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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5672504

Dola Hamilton Stemberg Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $460,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 31, 2025), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Dola Hamilton Stemberg
2200 South Ocean Lane Apt 2701
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(617) 227-5540
Form and materials
The application must be on the charitable organization's stationery with information about the organization and how the gift will be used.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
All charitable organizations serving massachusetts

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $460,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $10,082,138

  • Tax year 2023

    $438,101

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,718,778

  • Tax year 2022

    $502,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,140,751

  • Tax year 2021

    $428,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $9,402,910

  • Tax year 2020

    $369,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,081,147

  • Tax year 2019

    $256,742

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,580,889

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Old Dartmouth Historical Society (the New Bedford Whaling Museum)New Bedford, MA

    Educate and interest all public in the hisotircal interaction worldwide of humans and whales

    $225,000
  2. Dexter SchoolBrookline, MA

    Provides scholarships for education

    $60,000
  3. The Baldwin SchoolBryn Mawr, PA

    Provide women with college preparatory education

    $50,000
  4. Folds of Honor FoundationOwasso, OK

    To provide educational scholarships for qualifying spouses and/or dependent children of military service men and women and first responders killed or disabled while serving and defending our great nation.

    $25,000
  5. Old Bohemia Historical Society IncWarwick, MD

    Provides historical preservation

    $25,000
  6. Tunnel Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Honor military and first responders

    $25,000
  7. Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL

    To honor and empower wounded warriors

    $25,000
  8. MGH - Pact Program FundBoston, MA

    Provides educational support

    $10,000
  9. Princeton Symphony OrchestraPrinceton, NJ

    Provides support for the arts

    $5,000
  10. The Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Provides hunger relief to food insecure population

    $5,000
  11. Groton SchoolGroton, MA

    Provides scholarships for education

    $1,500
  12. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    Support education programs and research

    $1,500
  13. The Lawrenceville SchoolLawrenceville, NJ

    Guiding young people to lead lives of learning, integrity, and high purpose

    $1,000
  14. Hands TogetherChicopee, MA

    The assistance of needy individuals

    $500
  15. Harvard College FundBoston, MA

    Support education programs and research

    $500
  16. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $78,00072% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $25,00023% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts10 grants $309,500
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  3. Florida1 grant $25,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  5. New York1 grant $25,000
  6. Oklahoma1 grant $25,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dona Hamilton StembergTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $0
  • William D StembergTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $0
  • Rylan M HamiltonTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $0

The return

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