Grant funders

Robert & Joan M Dircks Foundation Inc

Private foundation, Massachusetts

United States

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Given in 2024 $768k
Typical grant $7,500 Middle half $5,000 to $10k
New grantees in 2024 28% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

28% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

New Jersey 131 grants · typical $8,000
Pennsylvania 29 grants · typical $10k
New York 23 grants · typical $7,500
Massachusetts 17 grants · typical $5,000
South Carolina 13 grants · typical $5,000
Michigan 13 grants · typical $5,000
Maryland 6 grants · typical $7,500
Virginia 5 grants · typical $5,000

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

New Hope Community Ministries Grant to New Hope Community Ministries $6,000 31 Dec 2024
Soccer Without Borders - Boston Grant to Soccer Without Borders - Boston $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Trident United Way Grant to Trident United Way $7,500 31 Dec 2024
Academy of Clinical & Applied Psychology Grant to Academy of Clinical & Applied Psychology $10k 31 Dec 2024
Pine Ridge Fire Department Grant to Pine Ridge Fire Department $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Living & Learning Enrichment Center Grant to Living & Learning Enrichment Center $5,000 31 Dec 2024
New City Kids Grant to New City Kids $7,500 31 Dec 2024
Fighting Children's Cancer Foundation Grant to Fighting Children's Cancer Foundation $10k 31 Dec 2024
Progeria Research Foundation Grant to Progeria Research Foundation $15k 31 Dec 2024
Home of the Sparrow Grant to Home of the Sparrow $15k 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
The application process is as follows: Step 1: Determine eligibility by viewing funding guidelines at the robert and joan dircks foundation's web site at www.dircksfoundation.org step 2: The applicant will complete the application and forward IT, with information requested, to the foundation. The trustees review applications five times each year, January, March, May, August and November. Step 3: If a site visit is requested by the foundation a representative from the foundation will contact the organization to set a date. Step 4: After an application has been reviewed at a board meeting, an acknowledgment regarding the status of the application is mailed. The acknowledgement states whether the request has been accepted or rejected, the amount awarded, the project being funded and the timing of when the grant will be mailed. Step 5: After the program or project has been implemented, the foundation requires a completed robert and joan dircks evaluation form.
Restrictions
Funding guidelines: The robert and joan dircks foundation focuses on programs that provide opportunities to children and individuals WHO are physically, mentally or economically disadvantaged. The foundation concentrates on small non-profit organizations that provide programs and projects that prevent or solve problems. Grants are awarded for one year only and typically range from $1,000 to $15,000. Recipients are required to report on the program that was funded and evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Funding restrictions: Grants are only awarded to organizations that are tax exempt under section 501(C)3 of the internal revenue code. One grant can be awarded by the foundation to an organization within one calendar year. The robert and joan dircks foundation does not award grants for political or lobbying activities, operating budgets, deficit or debt reduction, loans or housing projects. Grants are not made to programs of national or international scope.
Contact
The Robert And Joan Dircks Foundati
Address
PO Box 559, Dunstable, MA 01827
Phone
9784490072

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)