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Private foundation (trust)EIN 274292722Est. 2011-01

THE DWYER FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 02111

Total Assets

$3.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$145K

FY 2024

Grants Made

26

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$51K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$137K

Total Expenses

$157K

Qualifying Distributions

$145K

Distributable Amount

$151K

Min. Investment Return

$152K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

26 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $1K to maximum $51K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $173K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

120 grants

BOSTON COLLEGE
$164K
5 grants
ESPERANZA ACADEMY INC
$121K
5 grants
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY
$109K
2 grants
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
$42K
3 grants
THE GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY
$30K
2 grants
BOSTON PAL
$25K
1 grant
BOSTON POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE
$24K
2 grants
OUR LADY OF HOPE
$24K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

120 grants

<$10K
98
grants
$10–50K
19
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Massachusetts
$615K
86% of total
California
$56K
8% of total
Missouri
$12K
2% of total
Illinois
$11K
2% of total
New York
$9K
1% of total
Texas
$3K
0% of total
Virginia
$3K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$3K
0% of total
Maryland
$2K
0% of total
Rhode Island
$2K
0% of total

+4 more states

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