Trust Uwo Herman Dana Grants

How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

Alan Dana Trustee

Address

1340 Centre St Newton, MA, 024592453

Phone

(617) 928-1700

Application materials

Letter describing the applicant, including the year the organization or institution was established, a narrative description of the activities presently carried on, and the class of individuals benefited. In addition, a full description of the grant proposed should be included that details the proposed use of funds, the projected costs associated with the admini- stration of the grant, and whether a grant from this trust would be the sole source of funds for the proposal or part of a larger source of funds. A copy of the IRS letter granting tax-exempt status to the applicant should also be submitted.

Restrictions

Grants are limited to any of the following: 1) a constituent participating organization of the combined jewish philanthropies of greater boston, inc. ("cjp") with the grant to be used for capital purposes or urgent current needs; 2) a domestic organization doing overseas work regularly receiving aid from cjp with the grant to be used for a) capital purposes if such organi- zation is engaged in a building enterprise, or b) urgent current needs; 3) a jewish charitable institution or organization, with no limitation on use of the grant; 4) any jewish educational institution (i.e. An institution devoted primarily to jewish education) with the grant to be used for establishing and endowing in perpetuity a herman dana chair for any purpose; 5) any institution or organization, with the grant to be used for the cost of psychiatric counseling and care of undergraduate harvard students; provided that any such institutions or organizations applying under (1) through (5) must be exempt from federa

Deadlines, materials and limits are not in the filing; check with the foundation.

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 Trust Uwo Herman Dana 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 (45 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Trust Uwo Herman Dana'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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Free templates for applying to a foundation like this

• Full grant proposal template with an annotated sample
• Letter of intent template and example
• Statement of need template and examples
• Executive summary template and examples
• Grant budget template (XLSX) and budget narrative
• Evaluation plan template and metrics

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