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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2312776

The Doherty Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $375,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,367,413

  • Tax year 2023

    $385,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $6,313,885

  • Tax year 2022

    $431,885

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $6,585,882

  • Tax year 2021

    $347,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,884,545

  • Tax year 2020

    $335,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,741,368

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  2. Miles of FreedomDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  3. Tea Party Patriots Foundation IncWoodstock, GA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. Judicial Watch IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  5. Austin Street CenterDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Compass SchoolDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. Frontiers of Flight Museum IncDallas, TX

    Ally Pally's Explorers fund

    $25,000
  8. St Philips School & Community CenterDallas, TX

    Athletic Department fund

    $25,000
  9. St Philips School & Community CenterDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Commemorative Air ForceDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  11. Forefront LivingDallas, TX

    The T. Boone Pickens Hospice Center

    $10,000
  12. John F Peeler ElDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs3 grants $165,00058% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $50,00018% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $45,00016% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $25,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas9 grants $210,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $75,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $50,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Alison DohertyCo- Pres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward DohertyDir, Treas, Co- Pres Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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