Robert & Joan Dircks Foundation Inc Grants

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

The Robert and Joan Dircks Foundati

Address

PO BOX 559 DUNSTABLE, MA, 01827

Phone

(978) 449-0072

Deadlines

Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.

Application materials

The application process is as follows: step 1: determine eligibility by viewing funding guidelines at the robert and joan dircks foundation's web site at www.dircksfoundation.org step 2: the applicant will complete the application and forward it, with information requested, to the foundation. The trustees review applications five times each year, January, March, May, August and November. Step 3: if a site visit is requested by the foundation a representative from the foundation will contact the organization to set a date. Step 4: after an application has been reviewed at a board meeting, an acknowledgment regarding the status of the application is mailed. The acknowledgement states whether the request has been accepted or rejected, the amount awarded, the project being funded and the timing of when the grant will be mailed. Step 5: after the program or project has been implemented, the foundation requires a completed robert and joan dircks evaluation form.

Restrictions

Funding guidelines: the robert and joan dircks foundation focuses on programs that provide opportunities to children and individuals who are physically, mentally or economically disadvantaged. The foundation concentrates on small non-profit organizations that provide programs and projects that prevent or solve problems. Grants are awarded for one year only and typically range from $1,000 to $15,000. Recipients are required to report on the program that was funded and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Funding restrictions: grants are only awarded to organizations that are tax exempt under section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue code. One grant can be awarded by the foundation to an organization within one calendar year. The robert and joan dircks foundation does not award grants for political or lobbying activities, operating budgets, deficit or debt reduction, loans or housing projects. Grants are not made to programs of national or international scope.

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where Robert & Joan Dircks Foundation Inc 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.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (193 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Robert & Joan Dircks Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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