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Robert & Joan Dircks Foundation Inc

Dunstable, MA · EIN 22-3135737. Reported 466 grants totalling $3,815,750 to 215 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$7,500median grant
$3,815,750granted, 2021-2025
215recipients, as named on its returns
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$749,399assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Robert & Joan Dircks Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $7,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
2 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
58 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
224 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
174 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
7 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Plan-NjSomerville, NJ$105,000552025
Emmanuel Cancer FoundationClark, NJ$95,000552025
Adler Aphasia CenterMaywood, NJ$90,000552025
Maternal & Child Health ConsortiumWest Chester, PA$90,000552025
College of Mt St VincentRiverdale, NY$80,000332023
Home of the SparrowExton, PA$80,000552025
Quest Therapeutic ServicesWest Chester, PA$80,000442025
Happiness Is CampingHardwick, NJ$75,000552025
Why Me IncWorcester, MA$75,000332025
Jersey Battered Women's ServicesMorristown, NJ$65,000442024
Cancer Hope NetworkChester Nj, NJ$60,000552025
St Athanasius ChurchBrooklyn, NY$60,000332023
Studentpartner AllianceSummit, NJ$60,000552025
Homesharing IncBridgewater, NJ$57,500552025
Academy of Clinical & Applied PsychologyLivingston, NJ$50,000552025
Bergen Volunteer Medical InitiativeHackensack, NJ$50,000552025
Camp Rise AboveCharleston, SC$50,000552025
Fighting Children's Cancer FoundationFairfield, NJ$50,000552025
NAMI MercerLawrenceville, NJ$50,000552025
Embrace Kids FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ$46,000552025
A Moment of Magic FoundationWhite Plaines, NY$45,000552025
Main Street Counseling CenterWest Orange, NJ$45,000442024
Pa Tourette SyndromeMcsherrytown, PA$45,000552025
The Phoenix CenterNutley, NJ$45,000332025
Family Promise of Morris CountyMorristown, NJ$42,500442025
Push to WalkRiverdale, NJ$40,000442024
Shadow JumpersBethesda, MD$40,000442025
Sound Start FoundationMountain Lakes, NJ$40,000332025
Prevention Education Inc Ta Pei KidsLawrenceville, NJ$39,000442025
Give ChancesNorthville, NJ$37,500552025
Preschool AdvantageMorristown, NJ$35,500552025
Anshe Emeth Cdc of Central JerseyNew Brunswick, NJ$35,000442025
House of PossibilitiesNorth Easton, MA$35,000442025
Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital FoundationMalvern, PA$30,000222024
CASA - Morris & Sussex CountiesWorcester, MA$30,000552025
New Hope Community MinistriesProspect Park, NJ$30,000552025
Progeria Research FoundationPeabody, MA$30,000222025
St Barnabas High SchoolBronx, NY$30,000332023
Sturge-Weber FoundationSicklerville, NJ$30,000332024
The CASA Project IncWorcester, MA$30,000332024
CASA Youth AdvocatesMedia, PA$27,500442025
Greater Life IncNewark, NJ$26,000332025
Church of the Holy FamilyNovi, MI$25,000552025
Interfaith Food PantryMorris Plains, NJ$25,000332025
New City KidsGrand Rapids, MI$25,000332025
Pine Ridge Fire DepartmentSummerville, SC$25,000552025
St Paul on the Lake ChurchGross Pointe Farms, MI$25,000552025
Starve Poverty InternationalBarnegat Twp, NJ$25,000442025
Xavier Mission IncNew York, NY$25,000332024
Family Promise of Sussex CountyNewton, NJ$24,000332024
Helping Paws IncHopkins, MN$24,000552025
Loaves & FishesAyer, MA$24,000552025
Koenig Childhood Cancer FoundationNew York, NY$23,500332025
Moms Helping Moms FoundationWarren, NJ$23,000332025
Mount Carmel Guild of TrentonTrenton, NJ$23,000332024
Family Promise of Bergen CountyRidgewood, NJ$22,500332023
Meals on Wheels in Greater New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ$22,500332024
The Barn at Spring Brook FarmWest Chester, PA$22,500442024
Trident United WayNorth Charleston, SC$22,500332024
Alzheimer's AssociationRoseland, NJ$20,000222022
Aphasia AccessMoorestown, NJ$20,000222022
Caring ContactWestfield, NJ$20,000222023
Child Advocates of ConnecticutHartford, CT$20,000332024
Childrens Burn FoundationSherman Oaks, CA$20,000222025
Kelly Ann Dolan FundFort Washington, PA$20,000222025
Propergia Research FoundationPeabody, MA$20,000222022
Table to TableSaddle Brook, NJ$20,000332024
The Michael Linsow Respite CenterHopkinton, MA$20,000112024
Write on SportsSouth Orange, NJ$20,000332024
Your Grandmother's CupboardToms River, NJ$20,000332025
St Benedict Catholic ChurchMount Pleasant, SC$19,500442024
Artistic Realization TechnologiesBelle Mead, NJ$17,500332025
Kidsbridge Tolerance CenterEwing Twp, NJ$17,500222023
Dancing DreamsQueens, NY$16,000332025
Sage EldercareSummit, NJ$15,500222025
Assoc for Adults With Developmental DisabilitiesJenkintown, PA$15,000332023
FAN4KIDSBrooklyn, NY$15,000332024
Friends Association of Care & Protection of ChildrenWest Chester, PA$15,000222025
Living & Learning Enrichment CenterNorthville, MI$15,000332025
Meals on Wheels of Salem CountyElmer, NJ$15,000332024
Employment Horizons IncCedar Knolls, NJ$14,500112022
Our Lady of GracePepperell, MA$14,000552025
Soccer Without Borders - BostonBaltimore, MD$13,500222025
Dress for Success New JerseyMadison, NJ$12,500222024
The Mercy HouseHarrisonburg, VA$12,500222024
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL$12,000112024
Alzheimer's New JerseyRoseland, NJ$12,000112025
Children on the GreenMorristown, NJ$12,000222025
Massachusetts Coalition for the HomelessLynn, MA$12,000442025
Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome CenterPhiladelphia, PA$12,000222022
Gigi's Playhouse- Long IslandPatchogue, NY$11,000222024
Orchard Friends SchoolRiverton, NJ$10,500112021
Aphasia AccessAlexandria, VA$10,000112024
Association for Adults W Dev DisabilitiesMorristown, NJ$10,000112025
Camp Happy DaysCharlston, SC$10,000222022
Camp Holiday TrailsCharlottesville, VA$10,000222024
Caring ContactSan Antonio, TX$10,000112025
Chester County Food BankExton, PA$10,000112022
Diabetes FoundationMahwah, NJ$10,000222023
Dorchester County Community OutreachSummerville, SC$10,000112021
Fish Hospitality Program IncPiscataway, NJ$10,000112021
Friend Assoc for Care & Protection of ChildWest Chester, PA$10,000112021
Habitat for Humanity of Greater NewarkNewark, NJ$10,000222023
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness CenterKingston, MA$10,000222025
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial FundFort Washington, PA$10,000112022
Matthew Larson FoundationFranklin Lakes, NJ$10,000112025
Meeting Emergency Needs With DignityOrange, NJ$10,000222024
New Beginnings for TomorrowFairfield, NJ$10,000222025
North Jersey NavigatorsJersey City, NJ$10,000112021
Nourish NjMorristown, NJ$10,000222025
Oasis - a Haven for Women & ChildrenPaterson, NJ$10,000112021
Oasis - a Haven for Women and ChildrenPaterson, NJ$10,000112024
Prepared to ThriveExton, PA$10,000222024
RiseSpring Park, MN$10,000222024
Safe in HunterdonFlemington, NJ$10,000112024
Team Velvet IncFlemington, NJ$10,000222024
Therayouth FoundationNew Providence, NJ$10,000112025
University School of the LowcountryMt Pleasant, SC$10,000112021
Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI$10,000222024
Earl's PlaceBaltimore, MD$9,000222022
Lowcountry Food BankCharleston, SC$8,500222023
Reed Foundation of AutismOakland, NJ$8,000112022
The Wish ProjectNorth Chelmsford, MA$8,000552025
Arm in ArmHamilton Twp, NJ$7,500112022
Family Promise of Warren CountyOxford, NJ$7,500112021
Friend Association of CareWest Chester, PA$7,500112023
Ignatius Dinardo FoundationSalisbury, MD$7,500222022
Interfaith Hospitality NetworkToms River, NJ$7,500222022
New City KidsPaterson, NJ$7,500112021
No Limits CafeRed Bank, NJ$7,500112025
Special StridesMonroe Township, NJ$7,500112025
The Office of Concern Food PantryEnglewood, NJ$7,500112022
Moms Helping Morris FoundationPlainfield, NJ$6,500112021
East Cooper Meals on WheelsMount Pleasant, SC$6,000222023
Jersey City Fire FoundationJersey City, NJ$6,000112025
Open Arms FoundationGermantown, TN$6,000222025
Snowy Pines' Paws for PurposeBatesville, AR$6,000112024
Dover Child Care CenterDover, NJ$5,250222024
Academy of St JosephNew York, NY$5,000112024
Arts Horizons IncEnglewood, NJ$5,000112025
Brain Injuries Alliance of NjNorth Brunswick, NJ$5,000112023
Brain Injury Alliance of New JerseyNorth Brunswick, NJ$5,000112025
Butterfly DreamzHoboken, NJ$5,000112021
Camden Garden ClubCamden, ME$5,000112022
CASA - Mercer Burlington CountiesEwing, NJ$5,000112025
CASA for Children in Atlantic & Cape MayHaddonfield, NJ$5,000112025
CASA for Children in Atlantic and Cape MaySomers Point, NJ$5,000112023
CASA of Ocean CountyToms River, NJ$5,000112024
Christo Rey Brooklyn High SchoolBrooklyn, NY$5,000112025
College of Mount St VincentRiverdale, NY$5,000112021
Community Warehouse Chester CountyWest Chester, PA$5,000112025
Dear Jack FoundationAurora, CO$5,000112025
Dermer DreamsFair Haven, NJ$5,000112022
Down Syndrome Association of CentralColumbus, OH$5,000112024
Economic Literacy ColoradoDenver, CO$5,000112024
Family Promise of Jersey ShortWest Creek, NJ$5,000112023
Foster the FamilyCherry Hill, NJ$5,000112025
Gracious GroundsGrand Haven, MI$5,000112023
Greater WoodburyWoodbury, NJ$5,000112024
Healing the Children New JerseyHawthorne, NJ$5,000112025
High Ridge Harmony FarmWestminister, MA$5,000112024
Hope Through EducationBedminster, NJ$5,000112022
HopecamReston, VA$5,000112025
Junior Achievement - Rocky MountainGreenwood Village, CO$5,000112025
Longridge Volunteer Fire DepartmentMoncks Corner, SC$5,000112023
Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD$5,000112021
Madison HouseCharlottesville, VA$5,000112025
Malvern Prepatory SchoolMalvern, PA$5,000112021
Maryam Parman Foundation for ChildrenOrange, CA$5,000112025
Mercy CenterAsbury Park, NJ$5,000112022
Mighty WritersPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112022
Mt Pleasant Animal ShelterMt Pleasant, MI$5,000112025
New Destiny Family Success CentersPaterson, NJ$5,000112024
Ocean's Harbor HouseToms River, NJ$5,000112024
Opportunity ProjectMillburn, NJ$5,000112024
Our Neighbor's TableAmesbury, MA$5,000112025
Pony Power TherapiesMahwah, NJ$5,000112023
Positive Coaching AllianceOakland, CA$5,000112022
RiseWoburn, MA$5,000112021
Share My Meals IncPrinceton, NJ$5,000112025
Sierra HouseEast Orange, NJ$5,000112024
Soccer Without Borders - BostonBoston, MA$5,000112022
Society of St Vincent De PaulSaint Louis, MO$5,000112023
Spina Bifida AssociationAlexandria, VA$5,000222025
The Brain Recovery ProjectLos Angeles, CA$5,000112025
The Nlvd ProjectNew York, NY$5,000112024
University of Mt St VincentRiverdale, NY$5,000112024
Vanessa T Marcotte FoundationMedfield, MA$5,000112022
We Make - Autism at WorkPennington, NJ$5,000112024
Extreme Kids and CrewBrooklyn, NY$4,500112024
Victoria Ciara FoundationAlloway, NJ$4,000222024
Interfaith Family ServicesDallas, TX$3,500112023
Band of Parents IncNew York, NY$3,000112023
Gigi's Playhouse- HillsboroughHillsborough Twp, NJ$3,000112023
Our House FoundationYpsilanti, MI$3,000112023
Rising Stars IncLong Beach, NY$3,000112024
American Prophyria FoundationBethesda, MD$2,500112021
Beacon of HopeMount Holly, NJ$2,500112023
Esophagael Cancer Support Group of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$2,500112021
Friends of Keep Charleston BeautifulCharleston, SC$2,500112025
Herren ProjectHerren, RI$2,500112021
Little EssentialsBrooklyn, NY$2,500112021
Newtons Athletes UnlimitedNewton, MA$2,500112024
Senior Services of the ChathamsChatham Township, NJ$2,500112025
St Luke Community Development CenterPaterson, NJ$2,500112024
Summerville DreamSummerville, SC$2,500112024
Vetinary Care FoundationMorristown, FL$2,500112021
Girls on the Run Nj EastMillburn, NJ$2,000112024
The Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA$2,000112023
American Red Cross Lowcountry Sc ChapterCharleston, SC$1,000112023
Each Stitch CountsToms River, NJ$1,000112024
Hearts HomesCranbury, NJ$1,000112024
Philanthropatic Education EducationDes Moine, IA$1,000222022
Philanthropatic Education OrgDes Moine, IA$1,000112023
The Salvation ArmyNorth Charleston, SC$1,000112021

110 of 215 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 217 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Human Services
65 grants
Health Care
25 grants
Education
25 grants
Housing & Shelter
19 grants
Food & Nutrition
18 grants
Recreation & Sports
16 grants
Diseases & Disorders
10 grants
Civil Rights
8 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202189$774,500$7,500
202285$717,250$7,500
202399$758,000$7,000
2024105$804,500$5,000
202588$761,500$7,500

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

54% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

New Jersey
$2.1M
Pennsylvania
$502K
New York
$344K
Massachusetts
$336K
South Carolina
$174K
Michigan
$113K
Maryland
$78K
Virginia
$50K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $7,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Robert & Joan Dircks Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 559, Dunstable, MA, 01827. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 22-3135737 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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