The DIN Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on supporting family formation and services for vulnerable mothers and children, primarily through large, targeted grants to organizations that facilitate adoption and provide maternity/residential support. Grants are highly concentrated: two core recipients together account for the vast majority of funding, with a smaller outlier gift to international medical relief. The foundation favors direct service organizations that place children into stable families and support pregnant women in crisis.
Din Foundation’s recent giving is defined by two large commitments: $350,000 to Gift of Adoption Fund in 2025 and $250,000 to Good Counsel Homes the same year. Those grants point to a clear pattern of support for vulnerable children and pregnant mothers, with an emphasis on permanent family placement and residential care. Across the latest grants on file, the foundation backs direct-service organizations that help children move into stable homes and support mothers who need housing, education, or other practical assistance. The grant record also shows continuity rather than a broad, scattered portfolio. Gift of Adoption Fund appears again with a $200,000 grant in 2023, and Good Counsel Homes received $200,000 in 2023 before the larger 2025 award. That repeated support suggests the foundation favors organizations it knows and renews rather than one-off gifts. Smaller grants extend the same underlying pattern into related areas, including single-mother housing, parish community support, and international medical aid. Overall, Din Foundation’s philanthropy centers on family formation, maternal support, and selected charitable work tied to Catholic communities and humanitarian relief.
Adoption is one of the clearest threads in Din Foundation’s giving. In 2025, it gave $350,000 to Gift of Adoption Fund for assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive. Support for mothers appears in multiple forms. The foundation awarded $250,000 to Good Counsel Homes in 2025 for fostering a nurturing, safe family environment for pregnant mothers and their children, and it also gave $25,000 to Center for Great Expectations for aiding single mothers through providing homes and education. Catholic community support is another visible area. Din Foundation granted $25,000 to Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Newark to provide funding for the Catholic community in and around Newark, and $30,000 to Sisters of St Joseph of Boston for aiding communities in worship and unity through Mass services. It also made a $50,000 grant to Doctors Without Boarders for providing international medical support.
Typical grants are fixed at $200,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile, which indicates a tightly clustered gift size pattern anchored around that level. The recent record also includes larger awards of $350,000 and $250,000 in 2025, plus several smaller grants. Gift of Adoption Fund and Good Counsel Homes each received support in both 2023 and 2025, showing repeat funding relationships rather than single appearances. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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$779K
Most grants fall between $200K and $200K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$200K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$200K
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Highly concentrated giving with few, large grants; repeat multi-year or multi-grant support to core grantees (Gift of Adoption Fund and Good Counsel Homes) and infrequent smaller, one-off gifts to other nonprofits.
Notable grantees: Gift of Adoption Fund, Good Counsel Homes, Doctors Without Borders
Din Foundation gives regionally, with New Jersey as the top state by grant count and 50% of grants going to recipients in NJ. Recent NJ recipients include Secaucus, Newark, and Somerset. The remaining grants in the latest set went to Northbrook, Illinois; New York, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts. All recorded recent grants were made to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on adoption services, support for pregnant mothers and children, and selected Catholic community organizations. The largest awards went to Gift of Adoption Fund for adoption assistance and Good Counsel Homes for a safe family environment for pregnant mothers and their children.
Yes. Gift of Adoption Fund appears in both 2023 and 2025, with grants of $200,000 and $350,000. Good Counsel Homes also appears in both years, with $200,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2025.
The grant-size distribution is tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all $200,000. That suggests many of its grants are written at the same level, even though the latest set also includes larger and smaller awards.
New Jersey is the top state by grant count, and 50% of grants go to recipients in NJ. Recent NJ grantees include organizations in Secaucus, Newark, and Somerset.
Yes. The recent record includes a $50,000 grant for international medical support, plus grants tied to Catholic worship and community programming, including support for the Catholic community in and around Newark and Mass services.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIFT OF ADOPTION FUND | NORTHBROOK, IL | $350,000 | 2025 | Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive. |
| GOOD COUNSEL HOMES | SECAUCUS, NJ | $250,000 | 2025 | Assistance in fostering a nurturing, safe family environment for pregnant mothers and their children. |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BOARDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SUPPORT. |
| SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | AIDING COMMUNITIES IN WORSHIP AND UNITY THROUGH MASS SERVICES. |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK | NEWARK, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND NEWARK. |
| CENTER FOR GREAT EXPECTATIONS | SOMERSET, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | AIDING SINGLE MOTHERS THROUGH PROVIDING HOMES AND EDUCATION. |
| GOOD COUNSEL HOMES | SECAUCUS, NJ | $250,000 | 2024 | Assistance in fostering a nurturing, safe family environment for pregnant mothers and their children. |
| GIFT OF ADOPTION FUND | NORTHBROOK, IL | $250,000 | 2024 | Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive. |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO FUND "PEARS" RESEARCH AND EQUIPMENT. |
| NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO MUSEUM TO FUND EXHIBITS. |
| GIFT OF ADOPTION FUND | NORTHBROOK, IL | $200,000 | 2023 | Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive. |
| GOOD COUNSEL HOMES | SECAUCUS, NJ | $200,000 | 2023 | Assistance in fostering a nurturing, safe family environment for pregnant mothers and their children. |
GIFT OF ADOPTION FUND
$350,000Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive.
GOOD COUNSEL HOMES
$250,000Assistance in fostering a nurturing, safe family environment for pregnant mothers and their children.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BOARDERS
$50,000PROVIDING INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL SUPPORT.
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF BOSTON
$30,000AIDING COMMUNITIES IN WORSHIP AND UNITY THROUGH MASS SERVICES.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND NEWARK.
AIDING SINGLE MOTHERS THROUGH PROVIDING HOMES AND EDUCATION.
GOOD COUNSEL HOMES
$250,000Assistance in fostering a nurturing, safe family environment for pregnant mothers and their children.
Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$40,000DONATION TO FUND "PEARS" RESEARCH AND EQUIPMENT.
NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
$10,000DONATION TO MUSEUM TO FUND EXHIBITS.
Assistance in adoption of vulnerable children providing them permanent families and chance to thrive.
GOOD COUNSEL HOMES
$200,000Assistance in fostering a nurturing, safe family environment for pregnant mothers and their children.