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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4055009

The Doerr Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Jacksonville, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,035,210

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $55,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,006,011
  • Tax year 2023

    $49,850

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $988,026
  • Tax year 2022

    $55,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $917,789
  • Tax year 2021

    $57,900

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,138,347
  • Tax year 2020

    $53,150

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,111,646
  • Tax year 2019

    $52,850

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,079,951
  • Tax year 2018

    $53,050

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,003,446

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Doerr Family Charitable FundIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $895,210
  2. Jacksonville Symphony OrchestraJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $125,000
  3. League of American OrchestrasNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $895,210
  2. Florida1 grant $125,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,000
  4. Missouri1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • R Chris DoerrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephanie J DoerrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Allison J DoerrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kristina N DoerrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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