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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4078241

The Dobbins Foundation

A private foundation in Worthington, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $105,700 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $105,700

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $439,755
  • Tax year 2023

    $106,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $434,105
  • Tax year 2022

    $112,220

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $521,079
  • Tax year 2021

    $83,650

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $662,075
  • Tax year 2020

    $82,650

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $736,692
  • Tax year 2019

    $85,150

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $843,196
  • Tax year 2018

    $98,102

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $925,610

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ventfort Hall Association IncLenox, MA

    Program

    $15,000
  2. Berkshire Humane SocietyPittsfield, MA

    Program

    $10,000
  3. Christian Center of PittsfieldPittsfield, MA

    Program

    $10,000
  4. Barrington Stage CompanyPittsfield, MA

    Program

    $8,000
  5. Hancock Shaker VillagePittsfield, MA

    Program

    $7,500
  6. YMCAPittsfield, MA

    Program

    $7,000
  7. Berkshire Theatre GroupStockbridge, MA

    Program

    $5,000
  8. Mass MocaNorth Adams, MA

    Program

    $3,500
  9. Michael J Fox FDNNew York, NY

    Program

    $3,000
  10. Trustees of ReservationsStockbridge, MA

    Program

    $2,500
  11. Norman Rockwell MuseumStockbridge, MA

    Program

    $2,000
  12. Clark Art InstituteWilliamstown, MA

    Program

    $2,000
  13. Community Access to the Arts CataGreat Barrington, MA

    Program

    $2,000
  14. Chester Theatre CompanyChester, MA

    Program

    $2,000
  15. Jacobs PillowBecket, MA

    Program

    $2,000
  16. Guthrie CenterGT Barrington, MA

    Program

    $2,000
  17. The MountLenox, MA

    Program

    $2,000
  18. Berkshire Historical SocietyPittsfield, MA

    Program

    $2,000
  19. New England Nordic Skiing AssociationLyme, NH

    Program

    $2,000
  20. Berkshire Botanical GardenStockbridge, MA

    Program

    $1,500
  21. Mass Audubon SocietyLincoln, MA

    Program

    $1,500
  22. Lenox LibraryLenox, MA

    Program

    $1,500
  23. Elizabeth Freeman CenterPittsfield, MA

    Program

    $1,500
  24. 18 DegreesPittsfield, MA

    Program

    $1,500
  25. Hilltown Land TrustAshfield, MA

    Program

    $1,500
  26. First Congregational Church WorthingtonChesterfield, MA

    Program

    $1,500
  27. Worthington LibraryWorthington, MA

    Program

    $1,500
  28. Friends of TanglewoodLenox, MA

    Program

    $1,000
  29. WamcAlbany, NY

    Program

    $1,000
  30. Utd Cerebral Palsy WmPittsfield, MA

    Program

    $1,000
  31. Nutshell Playhouse IncLenox, MA

    Program

    $500
  32. The MaplesWorthington, MA

    Program

    $500
  33. St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY

    Program

    $200

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $20,50040% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $10,00019% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,00019% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $9,70019% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts29 grants $99,500
  2. New York3 grants $4,200
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Holly DobbinsDirector Hours 4Pay $18,000
  • Michele Dobbins DodgeDirector Hours 4Pay $18,000

The return

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