The Alton and Pauline Doolittle Foundation concentrates its giving on fraternal/Masonic charities and scholarship support. Grants are directed to local Masonic lodges, a Masonic eldercare organization, and a college scholarship recipient, indicating a preference for supporting members, families, and affiliated institutions. Nearly all grants are sizable, repeated awards to the same handful of organizations, often designated for scholarships or general support.
Highly concentrated: four large, equal-sized grants totaling the foundation's giving, each made repeatedly (two grants apiece). The foundation favors a small set of repeat grantees over broad, one-off donations and typically provides unrestricted or scholarship-focused support.
The Alton and Pauline Doolittle Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated, near-equal awards to Masonic and scholarship recipients. In 2024, it gave the same amount to Masonic Homes of California, El Segundo Lodge #421 F & Am, Maryville College, and Prudentia Lodge #719 F & Am, and it used the same pattern again in 2023. That consistency suggests a tightly focused grantmaking approach rather than a broad portfolio of causes. The foundation supports fraternal and Masonic institutions alongside college scholarship funding. Masonic Homes of California received general support in both years, while El Segundo Lodge #421 F & Am and Prudentia Lodge #719 F & Am were funded for scholarships. Maryville College also appears in consecutive years as a scholarship grantee, showing that higher-education support is part of the foundation’s ongoing work. Across the recent grants listed, awards cluster around a narrow set of organizations and are all substantial in size. The pattern points to recurring support for affiliated institutions, scholarship programs, and organizations tied to the Masonic community.
One clear theme is support for Masonic-affiliated organizations. The foundation gave $56,021 in 2024 to Masonic Homes of California for general fund support, and it repeated a similar award in 2023. A second theme is scholarship funding through local lodges. In 2024, El Segundo Lodge #421 F & Am received $56,021 for scholarships, continuing a pattern also seen in 2023. Higher-education scholarships are another part of the portfolio. Maryville College received $56,021 in 2024 for scholarships and another $55,751 in 2023, indicating steady support for student aid. The foundation also funded Prudentia Lodge #719 F & Am for scholarships in both 2024 and 2023, tying its education support to Masonic institutions rather than a broad set of external recipients.
Recent grants cluster tightly around the same size: the p25, median, and p75 are $55,751, $55,886, and $56,021. That narrow spread indicates highly standardized award amounts. The foundation is an operating grantmaker rather than an individual-giving or program-related-investment vehicle, and the listed grants are recurring across 2023 and 2024 rather than one-off awards. The repeat pattern appears in both institutional and scholarship support, with multiple recipients funded in consecutive years.
$447K
$3M
$605K
$293K
Most grants fall between $56K and $56K, with a median of $56K.
25th Percentile
$56K
Median
$56K
75th Percentile
$56K
About 50% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: El Segundo Lodge #421 F & AM, Prudentia Lodge #719 F & AM, Masonic Homes of California, Maryville College
Grant recipients are all in the United States, with California accounting for half of the listed awards. The other recipient state shown is Tennessee, where Maryville College and Prudentia Lodge #719 F & Am are both located in Maryville. California recipients include San Francisco and El Segundo, while the foundation’s giving pattern also reaches outside its most common state of support through Tennessee-based grants.
Its recent grants go to Masonic and fraternal organizations, a Masonic eldercare institution, and higher-education scholarship recipients. The named recipients include Masonic Homes of California, El Segundo Lodge #421 F & Am, Maryville College, and Prudentia Lodge #719 F & Am.
The recent grant sizes are tightly grouped. The p25 is $55,751, the median is $55,886, and the p75 is $56,021, showing that most awards fall in a narrow band around $56,000.
Yes. The same recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Masonic Homes of California, Maryville College, El Segundo Lodge #421 F & Am, and Prudentia Lodge #719 F & Am. The amounts are also closely matched year to year.
California is the top state by grant count, with 50% of grants going to recipients in that state. Recent California recipients include San Francisco’s Masonic Homes of California and El Segundo Lodge #421 F & Am.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $56,021 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| EL SEGUNDO LODGE #421 F & AM | EL SEGUNDO, CA | $56,021 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MARYVILLE COLLEGE | MARYVILLE, TN | $56,021 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PRUDENTIA LODGE #719 F & AM | MARYVILLE, TN | $56,021 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $55,751 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| MARYVILLE COLLEGE | MARYVILLE, TN | $55,751 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EL SEGUNDO LODGE #421 F & AM | EL SEGUNDO, CA | $55,751 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PRUDENTIA LODGE #719 F & AM | MARYVILLE, TN | $55,751 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA
$56,021GENERAL FUND
EL SEGUNDO LODGE #421 F & AM
$56,021SCHOLARSHIPS
MARYVILLE COLLEGE
$56,021SCHOLARSHIPS
PRUDENTIA LODGE #719 F & AM
$56,021SCHOLARSHIPS
MASONIC HOMES OF CALIFORNIA
$55,751GENERAL FUND
MARYVILLE COLLEGE
$55,751SCHOLARSHIPS
EL SEGUNDO LODGE #421 F & AM
SCHOLARSHIPS
PRUDENTIA LODGE #719 F & AM
$55,751SCHOLARSHIPS