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Dorrance Family Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 86-0691863 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$5.6M
Grants reported
78
Typical grant
$25K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Contact
Dorrance Family Foundation
Deadlines
No deadline for local grantmaking. 1/1/2026 - 9/15/2026 for Marine Conservation Initiative.
Application materials
Applicants apply for grants on www.DorranceFamilyFoundation.org. A letter of inquiry is submitted through the online process. The Foundation accepts grants only for charitable, education, or scientific purposes from tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations in Southern California and the Island of Hawai'i.
Restrictions
The Dorrance Family Foundation meets an average of 2-3 times a year to review and award grants to qualified organizations engaging primarily with the Foundation's mission areas of education and natural resource conservation or local interests. Dorrance Family Foundation's geographic focus are Southern California and the Island of Hawai'i.
Original filing text
Contact
DORRANCE FAMILY FOUNDATION
Address
6263 NORTH SCOTTSDALE RD STE 330 SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 85250
Phone
4803677000
Deadlines
No deadline for local grantmaking. 1/1/2026 - 9/15/2026 for Marine Conservation Initiative.
Application materials
Applicants apply for grants on www.DorranceFamilyFoundation.org. A letter of inquiry is submitted through the online process. The Foundation accepts grants only for charitable, education, or scientific purposes from tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations in Southern California and the Island of Hawai'i.
Restrictions
The Dorrance Family Foundation meets an average of 2-3 times a year to review and award grants to qualified organizations engaging primarily with the Foundation's mission areas of education and natural resource conservation or local interests. Dorrance Family Foundation's geographic focus are Southern California and the Island of Hawai'i.

Reported organization name: Dorrance Family Foundation

Where Dorrance Family Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Arizona State University Foundation

TEMPE, AZ

$1MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support ASU's West Hawaii Reef Restoration

National Audubon Society

LAGUNA HILLS, CA

$545KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support Protecting and Conserving Coastal Lagoon Habitat in Southern California

Wildcoast

DEL MAR, CA

$500KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support Mission Bay Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Conservation

The Kohala Center

KAMUELA, HI

$377.7KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support I Pono Ke Kuamo'o: revitalizing ridge to reef paths to viable 'aina work

Northern Chumash Tribal Council

LOS OSOS, CA

$200KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Dorrance Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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