025) to $135K (2022). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $88K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Americans For Oxford Inc: $19KAmericans For Oxford Inc$19KCatalytic Impact Foundation: $10KCatalytic Impact Foundation$10KEnsaaf Inc: $10KEnsaaf Inc$10KGold Mind: $10KGold Mind$10KThe Philanthropy Workshop Inc: $10KThe Philanthropy Workshop Inc$10KDowagiac Arts Inc: $8KDowagiac Arts Inc$8KDisabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust: $5KDisabled American VeteransCharitable Service Trust$5KBlue Star Families: $3KBlue Star Families$3KHomes for Our Troops: $3KHomes for Our Troops$3KPatriot Paws Service Dogs: $3KPatriot Paws Service Dogs$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Americans For Oxford Inc ($19K). Together the top 10 received $79K.

Grant Size Distribution

119 grants across all recorded years

118<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 118 grants of 119 (99%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Americans For Oxford Inc New York, NYGeneral Purpose$19,000
Catalytic Impact Foundation Hingham, MAGeneral Purpose$10,000
Ensaaf Inc Sacramento, CAGeneral Purpose$10,000
Gold Mind Mt Charleston, NVGeneral Purpose$10,000
The Philanthropy Workshop Inc New York, NYGeneral Purpose$10,000
Dowagiac Arts Inc Los Angeles, CAGeneral Purpose$7,500
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust Erlanger, KYGeneral Purpose$5,000
Blue Star Families Encinitas, CAGeneral Purpose$2,500
Homes for Our Troops Taunton, MAGeneral Purpose$2,500
Patriot Paws Service Dogs Rockwall, TXGeneral Purpose$2,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,664,870$2,459,165$2,130,274
Revenue$513,936$133,254$15,251
Expenses$112,704$149,637$147,135
Qualifying Distributions$91,453$130,788$128,629
Net Investment Income$494,596$114,605$37,253
Distributable Amount$119,511$117,937$109,366

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 5, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Dennis Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brian M Monnich

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen F Dennis

    Trustee

    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 The Dennis Family Foundation

How much does The Dennis Family Foundation give each year?

The Dennis Family Foundation gave $88K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $128K across 23 grants.

What is The Dennis Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Dennis Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $5,500, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Dennis Family Foundation that year got $5K on average.

Where does The Dennis Family Foundation give grants?

The Dennis Family Foundation's top state is New York, with 37% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (24%) and Massachusetts (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does The Dennis Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Dennis Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Dennis Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Dennis Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Americans For Oxford Inc ($19,000), Catalytic Impact Foundation ($10,000) and Ensaaf Inc ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Dennis Family Foundation?

The Dennis Family Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $91K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $120K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Dennis Family Foundation's EIN?

The Dennis Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6119803. 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.

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